Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-26

Cooper and George Coleman, we're ar
rested by the police on the charge Of
stealing sugar from hcgsheads on Front
street.
The County Court has practically ad.
journed for the term, but will meet from
day to day until the minutes Of the pres.
ent term are written up ready to be
signed.
Mayor Flippin was presented with a
leaden man last evening by some wag.
The figure was that of a negro. and bore
on its shield the following strange de-
vice: VI want no Office"
A well-kuown lawyer, in arguing a case
in court a few days age, described a wit.
ness and %well-known citizen as follows:
When swearing in this case he looked
as fierce as the commander of a brigade
Of b~ed.bugs,"
The ordinance creating city officers
Except the Board Of HEALTH, passed on
its final reading in the General Council
last evening, and for the creation of
officers of the Board Of Health a new
committee was raised.
Yesterday afternoon John Henry
(negro), who picked the pocket Of a gen.
tleman who was witnessing the hanging
at the Jail on the 7th inst, was tried,
convicted and sentenced to fifteen years
Imprisonment by a Criminal Court jury.
Quite a large audience appeared at
the City Hall last night, it having been
generally believed that nominations for
the different Offices would be made BY
the Mayor, but when the salary ordi.
nance was tabled the crowd left in dis.
gust.
President Williamson OF the Council,
and President Gent of the Board Of AL
dermeu, are good presiding officers, and
conduct proceedings ina practical and
parliamentary manner. The absence of
oratory and gush in both Boards is gen.
orally and most favorably commented
upon by all outsiders.
That section Of the old ordinance
which provided that no member of the
General Council could be a candidate
for Office or receive q city appointment
during the term for which he was
elected" was repealed last evening in.
order to give Councilmen and Aldermen
a chance to run for office like outside
people.
Yesterday was the anniversary Of the
birth of Robert Burns. 1t was not oele-
brated by the Scotchmen of the city,
with the exception Of David M. Philip,
who invited a few brother Scots to his
room to partake of a few drains of
Scotch whisky. Heretofore it has been
usual to celebrate the anniversary with
a ball and supper.
The well.known M. Combs, jr., was
convicted in the Federal Court yester,
day on three cases charging defrauding
the GoEerpment on bounty claims. In
all, seventeen Indictments have been
found against Combs, the penalty in
each Of which is imprisonment ip the
%penitentiary from one to ten years. The
crooked business is meeting With its
reward all around the circle at present,
A haunted house vacant on Linden
street, wherein all manner Of noises
were heard w the superstitious people
who resided in the EelgAborhood, and
wherein the darkies residing adjacent
could hear the spirits beating the beef
steak every morning before day, turns
out to be haunted enly by rats, who
made the curious noises while endeaYor-
ing to eat their way out Of the empty
tenement in order to migrate to better
boarding honses.
On Main street in front Of Bohlen &
Huse's new building a deep hole and
lake has appeared in the Nieolsop
pavement in the center of the street rail.
way track. Yesterday a mule box ran
of and into this pit, Ten cars had to
stop and ten drivers work with might aud
main for a quarter Of an hour until The
male-bex was lifted up aud placed back