Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-10
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
President Hadden Spends the Sab.
bath in Looking After Bad side.
walks, and Gives His Orders
to the Police.
The Usual Monday Morning
Docket Cleared IN short
Order, and the City Rene-
dtled Accordingly.

"Yes, it's getting pretty cold, but
you can bet I'm fixed for all such
emergencies | didn't soak my ulster
aud red hannels like some Of the boys,
and then have to skirmish around
hunting up trade dollars to get my
winter garments out. Yesterday |
was outside OF my charger nearly all
day in looking up bad sidewalks. II
noticed a good many places where the
Bermuda grass aud patent hay we're
climbing right up between poorly laid
brick and disjointed plank. On Orleans
street, between Jefferson and Court, |
saw two especially bad places, but |
want your police to see that proper
repairs are made. There's one place
just 10 front Of some property owned
by a non resident that I'm going to
have fixed il | have to deed away the
lot. Robson street is ira pretty bad
condition also, but | can't spend the
whole day in talking Of these things,
so Headriok make the official an
noucement that this court 5 ready
for business"
George Robinson, come out of that
coop an tell us why you got drunk
yesterday" observed His Honor
while he slapped his hands
together and perehed his
of leg on the table. Officer Cullen
made the arrest, and lie stated that
Robinson was reclining on a chicken
coop in front off grocery, and Mr..
Robinson was so inebriated that the
chickens underneath him caught the
c~Ontaeion. This is a fine charge for
you, George. The idea Of having to
appear as defendant in a charge like
that on such a fine bracing morning
as this. I'll fine you 50, George,
because you look as though you had
enough money to pay up. You're a
valuable man, and | hope to see yod
again"
George Williams, the colored hack,
man, was charged with being drunk
and resisting an officer. George tried
to make a defense, but it was a case Of
no 90. He was assessed So.
Belle Martin aud Rosa Bailey, a
couple Of colored danes. we're drunk
aud disoyderly Saturday night. They
put up a forfeit Of s. each, which was
declared off. as the defendants did
not appear when tier case was called.
Subsequently they appeared, and at
their arnes request His Honor re
called his decision and continued the
case until Tuesday.
j p Harper and Mollie Clardy
we're hauled up by Officer jackson
for acting in a disorderly manner on
Jefferson street, Mollie was dis
charged but Harper was put down for
$40 and costs.
Willie Bionda, a lad Of tender years
and the inheritor of a pretty good wad
OF greenbacks from his late father,
was required to make a defense on a
charge Of misdemeanor and vagrancy
The Judge administered a wholesome
lecture to the boy aud released him.
A hoary headed individual named
Steele was drunk last night, and tried
to sleep his intoxication of in a box
car. He was fined So.
Henry DowDey and Mary Downey,
colored, were placed behind the bars
on a charge Of disorderly conduct.
Henry was released, but Mary was
fined $40.
Thomas Beddow, an old offender,
was hauled in for using his wife as a
sand bag at the corner Of Third aud
Jefferson streets. His practice will
make him a member of the chain gang
Tor eighty days.
james Bard said be hailed from
Arkansaw and candidly admitted that
he was drunk as a boiled owl. The
immortal Bard was whacked to the
tune OF g.
Stella Lindsey and Susie Jones are
two very fair but frail specimens Of
W%omanhood. One is the possessor OF
a c%ountenance that literally beams
with beauty, but it failed to make any
impression or the Judge, who in
creased the revenues Of the city by
entering a fine Of IS against both girls
for being out at 2 am. to-day.
Kate Brown is a colored damsel,
who threatened to carve the anatomy
OF a dusky male, whose name wa moi
developed, owing to the brevity Of the
Judge, who promptly ordered the
dangerous female to be put on the
rock pile for 100 days.
Albert Jones, a colored drunk, wat
marked down with a 50 fine, for pro.
ianing the Sabbath.
Walter Blake, the pistol hourishine
dsrky had his case continued until to
morrow in order to secure edditiona.