Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-15
BREYITIEs.


fifty convicts under sentence to the pen.
itentiary.
Tennessee is to have nine Represents
tives in the House under the late appor-
tionment bill passed by the Federal
Legislature.
DR.. Crane lectures at the Greenlaw
Opera House tonight for the benefit Of
the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
Subject-The Holy Land.
In the Legislature yesterday the bill
providing for the payment of poll tax
as prerequisite to voting was repealed
it being considered unconstitutional.
1t is rumored that the conventionists
not being satisfied with the mayoralty
candidates in the field, intend trottinp
out a representative man in few days,
If you do not register within five days
you cannot vote at the ensuing munich
pal election. The necessity of register
ing Immediately becomes apparent from
this statement.
The alarm of fire at one o'clock last
night, and the bright glare visible in the
heavens, startled many slumberer from
his couch. The cry of fire is at present
intimately blended with the word
Chicago.
The cotton buyers injecting, to have
been held yesterday afternoon at the
Chamber of Commerce, had to be post
poned until next Monday afternoon, on
account of the non-attendance of the
cotton men.
Chicago Times and Tribune received
daily at Mansford's news depot, corner
of Second and Monroe; also, the lead.
ing dailies and weeklies of the country
and choice assortment of light litera-
ture.
Chief of Police O'Donnell has been
confined TO his room for several weeks,
suffering from a pistol-shot wound in the
hand, received accidentally while load
ing the weapon. He is recovering rap
idly and will be on duty in few days.
The annual Hanuca ball Of the young
Hebrews came off at the Memphis Club
Hall last night. The hall was crowded
with young people, who chased the
weary hours with flying feet until the
gray dawn appeared in the east.
A Councilman refuses the honor OF
reelection because he intends to get
married in few weeks, and cant con-
sistently attend the midnight meetings
of the General Council He religiously
believes that Couneilmen and Aldermen
should not keep late hours.
Louisiana and Florida oranges are
selling in this city at sixteen dollars per
barrel. A barrel contains from three
hundred and fifty to four hundred
oranges. Our fruit men have been re-
ceiving large consignments within the
last few days.
The negroes, instigated by some un-
seen power, are attempting to rush the
registration business in several of the
wards. These fugitive and nomadic
voters should be properly vouched for
before the certificates are issued by the
Registrars.
Emmons & Son, newsmen, at No. lO
jefferson and 4lO Main streets, have re-
ceived the latest daily papers from New
York, New Orleans, Cincinnati, st,
Louis, Chicago and all other cities;
also, illustrated weeklies, foreign publ
cations, and news goods generally.
The shain-gang is rapidly filling up,
and will soon present the necessary
number to organize brigade. The fell
lows wearing the ball and chain are the
non-commissioned officers Of this Fal-
staffian army, whose recruits have not a
shirt and half between them"
"Sneak thieves are at work through
out the city. Last evening one of the
wretches, not having the fear of the law
before his eyes, and no doubt instigated
by some evil genius, stole into house
on Beal street and carried of the regu-
lation overcoat of a policeman.
Report has it that Ed, Shaw, formerly
a member of the Barbour Lewis County
Commissioners Court, is the colored
mans candidate for Wharfmaster. Shaw
is a negro, fair representative man Of
his race, but it will never do to let a
Radical white or black, collect wharf
age in the city of Memphis.
The game and turkey dinner to be set
on Christmas day for the station-house
prisoners by Captain Nealis, the mditrc
de hotel, has created the greatest excite
ment among the gdmins and thieves, who
seem determined to be present at this
feast even if they have to steal their way
into the banquet hall.
Stuffing street railway cars with hu.
mainly is Enable offense in New York
The cars leaving our depots on the arri
val of the trains are often so crowded
that it is almost impossible 10 tell whose
seat you occupy, and in many instances
one-half the passengers have to stand
up. This is a nuisance which should b,
corrected by the superintendent.
The white Conservative vote Of th,
city may be estimated in round numbers
at about FIVE thousand. By dividing
this between thirteen candidates foi
wharfmaster, the average vote received
will be three hundred and eighty-fve
The negro candidate will receive the
two thousand Radical votes; if not, h
will certainly get a sufficient number t
oIoot bi,, These fgures show the ne