Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30

in the penitentiary Oh yesterday, after
q trial by jury in the Criminal Court,
and they left promptly for Nashville
last night in company with several
other culprits Kelly stole $40 from q
friend. and Anderson clock from a
church.
Two youngsters, one blacksmith,
had row in front OF the Peabody last
night, and the one that brought it on,
or struck the first blow, was knocked
down, and then had to pay a fine Of
six dollars in the Police Court this
morRing. The youthful but not very
brawny blacksmith was fined s.. Both
paid cash.
Artificial pyrctechnics we're unequal
TO the occasion, so the artillery Of the
clouds thundered forth their loudest
tones when General Tracy arrived
home this morning from Nashville. 1t
is said the General returns cool
thousand ahead on his illuminating
venture. but he still smiles when
spoken to by personal friends.
An old clock which hadn't been
wouUd up for four yeara in Pontosoc
street residence was made to strike by
the thunder clap early this morning,
4 squad of little folks we're aroused
by the phenomenon aRd went tum-
bling down stairs in hurry to their
fathers room for protection from
bobgoblins and other frightiul myths.
The theater builders will have to
hurry up If they desire to get ahead Of
Captain James Lee, whose foundation
is already laid on Main street, above
Adams, and whose structure will hold
an audience of about 5000 people.
Three other locations have been talked
OF as likely to have theaters erected,
but this city will hardly support five
theaters all at once. The Leubrie
Theater, the Lee Theater and the
Greenlaw Operahouse, however, will
be enough for few years to come.
This section was directly in the
center of the storm area early this
morning, as far at least as the rainfall
is concerned. The fall here up to 6
am. was 220 inches; at Nashville,
l.07; at Cairo, OBS; at Little Rock,
0.42. AT the same time it was raining
heavily at Nashville and Little Rock,
and lightly at Cairo, st. Louis, Pitts
burg. Dubuque st. Paul, Leavenworth
andelsewhere. The skies were clear in
Dakota and Nebraska early this morn
ing, and the temperature was below
frost point, ranging from 300 to 43o in
that section.
A small bayou which leads out
near Olympic Park and empties into
Bayou GayosO west of Winchester
Cemetery was deep enough to float
steamboat this morning. Old resi-
dents along its shores say that in forty
years it has not been in such a state Of
flood. Where it crosses Ross avenue
it surrounded 3 new building in
course of erection, and supposed to be
above high water mark, the water
standing at least foot deep all about
the house. If the logs in the bayou
were cleared out it might be termed a
navigable stream to>day.
The trio of crap players caught in
the act at a down town grocery on a
quiet Sunday forenoon, had their cases
called before Judge Greer yesterday.
Having invested their entire funds in
craps, they could not employ counsel,
and Judge Greer appointed Mr.. ThOs.
Boyle, jr to help their cause, then
the case to give the young
attorney an opportunity to become
familiar with the circumstances and
inquire into the intricacies of the
game. This morning their
case was again called, and the young
attorney brought them out clear.