Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-14

dlSV uSu IcIDcI u nldEld Auel-
bert Herbers were licensed to be mar
ried this morning by the county clerk.
Charles Moore, a saddle-colored
citizen, was convicted in the Criminal
Court this forenoon for stealing a PTS
tol from Mr.. Rosenbaum on Beal street.
The citizens relief committee, un-
der Captain Bishop, supplied eighty
three INDECENT families during the last
twenty-four hours ending at noon to-
day.
Total receipt Of cotton here since
September lst, 2l6,9O7 bales; a de-
crease compared with last years to the
same time of 35,799 bales, and with
the year before of 1856 bales,
The AMOUNT Of collections in the
Chancery Court, mentioned yesterday
was the total of a cause before the
court. The cost fraction was s. 80 in
each case, and there were two cases.
Mr.. Angelo Marie is once more en-
titled to the full rights Of citizenship
Mrs. Marie, formerly Mrs. Jas. Bril-.
s~Olara, and before that Miss Baciga-
lupo, is now with her first husband.
The st. Louis papers are toeming
with accounts of sore disappointment
in the failure, through severe illness,
of Miss Mary Anderson to appear be-
fore a $14OO house at the Grand 0pe-
"a House Friday evening.
The fernando Insurance Company
has declared a dividend Of seven pei
cent. on its capital stock of $4,000,
on its earningsf for the past six months.
This divides $1,000 among the lucky
shareholders of that institution.
A person at LaGrange, Tenn, who
claims to be a sufferer, complains
that the railroad charges two dollars
per bale, or nearly fifty cents per hun
dred, while treights are carried from
the city out at sixteen cents per hun.
bred.
Joseph and Harriet Pollard were
sent before the Criminal Court for
trial this morning by the recorder on
a charge Of approDriating other PEG.
pies household goods, with which they
had been intrusted during the late fe-
yer plague,
John Henry, an aged darky, was
caught in a felonious act at Mr.. Met
calfe's, on Adams street. A servant
named George Hill captured him
while engaged in taking clothes out O
the kitchen. He was arrested and i.
now in prison.
The house in which Policeman Nc.
COnnell died, on Poplar street neal
Dunlap, was thrown open and ventil
ated for three weeks since the close o
the fever. No infection exists Their
now. So says Officer Hedrick, who's,
beat is in that vicinity.
Certain people are still fussing owe.
the premature appearance of Governo
Porter's message. Yet, after inter
viewing fifty-three intelligent citizens
but m Of the whole had read tn
message through, and he had no opin
ion to express in regard to it.
Nothing advertises a city better t,
strangers than tastefully decorated
show windows. With n or two ex
ceptions our Main street stores wear
dusty and untidy air. Let us have
show window display that will refec
credit upon the tastes of our mer
chants.
To reform or alter old customs ant
usages is always more or less Difficult
and unpleasant, and this is realized il
the case of the new option cxchag,
regulations, admitting but a singl,
employee Of a firm. A number O.
factors have no fancy for the proposed
innovation.
Serious complaint within the pas
few days has been made of the reck
less manner servants have of throwing
water from the second story window.
of the building on the northeast cor
ner of Main and Adams streets. |
may be fun for those who indulge il
the pastime, until some Try pedestrian
raises Cain in the vicinity.
Ella Purdy forfeited FIVE dollars thi,
morning by not appearing to answer
charge of being disorderly. Thomas
Kane, charged with the larceny o
blankets from Mr.. Benton, on Bea
street, was sent before the Crimina.
Court for trial. Il. Ashe, for misde
meanor, paid a five dollar fine, an,
Wilson Watson paid the same for per
petrating a nuisance.
The remains of the late N. D. Men
ken, who died on the I'd of Septembe
last, were disinterred from the He
brew Cemetery this morning unde
the supervision of Mr.. Louis Daltrof
The remains will be conveyed to Ne,
York tonight by rail, escorted by tn
brother of the deceased, and they ar