Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-19

was committed to Jail without bail by
the Recorder, as fears are entertained as
to the recovery Of the wounded man.
The razor should be placed by statute
among the prohibited deadly weapons.
Nothing new has been developed as to
johnson and Mac Morris the escaped
Express robbers, except that the de.
t%ectives are working away waiting for
something to turn up. johnson and
Morris are quite as sharp as the detec-
tives.
F. R. McElroy, formerly Of the police
force. having intermarried With Mrs. B.
NJ. McGuinty a few days since, received
the congratulations Of his friends and
former comrades at the Adams street
station.house last night. The boys
always congratulate when a member Of
the force leaves single blessedness to
embark upon the stormy matrimonial
ocean.
1t has become a popular amusement
for our Nimrods to go on board steam
boats at the landing and amuse them
selves by shooting sea gulls. The ocean
birds are harmless, and present a pretty
appearance as they circle around our
harbor. When one of them is shot the
others circle and wheel around the float.
ing dead bird, and give utterance to
cries of amazement and possibly regret.
The League committee to that cele-
brated st. Nicholas Hotel bondholders'
convention has not as yet made any
report, nor has the Mayor made any
report as to the cost or expenses Of the
expedition in search of the bloated bond.
holders, a most amusing voyage, when
it is remembered that the city is unable
to pay the street force, the police or
firemen.
The prize candy fiends and news
butchers on Memphis railroads vary
their occupation by beating men to
death when in Memphis. John Ross,
who with Charley Trotter, killed Joe
Hyatt has not as yet been arrested.
The heavy bottle with which he murder
ed his man he purchased at Luhrmann's
beer saloon just before the deadly at
tack, and he purchased it for the pur.
pose.
The Water Works Company could live
of its revenue from private sources,
and could no doubt effect a compromise
with the city provided the business Of the
company was controlled by a different
set Of officers. The present officers who
come in contact with consumers do not
fill the bill as to popularity and that
style Of doing business which always
creates good feeling between corpora
tons and the people.
Many persons would like to get copies
oil that amended city charter, but it
seems that the public cannot be fur.
nished with that which is to them so i'm.
portant. The city officials and the
members of the General Council are not
the only persons who feel an interest in
the proposed amendments. Not having
been furnished with the printed copy we
are unable to state whether or not the
mysterious pamphlet reflects credit or
discredit upon the ~originators.
On Tuesday Two drunken drivers of
the Poorhouse ambulance, instead of
carrying two sick men out to the Poor.
house, drove them around town and
stopped at different beer saloons. The in
human drivers got drunk, and when the
sick men protested, the drunken brutes
pitched them out of the wagon; and for
all this cruelty and inhumanity one of
them was fined ten and the other fifty
dollars by the Recorder yesterday morn
ing, the charge being drunk and diser.
derby.
The Nashville Union and American Of
the 18th says; "A petition signed by
eight Fire and four Life Insurance Com.
panies Of the State, but not signed by
three Fire Companies in Nashville and
as many in Memphis, or by a single
representative of about forty prominent
agency companies of other States doing
business here, has been presented to the
Legislature, protesting against the pass.
age Of House bill No. 81, requiring in.
surance companies to deposit bonds with
the Comptroller"
Last evening two heather Celestials
engaged in a free fight at a Main street
laundry, near Beal. Whether the cause
of the difficulty was a disputed text in
the works of C~onfucius, or on account
Of the death of the late Emperor Of
China, or as to the political conversion
Of John League by Colonel Heating, we
know not; but Sam Lee, with the aid of
a smoothingirOn, disposed of the back
hair Of Oh Chung, alias Long Tom, so
that his life is despaired OF. Sam Lee
was brought before the Recorder this
forenoon, and was sent to jail to await
a hearing of the trouble tomorrow.
Nine jurors we're selected up TO twelve
m. to-day in the case of Cicalla VS..
Magevney, now on trial in the Second
Circuit Court. a big fight is being made
over the selection Of q jury by the able
array Of counsel engaged in the case.