Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-27

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Whites numbered % and colored 10.
To suppress the %nefarious traffic il
liquor is the meaning Of the local op
ton law that many here and in various
parts Of the State arc trying to have
inaugurated. Those whose licenses
have nearly run out hasten to gel
them renewed to prevent being modest.
ed for another year.
Alexander Mitchell, who for more
than FIVE years served as cook at the
station-house, and who, since the
fever, has been a regular police officer,
has been dismissed from the force for
the serious offence of mixing too free
ly with female prisoners under his
charge. Brass buttons made a fool Of
Uncle Mitch, and his place is now
filed by George Gill, colored.
The paving of the wharf below
/, Union street progresses hvorably,
though rathor slowly. When the
work is complete our landing will be
as fine and capacious as hal of any
city on the Mississippi. 1t has been
but a few years since it was nothing
but a mudhole at this season of the
year, and in those days wharfage
charges we're fully double the present
rates imposed.
A telegram elsewhere announces
the safe arrival at Cedar Keys, on the
southwest coast of Florida, of the
steamer Belle Of Texas, which vessel
left here five weeks ago yesterday for
st. Johns river, Eastern Florida. The
boat was sold by parties here to run in
she st. Johns river trade. She went
across the gulf by way of Eads' %jetties
and Pensacola, Fla, and is now more
than half through with the ocean part
Of her voyage.
Willis Goodrich, for shooting
through a fence into a crowd of pic
mic people out on Poplar street last
spring, has been convicted before the
Criminal Court and sentenced to five
years in the States prison. William
Washington, for larceny, got one year
in the p%enitentiary; Louis Hobbs ten
months in the county Jail for larceny.
Emma Graham, Gabe Brice, Henry
Campbell and Andrew Jackson were
all acquitted on Saturday.
w. j. S., writing from this city to
the Knoxville Republican, gets off the
following rough item: "And one of
our first families, a representation Of
the wealth, intelligence and respecta-
bility of West Tennessee, are inAuen-
tial and practically useful Democrats.
has been sent to the penitentiary for
the discharge of a patriotic duty. in
stpffing a ballot-box in the interest of
our idolized representative in con
gress-the Hon. Casey Young"
Judge Hammond, in the United
States Court, this forenoon decided
the case of the steamer Carl Schurz
in favor of Nehoe, but the claim was
reduced to $26l, or half the net pro-
ceeds Of the sale. His claim was CON
siderably in excess of that amount.
At noon the Court was occupied with
the Payne-Ol Oliver patent right case.
Judge Brown, of the same court. had
the case Of Sarah Ann Topping
against II. f. Topping, the former
sewing to recover certain property.
A leading topic is that of the bills
filed in the United States Court here
last week by attorney Il. L. Andrews.
Of New York, in behalf of certain
b~ondholders Of railroad bends held by
them and issued by the railroads,
though Endorsed by the State Of Ten
nessee. The railroads settled their
indebtedness to the State six or seven
years ago, during Brownlow and SEN
ter's terms Of governorship. The State
being in default of interest to the
amount of p per cent. in some cases.
the total being Sl2,453,OO0 added to
nearly $2,5OO,0OO of past due bonds,
making nearly Sl5, OOO, 900 involved in
the suit against the railroads, the stu
alton looks rather sQually for these
roads unless the State legislature
make provision to protect them.
Before Recorder Quigley this morn
ing Kate Anderson, an African blood
ed lady, was fined $40 and put under
$3.50 bond for prowling after hours (;
A. B. Greenwald and VIM. Berton
each paid s. for fighting; John Boy
Ian, for being drunk and disorderly,
was fined s., which he did not have ;
VIM. Glovenson, for prowling, was
fined $40 and had no money Peter
Flynn, for fighting, was fined s., and
was out of cash Jesse Scales, for
stealing, was sent before the Criminal
Court for future trial Aaron Brown,
alias M. Gouan, an African cow steal
er, was also sent to Jail, and will be
tried for the ofFense. The proof is
very strong against Brown, two COWS