Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-02
LEDGER LINES.

Monday.
The Exposition will close on the 2Otl
instant.
General Council meeting tomorrow
afternoon.
On the 10th inst. the policemen Of th'
city will give ball at Cochran Hall.
A bal masque will be INDUCED in a
the Exposition on the night Of the 23t
instant.
A petition is circulating throughout
the city calling upon John overton, jr.
to run for Mayor.
The next Mayor Of Memphis is diff
cult to find. and the MATCHMAKING
fends are in trouble.
The sons OF Scotland celebrated St
Andrews day last night, and wouldn't
90 home till morning"
A bale OF cotton was stolen from the
Hildebrand place, in the lower portion
Of this county, last night.
This afternoon anumber of merchants
will meet at the Chamber Of Commerce
and organize a Cotton Exchange.
The REGISTRATION Of voters for the en-
suing municipal election promises TO be
heavy, and lively contest may be ex'
pected.
The police force of Memphis numbers
one chief, two captains. four sergeauts
and seventy-eight men, several Of whom
are detailed for special duty.
On Friday evening the Philo.Thes.
plan club will play the Lancashire Lass
at the Memphis Theater. The club will
also give matinee on Saturday after.
noon.
The Exposition is the only place Of
amusement open in the city at present,
the theater having closed until Monday
next owing to the boiling of the Emme,
combination.
The report in circulation on the
streets yesterday with reference to the
withdrawal of Major Busby, the Opera
House candidate for Mayor, has been
contradicted. The Major is still in the
field.
Up to last evening 377 voters had
registered in the Eighth weird, of whom
305 are white and Y colpred. A full
vote will be registered IN this large and
influential ward. Captain Barney Bar
inds, the efficient Register, is at his
Office, opposite the market, from two to
seven pm, which suits all classes.
The United States Circuit ard District
Courts, First and Second Chancery
Courts, First and Second Circuit Courts,
Criminal Court, Recorders Court and a
dozen magistrates courts were all in
full blast to-day, dispensing aw and JUS
tice among the people, with the valuable
aid Of nearly three hundred attorneys.
The Appeal has ceased to advocate
the election of the Basby ticket, and
seems to have turned the wreck over to
the Evening News, but the latter journal
repudiates the unfortunate nominees for
Tax. Collector and Wharfmaster who
came to the surface in the second mass
meeting. Not word in this mornings
Appeal in advocacy Of the so-called
Peoples Ticket.
Sneak thieves are numerous through
out the city. Every boat and train
brings cargo of villains from the NortE-
western cities. The Exposition is the
Memphis attraction at present for these
evil birds of passage whe migrate south
ward in advance of winter. Our police
authorities are engaged in arresting and
giving notice to leave to these most OBJ
jectionable sojourners.
Memphis is the petition-signing city.
Five hundred names can be secured at
any tine to any petition, whether it be
for calling out candidate to run for
office or asking the Governor to pardon
some convict. The average Memphian
will not take the trouble to read petit
ton, but will slap his autograph to the
paper regardless of consequences.
When a subscription list is passed
around the average Memphian becomes
more circumspect as a singer of ink.
United states Court Grand Jury.
Yesterday in the United States Cir
cult Court the following jurors were
sworn in: J. NJ. Williamson, foreman;
Louis Hanauer, j. G. Simpson, j. f.
Watkins, James c. Anderson, E. j.
Kyle, S. W. Riggs, T. NJ. Biggs, R. A.
Parker j. j. Cogan, T. R. Davis, Joseph
A. johnson, C. G. Giles, T. B. Brooks,
]. W. Holly, W. l.. Mckenzie, John
Melton, Absalom Smith, ]. M. Kirkwood,
Daniel Lacey, C. B. Chamness, 7. F.
Daily, F. P. Hall.