Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-16
LEDGER LINES.

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No verdict in the Cicalla case. The
jury is hopelessly hung.
Mr.. Fred Brennan will not be ft for
duty this week, although able to be out.
All was lovely in the General Council
last night. Not a word was said about
that alleged deficit"
Dot is to be repeated Saturday night.
Dot is schust what the people want.
DR.. R. L, Laski wanted fifteen dollars
per visit for going to the pest house. II
he was employed he ought to be paid.
An effort will be made to induce Mr..
John E Owens, the great comedian, to
include Knoxville in his present tour.
The first steamboat that went up the
holston river landed at Knoxville in
1923. 1t was a worlds wonder then.
Receipts Of cotton this week foot up
1913 bales; exports this week, 3ll5;
stock on hand at noon to day, 36,424.
The ordinance protecting English
sparrows and other birds was passed on
its second and final readings last night.
At Bob Walkers ball last Monday
night the prize cup for the finest cos
tune, furnished by Darcy, was
awarded to Marie Stuart"
A special committee was appointed by
the Board of Aid, rmen last night to con.
fer with the officers of the Board Of
Health touching their resignation.
English glory via is a very handsome
climbing vine, and is very rare in the
United States. A beautiful blossom OF
this vine was sent to us from Miss Per
dues nursery.
Captain George E. Stahl, a former
resident Of this place bat now of st.
Paul, Minnesota, is in the city with his
wife, en- route for Texas. He has an
idea that be may locate permanently at
San Antonio.
Sheriff Anderson leaves to day for
Nashville with twenty-one convicts sent
up to the p~enitentiary for terms agere.
eating ll9 years. This makes one hun.
bred and five from Shelby county since
the 22d Of October.
Mr.. O'COnor, the former lessee of the
Memphis Central Park, lea Buntyn's
Station, recovered a judgment Of
1888 10 against the city in the United
States Court yesterday before Judge
Ewmons. This is but tardy justice.
The pay Of the consulate at Odessa
Russia, is $4,000 in gold per annum
Mr., L. E Dyer, it is said, is willing tC
try it. He will be very much missed
about election times, and has many
friends of all parties who will regret tc
part with him.
We learn from the Somerville Falcon
Of this week that the youth John Jones,
who shot and killed Robert Farris, az
published in Tuesdays LEDGER, was dis.
charged by the magistrates. He claimed
that it was accidental, and there was moi
proof to the contrary sufficient to bind
him over.
Henry and Eli Bond, who killed Rob.
ert Medlin, Clerk of the County Court Of
Haywood county, last week, we're re.
leased at Brownsville yesterday by the
Circuit Court, before which they had been
taken on writ of habeas corpus. The
former was admitted to bail in $4,000
and the latte" in $4,000 bond.
On motion of Justice Tia E. Douglas,
in the Quarterly Court yesterday, it was
ordered that Chairman Holman be au.
thorized to borrow 800, 900 at a rate not
to exceed 10 per cent. interest upon such
terms and conditions as he may deem
best. The money is to be applied to the
current expenses of the poor house and
pesthouse to date, and the balance to
the appropriations made at this term Of
the court. Justice Winters announced
that he would appeal.