Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-07
LEDGER LINES.


The LEDGER Rooster still crows.
vicksburg did well, but Memphis did
better. tU
The LEDGER office was serenaded last
night. no
Not serious accident took place yes
terday.
! The Pole Bearers do not yet rule
Memphis. dul
Several hundred citizens left for the
springs to-day. ,p.
The word Bsrtlett created an
earthquake yesterday.
The cheerful negro inceadiary was
around again last night
The election is over and many citizens
are leaving for cooler climes. NJ
When you have work to let out give
the white man the preference.
Several hundred negroes find them
selves discharged this morning. 81
Hundreds OF citizens had little too
much Bartlett in theirs last night. 1lf
Bartlett headaches are not UNCOMMON
| Ito day; neither are Radical hearteehes.
1t is rumored in Radical circles that
there was an election hereabouts yester-
day. 5 astC s IS
The Second is the banner ward, while
the First is the game cock ward of Mem
phis.
The negroes drew the color line, and
the white men fought them on that
issue.
The battle was won on the color
line" programme inaugusated by the
LEDGER. NJ -sft
1t is proposed to have grand torch
light procession and Bartlett jolihca-
ton. Good enough. p 33
Thousands Of negroes and many white
Radicals now claim that they voted the
straight Bartlett ticket ~
Business was suspended yesterday,
and our business men worked in their
wards around the polls,
There was an Irish wake in Pinch last
night. The corpses of the defunct Rad
ical Irish nominees were laid out.
Cannon, pistols, rockets, roman can
dies, yells and hurrahs were heard last
night in honor of the great victory.
Patterson, Garrett and Gronaeur can
now fall back on their Federal offices,
but what will the other nominees do2
1t was the white peoples party and
not the Democratic party that did it
yesterday. This must not be forgotten.
The LEDGER inaugurated the battle on
the color line, which was the only way
to redeem Memphis from vile Radical
ism.
The Bartlett doors remain open for
the recalcitrant white men who were
nest-hiding with the negro party yes
terday.
The entire vote polled in the city yes
terday was 1855. The Radicals polled
about $500 votes to the white mans vote
of 1000.
The men who bueked against the
press Of Memphis found themselves
tilted sky high by the Bogardus kicker
yesterday.
The election was conducted in most
orderly manner, thanks to the Bartlett
Executive Committee and Chief Athy |
of the police.
B. Lewis, who insulted the white wo-
men Of the South in his vile speeches at
negro meetings, sees the hand writing on
the wall to day.
When the white Memphian puts his
buOuluSI W lut WASOii ~ mas " SithSA
move or bust, or there will be a funeral
in the family ere long.
Memphis is now free city. We
must make her more free in January
next by electing white men and anti
Radicals for city offices.
In the next election if the white peo-
pie work as they did yesterday, one'half
of the negro vote can be controlled and
secured for the white mans ticket.
Halt dozen fights between white men
and insolene negroes took place yester-
day. The Caucasian came out ahead Of
the African and put head on him.
The next thing to do is to elect Con-
servative State ticket, and defeat that
Congressman, B. Lewis.
Yesterday sounded his death knell in
this district.
The grocery store of J. j. Day, on the
corner of Vance and Walnut streets,
was burned at one o'clock this morning.
The house and stock Of goods we're
f,lIx ,ppurad