Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-01
LEDGER LINES.

The murder case Of the State VS.. VIM.
Beurer is still on hearing at the Criminal
Court.
The dust Of yesterday changed into
the mud Of today owing to the rains Of
last night.
The recorder to-day sent a negro lar
cenist, Charles Jones, to jail in default
Of $500 bail.
Next week Callender's Georgia mir
strels will present scenes from plantation
life at The theater.
For the accommodation of criminals
two Criminal Courts are in session in
in this city at present.
To-day the LEDGER closes cut tie
twelfth year of its existsnce, and the
twenty.fourth volume commences.
The burlesque opera Field of the Cloth
Of Gold will be presented at the theater
tonight, with Miss Lisa Weber as Lord
Darnly."
The lawyers Of Memphis are almost
unanimously Of the opinion that cur
present Supreme Court is the very weak.
est that ever oficiated in Tennesses.
Local astronomers can look out for
the transit Of a small planet across the
suns disc, which is expected to occur
either on the 2lst, 22d, or 23l of the
present month.
b. Seessel, ST., al the corner of Jefer-
son and Second, received a fat turkey
from the country this morning that
weighed tweuty'six pounds. A Mica tit
bit tor a family Or two.
In yesterdays LEDGER it was stated
that Captain S. S. Garrett had been
made United States marshal. He has
received the appointment from Grant,
but as yet the senate has failed to ION.
firm it.
Our country exchanges are filed with
expressions Of thanks to those who pre-.
sent them with maple syrup, which is
being manufactured in many localities
and in large quantities at this season Of
the year.
When will work on the Memphis Gus.
tom house be commenced2 is a question
often asked our reporters on the streets.
If any person can answer it let him rise
and explain through the columns Of the
LEDGER.
The board Of directors of the Memphis
Bethel elected officers on yesterday Is
follows; President, M. P. Jarnagir f;
treasurer, Charles Kortrecht; secretary,
Henry Craft superintendent of Sunday,
school, N. W. speers.
Alta meeting Of the educational board
held last night it was resolved to keep
the schools open until June 18th aud to
pay the teachers in certificates of in
debtedness, which certificates the school
board would make every effort to pay.
The bill now on its passage in the legis.
lature p%ostponing the collection Of city
taxes until May next affects the city
schools considerably so far as the pay
ment Of teachers is concerned. 1t also
affects the payment Of the wages due the
police and 6remen.
The petition OF the citizens of Mem.
phis aud Shelby county asking for a con-
stitutional anendmendment exempting
manufacturers from taxation for a series
Of years was presented to the lower house
Of the State legislature on yesterday by
Representative Lowe.
The financial condition of the city Of
Memphis up to January l, 1877, may be
stated briefly: The total due debt
amounts to 81, l45, 49l 40; total bonded
debt, So. 566, 800; total liabilities, $5,7ll,.
99l 40; total assets, $2,42l, 430.4O; excess
of liabilities over assets, 49, 9O, 56l.09.
James Howard (uegro) was arrested
last night by patrolman Mcclure on the
charge of breaking into the bar.room Of
the steamer A. j. White and stealing
thereirom a lot of goods. He was sent
TO jail without bail on the charge OF
burglary and robbery by Recorder DUFF.
The Brown Nicolsou pavement judg.
ment amounts to $229,O 76 "a, for the
payment Of which levies of taxes to the
amount Ct $443, 1851 have been made,
and yet Brown and his counsel are I'M
happy and seek to induce the judge of
the United States Court to order other
and further levies of taxes.
As a result Of the grand jury report,
with reference to loafers and Migrants
hanging around the sacred portals Of the
Criminal Court, but few OF the above
class made their appearance yesterday
afternoon, they fearing an arrest IN the
charge of vagrancy and a free pass to
Presidents island work house.
Lawyers who wish to appeal Criminal
Court cases to the next term o! the SUI
preme Court, which commences on the
fret Monday in April next, had better
prepare their bills of exceptions as soon
az possible, so that the clerk of the Grim
inal Can't Will hn annhlnd 70 mnka mt