Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-23

Several marriages in Memphis fash
ionable life are to take place during the
ensuing month. The little prelimina-
ries are being arranged at present.
The investigation in the case of
Charles II. Bernard, who is charged
with shooting George Holmes, will take
place before Esquire Miller this after
noon.
Henry Heron is on trial to-day be-
fore the Criminal Court on the oh large
of maliciously shooting colored brother,
some two weeks since, four miles north
of this city.
The fuperal Of Mrs. Bill will not take
place this afternoon, as advertised, on
account of the non-arrival of her daugh-
tiers, but will occur tomorrow morning
at half-past ten clock.
Mansford corner of Second and Mon
roe, receives daily New York, Chicago,
Cincinnati, Nashville. St. Louis and
Louisville papers, and all the popular
illustrated weeklies, and, the leading
magazines.
Memphis needs manufacturing estab-
lishments, elevators, good steamboat
landings, union depots, water works,
railroads running westward, more
Nicholson pavement, and an extenrion
Of the street railway lines.
Esquire Spellman issued warrant
this morning against Sarah Klimpson on
the charge of stealing twelve dollars
from Augustus Humes on Jefferson
street The case viii be heard at nine
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Chancellor Morgan, of the First Chan
Gerry Court, rendered the following de-
cision to-day Partee VS.. May, motion
to dissolve injunction overruled. The
case of Saint VS.. Taylor is still on trial.
Tomorrow will be motion day.
Matthew Davis, who has been on trial
for several days before Esquire Miller,
on the charge of committing an agra
waited assault and battery on little
girl, Marys Campbell, was sent to jail
last evening in default of $4,000 bonds.
The great fight between Mace and Co
burn comes off near New Orleans on
Thanksgiving day. This is believed to
be the reason why Grant issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation for the 3Oth
inst. A Memphis delegation will attend
the great mill. -"
Emmons & Son, the popular news
dealers at 10 Jefferson and 40 Main,
have weekly illustrated papers, foreign
publications, monthly magazip es, and
daily papers from New York, St. Louis,
Cincinnati, New Orleans, Nashville,
Chicago and other cities.
On Commerce street last night George
Williams becoming displeased with the
actions Of his wife, Henrietta Williams,
drew knife and proceeded 20 carve her
up in the most scientific manner inhict-
ing upon her person several severe
wounds, for which amusement he will
have trial this afternoon before Esquire
Miller.
Charles H. Barnard, who shot George
Holmes, near Rileys saloon, or. Main
street, some weeks since, surrendered
himself to Esquire Miller, yesterday af-
ternoon, and was admitted to bail in the
sum Of two thousand dollars. Barnard
exhibited several wounds which he said
he received from Holmes, whom he in
sists was armed with knife. Holmes
is recovering rapidly.
Train, the voluble and surprising
talker, will hold forth to the multitude
at the Assembly Hall on next Friday
evening. As an actor, Train stands a
head and shoulders above all stage-play-
ers, while his wonderful rush of brilliant
words, wrapped in compact and pointed
sentences, combine almost every form of
eloquenee. He who hears Train always
gets the worth of his money.
The theory of cheap literature for the
people is better understood in England
than in America. The penny Dickens
:. ,olJ =, Tordon 80 tvro oc,4s a uur,t..
or sheet, and is meeting with enormous
sales, over two hundred thousand copies
having been sold. In the United States
the people are driven by high prices from
Dickens works to the literature of the
dime novel
The thermometer has been Auttering
about the freezing point-32'-for the
last twelve hours. Snow and ice are
predicted by the weather-wise, much to
the qualification of the boys who are
always in favor Of snow-balling and
skating. Everybody having an overcoat
and set Of furs dons them, while those
destitute of these Arctic habiime nts
encourage the inner man with cold or
hot punches.
Some meteorological prophet insists
that there isn't any room for doubt that
the coming winter is to be AWFUL cold.
The prophet has found the moss growing
thick on the trees, frogs standing on
their heads, sunaowers pointing north
ward, grape vines running around the
poles instead Of up them, aud a thou
sand other signs to show that every hu-
man being viii be frozen as stiff as
herring before next February. As usual,
the prophesy is laughed at BY scoaers.
Recorder Scales disposed Of thirty
misdemeanOr cases to-day. Ed Higgins
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