Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-23
BREyITIEs.

ball and banquet on the Zsth INST.
The January interest on the city debt
will be promptly paddy Mayor johnson.
The different Episcopal churches Of
our city are being adorned for Christmas
week. f'ea aa trg
The Second Circuit Court adjourns to-
day over to the fourth day of January
next. .r
Recorder Scales disposed of forty
cases this morning; $3.50 were assessed
as fines, and 800 collected
The ball Of the German Mutual Benev-
olent Society will come off on next Mon
day night at the Cochran Hall.
The election for magistrate in the
Fifth Civil District will take place on
Saturday, the 3lst Of December.
The thermometer at 9 am. stood at
80, and at IL M, 320-freszing point
while the barometer indicated 80 LILO
inches.
Judge Latham, of the Bankrupt Court,
has resumed the duties Of his Office, and
can be found there daily by persons
having business in the Court of Bank
ruptcy
Mr.. James Rose, an old resident Of
Memphis, is candidate for the office of
magistrate.of the Fifth Civil District, left
vacant by the death Of the late Ed Ed Kier-
nan, Esq.
Last evening, in the Second Chancery
Court, Chancellor Scott dissolved the in
junction in the butchers cases, or what
is popularity known as the case of the
Market Stalls VS.. Street Meat Stands.
Mr. Kelly the attorney committed to
Jail by Chancellor Morgan for contempt
of court, was released from custody last
evening by order of the court, the matter
in controversy having been compromised
and settled,
Emmons & Son, veteran newsdealers
on jefferson and Beal streets, have all
the late Northern and Eastern daily and
weekly papers, magazines, journals, al
manacs, and a general stock of news
goods for Christmas.
Mansford, news dealer or Second
street. has all late daily and weekly pa
pers, literary periodicals, quarterles and
magazines, English and American pic
torials, comic almanacs, and complete
stock of Christmas news goods.
On Christmas morning at IL o'clock,
in Linden Street Christian Church, Rev.
David Walk will preach sermon eRti-
tied Gods Christmas Gift" At night
he will answer questions propounded to
him by an eminent lawyer of this city.
The Church Home received one
hundred and fifty dollars and twenty-five
cents from the proceeds of the skating
rink, on Wednesday night last, for which
Mrs. Pickett, President of the Home,
has thanked Messrs. Stith & Cobb, the
proprietors of the rink"
Thos. T. Pitts, at one time citizen of
Memphis, but now connected with the
Mississippi Central, published at Water
Valley, Miss, is in the city and stopping
at the Worsham. We recommend him
to our business men, and vouchsafe a
fulfillment of all business engagements.
Welcome, original Tom"
Captain j. Genette, an old citizen Of
Memphis, and who, during the unpleas-
antness, was a captain in the old l54th
Tennessee regiment, is a candidate for
the office of Councilman in the Eighth
Ward. If Captain Genette legislates as
we'll as he fought, the Eighth Ward will
be well represented.
Joe Locke, newsdealer on Main street
near Jefferson, has the daily Nashville
St. Louis, Cincinnati, New York, New
Orleans and Louisville papers, and all
latest magazines, periodicals., almanacs,
and works of fiction. A full stock Of
children's toy books, initial note paper
and Christmas news goods just received.
We need Mr.. Berg and society To
prevent cruelty to animals in Memphis.
A poor brute, driven by greater brute,
fell down on the icy pavement on Sec
ond, near Court street, this morning, and
the cruel driver beat the poor animal UNI
mercifully because the horse could not
regain his footing owing to the slippery
pavement A fine of ten dollars would
teach this individual good lesson.
In the United States Circuit Court,
yesterday, Judge Emmons decided the
special taxfcases in favor Of the indict-
ments. This decision exposes number
of doctors, lawyers, tobacco and liquor
dealers to a punishment by fine and ip.
prisonment for non-psyment of taN
District Attorney Hudson announced
that if the indicted parties would come
up, submit their cases, pay the tax and
costs of suit, the severer penalties would
be RENTED : which invitation will no
doubt be accepted.
The Myra Day case is progressing
slowly in the Criminal Court. Last
evening Captain George Washington
and Mr.. Beecher opened the argument
for the State, and we're followed this
morning by Colonel George r. Phelan
for the defense, who will be followed on
the same side by Captain Van A. w.
Anderson and Colonel John Bullock,
and the argument viii be closed for the