Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-26

The grand jury at Somerville a few
DAYS since found 4 true bin against 7. e.
Tate for killing w. Scott War; at Ross
Vile two weeks ago last Wednesday. Mr.,
Tate was released on a bond of $1,000
and il was expected that his trial would
commence yesterday.
The three candidates for the anticipated
vacant back tax collectorship are MIR.
Laurence Lamb, Mr.. John T. Hillsman
and Mr.. Sykes, the latter a law partner
Of Mr.. Gibson, and son Of Major W. j
Sykes, formerly Of this city, and now OF
Columbia, Tenn. Each Of the trio have
powerful influences working in their favor
Ko-Ko Tuln has no rubber, no wax, no
magnesia; IN fact, the materials are whole
some and palatable. A five cent package
does not weigh pound, but is unques-
tionably the purest healthiest and finest
unadultorated chewing gum in America;
Ask for il anywhere, and chew It for bad
breath and indigestion.
The lovers of good living can find q
great variety If eatables at Seessels mar
ket, S3l Main. The assortment consists
of mallard ducks, venison, quails, oysters,
celery, Mackinaw trout white fish, red
snappers, dressed turkeys and chickens
pure pork sausage. Weiner Wurst, leaf
lard and choice fresh meats Of all kinds
All orders delivered promptly.
Victor d. Fuchs market, so and Al JEFF
ferson, is crowded with choice eatables
Wild ducks, quails, Mackinaw trout roo
snappers, Lake Erie salmon, Reelfoot lake
perch, oysters, celery, new Shaker pre-.
serves, pork sausage, Kansas City bee
and mutton, etc, etc, embrace the sup
ply. Leave orders for prompt delivery
An alarm Of fire was turned in to-day
forenoon from box II, caused by dense
volumes of smoke coming out Of ilue thai
was being repaired from crate in War
ner's saloon on Main street near Madison
The department did not 60 into service, a.
the smoke was occasioned merely by the
defective flue, which has since been re-
paired.
Among the artists with the ChicagC
Ideal Opera Troupe, now at Nashville, Is
Jessie Bartlett Davis, who, when young
lady Of Is years, visited this city with the
Richings-Bernard Opera Company
something like s or years ago. She was
then very handsome, and she possessed q
powerful as well as very musical con-
tralto voice.
A colored man named IL. II. Wilbur
who was arrested here some days since tol
organizing 'People's Protection Lodges
and misappropriating funds belonging e
the Grand Lodge at Mobile, collected
from the colored folks about Somervillc
and Williston some 500 or more-hav-
ing organized lodges at both places. lie
was sent to jail at Somery!lle last Mon
day.
Two Italian opera companies opened al
New York on Wednesday night, one IN
der Manager Abbey and the other under
Manager Mapleson. New Orleans IS 70
have a French opera company, and it will
open at the operahouse in that city next
month. The company, under the man
agement Of Mr.. Defossez, sixty-one in
number, arrived at New York, on the
steamship Westphalia Inst Tuesday, and
are now under way by another steamer
for New Orleans.
The new Louisville, New Orleans sad
Texas railroad company has up TO this
date lis miles Of road as follows From
New Orleans TO Baton Rouge, 81 miles
from Vicksburg south, "a miles, from
Vicksburg north, IS miles; from Mem
phis south, q miles. This leaves l9S miles
TO be completed between Nicksburg and
Memphis, and 40 between Vieksburg
and New Orleans The road, when fin
ished, will be 4j2 miles long
After the wedding ceremony at Calvary
Church yesterday afternoon, Mr.. and
Mrs Eason, the couple united by the Rev.
Davis Sessums, entered carriage, drove
straighlway TO the Memphis and Charles
ton railway depot and took the train going
East with view Of visiting relatives in
Marshall county. Mississippi. The we'd
ding party entered the church TO the mu-
sic Of the we'll known wedding marcel
from MendelssOhn's Midsummer Nigh
Dresm, and at TIM conclusion Of the ser
vices they moved out to the music Of thu
Chiekasaw Guards Quickstep, performed
on the organ in spirited manner will
lively variations.