Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-10
] RRRDyIIrrIEEs.
rhe doo-k;Ilers are still around.

Ut. FRANK n. hdinsty mas Dech III anu
confined to his room some days.
The Democratic Executive Committee
meets this afternoon at Cadmus
Colonel w. b. Greenlaw has heen Sc
riously i'll at his residence on the rail
road, ten miles from the city.
Last evening the weather was delight
full, and large crowd gathered to hear
the Sodality Band play in Court Square
Colonel John W. Dawson and num-
Der of Memphians are in New York, and
foraging out as far as Long Branch and
Coney Island and other cool places.
There will be Lodge of Sorrow held
by Jeremiah Lodge Of Masons at Horn
Lake, Miss, tomorrow, for the purpose
of erecting monument over the grave
of Past Grand Master G. w. Perkins.
Address by Rev. E. b. Crisman, of this
city. All Masons are invited to attend.
Mr.. M. M Seay5 a well-known Mem
phis man, is in the city from Louisville,
representing the well known whisky
house of Ripey, Burrell & Co., of Louis
vile. The house is frst-class, and too
we'll known among dealers to require
even this announcement. Mr.. Seay is
the man to represent them we'll.
The following freight agents are now
in the city, stopping at the Overflow F.
s. Van Aston, Z. P. Wilson, Louisville;
S. Frink s. T. Hemenway, st. Louis; j.
H. Ladd, Chicago; G. W. A. Custus, c.
L. Fitch, Mobile; Chas. W. Anderson,
W. G.. Davis, Nashville; VIM. Keavey,
Chattanooga. fao ts pfN0Qt
We had the pleasure this morning of a
call from r. Walpole, Esq, proprietor
and business editor of the Central Star
live Democratic paper published al
Goodman, Mississippi on the Central
railroad We commend Mr.. Walpole to
the business men of the city as a true
gentleman, and his paper as one of oui
best Mississippi exchanges.
Gen. A. J. Quarles, of GAINESVILLE, is
in the city on brief visit, and is blessed
with fine health and elasticity of spirits
The General is prominent candidate
for Governor, and has an unimpeachable
! record as a soldier, lawyer and gentle
man. The election of such man would
| remind the people of the historic days o
Carroll, Grundy, Hugh L. White, ant
other leading spirits of that more glori
Gus period.
Col. w. l.. Duff, our handsome ant
genial friend, leaves in day or two fo
San Francisco, San Angelo, San Diego
and other places of note and interest OF
the Pacific coast, to be gone month o
so-merely nice little run between nov
and cool weather We join his man.
friends, especially of the fairer sex, il
wishing him a happy escape, not onl.
from Memphis mosquitoes and dullness
but from buffalo herds and Indians oil
the plains and the many temptation
which beset young man that travel
alone. And with the golden tints O
autumn may he return home, where h
he cannot be alone. He has kindly con
sented to drop us an occasional line con
corning his wanderings.
SAM HoUsToN.--We have not had spac
before to notice that Capt Sam Houston
who once commanded little boat calle
the Hesper, is figuring in Arkansas. Hei
Government Inspector Of steamboats,, an
succeeds sometimes in having his nam
mentioned in the papers by taking up TO
some negro that does not need his friend
ship, and then representing that he pre-
vented a Ku-Klux outrage. Not Ion
ago the passengers on board the steame
Little Rock had occasion to complain t
the Captain that a. light-colored mulatt
was trying to pass off as white mar
and had taken his seat at the first table
The Captain promptly informed the co
ored person that he must eat at the secon
table. That was the end of it, exceI
that Hesper Houston caused it to be re
ported in a malignant, lying Radica
sheet at Little Rock that he had inter
fered and prevented the passengers fror
pitching the niger overheard. All
which is corrected and properly set fort
in late number Of the Little Rock Ga
/ zette. If Houston is not contemplate
he is not anything. sps its as
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