Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-16
BREyITIEs.

last night.
The County Probate Court was in SEES
sion today.
St. Patrick's Fair at Cochran Hall on
Monday next
The thermometer at 10 am. to-day
stood at 45o, and the barometer at 30
inches.
Recorder Scales disposed Of twenty
four cases this morning. Forty dollars
we're collected as fines.
Interesting religious services are going
on at the Central Baptist church and at
the First Methodist church.
Joe Locke, on Main street, near JEFF
ferson, has for sale all Eastern and
Western papers, periodicals and pictorial
publications.
In the Criminal Court last evening the
cases of the State VS.. Sell Howell-the
French Garden homicide cases--were
continued over for trial until Monday
next
The wind rose almost TO a gale last
evening. Towards night it changed
around to the northwest, bringing from
the polar regions the icy breath of dreary
winter. - ..ttt
Go to Mansfords Catholic Bookstore
corner of Second and Monroe streets, for
religious books and publications. The
latest pictorial newspapers and literary
journals just received
The heavy docket of the First Chan
Gerry Court contains 1876 cases ready fol-
trial. In the Second Chancery Court the
hearing docket contains GIG cases ready
for the same disposition.
Edmond Hart was seut to Jail this
morning by the Recorder, in default o.
bonds in the sum of $500, on the charge
of stealing coat from Anderson King
on board the steamer Legal Tender.
Tax Collector Mclean informs us that
the payment of county taxes is being
made slowly. A large number of tax
payers have obtained their bills from the
Collectors office, and will be ready to
pay the same in a few days.
Emmons 4 Son, news dealers on JEFF
ferson street, have received the Courier
Journal and Missouri Republican Of
yesterday, the Cincinnati Commercial o.
Monday last, and the Banner of the
South or Planters journal. All of the
latest papers and periodicals can be
found at this stand
The horse and mule auction business
on Second street, near Madison, attracts
every morning large crowd of black
and white horse-fesh admirers. AL
kinds of horses are sold, from the thor
oughbred to the long fetlock stock. II
is no trouble to discover the fine points
on many of these animals.
The police force will soon appear in
their new winter uniforms, consisting OF
blue cloth frock coat with brass buttons;
overcoat and pants of same color. 1t is
unfortunate that each member of the
force will have to pay for this uniform
out of his salary. The city ought to
pay for an uniform when it prescribes
one to be worn by the force
The weather reports for this morning
show the state of the thermometer at the
following places; Charleston, 440; Chi,
cage, 800; Cincinnati, $50; Fortress Mon
roe, 80; Louisville, 800 Little Rock,
SO; Montgomery, 390; Nashville, $50;
Natchez, 400; New Orleans, 460; Hous
ton, co.; st. Louis, $40; indianapolis, 80
Judge Yerger, Chancellor of the Sec
ond Chancery Court, owing to sickness
was unable to open Court this morning
Chancellor Morgan, of the First Chan,
Gerry Court, opened and adjourned the
Second Chancery Court over till to-mor'
row morning, when it is expected that
Chancellor Yerger will be able to take
his seat on the bench.
A new sternwheel boat will be launched
at the navy yard this evening Memphis
is progressing rapidly in steamboat build
ing since the dry-docks were brought to
tbe city. Three boats have already been
launched this season, and these have
been pronounced by river men to be
equal to any specimens of marine archi-
lecture built on the Western waters.
John Harris, colored preacher, was
sGpt to Jail by Recorder Scales for an
assault aud battery on his wife. Harris
undertook, by means of divers quotatiQne
from the Old Testament, to convince the
Recorder that he had a right to whip his
wife. The Recorder informed him that
we we're living under a different dispen-
sation at the present time, and that the
Old Testament was not regarded as legal
authority in q court of justice.
In the First Chancery Court yesterday
the case of Keep VS.. Cannovan was up
for hearing. This case has been pro-
crossing for several years, and is one of
the famous cases of the court 1t is said
that every motion and rule of pleading,
etc., known to Chancery practice ap-
pears in this case. Indeed, some old
lawyeFg Of or city assert that if stu
dent masters tho iRtFieaeies Of this case case
and studies It closely, he viii become on
accomplished Chancery practitioner
without the aid of single textbook.
Sixty indictments we're found by the
Grand Jury of the last term of the
United States Court against persons for
violations of the Civil Rights Bill and
Enlargement Law. These cases will
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