Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-04-09
LOCAL BREyITIEs.

rriuhy. ...
Judge j. I. Swayne is at Somerville
holding Circuit Court, and will probably
be there untilthe middle Of next week
Trainsar not running on the Arkan-
sas railroad between Hopefeld and
LAnguille. The overflow is too much
for any travel except BY dug-out.
The Sun has recently been enlarged
and much improved in appearance. We
are glad that our neighbors are so pros
porous, for papers are oftener trimmed
down at this season Of the year than in
creased in size
It's bruited about that the sickly little
boy with a cancer who solicits charity
on violin at the cornerof Court Square,
supports thereby healthy, lazy man
claiming to be his father, and refusing to
work for a living while the boy lives.
The boy is pitiable, but the man must be
a pitiless scamp
The old bank building ON the corner of
Jefferson and Main streets, just demol-
ished to be succeeded by more impos-
ing structure, was built about twenty-six
years ago. Few houses were around
that corner then and it was considered a
wonderful fine monument to architectu-
raj genius. 'saHfn arie Fa
After Mr.. John Brown was elected and
sworn in as Register yesterday, Mr. Gree
ley locked his office to prevent Brown
from gaining possession, and procured
an injunction from Judge Anderson, of
the Law Court, restraining the County
Court from giving Brown the books and
papers of the Office The case will have
hearing Monday.
In our river column yesterday notice
was made of Capt Joseph Kirkland
river man, lying dangerously i'll at his
rooms in the Provine block. The mum
Der, however, is 1862, instead of 36S, Main
street We since learn he is in very
needy condition. He also has a wife
and three little children with him. In
former times he was prosperous and
always had good standing where known.
His case deserves prompt action, and we
hope the river fraternity, noted for gen
crosby, will go at once to his relief
The Avalanche, of this morning, favors
us 1.-THE city EDITOR with the following
kinds words: 1t will be observed from
the report of the proceedings of the
County Court, in another column, that
Captain j. Harvey Mathes, who was
elected Tax Collector on Privileges at
the late election, filed his official bond
for $4,000 yesterday, and was duly in
Quoted into Office The highly respect
able character of the gentlemen whose
signatures are attached to the bond is
sufficient testimony Of the esteem in
which he is held as a gentleman of honor
and integrity by the leading citizens of
Memphis. We wish the gallant Captain
every success in his new vocation"
This cold, rainy weather is discourag-
ing to farmers. The season was quite
backward before the rain began, and now
there is no hope of resuming work in
the open field before the middle of next
week Those who have planted corn
and cotton now wish the seed were out
of the ground, for much of it will be to
replant The people have done the best
thing they could under the circum-
stances, and in their eagerness to get an
early start many of them plowed ground
that was too wet. The result will be
hard clods all summer and sickly corn
and cotton. Better plant ever so late
and have the soil in good condition and
the crops come on rapidly, than to re-
plant on weather-beaten sod. US
Chancellor Morgan made final de-
cree yesterday in the celebrated case of
Murdock7J jenkins VS.. c. B. Church, R.
G. Brinkley, Nathan Adams and others.
The case was dismissed and plaintiffs
ordered to pay costs. Some millions of
property, real estate in this city, were
involved The suits were brought by
two ladies of Baltimore, descendants of
the late James Winchester, on the ground
that they had never received full share
of their fathers estate. The present
holders of the property are entirely in
nocent. The plaintiffs claimed to have
been wronged by an administrator or
trustee, so decision either way APP
pears hard on the losing parties. These
cases have been very closely contested
by able counsel, and may be appealed to
the Supreme Court.
Religious Notices.
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