Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-05


s6653 OF as the amount of his collections
for November; Tax Collector on Privi-
leges, S22 ,436; Tax Collector, SIS, 1880 81;
South Market master, $l9l So The Con-
troller reports that 7. Garvey, as Market
master, has paid nothing to the city since
the 18th of last month.
ENGINE HOUSE TO BE SoLD.-Alder-
man Boiling presented resolution to
the City Council last evening in favor
Of selling the engine house at the corner
Of Second and Adams streets. 1t was re-
ferred to committee Of three We hope
the committee will get the full value for
that engine house when they sell it.
MAcKERELs SENT UP.-Three good
sized mackerels, named Thomas Bolger,
Thomas Burns and Dennis Tucker, were
examined before Esquire Creighton yes
terday on the charge of stealing tobacco.
They were considered old enough for the
penitentiary, being committed for trial
at the Criminal Court.
IT is an insult to the shrewdness Of
Americans to ask them to buy the mawk-
ish mockeries of Paris perfumes got up
here, when the sovereign excellence of
Phalon's " Night. Blooming Cereus" is
admitted even in the foreign cities where
the genuine extracts are made George
totcn Union. 70
ONCE MoRE.-A resolution was pre-
sented by Alderman Passmore, at the
Council meeting last evening. that the
City Railroad Company be notified to
repair all street crossings damaged by
the laying of the track. How many
times have similar resolutions been
passed?
The MILToNIAN TAYLEAUx.-Parents
should by all means have their little ones
attend the matinees of this pleasing and
instructive exhibition, and have i'm
pressed upon their youthful minds the
solemn ard sublime truths of man dis.
obedience and fall, and Gods omnipo-
tence.
LAW CoURT.-Yes terday was almost
wholly taken up with the trial of two
cases: No. 668, Union Bank of Ten
nessee VS.. Jones ct al, in which judg-
ment was rendered for 5000 06, and
No. 695, Pittman Bros. vs. McRain, which
is now on trial
A New CIsTERY.-lt is proposed to
build cistern at the corner of Fourth
and Monroe streets to hold one thousand
five hundred barrels Of water. The ne
cessity for it has been demonstrated by
two fires in the vicinity during the past
year.
The FLArBoAT RoBBERY.-The parties
arrested for robbing fatboat about
twelve miles above the city were exam
ined before Esquire Creighton yesterday,
who released them on account of the
of'ense being committed beyond the
State.
NEGRO RoBs NEGRo.-A negro named
Edward Smith was examined before Es-
quire Creighton last evening for stealing
ninety-two dollars from colored brother
named William Bird. Smith was COM
mitted for trial at the Criminal Court.
POLICE CoURT.-Fifteen cases were on
docket this morning, and 6fty-six dollars
collected. Last evening there were
twenty cases, including eleven straight
DRINKS, seventy-seven dollars being con-
tributed to the police fund.
HERE we 60 to Blood & Co., 36l Main
street, to obtain fine cooking stove,
tinware, copperware and lots of other
things necessary for housekeeping. They
import direct from Europe, and can af-
ford to sell cheap
PRIVILEGE ORDISANcE.-The Privilege
Ordinance is to be considered at special
meeting of the Board Of Mayor and AL
dermen, to be called at the pleasure OF
the Mayor.
MAcADAMIzATIox.-Mayor Lohand has
been authorized to purchase five hundred
perches of stone at six dollors per perch,
in city scrip, for macadamizing purposes.
CITY ATToRYEr.-The City Attorney,
Il. j. Morgan, resigned last evening on
account of his salary being too small. 1t
was raised to $4,000 and he was re- elected.
PEANUT STANDS Landing Com
mittee have reported against allowing
any coffee, cake or peanut stands on the
levee
SESTEScED-A negro named Phil.
Williams has been sentenced to impris-
onment for two years for manslaughter.
On Five Minutes notice. you can have the
most delicious Buckwheat Cakes ever made
on earth, by using Morgan's self-Rising
Buckwheat, 44s Main street. lOl
The Port of Memphis.
The river is still rising at this point
Business was fair this morning. The
weather cloudy.