Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-13
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The misdemeanor ordinances g
into effect ON Saturday morning.
Weights and measures will engag,
the attention of the board Of police
and fire commissioner this afternoon
The Payne-0 Oliver -four ease viii
come up again about Monday next
when Judge Hammond is expected Il
charge the jury.
". B. Grubbs has been appointed
by Judge Hammond executor in tn,
case Of Hammerslaugh and others VS.
Julius Behr 4 Co.
Marriage licenses have been ISSUED
since yesterday to N. H. Greeley anC
Alkaline Glancester, w. Brooks anC
Bette Woods, George Burner anG
Fannie Robinson, Horace Manning
and Lizzie HOrd.
The Circuit Court was occupied al
of this forenoon in the case of Gal
breath VS.. 0verton, the question al
issue in connection with the indorse-
ment of a note. The jury was charged
in the matter at noon by Judge
Pierce.
The East of Thos. H. Allen VS.. j.
H. Mcclellan, late of the firm of Guy
q Mcclellan, occupied the Chancery
Court all of yesterday and up to noon
to-day. The matter involves the sum
of $4,000. A number of intricate
legal points are also involved.
NJ. A. Campbell, a rouster on the
Osceola Belle, claims a full trips
wages, asserting that he was hurt while
in the discharge of his duty and was
paid off for a day and a halls work
instead of the trip. Campbell was at
the courthouse trying to enter suit
this morning.
In the case of James Hunt, charged
with being implicated in a murder at
Germantown, a noll pros was entered
in the Criminal Court to-day. He is
still held in durance to answer for
deviltry in Mississippi, and awaits a
requisition from the governor.
The juryin the ease of Chas. Wood,
charged with the murder of Mrs. w.
.. Z. Foster, were unable to agree to
a verdict up to noon to-day. They
have had the matter in their hands
since yesterday evening, and it is un-
derstOod that they are not likely to
come to an understanding.
Jesse Scales, for stealing axe from
the house of Martin & Co., was on
trial at noon to-day in the Criminal
Court. Thomas Shavers was acquit-
ted on a charge of trying to commit
murder, by the same court. He had
a row with Glen Harris on election
day and a pistol was drawn on the
occasion.
The United States Court held brief
session this morning. The only bust
ness of public interest was to approve
ofthe bond of Receiver 7. j. Latham
in the sum of $4,000. His %sureties
are W. S. and Joseph Bruce and the
Hon. Emmerson Etheridge. The
court meets again tomorrow morning,
with Judge Z. S. Hammond on the
bench.
State taxes must be paid in cash or
Bank of Tennessee notes. The latter
are taken at par. All city taxes must
be paid in cash. County taxes, which
make up about t~hirty-fve cents on the
dollar of the whole tax, may be paid
in Shelby county warrants. The
latter sell in the marketat from eighty
to eighty-eight cents on the dollar.
County Register Hunt S record since
yesterday exhibits the following en-
tries: Chancery Court to A. H. & S.
II. Hopton, judgment N. S. to Anna
NJ. Harmon, certificate of release S.
P. Cannon to Mrs. L. A. Wilson,
deed; Jas. F. Graham to NJ. and A.
l.. White, trust deed; w. NJ. Smith,
administrator, to j. T. Jefferson e.
Co., decree; j, r. Taylor, trustee, to V.
Kimbrough, quit claim; Circuit Court
to Mary j. Carter and others, judg-
ment; Henry Thomas to w. w.
Schoolfeld and others, deed.