Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-03

COMING EAsr-LeaveM adiso on 7 esday, Thurs
day and Saturday at 1880 am; arrive at
Hopeheld at o'clock pm, and Memphis
at1:3O pm.
Ladies' Shoes, 81 Chfldren's shoes,
so cents; Ladies' good all Linen Hem.
stitched Handkerchiefs,2 10 cents. j.
H. Loewenstine 4 Bros, Clay Build.
ing. Our stock must be closed out.
INTERESTING DEBArE.-Hon.M Mr.. Major
Joe Tsgg, by some called scalIawsg
Tsgg." honored the colored Democratic
Club of Memphis last night with his august
presence. Coming in early he "cut up
shines" awhile rather comically before
the meeting was organized, rolling on
the floor like cartwheel, and acted "big
ipjun'" with ferocious and appalling gri.
maces. Some said "put him out. But
finally, the club being very leniently
disposed, he was called on for a
speech, and rose like giant, lifting the
brick on his head with perfect ease from
squatting, STOPPING and "peafowl"
posture to the air and attitude of a
Chatham. Having first sung song, a Ia
negro minstrels, in true scallawag style,
showing his respect for his colored
friends generally, and bis profound sense
of the importanc e of the great issue be-
fore the country, he proceeded to edify
his hearers substantially as follows:
Z" Mifrens: I've lived twenty-six years on
this bluff. | love this bluff. I'm work.
ing man. I'll make you Radical speech
Ghic], if make any. [Cries of Go on !
go on j I'm for Grant and Colfax [hic]
I'm no Dimocrat. I've [hic] no objec-
ton to any Dimocrat [hic] that don't get
drunk. Dam [hicI I'll make [hic]
Radical speech, and go to hell [hic] for
the flag. I'm [hic] twenty-six years on
this bluff [hicl. Let's Ticker" At the
conclusion of which eloquent haraugue
the distinguished speaker retired in the
midst of uproarious applause, and left
not tag behind.
Then came Mr. Bloom, Mr.. Grierson,
and Mr.. Avant The blows came fast
and thick--running, rumbling, heavy,
furious, crushing and overwhelming.
And Tagg twisted, squirmed, applauded,
sighed, groaned, wilted, tainted, faded and
subsidized. The excoriation was excru-
ciating. Think of three colored gen.
tlemen of intellect on one poor lit
tie tag of Msjor, who, thinking
he had the sling of David, ven
tured to beard them in their own
sanctum They asked him what good
he had done on the bluff in the twenty.
six years, what business he had prom
ising them forty acres and mule when
he didn't have any, whether he wasn't
fool to be promising Mr.. Greenlaw's
property, what good any soallavag had
ever done. colored men, whether seal
lawags and csrpet-baggers intended
to support them, and what they
had to do it with, whether their
carpet bags were most full, and where
they intended to run when they
we're full, what good 1t would do the
colored men to vote for GRANDDAUGHTER
be would feed and clothe them any more
than Seymour. They asked him whathe
thought about Smith and Mum, and
whether be agreed that both those gentle
men, whom the Radicals had picked out
as their two best men, always told the
truth when they talked about one another,
as we'll as at other times; and if they did,
why colored men might not as veil trust
Mr.. Leftwich, who was a gentleman and
never told any lies in his life. We
cannot complete the description for
want of space. We cannot tell tenth,
a hundredth, milIionth of the predigious
treat. We wished the whole world there. 1t
was rich beyond all description or con-
ception. Aud. when at last our poor
Tagg bed been stripped and fsyed aud
roasted, boiled, fried, chilled and frozen,
aud the conservative club began to feel
like Uncle Toby to the ay, shame to say,
along came. Mr.. Fitch, peerine into the
door with lowering brow and angry look,
TO read poor Tagg out OF the
party. Alas how distressing are the
troubles Of greatness.
BEsr W. r. butter at s5cts. BY the
package. at ]. DevotO's, corner Of Third
and Adams stree,s as
VIcToR D. FUcHs has just received the
frsi lot Of ReslfoOi lake 6sh, at HE 6sh |
and game DEPOT, Al Jefferson street 20
WAITED TO RKxT.-A house Of about
eight rooms Address a., Asalaneke