Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-20


Tur cAnrAios AT an enthusiast
meeting Of the Central Democratic CIul
Z which was eloqaently addressed by Jadg
Adams, Hon. w. 7. Avery aud Capt. {
s Cameron, Saturday evening, Il was OF
dered that the following standing com
mittees Of the Club be republished 70
the Information and benefit Of thos
whose names appear thereon. The CON
miitees. as originally appointed, are
| Finance Committee-Major NJ. ]
Wicks. + w. Smith, j. ii. Edmondsop
jesse W. Page. jr.. aud r. ID. Baueh.
Committee 10 Solicit Subscriptions-
| II. Brinkley, ]. b. Farnham, W. O. Me
Clure (of Memphis Savings Bank, T. o
Smith, Henry Seessel, jr., l.. Rocco and
Louis Wunderman.
Committee on Speakers and Addres
ses-Jndge P. I. Scruggs, p. M. Winters
and q. p. Foute.
Committee on Printing-Geo. Mel
lersh, J. ]. Pratt and W. c. Mcclure (oi
the Memphis Savings Bank
Committee on Hall-W. c. Mcclure
and James Schooles.
A meeting Of the Democracy of the
Sixth Ward was held in the waldran
Block, Saturday evening. and the organ
ization Of campaign Club effected by
the election of the following officers !:
X j. Morgan, President; L. f. Risk,
First Vice President; j. d. Rufin,
Second Vice President; j. j. Peres,
Secretary; @. A. Stovall, Corresponding
Secretary; Jack Halstead, Treasurer.
The next meeting of the Club will be
held on Wednesday evening of the pres
ent week.
The meeting called at the City Hall to
organize Club in the Second Ward has
been postponed until to morrow evening
A meeting Of the Democracy of the
Tenth ward and Fourteenth civil district
has been called at Tuefers grocery, on
South street, for this evening.
The Democracy Of the Third ward are
expected to meet at the Adams street en-.
CINE house tonight, aud organize a club
for the campaign.
The COUNTY Pooh HousE.-The fol-
lowing communication has been ELECTED
from John League, county clerk, in an
swer to certain inquiries made by Col
Mageveney, member of the council from
the third ward:
SHIN answer to your inquiries rela-
tive to the cost of keeping in CD grafton a
county poor house and hospital in the |
Fourteenth Civil District of Shelby
county, Tennessee, / have the honor re- |
spectfully to state that according to the
records of my office it appears that since
The establishment of said poor house and
hospital, in July, 1866. appropriations
have been made by the County Court and
Board OF County Commissioners, for the
,enefit of the poor, to the amount of
S6S,693 80. Independent of this amount
here has been paid by the county, since
Iuly, 1866, to undertakers of the city of
Memphis, for burying paupers, the sum
IT S22, $50 GO, of which $l7,ll0 has been
laid to McCaffrsy & Cornelius since
Iuly 10, 1867
Independent, also, of the amount of
'68, 663 90, the sum of $500 has been
aid TO the coroner and magistrates for
oiding inquests. Physicians, also,
ave received from the county, with
. the time already stated the sum
{ two thousand dollars, not included in {
he amount first named, and an appro.
ration of $500 was made by the County
curt for the benefit of the poor north Of
Volt river in Shelby county, which said \
mount was dispensed to the destitute by
squire Andrew Stewart, of Raleigh.
The foregoing will furnish the follow.
,g exhibit: q
mount appropriated for Poor House
and HOSPITAL In 18th civil district. S68 1853 go
mount paid undertakers for the
burial of q, 800 80
mountpaid magistra ties. coroner and
Jurors for holding inquests..-........ $500 90 |
mount paid physicians by county
Tor professional services................ 1900 90
mount disbursed by Esq. Andrew
stewart Tor the benefit of the poor
north OF Wolf river. in the county. 5000
Total expense since July, ls66....~..$ 97, 654 So
Very respectfully, your obedient SER Of
mt, JOHN League, fr
County Court Clerk.