Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-13

city last week.
: The alley south of Towards row is
to be repaired Immediately.
The last performance Of CaStello's
circus was given Saturday night.
Tho police are rigidly enforcing Col.
Beaumouts late order relative to carry
ing concealed weapons.
Alderman McDavi,t is acting Mayor
pice Mayor Leftwich, who has obtained
leave of absence for two weeks.
AN election of officers of the Desoto
Insurance and Trust Company is being
held to-day, the polls closing at pm.
Until better method Of canceling
city scrip is devised by the Board of
Aldermen, the Mayor will issue no more
scrip.
= Hereafter all applicants for the
hospital will be required to obtain an
order from the Mayor or Secretary OF the
Board of Health.
Although the moon did not rise
until late last night, the street lamps were
not lighted. The streets were for nearly
three hours left in total darkness. We
hope this will not occur again.
The Board of Aldermen have re-
jected the bonds filed by Colonel D. H.
Chandler, Privilege Collector, and Mr.
]. E. Helm, Street Commissioner, the
security being regarded insufficient
The reported release Of Pruitt, who
assaulted Simmonds in an engine.house,
was mistake, into which we were led
by the morning press. He will be ex-
amned before magistrate tomorrow,
In the Municipal Court, Saturday,
Mr.. T. l.. Martin was held for trial in
$4,000 bonds for carrying concealed
weapons and threatening the life of Mr..
P. 7. Hughes. ; He was also required to
give bonds to keep the peace for one
year.
In the Board of Aldermen Saturday
night, Alderman Moffet' secured the
adoption of resolution that any city
officer having the duties Of his office per-
formed by deputy, without said officers
personal supervision, be Immediately
removed by the Mayor.
1t was resolved by the Board of Al
dermen Saturday night that each mem
Der appropriate one-half his salary to
the relief of the destitute poor of the
city. The resolution was offered by AL
derman Moffet. The matter was after
ward referred to committee.
EARLY yesterday morning snow fell
to the depth of an inch, and the little
sunshine that appeared during the day
failed to moderate the already freezing
weather. Everywhere the ground is SOL
idly frozen, and the ponds are covered
with ice. Winter is here in unquestion-
able shape.
The annual distribution ofpremiums
to the pupils of St. Peters Sunday School
took place yesterday under the auspices
of the Christian Doctrine Association.
About FIVE hundred premiums, consisting
of medals, books, pictures, ETC., were
awarded. Miss Mollie Twohig and John
McMullen received gold medals.
DIR. R. B. Goshorn, of Dyersburg, is
in the city on business connected with
the State Gazette, published at that point
The Gazette circulates in region COM
mercially tributary to Memphis, and
merchants desiring to increase their bus
mess in that portion of West Tennessee
will find it good advertising medium.
The Board of Aldermen have re-
solved to make thorough examination
of the contract between the city and the
Merchants National Bank, whereby the
city paid over to the said Bank one hum
dred thousand collars in scrip, and the
city's note for fifty thousand dollars, as
collateral for the sum of fifty thousand
dollars to be loaned the city for six
months, and report to the next meeting,
together with the exact amount paid over
to the city by the Bank.
The County Commissioners have APP
proprated $4,000 more to Mr.. j. j.
Powers, for the completion Of the county
Jail The sum Of twenty thousand dollars
is not to be put on the market or sold
until the completed Jail is turned over to
the Commissioners for the use of the
county. The amount is to be divided
into three equal parts, in warrants OF
five hundred, two hundred and fifty, and
one hundred dollars. The Jail is to be
completed by March LIST.
Police News and Gazette, Metropol-
itan Record, Irish People, Boston Pilot,
Irish American, Irish Citizen, Free
mans Journal, Sporting Times, Clipper,
Bellestriches Journal, Home Journal,
the Southern Home journal, one of the
best papers published, Turf, Field and
Farm, New York Weekly and Ledger,
Leslie's Illustrated, Peterson for Febru-
airy; Leslie for January all Of the lead,
ing journals and magazines published,
bosks, playing cards, ETC., ETC., are all
on the counters of 10. Locke, % Jeffer-
son street.
Our foreign citizens should be aware
that Emmons, No. 10 Jefferson street,
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