Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-14
BREyNyIEs.

Inc WONDERFUL anu WOriutOho"HS~
Nilsson is coming to Memphis in few
weeks. III
A gas lamp was burning brightly on
st. Martin street this morning at nine
O. clock.
The Nicolson pavement cases will be
heard on Monday next before the Second
Chancery Court.
The Bartlett courthouse is nearly
completed. Judge Ray is holding the
Circuit Court at Bartlett.
The negro, Jim Galloway, charged
with the murder of Mike Kelly, has not
as yet been arrested.
It is said that the lines of railroad
between Memphis and Louisville are
about to be consolidated. I
We learn that Mr. Cough, the eloquent
temperance lecturer, has been compelled
to defer his contemplated visit to our city
Recorder Scales disposed of twenty
four cases to-day. Ninety-fve dollars
were assessed as fines and fifty collected.
Mr.. R. G. Harris, editor of that live
Mississippi journal, the Central Star, is
in the city, and honored our sanctum
this morning with his presence.
John McGinnis, alias Fatty, charged
with attempting to break Jail at the sta
ton house on Adams street, was bound
over in the sum of $500 this morning.
The Rev. Father Lilly, formerly pas
tor of St. Peters Church of this city, but
now of New York city, will deliver dis
course at u clock tomorrow evening
at st. Peters Cathedral
Jack Ellis, arrested on suspicion Of
stealing wines from Mr.. Schabel, was
bound over by the Recorder this morning
in the sum of $25OO to answer before
the Criminal Court
We had the pleasure of visit this
morning from Mr.. Freeman Randolph,
the talented young editor of that excel
lent paper, the Pamela Star. He returns
to Pamela this afternoon.
Joe Locke, newsdealer, has received
the latest daily papers from all South
ern, Northern and Eastern cities. Pic
torials, periodicals and magazines from
all points of the world.
The clause in the City Charter that
unless both Boards meet at the same
time, no business can be transacted,
gives rise to considerable trouble, and is
objected to by many of the City Fathers.
Champagne made by an infusion of
carbonic acid gas is liable to tax under
Sec. 48 of the act of July 90 1863 un-
less made from grapes grown in the
United States. So says the Internal
Revenue Commissioner at Washington.
Last evening darkey on Madison
street had large number of dray re-
ceipts in his hat The wind blew the
hat off and carried the receipts in every
direction, much to the amusement of the
newsboys, who chased and captured the
flying papers.
All the fashion papers and magazines
at Mansfords, corner of Monroe and
Second; also daily papers from all quar-
tiers, pictorials, journals, magazines, al
MANAGES, dime song books and every
thing in the news line, can be had at
Mansford's.
The matrimonial alliances entered
into and reported to County Clerk Reilly
during the past week are as follows:
Jesse W. Fuller and Miss Dupre Watson,
Joseph Corow and Miss Julia Cook.
Eight dusky men and maidens likewise
INDUCED in connubial felicity.
The jury of inquest in the Kelly hor-
ror of yesterday returned the following
verdict: "That the deceased came to his
death by having his windpipe broken at
the hands of Jim Galloway and William
Carter, and that Susan Carter and Laura
Armstrong were accessories before the
fact"
A judgment for $4,000 was obtained
by Amy 4 Co., of New York. against
the county of Shelby on yesterday, and
mandamus obtained to compel the
county to levy a special tax to pay the
coupons on the bonds issued to the M.
and 0. R. R. Company, and now held
by Amy & Co.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers on Jeffer-
son and Beal streets, have the Courier
Journal, Missouri Republican, Nashville
Banner of yesterday, and all the latest
daily and weekly papers from all points;
illustrated weeklies and monthly maya
zines from all parts of the world at
Emmons & Sons news stand.
William Robertson and Nicholas Peter
son (negroes) were arrested this morning
by Sergeant Hicks on the charge of steal
ing a package of knives from the auction
house of George Shields & Co., on Main
street. The knives we're found in the
possession Of the thieves. They will
have hearing on Monday morning.
A shooting affair took place at Helena,
Arkansas, on Wednesday last, between
lady and gentleman. The lady fred
two shots froE. a repeater at the man,
and he fred one shot in return, and then
rode rapidly away on horseback. The