Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-20
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conversation ABOUT summer resorts
was lively yesterday, but fell off some
what today.
School children are getting don't
care look in anticipation of approach
ing vacation.
Let the promenade concerts take
place in Court Square, instead of in the
Exposition Building.
Police raids on bagnios which are FIRE.
quented by thieves still continue. Dens
of thieves should be broken up.
The Appeal local is humOrist. He
heads a notice of the next operate
squeal THE Hogg Concert"
Mr.. Jefferson Davis has returned to
the city much improved by his trip for
ward and back across the Atlantic.
The Tenth warders organized Bart
lett club last evening. They also Sc
lected delegates to be voted for at the
primary election.
Next Wednesday the Masonic picnic
and Leubrie's baby show will come off
at James Park. AS Mrs. farley had it,
Lou Leubrie is the great dry nurse Of
Memphis"
The Bartlett Club, organized last night
in the Tenth ward, meets tonight at
Goodwin's hall, opposite the Mississippi
and Tennessee depot. A good crowd
may be expected.
Billy Brown, alias Wilson, who was
arrested on suspicion of being party
connected with counterfeiting gang ia
Cincinnati, was released from custody
yesterday, the authorities OF Porkopolis
not wanting him.
In the Recorders Court to-day eight
soiled doves were fined ten dollars each,
and the proprietress fifty dollars. This
is the house wherein the deaf and
dumb girl, Matte Whitney, was found
by the police yesterday.
The police muddIe case is up for argu-
ment in the First Circuit Court. Colonel
CAN'T opened up the case for the dis
charged policemen, The police com
missioners are represented by Mr.. Ran
dolph and Colonel Tom Brown
Ward meetings are progressing in a
lively manner at present. The candi-
dates and their friends are working to
get other friends on the tickets. The
convention will be composed of our best
men, and winning ticket will be nomi-
mated. Radicalism is played out in.
Shelby county.
Thermometer in the eighties yesterday
and day. The mercurial Memphian
who drank lager or something stronger
indicated higher temperature, but this
walking thermometer is affected by in
ternal and reflected heat, and has been
repudiated as a standard by the Signal
Service Bureau, or old Prob.
Rumors are rife that several gentle
men, dissatisfied both with the Radical
negroized party and also the Bartlett
movement, contemplate getting out an
independent ticket. The independents
will have the pleasure Of being ignored,
as not two hundred white citizens will
90 back on Bartlett and follow chin
erical scheme.
Old John Brown, not the crazy old
rooster whose body lies Wondering in
the grave, and whose soul goes marching
on, but colored preacher, will lecture
tonight at the Greenlaw Opera House
for the benefit of old Toncray church.
The subject is religious one, and will
be learnedly discussed by old man
Brown.
Captain ]. Z. White was convicted of
horse stealing in the Criminal Court
yesterday and sentenced to fifteen years
in the penitentiary. A number of other
indictments for like ofenses stand
against him, and it is likely that he will
be tried on them during the present
term. The proof against White was
most conclusive.
The question of paying the face value
of city bonds, upon which the financial
policy of the Mayor hinges, will, we i'm
agine, be settled by the courts regardle IS
of the legal opinion of the General
Council or of newspapers. The question
is, can the city 60 back on its promises
to pay when such paper is in the hands
of innocent holders2 Here is the nut
shell for the Supreme Court to crack.
At the Tenth Ward meeting last night
the following delegates we're recommend
ed as worthy to be selected by the voters
at the primary election to be held on
Thursday next; Augustus Krenkle, B.
P. Anderson, ]. Spott Smith, Dan
John Strahll, j. S. Dyer
and VIM. Fogarty. The selections are
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