Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-13
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Col. Joseph Lenow, Rev. DIR. Ford and
Fl. L. Guion, Esq, are at Niagara Falls.
Mr.. R. E. Magee an old printer Of
this city, is lying dangerously i'll at his
place of residence on Madison street. 4
Mr.. James Bingham, city editor of the
Sun, has left the city on pleasure trip.
The rumor that he will never come back
alone is not credited this kind ofweather.
The Knoxville Press and Herald, OF
| Thursday, mentions that Col. II. Clay
King, Of this city, was then stopping at
the Lamar House; also, that Gen. John
c. Brown had departed for upper East
Tennessee. Se
In the Second Chancery Court yester-
day, the Chancellor decided in the case
of City Of Memphis ex rel. VS.. 7. W.
Brown ct al. (water-works case), that
there is no equity in compliments bill,
and dismissed the same.
! Mr.. "Pick" Russell, one of the pro-
prietorsof the Cincinnati Enquirer job
office, has been at the Overton Hotel
some days. Heiis a gentleman of ster-
ling merits, and C genuine artist in the
profession Of printing. IN former days
he lived here, and where he yet retains
many warm friends. %
The people of the city are called upon
to vote to-day for or against the issuance
of $500, 900 in goldinterest1bearing bonds
to fund the city debt Mayor johnson is
strongly in favor of these bonds, and be-
lieves that with them we can raise the
city credit nearly to par. The ordinance
will no doubt be ratified by the people.
+ II our clever neighbor on Union street
| is in earnest about borrowing local news,
we commend to his attention the owl
story of to-day Really, that burying
alive business seemed too horrible to pub
lish in leading paper, even as rumor,
to be caught up and ,republished in every
Radical paper in the land.
Father Walsh's picnic takes place at
James Park next Monday. Arrange
ments for the enjoyment of all who at
tend are being made on grand scale.
The festivities will be kept up until nine
O clock at night for the accommodation
of those who cannot be there during the
early part of the day. u
We notice with pleasure that our
worthy friend Of the Sun, W. A. McCloy,
ESQ.,, is announced as candidate for
Floater for the counties of Shelby, Fay
cite and Upton, subject to the will of
the Democratic Convention. Mr.. McCloy
is an earnest workersin the ranks of the
Democracy, and deserves well at the
hands of the party. He is live, ener-
getic, reliable gentleman, and would do
Justice to his constituents and honor to
the district if selected as standard
bearer Tina thel coming political contest.
We commend his claims to the attention
of the people and the convention to as
semble here on the LIST day of September.
Many people in the city complain that
they have not had call from the census
taker. 1t may be that he will yet call,
but those who suppose they have been
overlooked, should call and give in their
names to Col. Eaton, the United States
Marshal; his office is in the Waldrap
Block, tits quite likely that some peo-
pie will be missed, however careful the
Deputy Marshals may be. We are all
interested in having a full report so away
from Memphis, as this census will be re-
ferred to for the next ten years The
work is tedious and fatiguing, and no set
of marshals can take q correct list Of
the people and other required statistics
without cooperation from all classes.
The importance Of this, we fear, is poorly
appreciated. Those out of the city can
and should be listed the same as those
actually here, and able to take their reg
ular meals This is written more partic-
ularly to urge every one who has not
seen the census-taker to call imme-
diately at the Marshal's and furnish the
information necessary to make out cor
rect returns.
The Devall's Bluff Liberal says;
A large number of hands have been
employed during the week unloading rail-
road iron at this point, from boats and
barges, for the Fort Smith road. The
officers and managers of this enterprise
are Of the most energetic sort, and en-
titled to the gratitude Of the people of
Arkansas for the promptness and energy
with which they have pushed this work.
They will soon have forty miles com
pleted.
FIRE.-A destructive fire broke out
this morning on the corner of Vance
street and Allen avenue, and but for the
timely arrival of the fire department the
loss would have been immense. Several