Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-20
LEDGER LINES.

tonight at the Second Circuit court
room.
The School Board will transact bust
ness tomorrow evening, provided a quo
rum can be secured.
Picking cotton for the first Memphis
bale is progressing in Tennessee. Ar
kansas and Mississippi.
There wasn't the first arrest at the
lower district station last night Capt
Tucker therefore had 40 easy time.
John Nave, the boy horse obtainer, is
yet in the station.house, and will be
turned over TO the authorities OF Missis'
sippi tomorrow.
Chief Of Police Athy returned home
last evening and resumed the duties Of
his office, so ably performed by the pro.
TEN. chief, Captain Weatherford.
The hope Of discovering the murderer
Of Frank Moore has been given up, and
the crime will have to be placed in the
catalogue Of bloody mysteries beyond
the comprehension Of our authorities.
A reward has been offered for the
Memphiah who has not stopped in front
Of and commented upon or literally
criticised the new Bethel building, in
course of erection on the corner Of Main
and Madison.
Is there to be no convention, mass
meeting or primary election to nomi-
nate men for the Office of Mayor, Wharf
master and City Tax Collector els
civilization failure, and has the eau
casian played out2" Will our learned
contemporaries answer
An attempt to commit suicide is
penitentiary ofense of exactly the same
grade as an attempt to commit murder on
some other person. Would it not have
good effect to indict and prosecute
few dozen of the would.be suicides Of
the Bluff City2
During the cotton.gin FIRE on Causey
street yesterday the widest rumors pre-
vailed; that the boiler had exploded and
that white man was buried beneath
the ruins. No slch accidents occurred
except in the imaginative minds Of the
sensationalists of the vicinity.
Major General Rosecranz and his Ad-
jutant General, Rose, are at the Peabody.
General Rosecranz is not unknown in
this Southern country. During the late
scuffle lie had the reputation of being a
stubborn fighter, one who did not know
when he was whipped, but who sailed in
for general results until the close of the
day, like true soldier.
Those of our citizens who visit the
bluffs for the purpose of sts.r-gazing can
observe new planet just discovered.
1t can be found in the right ascension,
twenty-three hours three minutes, and
declination two degrees and thirty-eight
minutes south, ald is moving slowly out
West, but whether or not for the purpose
of growing up with the country, is not
stated.
James Hu mphreys, notorious negro
vag," was arrested this morning by Off
Ger McElrpy, and was f ned $50 by the
Recorder. When arrested he had about
his clotf,es the cards of the broad "
game, Intended to deceive the ignorant,
and for that and the weighty number of
aliases he travels under, he will to-day
be furnished with broom and be put
upon the chain-gang. His arrest and
fine was done within half hours time.
Tie gentlemen spoken of as prospec-
tive candidates for the Mayoralty, that
is, Ighose candidacy will probably be in
sis. ed upon by numerous friends, are
Messrs. Overton, Busby, League, Toof
K ellar, Pettigrew and Winters. Other
g gentlemen are spoken of occasionally in
connection with the prize Office, and GER
tainly either of the above named would
make good Mayor.
The little controversy which arose be-
tween the Appeal and Rev, Mr. Harris
as to the Quintard-Rogers imbroglio, on
the mysteries of the real presence and
ransubstantiation is producing fruits,
and the mysteries so inexplicable and
based exclusively GA faith, it is feared,
are destined to be handled without
gloves by newspaper correspondents, as
was done in the. Avalanche of to day.
An up-country gentleman and lady,
on board the Great Republic, lost or
mislaid favorite black and tan at this
port yesterday. Grief reigned supreme
in the household until ten dollar re-
ward brought the dirty little quadruped
back to the arms of its fond owners, who
had determin ed to leave the boat and
camp on the bluffs until the canine could
be brought forth.
An excited citizen named Rounds de-
leaped into the river from the
wharfboat yesterday, while laboring
under an attack of delirium trem ems.
The bath sobered him little, and he
struck for shore maRfully. When sur
rounded by a crowd he wanted to do it
again, you know, but the unsppreciative
people wouldn't let him. Had the crowd