Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-25
LOCALS IN nRIET.

The work Of laying the Nieolson
pavement on Shelby street, southward
from Vance street. has been commenced.
-Disappointed-the ladies and chill
dren in particular, and everybody In
genera, who desired 70 be q. Elmw0oed
to-day.
Mr.. L. @. Baker, superintendent Of
the Arkansas branch Of tie Western
Union Telegraph, was at the 0verton last
evening.
"A meeting yesterday was held in the
bankrupt cases Of d. Kaufman 4 Co.,
David Pointer, james g. Rood, d. W.
Barnett, +. s. Richards, Jacob Haight
and Robert Branch.
O.P.H.P ks. M. Guest, fernando
road, near South street, has full supply
Of Hay, Corn, Oats and Bran; also every
thing in the way of Family Groceries.
CHEAP, FOR CASH. 49,,
- Dizziness rules supreme. Nothing
doing is the general complaint This,
copjoined to a scarcity of currency, 'ex-
cites gloom and dependency We must
work through to sunshine. % 1gof ta
IA "Tax-Payer," in the columns Of
the Radical organ, opposes the issuance
Of city time bonds. Wonder IL he isn't
one of the "zlan +" that !" ct, bled and
died" agin the Ohio railroadf
The committee on the wharfboat
business are busy as beavers taking tes-
timony pro and con, and viii report next
Tuesday, it is expected. We hope they
will report in accordance with the wishes
Of q majority Of our merchants.
The steamer Indiana arrived at the
landing yesterday from New Orleans,
with several stables Of fast horses for the
races. These are Moore's, Patterson's,
Warricks and Brady's, all Of which par
,ticipatsd in the late spring meeting on
thsaM etairie course at New Orleans. ul
Colonel Prince, of Norfolk, Virginia,
the Oyerton. He is desirous Of
tipg direct line of trade between
sand Liverpool via Norfolk.
Aformation given US concerning
"a, we have no doubt be will offer
for inducements to our merchants.
1.-THE Radicals have finally ''settled
own" upon Sugar Hamilton for Repre-.
sentative Of the State at large, in Con-
gress He wants to get this place in
order that he may serve on the y Com
miitee on G|6IRa and SO revive the
sugar that a y sweetened him for
life. TAT a II
The Ba}( y = magnanimous-from
its own stand o|nt .as the immortal "Ja
N" used to say. In an article this
morning it commends the floral celebra-
ton, and quotes the article from the
Springfield (Mass.) Republican, pub
lished by us some days ago. In many
generous expressions these articles are,
exceptions to the general rule of radical
yituperation and blackguardismoD .rrroE
JUsr REcEIvED-Silk trimmings, But
tons, cotton drop and bullion fringes,
the latest novelties, at = 70 Cd AZ "
/ ~ 90 eyi IA. SERssEL q SONS, 7sa
46t s7, o. % sloeg' es' w, 259 Main. y
| Our AcrIsc MAYoR.-Col. Dupre, in
the smart little daily published at Padu-
cah,H over which he presides with rare
grace and dignity, thus historicises upon
our acting Mayor, whom he has known
long and intimately. We copy from the
Kentuckiau Of Thursday "The city Of
Memphis owes q debt of lasting graft
tude to Kentucky 1t happened at pc
Rod whereof the memory Of man run
meth not to the contrary that Kentucky
became the mother of Edgar McDavitt.
He began life blacksmith. If he had
been tailor, instead Of acting Mayor of
Memphis, he would surely be impeached
before his career ofusefulness is ended, BY
the Senate of the United States. The ia.
nous blacksmith, Elihu Burritt, mastered
many languages, but never halt the prae-
teal facts that haYe been hammered out
by horse sense in the workshop of Mr..
McDayitts sturdy intellect. II seems
that ex-Congressman Leftwich, Of Mem
phis, was induced to become candidate
for the office of Mayor. He did not want
the place, bpt suffered his people to use
his name and great popularity in order
that niggerism, in the administration Of
municipal government, might be evaded.
Leftwich induced Mr.. McDavitt to be-
come a candidate for Alderman and
both we're elscted. Tho Mayor, under
provisions of the city charter, may
assent himself at will and appoint his
official substitute from the Board Of
Aldermen. No sooner was Leftwich in
stalled, and McDavitt sworn in, than the |
former incoptinently transferred his
powers and prerogatives to the Alder
man. Never before was Memphis blest !
with such Mayor. The iron will, in.
domitable energy, practiced business
tact, and extraordinary common sense of
Mr.. McDavitt wrought an instant revo.
lution. City due bills (scrip), that we're
hawked about the streets three days be-
fore his assumption of authority, at Is
and 80 cents on the dollar, have steadily
advanced in value, and now command