Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-01

keeper will smile and tell you that It is
seven years old and cost four dollars per
gallon. As Fallstaf says, Lord, lord,
how this world is given to Iyingr"
To-day is the anniversary of the ad.
mission Of Kentucky into the Union in
1872. 1t is also the anniversary of the
battle of Fair Oaks, Va, near Richmond
in 1862; also Of the deaths Of James
Buchanan in 1868, Of Charles Lever in
1872, and of James Gordon Bennett in
1872.
The Charleston railroad stockholders
meeting adjourned sine die yesterday
afternoon after concluding to lease the
road to the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad Company for twenty
years, etc. And so the Charleston rail.
road passes out Of the hands Of the
stockholders.
At the Recorders Court this morning
the following cases we're disposed Of:
Aaron Adams, larceny, bail given; Bill
Green, abusive language, fined $25;
William Conner, drunk, fined S.; Thos.
Ryan, larceny, committed for examiua.
ton. Several cases were continued over
for hearing,
Two young people, Mr.. Geo. Forrest,
aged eighteen, and Miss Bertha Woods,
aged fifteen, succeeded in laughing ct
bolts, bars and parents, asd in getting
married on Wednesday evening. The
groom is the son of Colonel jesse For.
rest, and the bride the daughter Of Mr..
Albert Woods, all of this city.
To day is the first Of June. 1t was the
fourth month Of the year among the Ro
mans, and supposed to have derived it,
name from "juniores," young persons
as May was taken from "m%sjores," elders
or old persons Some believe the month
to be named after Juno. wife and sister
of Jupiter and queen OF heaven.
The second dramatic and musical en-
tertainment, given at the thester las
night for the benefit of the orphans, wal
out meagerly attended, notwithstanding
the attractions and the cause. This vii
leave the projectors Of the entertain
ments to pay the bills, amounting I,
about one hundred and fifty dollars.
The New York Times says: For som,
years past dealers in cotton in this cit,
have been annoyed by an organized sys
tenn Of petty robbsry carried on by weigh
ers, samplers, truckmen and others il
the process of handling previous to sbir
ment. This evil has grown to such ez
tent that the aggregate amount annual.
stolen at this pert is estimated at tel
thousand bales"
An indignant business man writes a
follows: Business men, be careful
whom you trust, for apparently one.hal
Of the real estate Of the country belong
to women having husbands who will bu
and consume your goods, and after hay
ing had the benefit of them, he will rus
to the courts and contrive to cheat 20
Of your dues. There is scarcely a teri
of court in which this does not occur.
Last night q negro named John Beel
ten took his little shot gun, loaded
with buck.shot and fired both loads int
the body of his brother.iu.law, Isaa
Hulsey, killing him instantly. Bot
parties resided in Chelsea, on Secon
street, near the bayou. Esquire Egne'
inquested the body, and the jury II
turned a verdict in accordance with tn
above facts. The murderer fed an
escaped.
Johnny 0'Maley, aged nine years, so
Of Mrs. Margaret 0'Maley, keeper Of
grocery on the corner Of Orleans an
Georgia streets, while playing with othe
boys in an adjacent old back yard, lat
on yesterday afternoon, climbed up
peach tree which overhung an old co,
cred well. he fell from the tree, brok
through the well covering, and wa
drowned before assistance could reae
him. Coroner Britt inquested the BODY