Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-05

kansas City. Fort Scott snd Gulf Rail-
way. = They were loaded somewhere up
in the northwest, and it's the first through
freight train sent from Missouri and
Kansas beyond this city.
ssessel's market, Ssl Main, offers veni-
son, wild ducks, quails, squirrels, rabbits
choies hsh and fresh meats Of all kinds.
Leave orders for prompt delivery.
Ed East and Ben Dickens, both colored
draymen, were arrested by oficer Brown
to-day forenoon for assaulting an old
country dArky on Front street. The men
resisted the officer stoutly, but were final
~ landed.
Ten Turkish or mongrel men, each &C
companied BY bear and monkey, iRva.
ded the city to-day, doubtless in quest OF
four Of their women, who were landed in
the stationhouse to-day, together with
their infants
Local insurance companies and sgen-
cies escaped loss by yesterdays iresl al
Indian Bay, Milan and Trenton. At the
last named place the only remaining
frame business house was destroyed. AT
the rest there are BRICK structures.
Trenton, Tenn, had a $4,000 fire yes
terdAy, on which the insurance was about
$4,000, chiefly in the Ktna Of Hartford
Home and Underwriters in New York
Phoenix and Continental, both Easterr
companies, and the Equitable Of Nash
vile.
Doubling Thomases may not believe it
but It Is fact that strawberries are aetu
ally in bloom at the present time. 1t is /
little out of season, however, and il is no
likely that the blooms will mature anC
bring fruit during this, the next or ever
the month after.
A man named Frank Williams wa
shot and killed at Paris, Tennessee, las
Monday by +. II. Campbell, for whom
hehad been clerk. Campbell was Sout,.
ern Express agent at Paris, and ~ has y
far, eluded arrest, though the opinion |
that the killing was not case of murder
Mr.. S. Rothschild, the man who he'll
up his hands, and protested his honesty
when it was limited that croOkedness pre-
vailed toa certain extent in the pawn
broking line, has been indicted by tn
grand jury for obtaining goods unde
false pretenses.
Monday night, at the meeting of th
Irish Literary Society, the following OF
hcers were elected TO serve the term 9
SIX months; Dennis Smith, President; j
Il. Flannery, Vlce-President E.J.Walsi
Recording Secretary; Mr.. Walkley, n
nancial Secretary: John Lilly, Treasurer
w. ID. Dunn, Librarian; Mr.. DoRohu'
Censor
The managers Of the Worlds Indus
trial Exposition to be held Mt New Oh
leans next spring have passed a resolutio
Of thanks to President Arthur, for h
tiattering reference to this proposed eT
terprise in his annual message and III
notice Is hailed with great satisfaction b
the Board Of Managers.
The three Turkish females mentione
yesterday are tramps Of the first elias
They wear broad bottomed brogans, inv
riably use the middle Of the streets, an
cover full yard at each and every strid
The gamins which often follow them
droves out Of curiosity, have to go in
dog trot TO keep up.
The Grand Lodge of I00F of ii
State Of Kansas contemplate q visit
this city, and have written to leadin
Odd Fellows here In regard TO the matte
The trip has as yet not been fully decide
upon however The Grand Lodge ]
o + for the State Of Tennessee win hol
its next session in this city.
Milan, Tenn, had an 5000 fire yeste
a day. Jordan's drug store, Conley's, me
Ihandise, and Henry's billiard place,
the Clark block, suffering Noinsuranc
Indian Bay, on White river, also had b
> ERE. Martin & Black, general merchant
losing $4,000 Several warehouses use
by Martin & Black and Silverman, we
also burned.
A surveying party headed by CAPITA
J d, Randall went over the river yeste
day forenoon TO 90 over and inspect Il
line Of the projected railway from here
, the Tyronza and the st. Francis river
J alluded 10 few days ago. If the Ca
tain goes ahead without stopping he vi
y reach the far end and get well on iowa
J home coming back before the balance
the squad dive their half way stake.
Chief Of Police Davis has received infc
nation from the authorities Of Brinkle
Arkansaw, that they have captured II
men who answer the description Of {
- two pals Of the man Myers, alias Smii
~ who is now held in this city. It will be !
membered that several days ago this ga
conhdenoed, or held up, promine
Tennesseean 10 the tune of $270. T
2 victim left this morning for Arkansaw
. identify the men.