Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-16
LEDGER LINES.

wandered of TO cooler climes in search
of shade and health.
Eight hundred dogs have been, killed
by the police since the muzzling ordi-
nance went into force.
John Austin, charged with attempt to
pass counterfeit bill, was committed
without bail this morning by the Re-
corder.
/. Roescher's jewelry establishment
on Main street was burglari7ed by a
negro named Jim Wilson last night.
The negro was arrested by the police.
Memphis is progressing in population
at fearful ratio. Within the past two
weeks two well-known citizens were pre-
sented by their better halves with twins.
James Wilson (negro) who was ar
rested while in the act of plundering
Roescheir's jewelry store last night, was
to-day sent to Jail without bail by the
Recorder.
Unmuzzled dogs are hauled nightly to
the river and are dumped in regardless
of the rights of sepulture claimed for all
animals, both bipeds and quadrupeds, by
Darwin and Montboddo.
A well known independent candidate
has boosted that even if he were not
elected the Bartlett nominee would also
be beaten. And to secure this result is
he running for Office.
Mrs. Miller, Of Arkansas, who dis
played curious mediumistic powers in
Memphis, and whose tricks we're ex-
posed by two we'll known Memphians, is
astonishing the Chicagoans.
Ralf a dozen young Memphians of
the masculine gender will unite with the
same number of female Memphians
during the present month. Matrimony
is Aourishing just now on the bluffs.
Another fashionable wedding at Cal
vary Church this evening. The beaux
and bellies are uniting hands and hearts
at rapid rate regardless of the comet,
which will cause trouble on this earth on
the 22d.
The fete champetre given last night at
the residence of Mrs. Brinkley, on Pop
lar street, was largely attended, and was
as successful as the friends of the must.
cal and charitable enterprise could pos
sibly desire.
Negro burglars continue to plunder
the city. The police authorities should
enforce the vagrant laws and drive the
two thousand well known negro thieves
from the city. These thieves are ex-
pected to vote at the next election.
Since Mr.. Eldridge led the way to the
negro camp, will Patterson, Garrett,
Gronauer, Smith, Mulvihill, Davis, Win
tiers, jr., come to the front and indorse
the civil rights bill? Don't stand back
the negroes expect it ere they vote for
you.
Recorder Winters has asserted pub
licly on the street that he is opposed to
the civil rights bill, and he will not dare
to deny it. Negroes, what say you of
this, coming from one of your would-be
| leaders whom YOU believed TO be sound
on the gooseD
1t was generally conceded throughout
the city yesterday that Fred Hunt, the
negro nominee for Clerk of the Second
Circuit Court, was the best educated,
most intelligent and most respectable
candidate presented by the negro Radi-
cal convention.
Leading Irish-American citizens indig-
nantly deny that the Irish Radical NOM
inees and their ring can control any
considerable number of Irish voters.
The leading Germans as Indignantly
deny that Gronauer can sell them out to
negro Radicalism and civil rights.
IrishmeH, Americans and Germans,
remember that your fellow-countrymen
who received nominations from the
'"nigger" party are standing on civil
rights platform, and dare not say pub
licly that they oppose the passage of the
infamous civil rights bill.
The State canvass is to be held in
allegiance until after the August election.
We see, however, that Colonel John D.
Adams has concluded to speak on ma.
tonal questions at Germantown, Col
lierviIle, Moscow, Lagrange, Salisbury
and Poeahontas successfully, beginning
next Monday. at Germantown. This
will set the people to thinking.
A well-known Radical Irishman, form
erly a staunch Democrat, was noticed
playing the part of "whisperer in the
negro convention. To use poetieal
expression from Milton, when speaking
of the devil tempting Eve in Eden: Him
there they found, squat like toad, close
10 the ear of (Sambo), essaying with