Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-07
News fn Brief.

Josiah DeLoach is confirmed as Post
master of Memphis.
| A bale of Gotten was stolen last nigh
from Mr.. J. 81. Cash, City Inspector.
St. Andrews Society holds a monthly
meeting this evening, at u o'clock, il
the Municipal Court room.
There will be services every night thi
week at the First Baptist church, b,
Rev. D. e. Burns, commencing at
quarter to eight o'clock.
Judge w. R. Trigg, of Greenville, ant
Colonel VIM. F. Mason, of Holly Springs
Mississippi, are in the city and stoppini
at the Worsham House.
We notice large number of BOLIVIA
people in the city--all dressed up ant
looking very happy. For further par
ticulars see to-morrow's LEDGER.
Seventy.fve emigrants arrived yestsr
day by the Memphis & Charleston railroad
from East Tennessee bound for Texat
and Kansas City. They will come bach
next fall very sick Of it.
We notice the arrival in our city Of
Miss Kate Semmes, the accomplished
daughter of Admiral Semmes, whose gal
liant conduct during our struggle for in
dependence has enshrined him in the
hearts of our people.
A tableau entertainment will be given
at Germantown, for the benefit of the
Baptist Church, on Thursday evening,
April 18th. A special train will be run
to accommodate those DESTROYS of going
from the city.
About eleven o'clock yesterday morn.
ing an unknown man drowned himself in
the river at the foot of Huling street.
He jumped in boldly, soon sunk and was
seen no more. No one was near enough
to recognize him or see what he wore.
Colonel Nose Parish, the genial editor
of the Bolivar Bulletin, is in the city.
He desires to take tramp across the
Western plains, and offers his excellent
paying paper for sale. This is an un-
usual opportunity to buy g frst-class
country paper.
Mr.. George Nelson, who was wounded
yesterday in the terrible Bradley Block
affair, is still at the Worsham House and
is doing very well, though weak and not
entirely out of danger. The reports that
he had lock-jaw and was in imminent
danger we're sensational. The doctors
have hope of his early recovery.
Some time ago the City Council re-
solved that Messrs. Robert M. McKie
and John G. Lonsdals, jr., have the use
of the lamppos!s for advertising pur-
poses for one year Al a subsequent
meeting they rescinded the contract,
and on yesterday, to make assurance
doubly sure. they resolved again that
they be not allowed the privilege A
resolution was then introduced and lost
that the city advertise the lampposts for
ten days, to be given to the highest
bidder; and finally resolved that they
not be allowed to be used for this pur-
pose.
A circular was issued last Saturday by
Commissioner Delano, of the Internal
Revenue Department, relative to the no.
tics to parties charged with failure, neg
lect or refusal to make true returns of
gains, profits and incomes, which pre-
scribes that, before assessing penalty in
person for neglect or refusal to make
such returns or rendering fraudulent
one, the Assistant Assessor charged with
the duty of assessing taxes or gains,
profits, end income of the person
charged, shall cause notice to be served
on such persons fifteen days prior to the
day of having notified him to appear, aud
show cause why the penalties prescribed
BY Law should not be assessed on him by
reason Of such neglect or refusal.