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

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will have to be amputated, owing to the
poison left in the wound by the other
chap teeth.
Messrs. John Johnson, Owen Lilly,
John Gum, D. I. Porter and }. L. VII
lers, have been appointed by the Cham
Der of Commerce TO wait upon the
County Court and General Council and
urge the necessity of exempting from
taxation capital and machinery em-
ployed in manufactures.
The Board of Aldermen desire that
the City Treasurer's bond be raised to
one hundred thousand dollars so as to
protect the city. The Treasurer pro
tenn. holds one hundred thousand dollars,
and yet has not given bond for even
one dollar. This is not the best manner
of doing business.
The man with dog is going around
selecting a muzzle for his canine.
After Thursday next dogs running at
large without muzzles will be prevented
from biting or barking. We would be-
speak little consideration for pointers
and setters," even if they appear acct
dentally on the streets for few days
without the muzzle.
Here is a good rule for Memphis:
New Orleans has adopted the London
and Paris plan, and the street car COM
panies are obliged to refuse transporta-
ton to greater number of passengers
than can be accommodated with seats.
1t is wrong to charge a passenger and
then make him or her stand up during
the trip
1t is said by scientists that the tail OF
the comet will brush the flies off the
earth on the Goth of July. We can then
determine whether or not the tail is com
posed of fiery mass of matter, and
whether it is hot enough to destroy the
world. The latter branch of the ques-
ton is one in which several persons will
be deeply interested.
The time when Councilman becomes
candidate for office has been decided
by members of the General Council to
be from the time he announces himself
in the newspapers Suppose he does not
so announce himself, but confines his an
nouncement to stating his candidacy on
the streets and in beer saloons. What
then?
1t was rumored throughout the city by
tie enemies of the Bartlett movement
that caucus OF delegates was held in
Mr., w. S. Bruce's establishment, at
which caucus the nominations were cut
and dried. Mr.. Bruce gives denial to
this charge, and the Radicals will have
to invent another falsehood. Negro
Radicalism will do anything, no matter
how dishonorable, in order to get Office.
Having a contract with the city rem
ders a Councilman or Alderman ineli.
gible to these offices. tbs charged that
many city officials, from the highest to
the lowest, have these contracts. If this
is true as charged, all these contracting
gentlemen should give place to others
who are not so hampered. Our Ledger
Liner will endeavor to furnish the pub
lie with list OF these contractors and
what contracts they hold.
1t is charged that the hack drivers at
Court Square use obscene and pro
fame language daily to the great anoy.
auce of pedestrians This is true so far
as several hack drivers are concerned,
and especially true as to the negro " Je-
hus." The nuisance should be abated
by the police Immediately Ladies
should not be insulted when they are
necessarily compelled to appear on the
streets.
The clerks of Menken and Lowen
stems dry goods establishments distin-
guished themselves in base ball con-
test in Chelsea on the Fourth. Menkens'
"Annihilators extinguished the Elk.
of Lowenstein by score
of Sc to 25 Fine fielding was done on
all tours, balls were caught flying, while
the base ballers sat on the ground and
numbers of balls we're batted into South
Memphis, while the experts stood on
their heads
/" Breathes there a man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
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