Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-04

Exchange street, was badly burned b.
the explosion of coal oil lamp las
evening.
An old building adjoining the Shelb!
street engine.house caught FIRE last night
The flames were soon extinguished b.
the fire boys.
Memphis is to have no custom-hous'
on the bluff at last, the Washington au
thorities not deeming the title to thu
property perfect.
Arkansas will hold an election on the
llth of October for the purpose of voting
upon the new constitution-its accept
ance or rejection.
Mr.. City Engineer, abate that watery
nuisance which oozes up through the
pavement at the junction of North court
and Second streets.
County Legislative Convention at the
Exposition building next Tuesday week,
the 18th instant = one hundred and
seventy,three delegates.
Pat Short, formerly of the Memphis
Theater, is in the city bound for New
Orleans to take managerial charge OF
Bidwelrs Varieties Theater.
All lunatics from Memphis will soon
become residents of Brownsville. that
being the place where an insane asylum
for West Tennessee is to be built.
Fewer drunken men can be seen in
Memphis than in any city on the CONT
nent, yet there are few towns where
bars are better attended and supported.
In to days LEDGER you will find the
list OF all the delegates elected so far as
the returns have been made to the Sec
retary of the Executive Board up to one
o'clock to-day.
At picnic in Chelsea last evening a
bouquet brought $95 and was presented
to Miss Louisa Berkeley, she having re-
ceived greater number Of votes than
her competitor, Miss Mollie Klafki.
Thirty negroes arrested by sheriff
Manning and posse, on the charge OF
robbing and plundering at Austin, have
been examined and committed to appear
and answer before the next Criminal
Court.
Up. Hogan, arrested at the instance
of the express company, was committed
by Esquire Winters to-day in default OF
five thousand dollars, to appear before
him at future day to answer charge
of larceny.
y The election for delegates passed off
quietly yesterday-the vote polled was
comparatively light, but considerable
interest in the result was manifested
around the polls by the candidates and
their friends.
Colonel Sam b. Jones, general freight
agent of the Louisville and Nashville
and Great Southern railway, arrived
yesterday from New York to attend the
freight agents convention, now being
held in this city.
The suppression of steam locomotive
and boat whistles is declared by the
Massachusetts Medical Journal to be a
good thing in sanitary point of view,
as they are very injurious to persons
with nervous affections.
Nelson Chapman escaped from the
chain gang yesterday, and bid himself
away in a grocery, Last night the
groceryman discovered him and arrested
him for prowlipg and trespass. Chap
man resumed his place on the chain
gang to-day.
The freight agents held an annual
secret caucus over freight matters at the
Peabody last night Like in the investi-
CATION at Plymouth church, no reporters
were admitted. 1t is not expected that
these freight toters" will do too much
10 advance the interest Of Memphis.
The Jefferson street Opera House
(varieties) will be opened tomorrow
night under the proprietorship and man
agement of Frank Steele. A large com
pany of male and female artistes has
been engaged to appear. See pro-
gramme for list OF attractions and names
of performers.
In the General Council we have men
who work on committees and men who
labor in making speeches on every mo-
ton, resolution or ordinance presented.
Il would be beneficial to the city il all
debate was prohibited by the city char
ter aud everything settled by a vote.
Everybody knows that no one orator
eonvinces bis opponent, hut the "gassy
man" is speaking for buncOmbe, so that
be can be immOrtalized by the press Of
the city. The man who makes speeches