Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-18
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A number of laborers, Swedes, En-
glish, ETC., are at present in the city.
The Board of Aldermen and Common
Council meet this evening at three
o'clock, at the City Hall.
Crowds Of strangers from the country
are in the city purchasing supplies and
disposing of their cotton.
The Chancery Courts have adjourned
over to Monday next. The other courts
ofour city are in session to-day.
Recorder Scales disposed of twenty
three cases this morning. Eighty-fye
dollars were collected for the city treas
sury.
Delinquent taxes must be paid before
December 18th, or all lands sold to the
State for non-payment Of taxes will be
forfeited to the State.
At Mansford's Catholic bookstore can
be found fine collection of religious
literature and all the late pictorial pub
locations from the East
The thermometer at 10 am. to-day
stood at $50, and the barometer at 80 2-l0
inches, the latter indicating continu-
ance Of fine weather.
The prospective war between England,
Austria, Italy and Turkey with Russia,
on account of the reputation of the
treaty of 1856 by Russia, was the subject
of general conversation on the streets
to-day.
Houston Bryant was charged with
stealing two beef tongues from the meat
store of ]. Mas, on Water street. Bry-
ant admitted the theft, and was sent up
by the Recorder this morning, on a
charge of larceny.
A negro, name unknown, became in
volved in personal difficulty with a
white man named Henry Spain, at Hope
field, Arkansas, last evening. The negro
was slightly wounded in the neck from
pistol shot fired by Spain.
A white follower of Nimrod named
John Kelly, stole bag of shot last eve
ming from cambridge, Mitchell Il Co.,
merchants, on Union street. The shot
was found by officer Homan in the alley
The Recorder sent Kelly to Jail in de-
fault of bail in the sum Of $780,
Emmons 4 Son, the veteran news
dealers on Jefferson street, have received
the Courier-Journal, Missouri Republ-
can and st. Louis Times of yesterday;
also the Cincinnati Commercial of We'd
nesday last. The latest literary and pic
torial papers have also been received.
Mr.. A. b. Upshaw, the able editor of
the Holly Springs Independent South,
is in the city. The Independent South
is a sterling Democratic newspaper, and
each issue contains choice reading mat
ter, well selected The South has large
circulation in North Mississippi, and is
an enterprising and able journal.
Henrietta Williams and Mollie Jones,
colored individuals, while indulgiug in a
free fight at Mag Moodys ball, danger
ously cut with knife another damsel
named Julia Martin. Julia had her face
and arms badly cut by those warlike
maidens. The defendants were bound
over to the Criminal Court by the Re
corder.
Our Canadian fellow-citizens have or
ganized a brotherhood or association.
The officers elect are, d. B. Forster
President VIM C. Miller, First Vice
President C. Nourse, Second Vice
President; w. w. Currie, Secretary; G.
Langstaf, Assistant Secretary; w. C.
Matthews, Treasurer; Committee of
Management, DR.. A. Sterling, NJ. Nc
Keogh, r. P. Capel, W. jackson, G. A.
Wilson.
The weather reports by telegraph this
morning show the state OF the thermom-
eter at the following places: Chicago
230; Chattanooga, $50; Cincinnati, go;
Houston, Texas, CSC; Louisville, 330;;
Little Rock, 470; Montgomery, $50; Nash
vile, $50; Natchez, Acc; New Orleans,
4S0; Pittsburg, 330; St. Louis, 320
Shreveport, 5l0; indianapolis, 800.
The case of the State VS.. J. d. STAN
ley = indictment for killing a. negro
named Henry Curtis, on the 10th of July
last-was up for trial in the Criminal
Court to-day. The shooting was done at
the residence of Mr.. Stanley, on the
Pigeon Roost road, some miles from the
city and, it is claimed was done in
self-defense. The case will not probably
be ended before tomorrow.
Judge Flippin, of the Criminal Court,
yesterday ordered the clerk to enter up
n fine of ten dollars against the court for
not appearing on time The fine was so
recorded and promptly paid by His
Honor This is a slight hint to attorneys
practicing in this court to be present at
the proper time whenever they are inter
ested in a case on trial, and we have no
doubt the quick-witted practitioners of
this court will understand the hint so
delicately but practically presented.
Mr.. James S. Bailey, Deputy Sheriff,
is on examination before Commissioner
Bras on the charge of changing tick
cts" during the late election in the Thir-
teenth Civil District This is quite an
important case, and will be made test
case in the United States courts. From
the evidence in the case, and from the
statements of witnesses yet to be exam
ined, it appears that Mr.. Bailey was an
officer of the election at the Thirteenth
District polls; that some negroes endea-