Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-03
ELEOfiON.
A glorious Days Work I'm the City
Yesterday.
me Onar9a Postmaster Floats Away
ON bis Onarga sawIog.
His Ousrga Vest Fails 10 Protect
him from the Conservative
+ BombshelIs.
Tax Titles, saw-logs, Hospital Sites
= and Criminal Court Records
nj Discount.
Leftwich Routs FitcIi-Reecher,H Horse
Foot and Dragon, I'm a
~ square Fight.
He IL TriumphantIy Elected Mayor
by 900 Majority over Both
Opponents. a
Niggerism Below Par---Cufee OPEN
ing his Optics--Beechera
Cold Corpus.
-
Leftwich Roufs FftcIi-Rcecher,H Horse
Foot and Dragon, In
square Fight.
He IL TriumphantIy Elected Mayor
by 900 Majority over Both
Opponents.
Nirgerism Below Par--Cufee Open
ing his Optics--Beecher
Cold Corpus.
Where, Oh Where are Blewis. Grand
mother Hunter and Cavalry
smith?
Comparative Estimates of the Votes
what Niggers Voted and How.
Fall Returns from all the Wards.
How IL is, why ii is. and what
IL is, ard the WherefOres.

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| How IL is, why 1t il. and what
il IL, and the WherefOres.
Yesterday was to Grandmother Hun.
ter, Blewis. Beecher a Co. what Water
loo was to the French. 1t witnessed the
burial of their hopes, and consequent
salvation of the city government from
Wholesale rascality and other Radical
specialties. Little Beecher, for three
weeks, regarded his election foregone
conclusion Already he fancied himself
in the big chair at the City Hall, and, in
eager anticipation, his Imagination rev.
eled in the opportunity soon to be afford
| ed for the exercise Of those little pecu-
| liarities which had endeared him to the
Radical leaders. Once in the Mayoral
chair that little defalcation at Onarga
could be speedily wiped out The saw
log traffic would no longer possess ire
sstiLle fascinations and the vest BUSH
ness would lose its charms. The Mem
| phs Chief Magistracy presented some
thing better than tax-titles, to establish
which it was necessary to fee attorneys
to nearly the extent of the property s
value, and incur the risk of sound
drubbings at the hands of outraged citi-
zens. It revealed q richer field than
traffic in hospital sites, or genial assas-
sinations.
Little Beecher had long striven FOR the
goal. Months ago he commenced cut
ting" the few whites who continued to
recognize him on the streets, and sought
the more congenial society of niggers.
The building disgraced as his residence
was constantly thronged by fragrant buck
niggers and classic wenche s, in whose
charming society he passed his leisure
hours. OF course, Grandmother Hunter,
Blewis, Smith, Waldra'l and few other
choice spirits we're not excluded. The
difference between tt'deh and his new
found friends was imperceptible, and
they were allowed to come in occasion
ally, cover their fro ntispieces with SCOT,
stick their. fingers in their mouths and
take back seat. Receiving the nomi-
nation of the What-is-it," little Beecher
would not have bartered his fimsiest
tax-title or most tbread-bare Onarga vest
to be insured rousing niger triumph.
He fully anticipated padding up the
Mississippi to a point opposite the Elk
change Building in boat made from
one of the controverted Onarga saw-logs,
and thence walk to the Mayors Office on
broad pavement, co imposed of the
equivocal 0narga lumber. The presence
of Fitch for time dis concerted him
but Conservative nomination rendered
it certain that Radicals would rally
around the nominee to save the
party, leaving Fitch out in the cold
But as
The best laid plans Of mice and men
AIT garig aglee,"
those of the Radical vermin failed
Election day came and went, and night
fall revealed to the knowing ones tina
the little Onarga postmaster had bitter
the dust. Here is the vote:
FIRST WARD.
Mayor-Leftwich, 573; Fitch, 60
Beecher, "a.
Tax Collector-Kelly, 1886; Foster
35; Newsom, So; Sangster, 4 Bowen
AZ; Reilly, 166.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Al Good, 5ll
Hanly, 3; Mclean, lOl.
Tax Collector on Privileges-Davis
1874; Powers, s96; Underwood, 9
Chandler, SO.
Street observation-disclosures, 2S2
Malone, 1856; Ford, 95; Helm, SO.
Alderman-John Clancy, 507; f. B
Miller, "a; John y. Drew, sc.
School Visitor-F. C. Shafer, IS; c
Mehau, 36l. FL.
SECOND WARD.
Mayor = eftwich, 5Ooi fitch, 40
Beecher, 36.
Tax Collector-Kelly, l65; Bowen
A; Foster, 50; Newsom, 100; Sangster
q Reilly, l6.
wharfmaster-McLean, g. Good, 2s2
Hanly, 3 wilkins, Is,
Tax Collector on PriviIeges-Davis
1863; Powers, 1874; Underwood, 81
Chandler, 50. ~. a.
Street Commissioner - Helm, 90
Kiernau, 2l9; Malone, 20; Ford, So.
Aldermsn-T Samelson, &C; VIM.
Chase, l25; Thomas Joyce, 100.
School Visiior-D. F. Goodyear, 100
J. Fry, 76; J. NJ. Graves, IL.
Pay Of Aldermen--No pay, 81; pay,
l4s.
THIRD WARD
Mayor - Leitwich. 3O4; Fitch, 81
Beecher, So.
Tax Collector-Kelly, ls5; Bowen, 80
Foster, AZ; NewsOm, los; Sangster.
Reilly, 4.
Wharfmasier = Mclean, ll2; Good,
226; Hanly, G; wilkins, 81.