Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-03-02
BREyITTEs.

vile, and Nilsson Will sing there on mex
Saturday.
The thermometer, at IL m. to-day, in
dicated 66o, and the barometer n TN
inches and falling.
Recorder Scales heard twenty-eight
cases to-day and collected one hundred
and seventy dollars as fines.
A will case was decided few days
since in Sumner county after sixty-siz
years of litigation. The suit involved
$5l 900.
In the Criminal Court this morning q
negro, Lewis Reed, was sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary on the charge
Of grand larceny.
Mansford receives all the musical
monthlies at the corner Of Monroe and
Second streets; also, dailies from al
parts Of the country.
Chancellor Yerger's health is steadily
improving, which is a matter of con
graduation among his numerous friends
and acquaintance
We acknowledge pleasant visit this
morning from Mr.. R. Walpole, proprie
tor and business editor of the Goodman
Miss Central Star.
j. II. Copeland was placed on triaI
this afternoon in the Criminal Court, OF
the charge of burglary and larceny. He
committed both crimes at the GayosC
House some weeks since.
Edward johnson and Maurice Daily
were placed under bonds in the sum o.
$4,000 each, on the charge of stealing q
trunk from Pat Larkin. The Recorder
sent the defendants to Jail.
Chancellor Morgan rendered the fol
lowing decision this morning: McKis
sick VS.. Martin, judgment for complain
ant; Temple VS.. Temple, order of refer
ence to the Clerk and Master.
A divorce bill was filed in the Second
Chancery Court this morning by Mrs
Martha Duncan against N. E. Duncan
claiming divorce on the grounds O
cruel treatment and abandonment.
Barney Bailey, the negro who muir
dered colored brother named Rober
Watkins, was sentenced to ten years il
the penitentiary last evening by thu
Criminal Court, jury trying the case.
Joe Locke has the parlor and sidewall
roller skates, the latest daily news
papers, illustrated weeklies, MONTH.
periodicals, and everything in the new
line, for sale, on Main, near jefferson.
All persons interested in farm i'm
provement are invited to attend
meeting for the purpose of organizing
Farmers Club, on Saturday next, at tn
Office of the Practical Planter, No. 81
Main street.
The report of City Comptroller SheT
herd shows the financial condition of tn
city for the month of February; Take
paid in city Indebtedness, $l0,469 40
cash receipts, $7S,795 "A; cash pay
ments S69,OlS Ga.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers, on Je
ferson and Beal streets, have receive
the Nashville Banner Courier-Journa
and Missouri Republican, of yesterday
and the Cincinnati Commercial Of Tues
day. All the latest papers, pictorial
and magazines received.
The case of R. E. Clark, for use, etc
| VS.. Kirkland and the Jackson Insuranc
Company was concluded last evening
the jury returning a verdict for the d.
PENDANTS. An application for ne
trial will be heard on Monday next b
Judge Halsey.
The letter carriers of Memphis d.
livered within the last month 80, go ma
letters, IL ,O65 local letters, Ii, 4S0 new
papers, number Of letters collected
$50; newspapers collected, 5S4C
Twelve carriers did the work of distril
uting and collecting
| Hundreds of young men are in Colt
RADIO, out of money, out of work, an
| out of heart, waiting for funds to pa
their way home Gold and silver minin
are the inducements to go there, bu
hunger and poverty are the greater IL
JUDGEMENTS to leave.
The initial number of the Masoni
Jewel, a monthly periodical, devoted Il
Masonry, and published in this city b.
la. j. Wheeler & Co., has been received
THE Jewel contains reading matter o
considerable interest to the craft, an
will become a leading and popular Ma
sonic journal.
| Peter Schwab drew the Hamilton
Opera House and the twenty thousan
dollar prize at the recent lottery a
| Hamilton, Ohio. He was the owner O
the building, and only sold 10000 out
| 80, 900 tickets reserving to himself
chance to win of twenty-three to twelve
The thing was magnificent swindle.
| An Eastern paper says of Genera
| Magruder. Poor Jack Magruder; whei
| he drove to the battlefield in kid gloves
behind a pair of fast trotters, he di
nothing out of character. Eecentricit