Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-21
BREyITIRs.

morning.
The thermometer at IL m. to-day stood
! $50 and the barometer at 80 inches.
The skating rink will benefit the Ma
sonic temple next Wednesday night.
Six noted mackerels were arrested last
evening by the police on the charge Of
vagrancy.
The ubiquitous person-some one un-
known-is committing too many muir
ders in Memphis.
Joe Locke, newsdealer, has all the late
daily newspapers, weekly pictorials,
magazines and literary publications.
| Our young artist, Mr.. Carl Gutherz, is
working away with his pencil and brush
at the Academy de Beaux Art in Brus-
sells.
The Nicolson pavement cases will be
heard in the Second Chancery Court on
Monday next before a Special Chancel-
lor.
Mr.. Holman, editor of the Clay County
(Missouri) Democrat, is reported as
among the missing in the McGiIl dis
aster.
Recorder Scales tried thirty-five cases
to-day Three hundred dollars were as
sessed as fines principally for light mis-
demeanors. !.
A large number of ladies attended the
rink yesterday and engaged in the ex-
hilerating and graceful amusement of
roller skating.
The Grand Lodge No. 2, Independent
Order of B'nai Birth, will meet in this
city on next Saturday at the hall Of the
Euphrates Lodge.
The sale of seats for the Nilsson con-
cert at Louisville commenced yesterday
in that city Mile Nilsson is advertised
to sing there ON the Oath instant.
Dominic Moren was bound over by the
Recorder in the sum of $4,000, to
answer the charge of garroting and rob
bling Frank ellis, near Fort Pickering.
The late Mr. James Kimbel was buried
yesterday evening at Elmweod Cemetery.
The services at the grave were performed
by the Rev. Mr. Watson, of the Methodist
Church.
All the fashion papers can be found at
Mansford's, corner of Second and Mon
roe; also all late daily and weekly news
papers, weekly pictorials and monthly
magazines.
A lecture on "Life's Light and SHADE"
will be delivered this evening at the
Greenlaw Opera House, by Duncan
McRae, Esq, before the Confederate
Relief Association.
John Gibson, the polite clerk at the
station-house, has patent bank, in which
cashier is always in attendance to re-
ceive contributions for the Confederate
widows and orphans.
II. j. Ward was placed under bonds in
the sum of $4,000 by the Recorder this
morning, on the charge of stealing two
hundred dollars from countryman on
Front street yesterday.
The verdict of the jury in the Coro-
ner's inquest, held yerterday on the
body of Harris Craig, was that the de-
ceased came to his death by being shot
by some person unknown.
The grain and produce merchants meet
on Change each day at IL o'clock. On
Monday next the proposition of Col.
Miller, proprietor of the Peabody Hotel,
will be considered
An inquest was held by the Coroner
last evening on the body of newly
born infant, found dead in a garden on
Elliott street The jury returned YER
diet that the infant came to its death at
the hands Of some person unknown.
The condition Of the matrimonial
market as reported by the Clerk Of the
County Court for the past week is as
follows: Jake Williams and Miss Whey
Howard r. T. Shivers and Miss Ella r.
King. Three colored couples likewise
returned licenses.
The mackerels arrested last evening"
were photographed this morning and
their charming faces placed in the
rogue gallery at the stationhouse. The
mackerels will be placed on separate
chain-gang, and will be invited to work
On, the streets next Monday.
A local editor Of morning cotempo-
rary was assaulted last evening on ac-
count Of q newspaper paragraph. This
morning the assaulter was fined ten dol
lars. Reporting Cor a Memphis daily
paper is rapidly becoming an entertain
ing and interesting vocation.
The contempt case Of Deputy Sheriff
Murphy vs. Podesta & Co. was decided
this morning by Judge Halsey, Of the
Second Circuit Court, and the following
6aes for resisting process of Court:
lac % Meinrath, $50; Mr.. Podesta, $25;
Mr. Asalatesta, $25i Mr.. Sneed, $40
In our notice of the marriage of Mr..
Will w. Sii.srs and Miss sallie Willis in
the LEDGER ole last evening we were in
error as to the pi.sce where the ceremony
was performed. The marriage took place
at the residence of the brides father, Mr..