Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-22

with four bales of cotton on, passed
over a little fire of trash in front OF
Wills & Wildbcrgcr's store. One Of
the bales ignitod from the blaze, and
it was some time before it could be
put out. The damage was light.
The United States District Court,
presided over by Judge Brown, was
to-day occupied in the consideration
of the water works case against the
city, 1t will doubtless terminate this
evening. Judge Hammond had for
consideration the case Of Payne against
Oliver, charging an infringement of a
patent right.
Freights from this point to New
York have been altered, quotations
being reduced 10 cents per hundred
pounds. Rates to take effect to-day
are IS to 60 cents to New York, 30 to
So cents to Philadelphia, 60 to Go cents
to Providence and Boston, 50 to 60
cents to Lawrence and Lowell and 80
to 50 cents to COhoes.
Edward Barry, for providing, was
fined SO by the recorder this fore
noon. B. Jones, sleeping out, John
Hopkins, John Sirens and Charles
Howard, drunk, A, Gregorand Charles
johnson, prowling, were all fined s.
each. None were able to pay; hence
they are likely to work it out on the
chain-gang at fifty cents per day.
c. Nelson, a darby, was tried and
acquitted on a charge o. trying to COM
NIT murder before the Criminal Court
this forenoon. Stephen Perkins, an
other wOoly-head, for shooting at and
trying to end the mortal career Of
Pete Kouns, a brother African, was
on trial at noon. A jury had Stephen
under consideration at that time.
Captain John Cowden has been
working like a beaver at Washington
City for some time past to defeat the
leyee bill before congress, the same
which asks an appropriation of SO, 800
1000 to construct levees from above
Cairo to the gulf. At last accounts
the prospects we're that the bill would
not be passed by congress.
The sanitary condition of the city is
receiving the attention of the authori-
ties. The board of health and the
board of police consulted together
yesterday and agpeed to cooperate.
The city is to furnish garbage carts to
haul off material after it is piled up so
they can get at it. The police force
will also assist in the matter.
The pauper burying bids before the
County Court we're not considered up
to the hour of adjournment to-day. II
is understood that the only bidders
are \. w. Speers and Jack Walsh.
As yet it is unknown which leads il
the race. The bids, as far as heard
are 50 for children under six years O.
age $3.50 for persons under fourteen
and s. for adults.
4 Marriage licenses were issued thi,
forenoon by the County Court clerk t
A. j. f. Robinson and Miss Alice L
Brown, Andrew Wallace and Mis-
Pattie c. Torrance. Yesterday Ii
censes were issued to P. n. Bond anC
L. n. Joues, Moses w. Rhodes anC
Miss Rose Plumsett, Il. G.. Forces
and Mrs. Gertrude Mahan, Ed Nc
Gehee and Miss Essil Calhoun ais,
to four colored couples.
ASwede named c. johnson stumble,
overheard from the steamer Batesville
at the foot of Jefferson street, las
evening. Drifting down the river h,
= at last caught on the wheel Of a boa
below the old elevator wreck, anC
scrambled ashore. His comrade
named Peterson, is still on the boa
and has his luggage. They were goiuI
to the st. Francis valley to chop wood
johnson dried himself at the station
house.
The Masonic temple will be one o
the attractive features of our city wheI
it is completed. Ifit is arranged wit
a large hall for balls, concerts an,
travelling exhibitions, a need lon
wanted win be supplied, and one likel
to return a handsome profit to tn
temple. The structure will BE- pushe.
. forward to an early completion. MI
e 0verton, who recently had a lien o
it, has released the same and take.
bonds therefor to the amount q
$4,000.
Y Il. j. Harris paid $25 into the cit
a treasury, through the recorder, thi
morning, for giving public ball with
out proper license. II was his secon
b offease, be having been fined once be
fore to the same amount, a portion
however being RENTED on hat occa
S sion. The ball given by Mr. Harris
b. for which he was fined this morning,