Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-28

to the County Clerk during the week
William p. Jarvis and Mrs. Willienetti
Carter.
Esquire Miller heard FIVE eases of as
saul and battery this forenoon, and sen
the colored assaulters before the Crimi
hal Court for trial.
The colored city scavengers belonging
to the ancient order of the iron ball anC
chain are improving the condition o
Jefferson street to-day se fli r.
The motion for new trial will b.
argued before Judge Flippin of til,
Criminal Court in the Early J. Eson cast
this afternoon at three o'clock.
The colored residents of Shelby stree
have established Varieties Theater il
an old stable, and give representation
ofthe Black Crook every evening.
The jury in the case Michael Maloney
had not agreed upon verdict up to one
o'clock to-day, 1t is rumored that tn,
jury disagreesupon the points of murder
and manslaughter. snn.ofa lst
Three felony cases were heard before
the Criminal Court yesterday, three ju.
ries being at work at the same time
The State was benefited TO the extent Of
seventeen years convict service.
The patent outside papers cal
themselves Chicago sufferers, and de.
mand a division Of the relief fund. Ii
is funny thing to see Tennessee and
Mississippi papers published in Chicago
The services at St. Patricks church
to-msrrow morning will be very in
teresting. A grand mass will be sung
by the well,trained choir under the leac
of that accomplished organist, Professor
Max. sia3
Two hundred and ninety-liye spittoons
have seen service at the Baltimore Epis-
copal convention. The Louisville Jour
nal suggests that here is an opportunity
for comic papers to say something about
salvation.
The Overton has steam elevator in
full blast. The boys who occupy the
upper Stories can now get elevated with
out being suspected, or having to climb
several flights of stairs when indis-
posed efsr sa
Several Memphians are raising cotton
in Los Angeles county, California The
average cost of picking throughout the
season is seventy-fve cents per hundred
pounds and the average yield per acre
is four hundred pounds, 81
The Appeal local is informed that
gambling is in consumptive condition
in Memphis, and hopes it viii die Of
atrophyl 1t will stand the " hazard of
the die for some time, since it is able
to pay tremendous revenue to the city.
Go to Mansford's, corner of Second
and Monroe streets, for news goods
foreign papers, illustrated weeklies, lite
rary, scientific and fashion journals, and
all the daily papers from Northern
cities.
This theater was crowded last night
from pit to dome. Hundreds of young
bloods became wall flowers, waved
scented handkerchief and swept the
dress circle with lorgnettes. Attitudeniz-
ing was in order, and the general crush
was enjoyed by the audience.
Esquire Miller rendered verdict Of
one hundred dollars yesterday against
Mr.. Young, a oolored heart-breaker, for
breach of promise of marriage. Justice
Miller has several other cases of the
same nature to dispose Of, and he seems
determined to make all promise-breakers
repair damages with fractional currency.
Emmons & Son, the veteran news
dealers at 10 Jefferson and 4lO Main,
have received foreign newspapers of
latest dates, pictorial publications and
New York, St. Louis, Chicago, Cinein-
natl, Louisville, Nashville and New Or
leans daily newspapers.
The retail prices of game and fish in
the city are as follows: Venison, choice
cuts, 25c per pound; squirrels and par
ridges, 25c each pigeons, 75c to 81 per
dozen; prairie chickens, 75c each or
81 so per pair; game fsh-Reelfoot and |
Arkansas lake FISH, zoe per pound; Mack
nav trout, zoe per pound; oysters, 75c
10 81 per can. lt
The ordinance on page 1902 of the city |
laws, prohibiting two or more persons
from riding on the driver scat Of hacks,
IS violated every night. The object Of
The ordinance is to prevent scalping by |
Confederates, a crime too often commit
led in Memphis, The police should en-
'orce the ordinance upon all occasions
n order to protect the public.
1t least Eve thousand persons were
engaged in astronomical pursuits to-day
the city. Venus, sparkling
rightly in the southern heavens, was
he object Of interest to the residents of |
Vain street aud Front Row. Why the
appearance Of star at midday mo un-
usual occurrence) should attract such
attention is a mystery.
The supper last evening, a. the new
Methodist Church, on Georgia and Ten
lessee streets, was a perfect success. III