Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-24

fallen from the top Of car o,,Sehich he
was stealing ride, through bridge some
where on the road
Mr. Benjamin Babb is reported serious
ly i'll at his residence. Only q few days
ago Master Johnny Bahb fell and broke
his arm. 4t
The ex-GoyernSr Of Kentucky, Luke
p. Blackburn, is in the city, and having
many friends here, he never pays US a
visit without being cordially welcomed.
Sol. Coleman's cigar palace has excited
admiration from every visitor this week
They complimented also our Ko-Ko Tolu
Chewing Gum and the nice cigars that
are obtained in our city,
There was an accident up near the Mis-
souri, line yesterday on the Kansas rail-
way, "a freight train colliding with bridge,
and doing some damage to the train,
causing the passenger train to come In
behind time.
The markets are off to-day. The tele-
gram TO the Merchants Exchange from
| Chicago, at noon, quoted rsat 635, and
the same last evening; lard. 7.75, and 2lSc
down; wheat, 9d and &c down; corn,
49%c, and sc down At st. Louis, oats
were 2Sc, and unchange; wheat, 1905, and
&c down; corn. Al, and Sc down.
The fast passenger tram over the Mis-
sissippl Valley railway is to start from
New Orleans tomorrow and will run
north to the fifty mile post. 1t is expect
| cd that passenger trains will be run regu'
larly, perhaps twice day, as the com.
pany have eight new passenger coaches
at the south end of the line
The local authorities would confer ar
infinite blessing on the pedestrians wht
have occasion TO use that thoroughfAre i
they would lay decent sidewalk on thu
southeast corner OF Fourth and Washing
ton streets. The place is regular InuC
hole, and would be disgrace TO an ordi
nary cattle yard.
That sure shot w. 0. Hedriek, winget
an owl on a tree in Court Square yester
day with pistol bullet. The only thin
Hedrick has, however, failed to hit whel
he aimed deliberately was Reub Shaw
. when he chased that rascal some year
ago, and he sent q bullet OF two clos
enough TO make hole in the fellow
clothes.
The trustees Of the Lesth 0rphal
Asylum to-day reported TO Commissions
} Pope, Of the poorhouse, that young jess
Maynard, the victim Of w. NJ, Albrit
tons brutality, was in dreadful condi
ton, as great mass Of sores have broke
out over the sarface where the poor boz
was so horribly burned. A permit wa
issued allowing the boy's removal to tn
poorhouse, where he can received propc
medical attention.
The sidewalk on the south side Of ALI
bama street, In the rear of St. Mary
= church. and the Sisters school, is 0rns
mented with liberal supply of mud an
old mortar that occupies three-fourths
the walk, and has enjoyed monopoly ,
the same eyer since the new buildings (
the school were begun. The work hi
been completed some time, and there
no excuse for allowing the mud, ect.,
remain. The attention Of the authoriti,
is respectfully called 10 the evil by q lon
suffering people.
Harry Edwards and William Morri
two colored cracksmen, who got ava
with some valuable swag in the shape
watches and jewelry, and money, at u
residence of Mrs Anderson andCauingtC
Mason, Esq, but were subsequently CA
= tured, had their photographs taken ye
\ terday to add to the attractions OF Il
rogue's gallery. Before consenting to s
for their pictures, they made it cond
tional that they would be allowed to Il
up their garments, oil their hair and car
fully comb the same, and primp in a ge
ia orally dudish manner. They were a
4 commodated and presented with a 70
smile Of themselves on pastebOard, viii,
they mailed away to their gals"