Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-04

ured votes, alter throwing out the votes
cast by those who live outside Of the
Jurisdiction Of the Criminal Court, the
office for which he is contesting. The
case will be one Of great interest, as il il
expected that some very fine little de-
velopments will be made.
A morning paper takes the credit To
itself, in loaded editorial, of the action
of the Chamber Of Commerce yesterday
in regard to the surplus Convention fund.
This is cool and refreshing. But we
understand that most Of our subscribers
can read plain printing, aud presume
they will remember what we have had to
say on the subject. There are some
editors in the world-Boston, for in
stance-who certainly imagine that their
readers burn their papers and have short
memories. fsgg gEb9A
To all who wish to paes pleasant even
ing, we would say 60 to the strawberry
festival tonight, held by the ladies, at
272 Second street, Ayres' Block. The
young ladies serve berries and ice cream,
cake, hot coffee, sardines, ham, and all
the delicacies of the season, with grace
and good will perfectly charming.
Among those who thus so beautifully at
tend you are the Misses L-w, the Misses
W-d, Miss s. st, Miss B. BIN, Miss
S. S-s, the Misses BY Mics M. I'd,
end others. Lunch every day from II
to 2.
We saw Mr.. Sam. Jones, of Whites
station, this morning, and learned from
him that he has in his possession seventy
five registration papers, duly signed BY
Mr.. Williams. Some of them are blank
and others are filled.up with such con-
venient names as Abram Jones, Thomas
Smith, Aleck Brown, James Thompson
10. Williams, etc., etc. These papers
we're found near Whites station on cleo
ton day, tied up, Mr.. Jones says, in the
dirtiest and blacke st 'ohite handkerchief
he ever saw. He has not concluded tc
put them on the market yet, but expects
to keep them in the family, for the use
and innuence'of future generations. 4,
One of the finest private aquariumi
probably in the country, as well as The
largest--being composed Of heavy French
plate-glass and white marble--the prop
erty of James B. Cook, the architect, wa
broken on one side last night by bal
| from pistol. The ball struck one of th'
| plates, which are over one. quarter of az
| inch in thickness, obliquely, causing it t.
break, and as result the emptying on
of about one hundred and City gallons o
| water in his parlor. The fine specimens
of fish, lizards, etc., were all saved by
some extra netting; and the appearance
of the room at one time was lively, pre-
senting a sort Of minute deluge. Anothel
| instance of reckless shooting.
The police have a way of leaving deat
dogs in the streets, which ought to b
done some other way. When they finds
loose dog in the flesh without the mum
cipal muzzle, they shoot him withou
ceremony, and leave him lying around
more loose than ever, to be run over by
wagons, and cut up into first-class hash
| In other cities such dogs are put out o
the way with piece Of poisoned meat
but perhaps the price Of bacon will no
admit of such luxury 10 Memphis
Still, we protest against this shooting
business on the streets. 1t dangerous
to life and terrific to women and chill
dren. Mr.. Pearne, please stop this shoot
ing, and try some "cold pizen" on the
roarin graf terriers who are such terror
to the police.