Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-03
BREAy1IrrTIEs.

stand, No. 1864 Main street.
No poll-tax required before voting to
morrow.
| Lots of pistols and coffee floating
around in the 5ee=e.
| Attention is called to the proceedings
Of a meeting of the citizens at Cuba
published on the fousih page today.
| Dead dogs are as numerous just nor
as packed carpet bags will be a.ser tho
election. TIE police are doing their
whole duty.
Col Cross, President of the Helena
and Iron Mountain rail.oad, and Cap.
j. G. Maccabe, Secretary o. the same,
are stopping at The Peabody Hoiel.
| 1t is rumored that the Radicals have
started campaign paper. We have
MOI seen it, but suppose that like every
thing else they do, it is kept in The dari {.
The watermelon trade is brisk on the
sidewalks, and people are excessively
brisk who step on the rinds. No Other
branch of commerce shows any symp-
toms of animation.
An elegant oil painting of the la.e G.
p. Morris, Vice-Prcsidelt Of t5e Fest
National Bank, has arrived from C.ncin-
natl to be hung up in the Presidents
room. 1t is q correct likeness and a fine
piece o. painting.
John Brown, The next County Res s.
ter, promises the largest county vote FOR
the Democratic party polled since the
war. Johns election is almost fore
gone conclusion, aud a nobler gentle
man could not be found.
A heavy rain fell last night, attended
by thunder and Lightning. Therain con-
tinued for some time this morn 'ng.
These late rains are doing s;eat damage
to the cotton crop in various sec, ons.
The crop reports from DER country ex-
changes are not the most favorable.
Mr.. Meyers, The young mao mentioned
yesterday, who shot himself The night
previous at picnic, was sill alive at
the hospital late yesterday afternoon.
When he gess well he VII be asham d OF
his folly, join the temperance soce'y,
and no doujs make a good husband and
find that he has always had good wife.
The weather was beau,i IL last even
ing, and large corcourse Of pc pie :
sembled in and around Court Spare 10
hear tue Sodality Band. Tie Mar
se'llaise Hymn vas played amorg o,he-'
pieces, and seemed 10 infuse ql,e an
enthusiastic, martial spii in the crowd.
These rec entertainments are We J en-
joyab'e, and we hope ' ii be continued
The report was CT culated yc to-day
that the neg o Z harles Wilson, who siot
Ms. Marin and bis own v ,le a. Zen yn's
Station, Sunday n orn'ug, he'd 1eei cap
,p~ed and brought in by Two negroes
This was dscrcditcd and proved TO be
unfounded. 1t is not likely hat any c.
his own color would al est him, end j, IS
almost certsin that he WI never be
brought in by white men.
Mr.. Thomas II. Cooke, Of This city, is
home again for few days, leaving his
family in Louisville, where they haze
p. .ssed he summer thus far. We res c.
to learn of The death of bis Idle babe
" Willie" the youngest child, and olly a
few weeks of age. The sympatbies o.
many friends VII be extended % NJ.
and Ms. Cooke in their affection.
Mr., Albert NJ. Stephens, the r'sllar
nornee for Attorney General Of the
Bal let Court, is one of The mort talented
and promising yourg laS .rers in tle
STATE. He is ekinently qualified, hay
ing been bred up in he p ofession OF
law, is a sc ltleman without iep9oach or
a fauls, and we hope VII be elected by
an owe Shelming majo.i.y.
J.E.R. Pay, Esq, candidate Cor Pc
bate Judge, and the regular nominee of
.be Democratic pas.y, is one Of our best
men. p ofess'onally, socially, publicly
and privately His nomina ION me. The
hearty appreciation of The community al
large. He is thoroughly qualified, d
SCI yes the position f ON any standpoint,
and viii no doubt be elected by a large
majority.
A gentleman who lasely returned rom
reports that the cotton crop
on the Mississippi and Tennessee raj
road is very poor all the way to the Yal-
iabusha line; the J ED WI scarcely be
a bale to five acres. Below there G e
prospect is better. In 1'allahatehie boz.
tom the cotton is magn, Scent, being in
many places as high as mans head,
and giving assurance of a prolific yield.
The State judicial election takes
place tomorrow. Judges WI be elected
20 the Supreme Cocrt, and at the same
time we elect a Probate Judge, County
Register, Attorney General Of the Bari
lett Court, and magistrates and eonsts-
bles. The people have heard so ofel
Of - the most impo tant election Stree
The var" that we wopld despair of mall
ing any appeal s.,orger than has been