Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-06

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in the river near the foot of South street
yesterday evening, aud brought ashore
| by fisherman. Coroner Erickson held
an inquest on the body in the afternoon.
From the appearance Of the corpse it
seemed as if the man had gone into the
river 10 battle, and had gone beyond his
depth and been drowned. The jury re-
turned verdict of accidental drown
ing
! To Geo. r. Rutter. President and Walter s.
| Morgan, Cashier Tennessee National Bank,
! / hereby retract the charge made by
me in petition for mandamus, that you
have made false entries upon your bank
books. By said charge meant that yon
had applied credit in my behalf to an
Iitem OF my Indebtedness different from
my instructions and contrary to my un-
Outstanding of our agreement. This dis
agreement as to the application of this
credit in the adjustment Of my matters
with the bank has been satisfactorily ar
ranged (Signed) N. B. BRIsBiN.
| State Of Tennessee, ex relatione, N. B.
| Brisbin ps George R. Ritter, President,
and W. s. Morgan, Csshier--In this
case, the relator, n B iBrisbin, com
| planned Of the defendants because they
applied the sum Of six hundred dollars,
paid by HIM, TO bis private account with
/ the said bank, instead of deficit which
existed against him as cashier of said
bank. This he claimed to have been done
in violation of an agreement alleged in
his petition, for a mandamus, to have
been made with the defendants. The,only
matter of complaint was that the credit
was not applied to his deficit, but to his
private account There WASH complaint
in the proceeding that he had not re-
ceived the benefit of the money he paid
in. but only as to the iody in which he
received that benefit as above stated
Since the fling of the petition the entire
matter has been adjusted between the
relator and the bank.
BRowY, LooNEY & TYLER,
Attorneys for Tennessee National Bank
IN the case. Ci}N Z ltt SGT
For SALE.-That beautiful farm on
Valentine avenue, Just beyond the Fair
Grounds, containing ten acres, with a
good cottage residence, stables, cistern,
outhouses, market aud flower gardens,
etc. 1t will be sold cheap, and must be
sold Immediately, as the owner is about
to leave for Kentucky Terms reasona-
bic. Apply to c. c. WARD, i
of Ward 4 LeGuere, or to
J. G. WARD,
jy3.lw on the premises.
A DELIGHTFUL DRINK We we're
favored with specimen of Sails x Co.
spruce beer yesterday, and having tried
it, can recommend it to the citizens Of
Memphis as beverage conducive to the
health and constitution, and delightfully."-
pleasant to take during the present warm
weather. Sails 4 Co.'S mandatory is
situated on Third street, Chelsea, and
they are becoming quite famous in the
spruce beer line. Success to them.
OPENING BANK.-Some individual
cracked the window glass of Ogden,
Tobey 4 Co $ banking house, yesterday,
with the evident intention of securing
about two thousand dollars in gold ex-
hibited there. The scraping of the dia-
mond on the glass attracted the atten-
ton of one of the inmates, when the
party endeayoring to open bank in
new way effected his escape.
ALL goods at low figures to. day and to-
morrow, at Christaps, 267 Main street
VAGRANcY. Among those arrested
yesterday by the police was man eele-
brated in this city for his ability as a
scenic artist, having been engaged at the
New Memphis Theatre couple of years
since. He has been drinking heavily for
several years, sinking lower and lower,
and was arrested as a vagrant On
promising to do better in the future, he
was discharged
COMMON LAW CoURT.-This Court was
in session in the Greenlaw Hall yester-
day, Judge Thomas G. Smith, presiding.
The calling of the trial docket was con-
tinued, and it is expected will be compile
ted to-day. On Saturday motions will
be heard, and on Monday the jury trials
viii commence W u 4 II i
+ S. G.. RHlSE, 356 Main street, has three
very large and desirable floors for rent
can give lease from to years j3 Nv,
/ DIscHARGED.-Mr John Slattery, and
q darkey named Albert Sewer, arrested
q few days since for robbing two eolored
women of two hundred and fifty dollars,
have been discharged, 10 consequence of
one of the women going before Esquire
Creighton and Withdrawing the charge.
Part Of the money has been recovered.
TRfMxTsos, ribbons and buttons, just
received, at Christar S, 267 Main street
-PoLIcE CoURT.-Fifty persons we're
tried in the Police Court this morning.
,v-.,tv-6vs NJ The number being dis.