Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-02

and he went with his brethren. The
learnedRabbiSAm6eld, in his remarks
said the church was open to all, no
only to the jew, but the Gentle, anC
Christian minister will be as cordi
ally welcomed as any member of thu
regular congregation.
Vernon White, a young man WHIT
was educated at ClarksYille, Tenn.
and Is son of minister of the gospe
at Charleston, Miss, was acquitted O.
q charge OF murder at Grenada las
Saturday, By jury, after a tria
lasting nearly FIVE days. White wal
accused Of having assassinated Macor
Leigh, popular merchant OF Charles
ton, who was killed one niaht last
September while on bis way from his
store to his home, few hundred yards
away, and after the business of the day
had been concluded.
But IL miles of a gap now remains
incomplete on the railway between
this city and Kansas City, Mo. The
work yet to finish is chiefly heavy
piling, trestles, and bridges between
the Tyrouza and the st. Francis river
crossings, and this work has been re.
tarded by high water in the sWamps.
This part of the road will however be
complete inside of s weeks, when we
will have continuous line of railway
from this city direct through to Kan
sas City and iuto the grain growing
region OF the great country beyond.
The water company, through its
President declares in favor of tapping
the Mississippi river to supply the
city as soon as it can be done, and if it
will not cost exceeding 100000. The
water company sees the handwriting
on the wall, and can understand full
well that ere long unless remedies are
afforded, their patronage will cease.
10 force people to patronize and pay
for stufs of an obnoxious character
may be tolerated for three or four
years, but it will be repudiated in
time, therefore the water company,
having good thing for future profit,
are doubtless acting wisely in trying to
arrange their affairs in satisfactory
msnner.
Inspector Lane, of the S. P. G. A,
had 81 cases requiring his attention
during June, an average of little
over two day, including the Sab
bath, which of course is one of his
best days. Six persons were arrested
and fined, IS children were. relieved,
30 disabled or overwhipped horses and
mules were attended TO, four horses
were shot, five vehicles too heavily
burdened were reduced and drove
of cattle and three dogs were relieved.
No goats appear to have engaged the
Inspectors attention, and the dog
tribe, which appears recently to be his
pet weakness, had but few doses of hu.
manity administered by the tender
hearted joker.
A horte belonging to Mr.. TAYLOR.
on Adams street, near Front, collided
with post and awning beam on the
northeast corner of Main and Madison
Saturday afternoon. The collision
caused the shaft Of the wagon to break
loose and the harness to part, letting
the horse free Of. everything except the
broken shaft and part of the harness.
The animal then started for full run,
dashed madly across the street on to
the pavement in front of Wilkins
jeselry store, slipped and fell, then
slid thirty feet straight down the paw
ing flags before coming to halt. The
horse rose to his feet in an excited and
trembling state, but was caught by
people near before he could get under
way Tor another wild race.
The handbills gotten out by Sheriff
Haskins, Of Mississippi county, Ark,
offering $50 as reward for the cap
ture Of a horse thief named Jones.
with many aliases, is no longer useful
as news disseminator. The man was
captured on board of the steamer
Providence last Friday, and he is now
in Jail at Osceola. On Sunday. June
70, a boy employed on the Plum Point
works was drowned by taking
cramps while bathing in the river.
John NJ. Osyce was also drowned tae
same day, having leaped into the river
to end his life, after trying for a con.
siderable period to drown himself with
whisky taken inwardly. The hoater
picked up near Osceola last Monday
turns out to have been Harry Hall. a
machinist, formerly Of this city. who
has been employed about the Plum
Point works for year past.
By his efficient management of the
city railway and the great improve
ments made to the several routes dur.
Ing the two years since he became Su.
perlntendent, Mr.. Raphael Semmes
has won high favor with the public, as
90 we'll as with the company whose
interests he has so faithfully guarded
and advanced, therefore the directory
OF the company honored themselves as
well as Mr.. Semmes in re>electinp him
to the place be has shown so much
capacity for, to serve during the ensu-
ing year, At a meeting of the direo.
tory held Friday Mr.. Semmes was
continued as Superintendent; Mr. j ISL
Lyle was chosen treasurer, vice DR.
Laurence, who is now the secretary in
place Of Mr. George Vance; Messrs
Taylor and Carroll we're elected attor.
neys in place Of Mr. Gillian. and Mr.
1. Fargason was elected president
with Mr. . Il P Piner vice. president.
Mr. Bee9heF at seventy is younger