Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-25

T. ]. Carter was taken into the
Criminal Court aud arraigned for an
old charge HE plead not guilty. The
trial viii occur about October lst
The Kansas City Railway Company
is fixing up a nice business and ticket
office on Madison street, east Of Main,
and next to the telesraphic quarters.
W. are to have thirty races here in
six days next month, and the purses
will sum up $4,000. 1t should not
be forgotten that next month is the
time.
The eircSs will be here tomorrow.
1t shows to-day at one OF the points
between here and Paducah, and after
exhibiting here is to 90 back the same
route.
A week from tomorrow the Home
Insurance Company, Of this city, will
choose thirteen directors, and the
stockholders Of the Masonic Temple
elect next Monday.
Seventy two Arkansaw editors, 40.
companied by twenty four ladies,
their wives and daughters, passed
through this city last night on their
way to Louisville and other points.
Next Monday the drawing of the
Little Havana Lottery will take place.
Only 10000 tickets are issued.at 81
each and the capital prize is $4,000,
with a number OF lesser valuable
prizes.
MOllie Wilks, who was up before
Judge MADDEN last week, was dis
charged, IS the charges against her
we're unsubstantiated. Mrs. Wilks is
said to be an industrious domestic OF
g0Ou CHARACTER.
George Scott, a young school boy,
was found prOwling around the cor
ner Of Main and North Court streets,
in Podesta's old stand, in a suspicious
manner. He was taken to the station
house by Officer Sullivan for examin.
alton.
The customhouse officials offer bid.
ders ultil a week from Monday next
to say at what they will cut and
deliver, ready for use, stone for the
exterior steps and platforms for that
structure, now approaching compile
ton.
Lieutenant Churchill Robertson,
formerly Of this city, now of the army.
gets of easy. Having plead guilty to
selling duplicates Of his pay accounts,
the court martial sentenced him to
suspension from rank and pay for one
year.
An executive committee, selected
to arrange for the reception Of visitors
from KansasCity next month, includes
D. P. Hidden, chairman, with W. W
SC~hOOlfeld, l.. N. Snowden, NJ. Burke
james Lee, jr., A. S. Livermore anC
j. s. Menken.
The brevet wife of Burdick, tn,
bigamist, is anxious to condone tn,
rascal's offenseS against the law, AM
has sworn out an affidavit against he
immediate kinsiolk, saying the.
threaten to kill the scoundrel if the,
ever lay eyes on him.
The telephone line from here t
Withe, Brownsville, and Jackson
Tennessee, is complete, and in a fe,
days it will be open to business.
will cost a quarter for a five minutes
chat with the two first named place
, aud forty cents with Jackson.
The cotton seed crushers have bee
holding another convention at VickI
burg, but no Memphis crushers wei
there. Lack of harmony still rul,
. the rOost in cotton seed circles and
yet combinations are unable to dictat
the price of seed as they wonld lik
to.
Parties in interest are negotiating
complete the railway between tn
city and Holly Springs. Three of Il
contestants have agreed to a settl
ment and are trying to fix it with Il
fourth and last. The road will be COL
S pleted some day, but at present Il
a day cannot even be guessed at.
= News was received here this NOR
ing Of the death of Mrs. Colon
John Macky, formerly Mrs. Mas
White, which occurred at 9 o'cloc
, last night at Friars Point, Miss. H.
remains will be forwarded 70 this OF
BY packet to-day. She was we
known here and has many friends wi
will be surprised and deeply panied
hear Of Der brief illness and sudde