Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-12

moiety. But whether he can hoat into
the State.house on two planks remains
to be discovered in November next.
The city is putting down new blocks
and repairing the pavement on Main, be-
low Beal and Linden streets, in a most
substantial manner 1t is not being put
down by contractors, but under the eye
of Assistant City Engineer Murray, who
thoroughly understands his business.
There are quite number of gentle
men who intend announcing themselves
as candidates for the Legislature before
Tuesday next, Convention day. Let
them all come out and try their luck in
the political wheel Of fortune. In this
land of freedom every citizen is entitled
to an Office, provided he gets elected.
That was a heavy slam upon several
of our former representatives in the
State Legislature which the Trades
Unions passed last night, viz: Whereas,
The mechanics of Memphis and Shelby
county have never had legitimate repre-
sentation in the State Senate and Lower
House of the Legislature Of Tennessee"
etc.
The county jail contains one hundred
and thirty prisoners awaiting justice.
To see lot Of prisoners penned up be-
hind iron bars just as if they were wild
animals in q menagerie, is not calcu-
lated to create favorable impression as
to humanity, but no animal is as danger
GUS as man when he becomes a blood
thirsty savage and looks at society as
his prey.
Charleston received and forwarded
437, O35 bales of cotton during the year,
ending August 3lst, against 1856, l23 last
year; Savannah received 623,9l7 bales,
against 726, 4O6 last year During the
same period, Macon, Co., received 3d.
ATS bales; Augusta, zoe, oil bales, against
l8O, 1896 the year previous; Griffin, Ga,
q ,O3l bales; Selma, Ala, Al, 235 bales;
Montgomery, "a, 1926 bales.
The members of the trades unions
met last night and passed series of
resolutions indorsing Il. Casey Young,
and claim that they are entitled to two
representatives in the State Legislature.
They elected Charley Wilson, of Mem
phis Typographical Union, and }. W.
Wheeler, of the Coopers' Union, whose
names will be submitted to the Con-
servative Convention on Tuesday next.
Wandering fddlers and harpists are
hurrying from the bleak North to South
ern climes. Several of this band of
itinerant musicians are in the city dis
coursing music in bar-rooms and hotels.
At midnight they can be heard playing,
Then You'll Remember Me-" o,
children of sammy Italy you may bet
your last nickel that we will never forget
you, since you have become sleep dis
turbers in our hitherto unmusical neigh
borhood
The policemen received a month s
wages to-day. The city owes the police
force from three to eight months pay,
which is wrong, and should be remedied.
We know some city officials who collect
their months pay with much greater
regularity. If the policemen's orders
would be taken for taxes, they could get
them cashed and purchase the necessa-
ries of life without trouble, which they
are unable to do at present under the
freezing out plan of the city govern
ment.
"A Pastor writes to the Appeal with
reference to the Texas editors, who will
reach here tomorrow, and says: | am
panied to see that they are to make our
city visit on the Sabbath. If remem-
Der Alright the other party from Texas,
some weeks ago, arrived here on the Sab
bath. To say the least, it is very unfortu-
nate that it should be so. What Memphis
needs, what Tennessee needs, nay, what
our whole country needs more than ma
tcrial prosperity, more than money, or
trade, or expansion, is more regard for
the laws of God"
Yesterday was the Happy New Year
of our Hebrew fellow-citizens, which
was duly celebrated at the different sym
agogues of the city. Among the Chris
tans in England formerly the New Year
began on the 25th day Of March, and
was so reekoned until 1853 The Julian
calendar, which was in Catholic coun-
tries changed to the Augustan calendar
in 1888, prevailed in England till 1853,
as above stated, and it is still used in
Russia and other countries which are
under the Greek Church. Between these
calendars there was difference in 1888
of ten days, in 1853 of eleven days,
and now there is difference of twelve
days.