Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-29
TOO MUCH FOR HIM.
The Careworn Look Of President
Hidden Betrsys His Anxiety
for the Safety Of the
Loaded Cigar victim-HOw II
Was Disposed Ol-The Police
Court Docket This Morning.

Judge David Park Hadden looked
like a man who had bought sheen
during the owners absence and when
nobody was around, when he entered
Court this morning and nervously
looked to see ifthe morning newspaper
man was q corpse or only a wreck or
badly wounded by the loaded cigar he
gave him. The man Of news, however
with the well known lavish extrava.
gance Of the craft, had given IN the
powder filled Havana TO a banker
who in turn gave it to a drummer
for dry goods house and
the thing went of with q terrific ex.
plosion, but the powder had no nffec,
whatever on the drummer, ashis cheek
was powerful enough to successfully
defy pile driver.
"Hedrick, I've engaged A Chinese
to come here next week to accompany
you on celestial instrument, but 10.
day you'll have to 70 it alone, a
throw yourself, and let's see what's in
you" Hedrick did SO, and the dirgt
that he rendered was SO mournful thai
half the audience we're moved down
stairs. nv
81 tell you, boys, we re on the move,
an I'll give you little instance
Some time ago We put up gutter on
South street from Main to the
bayou, and the people were
50 much delighted that they
have started regular building boon
and are making no end Of improve.
ments, so you see what a little thiDl
like gutter will do. We laid a good
sidewalk in q certain portion Of The
city, and several prominent citi
zens who were among the mos
urgent to have the work don't
are now kicking ike steer
and say the old walk was good enough
Such people should walk out Of towr
an go to the gulf an then walk in
There is big difference in people ,anC
the manner in which they pay ou
their cash is good way to bring tina
difiertn e cut, remarked His Honor
Jim Horton, small colored urchir
who shines shoes for living, got Of
his base yesterday and inserfered will
fruit seller on Main street. TIL,
Judge assessed the punishment at 81
aud suggested the administration o
good hickory rod to the boys an
atomy.
A number Of we'll known citizen
we're up for violating the health an,
} sidewalk ordinances. The cases wer
> all continued. l
! John Furey was up for being drum
and disorderly, Officer Butler maxim
3 the arrest. Mr.. Furey has an uufor
I tunate faculty Of falling iRto Mr.. But
ler's hands, wherever the slightes
Z opportunity occurs. The chief witnes
in the case was ex Policeman Smith
and when be once got his mout
started, neither the Judge nor th
. attorney could shut off steam. "Wh
don't you follow the rule Your Hont
established relative to explaining que
!, tons and similar answers?" sal
= Squire Winters.
! NOW, Squire, you know you miel
: as we'll try to turn the current OF Il
! Mississippi northward, as to make a
= il;ahaap stop talking, was the rep
! OF the great Jurist. The case, a brsnC
u Of the litigation between Mrs. Bur-
andl Contractor Chamberlain Far,
7 is the business agent of Mrs. Burn
q and the lady swore positively tn
d furey was neither drunk or disorder
; The prosecution averred that Fur,
u bad torn down q fence that divides a
8 alleyway between the property Of Mr.
9 Burns and another; also that he ha
I insinuated a desire to have a lit
melee with Mr.. Smith, which Il
: latter wisely concluded not
! accept. A fine OF IS was inaicte,
J. Willie Nelson, young colored Ia,
! was up for committing an assault an
Q battery upon a companion. As Ii
I Judge happened to be an eye witne.
e to the transaction, he fined the a
8 saulter 81.
!, George Reed failed to lay a sidewal
within the prescribed time, and wa
A fined IS. 7ll /
) Georgiana HARDER was discharge,