Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-11
BREyrTIEs.

Hon. Dorsey Is. THOMAS Is In the clty.
Read notice of lost cross " in another
column.
It's stated that the Theatrical season
will open here in six weeks.
Mr.. d. M, Philip, of the newspaper
fraternity, arrived last night from Hot
Springs, where he has increased his
weight and good looks about twenty-five
per cent.
A correspondent addresses letter to
the editor Of this paper, suggesting Capt.
~. NJ Pettigrew and COL J. NJ. Crews. as
suitable candidates for the Legislature
at the next election.
There are more fine melons in market
than we have observed any season for
several years. The largest size sell
usually for seventy-6ye cents to one
dollar. The demand is pretty good,
judging from crowds that gather around
wagons from the country.
Messrs. Martin Thomas, Dennis Gal
lagher and H. A. Louis were arraigned
before U. s. Commissioner Canning
Smith yesterday on the charge of inter
fering with voters on election day
Thomas was discharged. Gallagher was
bound over in the sum of $500, and Louis
in the sum of $500, for future hearing
Mr.. Kelsey Bond, an old and we'll
known citizen, died rather suddenly yes
terday afternoon at his residence in
Fort Pickering. He was up in the city
last Saturday and appeared as well as
usual. His disease was congestion OF
the brain. The funeral takes place to-
day.
A grand picnic is announced for next
Monday at James Park The object is
very worthy one-that of aiding Father
Walsh to build St. Bridget's Church, at
the corner of Third and Overton streets,
the cornerstone of which was laid last
Sunday evening All necessary arrange
ments are being made by the various
committees of ladies and gentlemen to
make it what it deserves to be--a grand
success.
The great problem of Tennessee poll
tics Just now is. Who doctored that call
for State Democratic Convention, the
Avalanche or the Nashville BannerY
The Memphis enterprise" is silent.
They won't publish the genuine call is
sued by the committee, Or utter word
on the subject. 1t seems that these
Siamese twins in journalism, the Ava
lanche and Banner, published the iden-
teal same perversion of the call. And
yet this is a specimen of broad, impair
tial, progressive, heightened newspaper
ism, coming from the parmobile tfafr"m
who would scorn to do q little act.
The open air concerts in the Square
have been discontinued We believe this
will be regretted by many. The young
men composing the Sodality are all
hard workers; they make living by
steady toll, and can scarcely find time
for practice, except by losing sleep. We
understand that business men, and 9TH
ers in hearing of Court Square, offered
to pay them for playing twice week.
If such promises were made they have
not been fulfilled, and as serving the
public at the expense of sleep and nee
essary recreation is not very profitable
or pleasant, the young men have had
to discontinue the playing in the Square.
No more crowds will assemble there to
talk politics and gossip and promenade
and cheer the Marseillaise. Well, we
are sorry, but the band is right
In the LEDGER to-day will be seen two
important calls from the County Demo
cratic Executive Committee. The first
is call for mass meeting of the people
to be held at Exchange Building, August
25th, to elect delegates to the convention
to be held in this city on the LIST day Of
for the purpose of nom
mating a candidate for Congress; and
also, at the same time and place, to NOM
mate candidates for Senator and Floater.
The mass meeting will be held on Thurs
day, the 25th inst, at 8 o'clock in the
evening. The other call is for a County
to be held on Tuesday, the
Both of August, at IL am, in the Grim
inal Courtroom, opposite the Overton
Hotel, for the purpose of nominating two
for the Legislature. The
primary meetings will be held in the
county at 3 o'clock, and in the city at
at clock p. m. on the 9th inst.