Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-08
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The General Council will meet again
on Tuesday night next.
The Prussian band concert at the the
alter matinee to-day, and again tonight.
The Probate Court, Judge Ray presid-
ing, is in session at the courthouse to-
day.
Arguments Of counsel are being heard
to-day in the Carmichael Msdigan homi.
eide case.
The Richings. Bernard opera troupe in
the opera Of Lefty at the thester next
Monday evening.
United States Judge Emmons will be
here next Monday week to hold q term
Of the Federal Court.
The Tennessee dentists hold their
annual convention at Nashville next
Tuesday and Wednesday.
James Smith and Anderson Boyd inc
groes) we're arrested By officer Davis this
forenoon on the charge Of larceny.
The Riverside" baseball club re-
ceived uniforms yesterday. The uniform
is attractive and is made Of the best
material.
1t is the almost universal opinion Of
the people Of Memphis that Senator Key
is not the key Of the situation in the
United States Senate.
The bright moonlight nights at present
are enjoyed by numbers Of promensders,
Numbers visited the bl1f last night to
bear the moaning of the tide.
A committee Of Investigation from the
County Court went out to the Poor.
house this morning to examine into
matters connected with that institution
The Prussiap band concerts are not
drawing as large houses as was expected.
Even our German fsllow.citizens do not
patronize the concerts to any great x
tent.
The steamer John 0verton, at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, will leave
the landing for Devils Elbow cutoff.
Excursionists must be at the landing OF
time.
Our country exchanges come to ri
filed with witticisms about "All.FoorI
Day" and accounts as to how the vii
layers Of the State celebrated their grea
anniversary.
Yesterday was the anniversary Of tn
capture by the Federal forces of Islam,
No. 10, together with many Confederat
soldiers, including three generals an
lever colonies.
j. Z. Hartman, a Presidents Islan,
work-house guard, shot himself in tn.
thigh with a gun yesterday afternoon
from the effect Of which wound he die
in a short time.
The most successful and e%nterprisin
cigar merchant in this or any other cit
is our young friend Sol Coleman, who
at home, 200 Main street, selling a gen,
inc l5c, cigar for &c.
The city tax books for the forty-nint
corporate year (l876) are nov open
the Mayors Office for the purpose
giving citizens an opportunity to haV
errors corrected by the assessors.
TIE Governor of Mississippi has al
proved the act Of the Legislature inco
porating the Holly Springs and Mempht
Railway Company. We hope this wi
not turn out TO be a paper railroad.
Burglars entered the residence {
Judge G. W. Heiskell, on Vance stree
last Thursday night, and carried off Sc
eral hundred dollars worth of propert.
consisting Of clothing, jewelry, none.
etc.
At the office Of the United States Di
5 triet Court for West Tennessee the fC
lowing petitions in bankruptcy have bee
|, fled: Solomon Halle and Joseph Fla
rell, Shelby county N. G. Patton, Gi
son county.
There is a great desire 10 theater-g,
1 ing circles to hear the Richings Bernal
1 opera troupe in Martha and Bohemia
Girl operas, which the seme compsr
interpreted SO cbarmiDgly in this city
few years since
A considerable amount Of gold al
4 silver coin having accumulated at Il
Memphis Theater during the season, Il
manager has become burdened with
: weight, and proposes to return silver
change the first three nights Of ne
week.
The jury de lunatico inquirendo
0 the case Of f. Schumanu, rendered a II
h dict on yesterday that he was Of u
sound mind and recommended that
: guardian be appointed in his case. II
attorney OF Mr.. Schumsn filed exec
tons to the verdict with a view to ma
a contest.
4 At the General Council meeting Ia
night a resolution was passed, on t
recommendation Of the Investigate
d Committee, that the city is entitled
= all the fees collected by the Recorder
ex-oficio Magistrate, and that be be