Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-23
CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.
LEDGER LINES,

tiful.
Miss Pomeroy appears as Z" Imogene'
in Cymbeline tonight.
The recorder had but one case this
morning. The accused was discharged.
Owing to the illness of Judge Morgan
the Chaucery Court has adjourned until
ten o'clock tomorrow.
The happy boOt.blsck enjoys the bright
sunshine, but does not grumble because
the street crossings are muddy.
Robt. Church, who was shot by Sheriff
Furbush, (colored), Of Arkansas, is fast
recovering from the effects Of his wounds.
Mardi. Grss preparations are being
made on an extensive scale. The at
tendance from abroad will be unusually
large.
After the trial of the Badgett vs..
Sledge, Mckay 4 Co. case, the United
States Court will be occupied with seve-
raj criminal causes.
Alice Oates opera bouffe company at
the Memphis Theater next week for
three nights, commencing Tuesday, and
Wednesday matinee.
The fifth annual bali of the Knights
of Innistail last night was largely at
tended. The occasion was one of unex
ceptionable pleasure.
George Bsrges and George Caldwell,
(colsred), we're arrested this morning
on the charge Of driving across the side
walk on Marshall avenue.
Theo. Jones, the colored hackman,
arrested at the instance of Laura Mel.
son (col.), was yesterday admitted to
$4,000 bail by the recorder.
Mr.. T. ]. Brown, son.in-law Of General
Gideon j. Pillow, died at his homo in
Columbia, Saturday night. Mr.. Brown
was an estimable gentleman.
1t is reported hat a well-known mem
Der Of a morning journal will soon be
welded to an accomplished and beauti.
full young lady of this county.
A valuable express horse broke
its leg yesterday at the corner Of Main
and Jefferson streets. The horse broke
through the plank above q c%ulvert.
Andy Foster and George Watson (col.)
were yesterday coveted of bringing
stolen property into the State, and SEN
fenced to three years Imprisonment.
Captain Brown, Of Michigan, lectures
this afternoon at the Cotton News Asso.
citation rooms, on Madison street. This
lecture begins at half-psst three o'clock.
This morning officer Logan arrested
Moses Brown (col. charged with assault.
ing Fannie Price (col.) }. The latter was
arrested last year on the charge of com
plicity in the Daniel Strong larcenies.
She was tried aud discharged.
Toe rumors that Hon. John M. Lea, of
Nashville, expended money in the Tenth
ward election in this city on the 18th ult.'
are untrue, He did not expend money
in the election, and so far as we can
learn did not contribute to the election
fund.
Mischievous boys have been annoying
Mr., Jacob Power, who resides at No. ll6
Main street, and he has accordingly
sworn out a warrant for their arrest. BE
complains hat a crowd of boys hang on
his door at nights and disturb the slum.
hers Of himself and family.
A few days ago Detective McCune
came across a peripatetic thief who pre-
tended to be deaf and dumb. By the
iudicious expenditure of s~eventy.6ye
cents Detective MeCnne developed the
lingual and auricular talent of the man.
He soon as%certained that the pretended
mute spoke six different languages.
The Cleveland Herald states that il
Judge Henry G.. Smith, of this city, be
nominated for governor by the Republi-
cans, he might get 3 sufficient number Of
respectable Democratic votes to elect
him. judge Smith, though an uuyield
Ing Republican, has many personal
friends in the great Democratic party.
In August the people will have to elect
the following thirteen officers: Judges
Of the ChGncery, Circuit, Criminal and