Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-17
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Patterson 4 Co., was arrested to-day for
obtaining money by fraud.
Esau Hammond, negro larcenist, was
committed to Jail by the Recorder this
morning in default Of bail.
A Memphis mans bank deposit is
taxed by the city and State, and he has
to stamp q check in order to draw ii out.
Managers of picuics can have all their
job printing done at the LEDGER Office in
the best style and at the lowest prices. t
Nine arrests were made by the police
this forenoon, principally of persona
charged with failing to lay down side
walks.
Olympic Park will be the great attrac.
ton to-day when the Freight Agents and
the Cotton Buyers will engage in ball
tossing.
The wicked cockropch now pokes its
nose into everything around Memphis,
much to the annoyance Of welLdisposed
citizens.
The suit known as the Upton County
Bond Cases is still on hearing before the
United States Court, Judge Emmons
presiding,
An ambulance corps will be in atten-
dance at Olympic Park this afternoon
to take charge Of the wounded freight
aud cotton men.
On Friday next Harmony Lodge No.
1879, l. 0. o. F., will give a picnic at
James Park, under the auspices Of the
different lodges of the city.
As a witty citizen ssid yesterday, with
reference to the Monumental fund: ut
is our interest to get the principal, and
it is our principle TO get the interest"
A number Of young men, who pride
themselves on their eq~uestrianism, have
entered for the ring.punching at the Cen
tennial Tournament OH the 9th of June.
The milk customers Of Charley Mara.
BILE, dairymsn on the Pigeon Roost road,
he'd to forego their usual amount Of lac.
teal fluid this morning, as the cattle
thieves relieved Mr.. Marable Of lis cow
last night.
The Little Rock amateur base bal
club, called the Accidentals, failed 70
make q point in the game with the Mem.
phis club at Olympic Park on yesterday
The score was: Memphis club, 20; Ac
cidentals, 0.
The Young Hebrews picnic at James
Park on yesterday was largely attended
not only by men and women, youths ant
maidens, but by one hundred and TWEEN.
t. .four babies, among whom seventeen
prizes we're distributed.
Even bets are made on the result of tbs
base ball game between the freight AGENT
and the cotton buyers. The men of tht
freight agents nine are each over forty
years Of age, while the cotton buyers
are principally lively young bucks
sound in wind and limb.
Last night four men in a buggy raj
into a street-car and the subsequent pro
ceedings interested them no more. Tn,
buggy became a wreck, as it turned bot
TEN upward, asd the occupants had t.
crawl from beneath the wreck of matter
It is very unwise in a buggy to tackle
mule-box.
Dom Pedro is ct the Mammoth Cav
to-day, his better half remaining a
Louisville. lie is q tall old gentleman
wearing a broad.brimmed, light colore,
hat and a white beard, with q aorid fac
and slightly bent shoulders. he is il
general appearance the true type of
Southern planter before the war.
A good deal Of log.rolling is going OF
as is usual just before an election, 70
the purpose Of organizing a third or il
dependent party in Memphis and Shelb
county ia order 10 defeat the Democrat
and Conservative nominees. The grow
ers will of course ca. themselves lind,
pendents." with a view to SECURE tn
Radical vote.
Messrs. Ports, Eagle, Reynolds an
Holcombe, of the Pine Bluff and Lonok
railroad connection, have returned I
Memphis, accompanied by Capital
Wm. S. Moon, the engineer who hG
made surveys of the road and estimate
of its cost, etc. The Pine Bluff commi
tee will report to the Chamber Of Con
merce probably on o-morrow as TO til
. feasibility of the railroad project.
: ITO sleep, perchance to dream" is
quotation from Shakespeare, now r
| peated by right police patrolmen, BIZ
7 sleeping while on duty is recorded {
good cause for dismissal from the fort
BY the Police Commissioners. Thoi
who were discharged Of late complri
that some of those who were appointe
to take their places had been discharge
for the same dereliction OF duty som
months since.
/, A meeting was held at the Greenla
Opera.house yesterday afternoon for Il
0 purpose Of organizing q branch of Il