Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-03
BRRyITIEs.


Several fashionable marriages will
come of during the next ten days.
There was nothing of interest on the
recorders court docket today.
The Old Folks at Home held an inter
esting reunion yesterday afternoon.
The Nashville Bloodhorse Association
raceswill commence on Tuesday the l4th
of May next.
Next Monday evening the Mendels-
sohn Quartette Club concert comes off
at the Memphis Theater.
By four o'clock tomorrow evening
street cars will be running over the new
line to the brick church in Chelsea.
Mr. George Gordon was appointed no.
tary public by the County Court yester-
day, vice Mr. A. r. Humes, resigned.
AS in Memphis, the price of gas has
been reduced to 50 per 1000 cubic feet,
plus the Government tax, in San Fran
cisco.
The Sunday-School Union met at the
First Presbyterian church last evening.
Interesting addresses were made by
prominent members.
Justice Burke was buried yesterday.
The funeral services were held at St.
Patrick's church, and were attended by
the friends of the deceased
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Peoples Insurance Company
takes place this afternoon at the office
of the company, No. l6 Madison street,.
The railroad subscription question will
be taken up for consideration by the
County Court tomorrow. The amount
asked for by the different railroads is
81 500, 900.
The General Council meets this eve
ming in regular monthly session. The
printing question and other important
matters of interest to the taxpayers
will be called up for final action.
The County Court ordered to-day to
issue 100000 more bonds to the Selma
railroad, it appearing from the report of
the committee that the work on the road
has progressed according to agreement.
The latest matrimonial dodge is to
buy license for 1925 Of the County
Clerk and present it with proposal of
marriage to the fair one. This was done
during the present week and worked
like charm.
At an adjourned meeting of the In
venters' Aid Association, held yesterday
afternoon, stock SUBSCRIPTION books were
opened and twenty-four shares of stock
were taken by the members present. The
Association will meet again on the 10th
inst.
There will be Leap Year party to-
night at the Memphis Club Hall. The
ladies intend escorting the gentlemen to
the ball. Owing to the wet weather the
fair invitors will have to procure hacks
and wait for the gentlemen on the street
corners.
The number Of passengers carried over
the street railroads during the month of
March was 1885; number carried du-
ring the month of March, 1871, 1929
excess of passengers carried in March,
1872, over the number carried in March,
1871, 1912.
The Second Chancery Court stands
adjourned until the 22d inst, for the
purpose of hearing motion for removal
to the United States Court, in the case
of Memphis and Charleston Railroad
Company vs.. John Tomeney. After
hearing the above motion the court will
adjourn over to the first Monday in May
next.
A teamster named John Hastings,
while driving loaded wagon on Front
street yesterday, accidentally fell for
ward between the mules, and was run
over by the heavily loaded wagon, which
produced almost instant death. The
jury of inquest summoned by Esquire
Miller returned verdict in accordance
with the above facts.
Hundreds of petitions are presented
by land owners in the county to the
County Court for the reduction of taxes,
assessed and collected These petitions
have heretofore been granted; hence the
numerous petitions. Land assessed at
fifteen dollars per acre can be sold for
ffty-two dollars; but yet the owners
grumble about the assessment. The
County Court seems determined to sus-
tain the assessors hereafter.
The details of the shocking murder of
Mrs. Carrie Clinton, by her brutal hus-
band, Charles G. Clinton, published yes
terday, created considerable excitement
throughout the city. The murderer,
Clinton, served in the Federal army
during the war, and since he left the
Metropolitan police force has had bad
reputation in police circles. The muir
der was bloody and feudish in the ex-
treme. which the perpetrator will no
doubt expiate on the gallows
William Johnson, colored man, is on
trial to-day in the Criminal Court on an
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