Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-16

Go and register as voters for the ensu
ing municipal election. Next Saturda,
win be the last day Of grace,
Recorder Scales tried thirty-eight case
this morning. Two hundred dollars wer,
assessed as fines and eighty dollars col
lected. iaiA III ! '~'
3 The show windows on our principa
streets are filed with Christmas goods
which attract large crowds Of delighted
juveniles. So eahT tt0
Twenty-thousand dollars were collected
by the Clerk Of the First Circuit Cour
from parties redeeming lands sold fol
taxes to the State.
A lady in Peeskill, New York, hal
seen the Nathan murderer in dream
A dreamer of this kind is much needed
in Memphis.
The fourth number Of the Memphis
Presbyterian appeared on our desk las
evening, and presented quite q readable
appearance. w "
= The Comptroller ofthe State Treasury
in his published report says there is due
the State by delinquent officers in Shelby
county nearly 100000.
The snow, the dying years beautiful
shroud, put in an appearance last night
Snow to the depth of six inches fell to-
day, fact to be regarded with pleasure
by all lovers Of sleighing.
Three fast drivers contributed FIVE
dollars each to the city this morning
The police have been instructed to ar
rest all fast drivers, and all persons car
rying concealed weapons, 3ts ~
Mayor Johnson has announced tina
the city is able to meet the January semi
annual interest due ON the city bonds
The interest will be paid in New York
and amounts to the sum Of $4,000. "
A astronomical philosopher remark
that Frenchman is perfectly honest a
the table. He will even take up his disl
and smell it, and if he smells a rat yol
hear from him"
Several sleighing parties appeared OF
the streets this morning, wrapped up il
bear skins and buffalo robes. The jing
ling bells and the buzzing noise made b.
the sleigh told the Winters Tale.
The new school board recently elected
in London, England, contains three
lady MEMBERSHIPS. Gray for Chelsea
Miss Emily Davis (authoress) for Green
wich, and Miss Garrett for Marylebone
Joe Locke, newsdealer, on Main stree
near jefferson, has all late Eastern anC
Northern daily and weekly papers, pic
torials, periodicals, magazines, newi
goods Of every description, comic al
MANAGES, etc. fill'
A fashionable marriage took place a
the Central Methodist church yesterday
Captain Folks was married to Miss Mary
Wright, the accomplished daughter o
our esteemed fellow-citizen, Judge Archi
bald Wright.
The fair to be given for the benefit o.
the little children, Under the charge O.
the Good Sisters at the Orphan Asylum
will commence on next Monday night al
the Memphis Club Hall, corner of Second
and Union streets.
Mansford, newsdealer on Second
street, has all late pictorials, comic al
manacs, literary newspapers, magazines
and other periodicals, all late daily and
weekly newspapers, and full stock Of
Christmas news goods.
Two of the Atlantic cables are broken,
The French Cable Company, in conse
quence, has raised the rates for ten
words to SIS in gold; additional words
81 so each, and all message limited to
the length of fifty words.
No criminal cases of Importance be-
fore the Recorder to-day. The sudden
cold snap last night had good effect on
amateur sportsmen, who have been in
the habit of shooting at people on the
streets. The shooting and suicide mar
kets are dull.
Two Of Captain Shirleys cotton pick
ing machines were carried over to the
Arkansas river yesterday to be practi-
cally tested. The machine makes cot
ton picking a pleasure instead of task,
and entirely dispenses with the unrelia-
BILE contraband in the cotton patch.
Chancellor Yerger has instructed
Clerk and Master Stewart to call meet
ing Of the bar to assemble on Monday
next for the purpose of selecting some
attorney to act as Special Chancellor
until he Judge Yerger) is able to re-
sumo the duties of his office.
The courts are in session to-day, In
the First Circuit the case of Bank of
Tennessee VS.. Somerville, was on trial
this morning. The defense to a suit on
a note is that the defendant rendered in
the issues of said bank, signed
by G. G. Torbett. The case will be con-
Guided this evening. Z iaJf
The New York papers abuse John III,
Surratt's lecture on the killing of Lin
coin and the murder of Mrs. Surratt No
the New York editors do not like
to hear Of Mrs. Surratt, for each and al
most every one of them aided and abet-
ted in the hanging of woman" They
do not like to be called lady killers"
b The parties engaged in the fatal diff
Guilty althe Soldiers Home on Wednes-
day last we're both one-armed ex-Confed-
crate soldiers. Both had been drinking,
and Williams was shot through the head
by Buckley, from the effects of which he
died in a few seconds. Another case
Of whisky and pistols.