Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-05

that the Rabbits views are not identical
with those promulgated by the Murphy.
ties. Services begin at eight o'clock to-
night.
Officer Hackett this morning arrested
Bill White (colored) for stealing q pair
Of shoes from Goodbar & Co., on Main
street. he also arrested Anderson Jones
(colored) for aiding in the larceny.
John b. Strstton, convicted Of killing
a negro near Collisrville. and granted a
new trial by the Criminal Court, was sur.
rendered this morning BY his sureties.
Sheriff Anderson put the accused in jail.
The boating season will 1907 open.
There are in Memphis four we'll organ.
lied crews, and q gay season is antici.
pated in aquatic circles. The first re-
gatta will doubtless take place early in
May.
Yesterday afternoon the one story
frame residence of Mrs. Robinson (col
ored), who lives on Clay street, east Of
DeSoto, caught FIRE, but the flames were
extinguished before material damage re.
suited.
W. q. Todd, the roper, is still in jail,
as his gambler.friends refuse to 60 on
his bond because he was oficious in Civ
ing information to the police about
Mardi,G,as time. Thus has be been re-
warded.
The entertainment on the 10th for the
benefit of the stage employees Of the
Memphis Theater promises to be unusu-
ally attractive. A variety of features
will add to the enjoyment Of the enter
tainment.
Persons who persist in writing articles
for newspapers should use a good pencil.
The great number of articles handed in
for publication are not only ungrammat.
ical in composition, but miserable as to
ealigrapby.
An educated rat is one Of the attrac.
tons in a Memphis establishment. This
rat holds the door Of the trap while its
assistant enters and captures the food,
which it safely brings out. The two rats
then divide the food.
We hear that u certain political oper.
ator among the Republicans is complain.
ing because he cannot be compensated
for the full amount of money which he
expended for a certain mayoralty caudi
date in the municipal election last Jan.
uary.
The Main street greoers have been en-
gagged in a stout competition for some
weeks. Lemons, canned fruits, hams
ETC., have and we believe are still being
sold at very low figures, as will be seer
from the daily advertisements in The
LEDGER.
The question of assessment will be 81
important subject with the County Cour
at its meeting aext Wednesday. In thl
meantime the committee will couside,
and report upon the petition of the Mem
phis taxpayers who ask a reduction o
assessment IN property.
The jury in the Robert Drury murder
, case, being unable to agree upon a yer
dict, was discharged to-day by Judg
. Logweod OF the Criminal Court. Eigh
jurors we're for murder in the first de
gree, and four for Gcquittal. Drury
killed his uncle, Gibson, at a PopIaI
street boarding house.
: George W. Murphy was arrested yes
terday for personsting a United State
officer, whereby he arrested, but soon re
leased. George Endrue. Recorder Qnig
Z. ley put Murphy under bonds to snswer
the Criminal Court. Murphy to-day hal
D Endrue arrested for passing and havinI
in possession counterfeit money, bu
United States Commissioner Clougb dis
charged the accused.