Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-05

the clerk CT the United States District
Court.
Mrs. Hannah Levy, who was shot by
her husband julius Levy, is getting along
very well aud there is now some hope of
her recovery.
The game law is 10 force at present.
1t is a misdemeauor in this State to kill
game between the lst Of March and the
10Th Of September.
The singing club Of the German Co.
sine will furnish some fac music at the
Bethel tonight, both before and after
Captain Mathes' lecture.
At the Criminal Court to-day prisoners
we're arraigned for trial, and motions for
new trials and in arrest of judgments
we're heard by Judge Logwood.
But one arrest was made by the police
on Saturday and Saturday night, and
that was a gentleman who had drank too
much liquor and INDUCED in a fight.
The early village cocktail seeker was
astonished to find SNOW on the ground
this morning. The cold northwest wind
of last night brought south the weather
of the Arctic climate.
Numbers Of citizens seeking health
and pleasure took advantage of the fine
weather on yesterday and visited Elm.
wood cemetry and other suburban places
Of silvan beauty and resort.
About twelve o'clock last night on
alarm OF FIRE was sounded, caused by a
FIRE up on Wolf river some miles north
Of the city. The steam fire engines we're
hitched up but we're not ordered out.
At the county Jail at present one hun.
dred aud tweuty-six prisoners are con.
fined. OF this number thIrty.nine are
white men, seventy-sevea black men,
one white woman and ten black women.
Last night the Shelby County Bible
Society celebrated its anniversary at the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The
exercises, consisting of music, addresses,
etc., we're Of quite an interesting char
scter.
The nomination Of Captain S. S GaI.
rett by Grant to the Office of United
States marshal for this DISTRICT has been
confirmed by the senate, and Captain
Garrett has entered upon the duties Of
his eRcs.
Qlite q large stock OF maple sugar is
n the city. Now is the time when an
honest penny can be turned by boiling
over a lot Of dirty sugar which, when
moulded in!n cakes, can be sold as the
product of the tree.
Last Saturday night a fue cOncer was
given by Prof. Handwerker's orchestra
at Emmerich's, on Adams street. The
music was delightful; the cornet solos Of
Mr.. Loehler we're musical gems of rare
merit aud excellence.
The saie Of prize packages of candy
and other things is a fraud Of the first
water and should be ipterdicted BY lay.
10 Michigan the legislature has attachsi
a penalty of a fine of $50 and imprison.
nent for one year for the sale of such
packages.
The Legislature Of Tennessee has unsn.
imousIy signed q petition asking Presi.
dent Hayes to appoint Henry G, Smith,
ESQ of this city, a Justice Of the Su-
preme Court of the United States, to FIJI
the vacancy caused BY the resignation of
Judge David Davis,
Our high joint commissioner visited
the county jail on yesterday and found
it IN good condition. Under the super.
vision Ct Captain jackson the prisoners
are well secured and well taken care Of.
The Jail and grounds presented a clearly
end healthy appearance.
A good many people are getting con.
siderably exercised about their life in
nrance policies, since there is such a
breakup in companies heretofore re.
garded as perfectly solvent, caused by
paying big salaries, specializing and
building palaces for Offices aud officers.
Cotton.soed oil, which is largely manu-
actured in this aud other cities OF the
South, is sold for olive oil, and is
said to be its equal for culinary pur-
poses. The cotton-seed oil mills Of Mem
phis produce nearly as large an amount
Of oil as does the entire production Of
olive oil in France.
The Legislature of Arkansas has
passed a special bill for the suppression
pf the game called keno" throughout