Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-12

Thursday Ia consequhce Of the event.
aud Judge Mcdowell left for Cincin-
natl, where the lady died, to attend
the funeral.
Theyoung mar murdered ct Nodena'
near Island IS on the river above here
was E. A. Carleton. q gentleman from
Mississippi and z relative Of Mr.. D. l..
Ferguson Ofthis city. Mitch Pickens,
the slayer, escaped and $500 reward
has been offered for him.
The new officers Of the Pole Bearers
are ]. Wheatley, President; D.
Parker, Vice President; Sam Farris,
Secretary; P. Davis, Assistant; R.
Suttles, Treasurer; H. SEWER. Chap
lain; P. Fowler, Marshal; l. Siggles,
Chairman; H. Alexander, Steward.
Fair skies and SHARP frost this morn
ing with a light southeast breeze. 1t
has warmed up considerably since
yesterday all over the South and in
the Northwest. Here the difference
was 8 degrees, and at some points it
was Is to 2O' warmer than at the same
hour yesterday.
The time for making presents 10
friends is at hand and no present
would be more appreciated than tick
cts in the Little Havana Lottery. the
next drawing Of which takes place
next week. Tickets presented to
friends have in numbers Of cases
drawn handsome prizes.
The notion dealer, T. NJ. Mckee,
has been declared ~lunatic, and is to
be sent to the asylum at Nashville.
The poor man has, at intervals, shown
signs Of a mind deceased for some
months, and on several occasions he
became violent. Recently he injured
himself, and since that it has been
found necessary to keep him confined.
After 4 jury for the trial Of William
Wundcr, charged with murder, was
made up yesterday, it became known
that John Brown was really Il. L..
Gray, an ex Jail bird, and at one time
in the cell with Wunder. He swore
he did not know the prisoner at the
bar, and be is now under arrest with a
very ugly case Of perjury to contend
with.
The expenses Of the public schools
in November was 1881 OF. Of which
1885 30 was for salaries: and other
wages while 1853 II was for rent and
incidentals.ssThe city school indebted
ness amounts to sll us 90 and the
treasury is empty though some 5000
is reported in the hands of County
Trustee Harris for account of the
schools.
Three School Visitors, including
Messrs. H. j. Lynn, R. D. Jordan and
j. j. Duffy have been appointed a
committee to confer with members.
elect of the Legislature with a view
of revising our School Board, and
converting it into a commission of
three or FIVE persons, to be elected to
heir places by the people. The sys.
tenn needs reformation very much.
The "Esmeralda" Company, headed
by the veteran commedian John E.
Owens, will play through the present
week at New Orleans, and is to be
here on Monday, giving three even
ing performances, but perhaps no
matinee. The company one of the
best nov travelling. and "Esmeralda"
will be an attraction worth witness
ing. Tickets for the engagement are
to be sold on Friday.
A man named Mike Hartigan was
fined IS and costs yesterday for cruelty
to a mule, having been arrested by
Officer Lane and taken before Esquire
Coleman for a.heariug. He narrowly
escaped being sent to Jail for impu-
dence and the exhibition Of an unruly
temper caused the officer to remark
that he had much more sympathy and
respect for the suffering mule than for
its hard hearted owner.
A cOlOred Deputy Sheriff, named
Tom Avent, and another Deputy
Sheriff, named Hoffman, behaved very
badly yesterday wkile out on tao
streets in charge of VIM. Wundor,
who killed John Norwood, and another
prisoner. The officials flushed them.
selves with bad LIQUOR aud wandered
about in a careless manner letting
the prisoners have a frolicsome time.
The mar Hoffman was sent to the
calabOOse, and Avcnt was relieved
from duty, while the prisoners we're
Ilaced in charge of more reliable
officers.
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