Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-28

SANDER case is still progressing in the
Circuit Court, and it attracts crowds Of
people.
Green McOutchan (negro) was com
mitted to Jail this morning by the Re
corder in default Of one thousand dol.
lars bond on the charge Of larceny.
The committee on resolutions, as to
the death of Chief Justice Nicolson, will
assemble at the Law Library Association
rooms tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock,
The beautiful snow and sleet fell again
this forenoon. The clerk Of the weather
must be ratified about something; proba.
bly, he has been dealing in post-trader.
ships.
Heavy driftwood floats in the river at
present, indicating a fresbet. The water
is almost stopping over the bank, and is
a little less than within two'feet of high
water mark.
Several light burglaries have taken
place within the past few nights. The
store of Il. Blumenthal, on Main street,
was opened with a brace and bit by the
burglar and a lot Of goods carried of.
In another column will be found the
notice Of Mr.. c. 7. Kelly, Of Nashville,
Counsellor Of the State of the Indepen.
dent Order Of Good Templars, calling
upon the members of the order in this
city to meet tonight and reorgauize.
This morning at six o'clock it was
showing heavily at Cheyenne, Indian.
apolis and St. Louis; raining at Chicago
and Cincinnati cloudy at Memphis
Shreveport, Louisville, and clear and
fair at all other signal stations.
Major Mike Waldran, Chairman Of
the Shelby County Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, and a leading boot and
shoe merchant Of Chicago. has retarped
to the city On a visit to his friends and
family. He is looking hale and hearty
and is as jovial as ever.
At SAB this morning the barometer
stood at 1883; the thermometer at Al;
the relative humidity Of the atmosphere
was 90; the direction of the wind wal
west, its velocity twelve miles per hour
and it was blowing fresh. At least SC
says Sergeant Ludwig, of the sigma
Service office.
At 3 o'clock this morning a fire brokC
out in and destroyed a frame grocery
store and contents, which store il
situated at the intersection Of Hernaudt
and Lauderdale streets. The No. 3 en-.
CINE boys went out to the fire, but could
not save the building, which burned
down with rapidly.
In some Of our public offices the sub
ordinates do all the work, and really rur
the machines, while the incumbents d.
nothing but walk around and put oil
style. Why not elect some of the hard
working subordinates to these Office
next timer is q practical conundrun
worth of some study.
Mr.. Horace Andrews, Clei K of tn
United States Court, was taken suddenl
sick with congestion of the liver an,
bowels, in his Office, this morning. Med
cal aid was summoned and the necessar
medicine administered. At one time hi
condition was quite critical, but at pref
emit he is out of danger,
Sheriff Anderson yesterday 1ust wit
an accident at the landing. He a
tempted to ride his horse over he gan
plank On to a boat, but the animl
slipped and fell on its rider, but: fortuI
ately the animal fell before it reache
that part of the gang plank wb ich we
over the river, or else Sheriff a .ndersO
might have been drowned ini tead
bruised.
We nev knew a man yet who struo
the LEDGER office and announ ,ced bin
self as a member of a mystic rider bu
what he found a brother membs q in som
department Of the Office. TIL 9 LEDGE
men are mystics, men Of woP ,derful CT
riosity, which causes them to join seer,
societies upon very slight p ,ovoc, tito
II they do not know it all, they tai
every opportunity to find it out.
The great gusher, George Fran c
Train, who made it 81. lively in MemplI
a few seasons ago from a lecture pls
form standpoint, has gone into BAN
! ruptcy. The schedule shows his liabil
ties to be about one hundred million
BE has no personal property, excel
clothing and a watch, all valu ed at or
hundred dollars, but his wife has quit
a large income Of her own; so George
not by any means q pauper.
A naturalist informs us u lat the lit
martins that now chirp and Autt,
around the roofs Of houses have mere
,, returned to their homes from a trip
= the West India Islands. The marti
leave here in the fall Of the year, fly
the West Indies, assist n destroying Il
coffee crop and come b0lcl; in the spril
= to Memphis. Here the , re regarded
! pets, but in the West | ndi a Islands th
are denounced as pests wo rthy Of ext
mination.
Tom O'Sulliyan. tf,e li0nor impori