Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-05
LEDGER LINES.
Reelfoot and other fine 6sh at Charley
KDey's market.

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The Church Home Festival, at 1854
Main street. is quite an attractive place
TO visit.
Mrs. Meriwether lectures at the thea
ter tonight. Subject Women Before
the Law.
Henry Williams, a negro mule s%tealer,
was committed to jsil by Esquire Spell
man to-day.
The benefit Of the attaches Of the
Memphis Theater on Wednesday night
next promises to be largely attended.
Sheriff Alcorn, Of TunicA County,
Miss, brought up a negro to the city to-
day charged With committing a murder
three years ago.
Thieves and burglars make things
lively around Memphis at present. There
has been too much local politics Of late
for police matters.
The rain torn which came up at 9
o'clock last night broke up the German
Maifest at James Park, much to the re.
greet of the managers aud visitors.
Cow stealers and killers are ct work in
the suburbs. These thieves kill cows for
their hides and leave the skinned and
dead anim'ls on the commons.
The County Democratic and Conserve.
tive Executive Committee will meet at IL
o'clock to MOI row at the committee
rooms, No. II Monroe street, for organi-
cation.
A box of st awbe, ,es ON the Wav-
erly Hall I nit farm found its way to the
LEDGER Office Through the kindness of
the manager of ne farm, Csptfi in ]. E.
Spicer.
In another column will be found the
report of the LEDGER commissioner Tho
accompanied the Grand Ju.y yesterday
to inspect the Shelby County Work-house
on Presidents Island.
The case Of DR.. D. S. johnson, in
dicted for abortion and the murder Of
Katie Mccormack, wa call up for
trial in the Criminal Court to-day. The
case will be commenced Immediately.
1t is a noticeable fact that some of the
witnesses in the impeachment Ease do
) not testi,J With quite as much vim and
! feeling as they did before the ex parte
: investigating committee examination.
Early this morning the grocer anc
D dwelling-house Of Mr.. Wilson, on the ole
Raleigh road, near the old Fair Grounds
caught FIRE and we're burned to thu
ground. There was no insurance on thu
property.
Among the distinguished visitors il
: the city yesterday we're the widow aIt
daughter Of the late General John G
Breckenridge. They were registered a
the Peabody, and we're en- route to thei
home in Kentucky.
s. The case Of County Undertaken Walsh
t. who is charged with keeping the dea
bodies of paupers an unnecessary lengt
of time at his stable on Union street,
being investigated by the Grand Jury {
the Criminal Court.
Morris Haymsn and wife, who beat an
T. tortured their child, q little girl age
thirteen, we're each placed under a bon
of $3.50 by acting Recorder Mayo
Flippin on yesterday to answer tn
charge before the Criminal Court.
Chas. H. Ames, o white man, charge
= with stealing q lot Of bedding from
- poor white woman at the laundry, o
T Wednesday night, wa committed by th
Recorder this morning in default Of OF
thousand dollars bail, The goods wei
recovered by the police.
Esquire Miller and other citizens
Chslsea have combined together for Il
purpose of Offering a reward of one hu'
Is bred dollars for the arrest and pnnis
ment of the COW thieves who have bee
depredating in hat vicinity, killing az
k. SHINING valuable mich cows.
Look out for counter6t notes that a
in circulation in this city. They q
= principally on the Traders National Ban
i. Chicago, Illinl's; First National Ban
Peru, Illinois; First National Ban
Paxton, Illinois; First National Ban
= Canton illinois. Take none Of them.
Who wrote that letter 10 CouncilmI
Rourk to come back from Hot Spring
Ark, and vote against Police and Fl
Commissioners Magevney2 and who
the forger who slipped in those charg
Of iueligibility against Alderman Brow
These are municipal conundrums Ii
ar, may lead To other impeachment trials.
nts In the bas, ball b atch on yesterday
lss- Olympic Park The St. Louis Reds BIZ
.ey. the Memphis Club by a score Of l6 to
fer The game lasted three hours and twer
for minutes. The umpire, Mr.. JAS. Me /.
our of the Eokfords, gave general satisfl
,lp- ton in his rulings during the progress
the interesting and holly contested gan
Harvey Robinson, the Monroe str
a., saloon.man, has rendered the use Of
committee rooms over his saloon to
o Democratic and Conservative Execut
Committee. From these rooms the
ders were issued hy an executive CO