Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-20
LEDGER LINES.

The Waddy Thompson cases are on
trial in the Criminal Court, Judge Flip.
pin presiding.
The colored question, with reference
to future elections, is now discussed
altogether from a picnic standpoint,
Up to one o'clock to-day FIVE jurors
we're secured in the Waddy Thompson
cases now on trial in the Criminal Court.
Police and FIRE warrants hang upon
tAe inner edge Of 80 cents on the dollar
and are advancing steadily towards IS
cents.
Ten saloon-keepers and business men
were fined by the Recorder this morning
ten dollars each for doing business with
out q license. .U lo
Moonlight river excursions are becom.
ing popular since the land picnic season
played out beneath the hot and burning
ioJo VI a VuiJ SUI
The cornerstone of the Memphis
Bethel, on the corner Of Adams sl eet
and Charleston avenue, will be laid at
six pm. Thursday next.
The detective force now consists of
officers Pryde and McCune Curly, both
men being under the special supervision
and orders Of the Chief of Police.
The German Casino Club and invited
guests will take a river barge excursion
this evening. The party will start at Z
o'clock from the foot Of Jefferson street.
I'm the Second Circuit Court the case
Of Greenlaw ct al VS.. Shelby county on
the Barbour Lewis warrants, alleged to
have been been illegally issued, was
heard on argument.
The National Cotton Exchange meets
at Greenbriar, White Sulphur Springs,
Va, on the 2lst inst. Messrs, S. M.
Gates and Secretary Toof Of our Cotton
Exchange, have left the city to attend
the Convention.
Judge Stockton, Of the Second Chan.
Gerry Court, has ordered that motions
will be heard on any day when docketed
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two days and notice given to opposing
counsel. The court will also bear, at
any time, causes by consent of counsel,
We hear of several people of late
making raids after imprudently written
letters with view to their recovery for
the purpose Of cremation. The old rule
is,a good one both for men and women:
Never hang yourself upon your own
pot-hooks." of
The probabilities, as gotten together
by the Signal Service man, are that we
will have cloudy weather, with occa.
sional rains, all Of which is good news
for planters who just now are kicking
about the drouth and are beginning to
predict a burning up of +" craps"
The county prisoners taken charge Of
by General Forrest have been carried
out to his farm on the Charleston rail
road. To-day they are employed on
Wolf river in loading lumber on boats to
be carried down to President 5 Island for
the purpose Of erecting the work-house.
The work-house will be commenced at
once and will be built with rapidly.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the
declaration of war by France against
Prussia, 1870, based upon a supposed in.
suit offered by William Rex, at Ems, to
Count Bendetti, the French Minister, by
refusing to listen, while taking a walk,
to the minister's demand for a guarantee
that no prince of Hohenzollern would
be in future a candidate for the Spanish
throne.
The social evil question is being
considered by the Police Commissioners
with a view to regulate bat not prohibit
the same, the latter curse not only
being impracticable but impossible.
The European method of placing such
people under police and medical sur
VIGILANCE, and afford than all necessary
protection, is probably the best method
that could be adopted, But some legis-
lative enactments are necessary before
this reform can be accomplished.
The regular term Of the Criminal
Court was about to close yesterday,
when Judge Flippin expected to hear a
few bills Of exception and then adjourn
to Court in course, but the appearance
of Waddy Thompson, the "habeas cor.
pusite," changed everything, SO when
both the State and defendant stated that
they were ready for trial, Judge Flippin
declared that he would continue his
Court and try the cases regularly, conse-
quently the regular panel Of jurors we're
notified to appear in Court, and deputy
sheriffs were prowling around yesterday
and to-day summoning additional
jurors.
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