Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-17
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le courts are In session to-day.

The thermometer at ten am. to-day
stood at 45o, and the barometer at 30
lilo inches.
Go to Joe Locke's for daily papers
from Eastern cities, and all pictorial
publications.
At Mansfords Catholic bookstore can
be found choice selection of religious
books and the latest pictorial publica-
tons from the East and West.
This morning the case of The State rs.
John Moody. grand larceny. was on trial
before the Criminal Court. A verdict
will probably be rendered this evening.
Recorder Scales disposed of twenty
six cases this morning. Fines to the
amount Of one hundred and thirty dol
lars were assessed, and seventy-five dol
lars collected.
Emmons 4 Son have received the st.
Louis Times and Republican Banner Of
yesterday, and Cincinnati Commercial
Of latest date ALL the late periodical
and pictorial newspapers have been just
received. zee ttitiiot .faA tNts'A'
The stock Of groceries. which was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday morning, at the
corner of Beal and Turley streets, was
fully insured by the owner, Mr.. Rosen-
stein, for the sum of five hundred dol
lars in the Home Insurance Company of
New Haven.
William Hicks was sent to Jail this
morning, in default of bonds Of three
thousand dollars, on the charge Of steal
ing gold watch, the property of Cover
nor r. M. Anderson, on board the steam
err Mary Boyd, on Saturday last.
Thomas Creed, who was bound over, a
few days since, by Justice Miller, on
charge of larceny, and who escaped from
the Justices Office at that time, was re-
arrested last evening by police officer
Cullen, and was turned over to Sheriff
Wright this morning for safe keeping
The gold watch belonging to Gov. R.
NJ. Anderson, which was stolen some
days since, on board the Mary Boyd, was
recovered yesterday by the owner. A
negro porter on board the steamer appro-
priated the time-piece, A reward of one
hundred dollars offered by Governor
Anderson, brought the watch to the sur
face.
The weather reports by telegraph this
morning show the state o; the thermom-
eter at the following places: Baton
Rouge, 4s0;; Charleston, 40; Chicago,
40; Chattanooga, 40; Cincinnati, 400;
Fortress Monroe 430; Houston, $50;
Louisville, 800; Little Rock, $40; Nash
vile, 27o, Natchez, 80; New Orleans,
40; Pittsburg, 800; ST. Louis, i30;;
Shreveport, 1872; Indianapolis, 800. :
| In the Criminal Court, on yesterday,
several motions for new trials were
heard. The motion for new trial in the
forgery case of the State VS.. Jerry Will
liams was overruled, and the defendant
was sentenced to five years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary. In the grand
larceny case Of the State VS.. John Med
owcraft the motion for new trial was also
overruled by Judge Flippin and the de-
PENDANT sentenced to three years in the
penitentiary. eass.e,-s.s nu
Cadet Smith, the colored representa-
tive of the nation OF West Point, who
was court-martialed for striking Cadet
Wilson with a dipper, and for, speaking
disrespectfnlly to file-closer, and sem
fenced to walk post for six consecutive
days, was reinstated by the War De-
partment, the sentence having been dis
approved. The ridiculous farce of hold
ing court-martial was gone through
with because Cadet Wilson was struck
with dipper $500 a hd3
We have received the initial number
of the Memphis Weekly Presbyterian
religious journal, published in this city
by Joseph Barbiere, Esq. This publica-
ton has supplied want which was felt
among the Presbyterians of the South
west. The present number is filed with
choice reading matter, both religious
and secular. Major Barbiere. in terse
salutatory modestly makes his bow for
public patronage. We sincerely hope
the expectations of the publisher will be
N ore than realized.
Last Sunday morning officer p Kelly
found paise between two bales of cot
ton on the bluff. The valise contained
number OF valuable books, literary
works, etc, and from a memorandum
book, found with the books, it is pre-
sumed that the property belonged to a
man named Wilson Irwin. The writing
in the memorandum book shows that r.
YIN, III OClODtTi low was Dooh-httpci
at the house of Wilson & Boyd, Wheel
| ing, Virginia. The property is at present
at the Adams street station-house await
ing ownership.
The time for the redemption of prop
erty sold to the State for delinquent
taxes will expire December -, 1870, and
after that time the title to the property
is vested in the State. This embraces
large amount of property in this city and
county. The time Of redemption would
have expired long since had it not been
for an act of the Legislature in Decem-
Der, 1869, which extended the time to
December 10, 1870, for the redemption of
all property sold for taxes prior to the
gear 1868. There were no tax sales in
the years 1869, 1863 and 1864, but in
1865 large amount was sold in this
manner to the State. Property owners