Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-21

leave o~Vercoats aud other apparel or
hall-racks. A number have %recept,
been stolen from residences alon.
Shelby street. The police have found
several that had gone astray, one had
been pawned for the small sum of one
dollar and a half.
The State and county tax collector
is doing an increasing as well as a
thriving business. His receipts yes
terday we're about $11, 200. Nearlyall
of this was State aud county dues.
Very little is going in on account OF
the city. The collections to-day
promise to be quite liberal.
Andrew McCarroll, yagrant, and
John Wheeler, misdemeanor, were
each fined ten dollars this morning by
Recorder Quigley. Neither had paid
up to noon. Frank Washington. dis
orderly, was fined So Martha Smith,
servant, for soaking with whisky, for
feited S.; VIM. Dunn, on a charge of
yagrancy and carrying weapons, for
feited $50.
Il. b. Grimes received a license this
morning to marry Miss NJ. G. Taylor {;
also Richard Allen, jr., to Miss lizzie
C. Walker. Licenses issued yester-
day afternoon were to John Payne and
Lucinda james, D. Clement and Mar
tina Trigg Searcy, Geo. Smith and
Mary A. Hurst, John C. Campbell and
Mary V. Trotter. -Four colored
couples were licensed to-day.
A few days ago the dinner hours at
the Peabody Hotel were extended
from l to 3 pm. The late dinner
hour has given general satisfaction to
the many patrons of our popular hotel,
and its adoption by the clever man
ager, Mr.. c. B. Galloway, is only in
accordance with that spirit of enter
prise and accommodation which has
characterized his management.
Judge Hammond was considering
to-day the bankruptcy case of Jesse
Moore & Co., wherein a number of
notes claimed to have been purchased
by Mrs. Moore are being commended
for among the creditors. The court
occupied by Judge Brown is still con
sidering the Memphis Water Works
Company claim against the city. The
case was getting quite lively at noon
to-day
Work on the new Masonic temple
was commenced yesterday also on the
new custom-house. An outlay OF
$4,000 will be necessary to complete
the former structure and relieve it of
embarrassment, but onlySl5,000 of the
bonds to do the work remain unsold.
They draw six per cent, and are
deemed a good investment. The lot
and building, when completed, will
be worth 100000, while its total debt
will not exceed $i2OOO
The following gentlemen form the
petit jury of the Criminal Court for
the ensuing term: W. Goodyear, Sol
Cohen, John 0'Cain, S. w. Parker. c..
R. Dalton, $. A.. Heughey, NJ. W.
Montgomery, A. G. Harris. w. s.
Pickett, B. f. Jackson, /. S. Grant.
Ben Hollander, c. l.. Morrison.
Henry Pile, Maurice Quinlan, Alex
ander Wallace, Ed Bolger, NJ. Rior-
dan, Dan Larkin, J. T. johnson. A.
X. Hancock, W. H.. Carver. 0. B.
Parker, W. f. Barnett.
The Flowery land natives who were
before the recorder yesterday through
the aid of Colonel Nat Taylor. the
only lawyer in the city familiar with
China talk in its virgin purity, were
let off with a small fine. Two inter
prefers on the part of the State we're
found necessary to carry it through
successfully. The trouble was about
a pair Of scales and a few items Of
lesser value left by a deceased Celes-
tial. The sauabblers had a fight over
the matter, which resulted without
serious damage.
The tax collector was not issuing
merchants licenses to-day, except 10
those who under a statement of capital
invested paid 3 per cent. thereon. and
in such cases the usual tax of S25 was
deducted therefrom. Heretofore mer-
chants have been takingout licenses at
SO each and giving no statement of
capital invested. One merchant re-
ceiyed a license yesterday whose CAPT
tai tax is reported at over 1920. The
new rule is in acordinance with section
No. 2l3 Of the city charter. It will
doubtless give some trouble to our
merchants whose licenses have ex-
pired.
Eliza Williams was on trial before
the Criminal Court this morning. She
is the person who is charged with
having stolen a wagon load of apparel
from the Edmonson family, a few
miles from the city, near ellis sta
ton, during the late epidemic. The
1 goods lost were recovered and were