Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-08

cellent smoke for Eve cents.
Do not forget to engage seats for the
Sodality Dramatic Association entertain.
meut on Monday night at the thester.
Reports from the surrounding sections
Of country indicate hat thousands Of
bales of cotton we're picked during the
present week.
John League has a daily otgan-sn
appropriate one-the Planet, the negro
paper, which has heretofore been pub.
lished weekly.
The embeszlement case of James A.
ChaStaine was called to-day in the Grim.
inal Court. The impsueling Of the jury
is progressing slowly.
Professor Muller gives a juvenile mat
inee to-day at the Memphis Club Hall.
The little folks and their friends will
have 3 pleasant time.
Candidates for Aldermen, Councilmeu
and School Visitors car save money by
calling at the LsDoER Office for their
cards. We furnish them cheaper than
ever before printed in this city. TIA
There is a grim materislized ghost
staring oveR the shoulder OF Mayer
League when he asks the people to re
elect him, and that ghost is named
Want of Public Confidence in the Lon
donderry ring"
The effect Of a public execution upon
would-be criminals was clearly proven
yesterday, when a negro, William Henry
was caught in the act of picking a gen.
tlemsn's pocket in front Of the Jail dur
ing the hanging Of the murderer Scott,
The Macon Ca Telegraph intimstei
that Mrs. Wilson, nee Miss Evans, desires
the public to give the Italian p%ronuncis
ton Of the name of her novel, INTEL
ee-chee." All right, the thing is settled
at last aud society will govern itself &C
c~ordingly.
In the Circuit Court to-day Judge
Heiskell decided sgainst the Attof aey
General on that ten thousand dollsl
claim against the county for fees il
cases wherein the late Clerk Of the Sec
ond Circuit Court failed to enroll bill
on the insl record.
In the Recorders Court to-day Johl
Henry (negro), charged with robbery
from the person, was committed withou.
bail this morning. Charles Manzoni. ar
rested for larceny, wss placed under ont
thousand dollars bond. There we're nj
arrests made up to IL m. to-day.
The present delightful weather extendl
over a large portion Of the United Statel
and is the result of warm southerlJ
winds, rapid aud long continued, sweep
ing over the country without meeting
with opposing polar currents. The pres
ent delightful weather is the puzzle o
the day 10 scientists.
The Italian Society Of Memphis hai
elected the following officers to serve 1
term of one year: Joseph D. Monte
d~onico, President; Nick Mslatests, Vice
President; P, D. CAuale, Secretary
Vincent Bacigalupo, Treasurer. Thu
society is in q Aourishing condition
financially and otherwise.
The bids on repairing Main. street viii
rock and gravel put in by Messrs
Larkln, Meath, Louden and others hav,
all been rejected by the General Council
II is probable that no new bids will b.
called for until the municipalelection il
over and tho new city government undel
Judge Flippin is organised.
Barbour Lewis is going around til,
negro churches Grating in favor Of th,
election Of League and abusing Judg,
Flippin. Recorder Winters plays thu
same game whenever be can get al
lrishman on a German to listen to hi
duleet warblipgs, but the Recorder want
another Office and that's what's the mat
ter with him.
Many Of the little Office holders under
League, and a number Of those boys
who expect to get something should Johl
be- re-elected, are running about attempt
ing to make sensible people believe tina
League is Q great man and is the politi
cal hope Of the city. These little fellow.
fail to discover that people laugh ct then
when they utter sush nonsense.
In the General Council last night tn,
police and hre scrip matter was settle'
BY shs passage Of a resolution in expIs
nation Of the resolution passed in De
cember lest allowing fifteen per cent. OF
s~slsries Of 6remen and policemen. tn
last resolution states hat the former on
shall mean that tho fifteen per cent. b
allowed them on varrsnts Issued 60
salaries seeving from tbs let OF June
1876, to the lst Of January, 1876. Til