Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-04

Visitors % Galway yesterday shd
to-day we're numerous and curious, II
not appreciative.
A Louisville party, and the same
who controlled it last year, have Sc
cured the pool privilege for the COM
ing races.
An hours argument for each side is
the limit fixed by Criminal Court
Judge Greer for cases to be tried
before him.
Engine IL which crushed Mr..
jones to death yesterday is charged
with the blood Of four victims during
the past month.
An engineer named. Thos. Holland,
who runs engine Al, was arrested and
sent to Jail yesterday for running over
and killing Mr.. E. l.. Jones.
Williams & Co. have a surplus stock
Of 100000 feet of certain kinds Of
lumber which they offer at less than
regular prices. They need room.
Extra choice dressedMallard ducks,
dressed chickens, ReelfoOt lake perch
and trout, red snappers, etc.. etc., at
Victor D. Fuchs market, 80 and Al
Jefferson.
The Atkinson place on the boule-
ward, beyond the city, containing z
acres, and hardware implements, is to
be sold at public outcry on the 7th
of next month.
The Hayerly operate troupe will
perform at Little Rock tonight
Next after leaving here the company
visits Jackson, Tenn, then Cairo, and
then indianapolis.
The Memphis and Charleston rail
way directors elect Secretary and
Treasurer tomorrow. The place of
the late s. R. Cruise and other matters
are also to be considered.
The Governor of Kentucky, the
Hon. Luke E. Blackburn, accompa-
MED by his wife, passed through the
city destined to Little Rock last night.
The Governor has many personal
friends here.
Last Monday man named ". f.
Curtis dubbed John SinDott nearly to
death over in Crittenden county, and
he was arrested, in company with an
other named J. f. Curtis Their vic
tim is likely to die.
The draymen have elected Geo.
Conch, Chairman VIM. Donnelly,
Secretary; and Dennis Harvey, Treas.
urer. They meet again Friday ewes
ming neyt. and will perhaps arrange to
hire a lawyer or two.
Colonel James r. Miller and Ange-
10 Marie, both at one time citizens of
this bluff, have been chosen Aldermen
at Little Rock, while Theodore Linde,
also well known here, has been elected
Mayor at Hot Springs.
The Water Company are anxious to
have their assessment reduced to
and the Elevator Company
would liked to be taxed on $4,000.
Both have petitions before the County
Court praying for relief.
Some 20 car loads Of race horses are
to be brought here from New Orleans,
Mobile, Texas, Illinois and Kentucky.
Added to the 40 now at the track the
troop will number nearly $50 animals.
They will make fine display all in a
bunch.
A newsgatherer and mariner met
yesterday. The latter struck forth on
the Calvary cemetery business. 1t
took him full half an hour to run
down and when through, he had not
expressed a sensible idea or impaired
one bit of information.
Our people ought to go aud hear
Rev. DR.. Strickland, Of Knoxville.
He is preaching at the First Baptist
church every night this week. Ifyou
wish to be made to feel like you ought
to be a better man, go and hear him
preach and Professor Hughes sing. Il
is happy combination
Some lotteries use 100000 tickets
in a drawing but the Little Havana
Lottery will use only 1900 tickets in
its Grand Extraordinary drawing next
Monday. This increases the chance Of
each ticket nearly seven fold as com
pared to other lotteries and makes thi:
drawing very popular.
The new bank in course of organi.
zation will be seventh on the list here
Of the six now in operation three are
National banks and banks of issue
The others have no notes In clrcula.
lation, but hold a large volume Of de-
posits, do a liberal business in ex
change and lend heavy sums on ap
proved paper.
The rate Of taxation for Shelb,
county for 1881 is under consideration
by Esqs. Holeman, Blodsoc and Win
ters as a committee Of reference
E as Powell, Mccoy and EgDew are
committee to see about having a leve
built out in the Volt river 10,
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