Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-01
LEDGER LINES.

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Fresh eggs" can be eaten on faith
alone during the heated term.
Six hundred and seventy.eight votes
were polled in the Third ward yester
day.
The WEEKLY LEDGER can be found at
the counting-room and news stands to.
day.
Delegates, to the front Anti-Radical
convention tomorrow at the Exposition
building.
Rev. DR.. ]. N. Waddell will preach at
the Union street Presbyterian church to-
night at 8:l5 o'clock.
A mad dog was seen yesterday; will
not the General Council enforce the dog
muzzling ordinance?
The comet was visible to the naked
eye last evening at 8 o'clock. 1t is an
object Of attraction at present.
The extension of the street car limits
is consummation devoutly to be wished
for by residents in the suburbs.
There is not man or boy in town but
what sings or whistles the Mulligan
Guards and Tim Flaeherty."
This is the first of July; next Saturday
will be the Fourth, when the orphans
picnic will be held at James Park.
Mrs. John Court, who was so severely
burned with coal oil on Monday, died
last night from the effects Of her injuries.
Arkansas held an election yesterday
on the questions It Convention or No
Convention" The Conventionists car
ried the State.
The Bluff City battalion should not
elect regimental officers until all the
companies now organizing are ready to
report and vote.
The country delegation to the Conven-
ton will meet at the 0verton Hotel at
nine o'clock tomorrow morning for
caucus purposes.
The Third warders, after voting twice
and holding two elections, worked
through yesterday. The Third is the
banner ward on voting.
Cold tea is popular beverage at
present. The Russians put a slice of
lemon in their tea, which adds no little
to the flavor of the Chinese production.
In yesterdays LEDGER the sale of
eighty thousand dollars worth of gas
stock was quoted at from eighty to
eighty-three. 1t should have been ninety
to ninety-three.
The agent Of 7. W. Davey. the lessee
of the theater for the next season, takes
charge of that building to-day, and will
in a few weeks commence work pre-
paratory for the next dramatic season.
The would-be "Govs" are becoming
thick in the Bluff City. When you adj
dress an aspirant as Governor" he
smiles all over, and already imagines
himself issuing Thanksgiving procla-
nations"
Even the Changers will be represented
in the convention tomorrow. Total
number of delegates one hundred and
seventy-three; necessary to choice one
hundred and sixteen. City delegation
one hundred and two; County seventy
one.
We have received several communi-
cations from defeated candidates for the
Office of delegate in the Tenth ward,
giving an unqualified denial Of the charge
made that there was repeating done in
the Tenth at the primary election. No
election held in Memphis has ever been
carried on in fairer manner.
One who knows human nature by
heart says that when a girl takes her
handkerchief moistens the corner of it
with her lips, and wipes the black spot
off young mans nose, wedding is in
evitable. This pantomime performance
was seen on q Madison street portico
last evening.
The greatest interest was felt in the
Third ward primary election yesterday.
Our commissioner visited the precinct
in the afternoon, and found at least fifty
men armed with bundles of tickets and
soliciting the unfortunate voter whenever
he hove in sight or rounded to !" from
Court Square.
A gentleman residing in the suburbs
has put chemical fire extinguisher to a
new use. He took the machine, and
with it, sprinkled his garden plants; to
his establishment, he found every bug
touched by the fluid lying dead. Potato
bugs and caterpillars we're extinguished
in few seconds.
The Chickasaw Guards, crack mill
tary company, organized last night
The officers are: Captain, r. p. Duncan: