Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-05
COurt-House Items.

Very little doing at the tax-col,
lector's Office to-day. Scarcely $1,000
was taken in yesterday.
The new commissioners will have
snug but plainly furnished quarters in
the courthouse building
William baltimore, for shooting
with intent to kill George Brooks, was
on trial in the Criminal Court at noon
to-day.
No intimation has as yet been given
as to when, or before what United
States judge the petition for a receiver
on account of the old city will be
tried.
The trial Of Il. Solomon, charged
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, has been fixed for the fifth of
next month. General Luke Il. Wright,
Mr.. Patterson, Attorney General Tur-
ner and others, have been employed
for the prosecution.
The following instruments have been
recorded in the county registers
Office since yesterday A. T. Lacey
and Others TO Mrs. A. B, Haynes,
Judgment; Banyon Payne to John II.
Biddell, deed G.. B. Thomas, admin
i~strator, to G, f. Acred, deed R. J..
Cochran, trustee, to D. +. Goodyear,
quit claim.
The entire people Of the Sixteenth
civil district should unite in selecting
a good man to fill fireplace of the late
Samuel Jones as magistrate. Mr.. j.
G. Slaughter has been petitioned to
run, and it is understood he will ac-
eept if chosen, He is a good citizen,
and will honor the position.
In the Criminal Court to-day Frank
Mitchell, convicted of assault with
intent TO commit murder and for
house-breaking, received a sentence Of
fifteen years in the p%enitentiary. An
arrest of Judgment was applied for.
He is the person who broke into the
premises of the late Judge Adams on
the 18th of last month.
Esquires Winters, Galloway and
Mason were busy to-day taking tcsti-
mony in the case charging cruelty to
prisoners on Presidents Island. Gen.
Luke Wright is acting in behalf Of
Capt YIN, Forrest, and County At
torney Taylor represents the people.
A shorthand reporter is taking down
the proceedings in full. A number Of
persons gave testimony to-day.
The Circuit Court was in session to-
day, called the calendar, disposed Of
several cases and adjourned until to-
morrow. The cases were as follows :
Matthias Jones VS.. Mrs. s. A.. Provine
and Katie NJ. Provine, condemnation +;
NJ. P. Jarnigan VS.. Shelby county,
confession of Judgment Johnston 4
Vance VS.. 7. 7. Stratton, condemna-
ton; w. r. Moore vs.. George B.
Fleece, trustee, mandamus Prime
Pollard vs.. NJ. J. Dooley, j. n. Ford
and j. NJ. Greer, garnishee John Il.
Jefferson VS.. Sarah Jefferson, petition
for separation Matte Turner VS.. NJ.
n. Lundy, petition for s~upercedeas.
The Probate Court, Judge Eldridge
presiding, was in session to-day. The
only business transacted up to noon
was to issue an order to authorize the
guardian of the minor heirs Of the
late Vincent Bacigalupo to compro-
mise certain debts also an order to
authorize the administrator to sell
certain property of the same at private
sale. The following appointments
were made Angel Brignadello, adj
ministrator for the estate of NJ. NJ.
Brignadello Louis f. Berworth, ir.,
guardian appointed in the person Of
Mrs. j. Lacroix Henry Lightfoot's
estate, commissioner appointed Geo.
Kealhofer and CIV. Kealhofer admin
istrators.