Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-04


and Harrisburg (Pa) papers. Mr.. Tom
linson returned home in order to swing
in Bartlett ticket on Thursday.
Andy Davis may have few Radical
Irish voters in his pocket, but from our
knowledge of them they not only have
been in his pocket but they have been
through it. This is why they occasion
ally hurrah for Davis at Radical ward
meetings.
The high joint committees of the Gen
eral Council and the Protective Union
are overhauling the city books and ac-
counts, and will report on their condi-
ton and that of the city finances at an
early day.
The discharged and sore.headed peel.
ers and few malcontents in the Irish
wards, who long since have lost the re-
spect of their intelligent fellow country
men, intend to vote with the debased
negroes on Thursday. aaa5ss
The LEDGER is the white workingman' S
paper 1t is for the white laborer, and
hence is opposed to the Radical negro
mechanics and laborers who seek to rule
Memphis and drive out the white race to
seek work in other cities.
The escaped convict, Tom Harris, who
was shot by Deputy Sheriff Britt last
Sunday, is still alive. He has confessed
that he escaped from the penitentiary
guards while he was engaged in breaking
stone on the Nashville pike. He will
not recover from his wounds.
That highly perfumed combination Of
Winters, Davis, MulVihill q Co., with
Lewis, Shaw, Garrett, Smith & Co., has
been driven to the wall by the indignant
white men of Memphis. The Bartlett
ticket will be elected by majorities
ranging at from five hundred to fifteen
! hundred.
Memphis bellies have gone off on new
programme in search of health. They
get up at four o'clock in the morning
and visit the market for the purpose Of
purchasing supplies for the family. The
beaux have to stay up all night in order
to be able to meet the bellies as they trip
to and from the vegetable Rialto.
The negroes of the city now sing the
following campaign song;
go way white man. you don't know
| How to vote rite-dat is so,
| Yaw, yaw, yaw, yay, yaw, yawl
De happiest day eber saw
Whar's de tickets? Fotch EN- straight!
votes early-I votes latel
Iwotes often-I votes right
Use no ignoramus whitel
There was rousing mass meeting in
the Third ward last night. Eloquent
speeches were made by Attorney Gene
raj Wright, Judge 7. W. Brown, Thomas
C. Lowe, G. P. NJ. Turner, T.. H. Log
wood, Ed Burke Pickett, Major Eldridge
and others. Fifteen hundred Bartlettites
attended, and the greatest enthusiasm
prevailed.
The niger Wharfmaster Shaw anG his
niger deputy permits numbers of boats
to leave without collecting wharfage.
Shaw is incompetent, and was elected for
political reasons. He gives his entire
attention to politics, and does not attend
| to his business Win the General Coun-
ell appoint committee to investigate
! this matter2
1t has been stated that Mr.. G. L..
Stewart, who was a candidate for Con-
stable Of the Fifth district before the
Bartlett convention, is yet candidate,
Notwithstanding his defeat before the
nominating convention and ispledge to
support the nominees. We could hardly
believe that Mr.. Stewart would permit
his name to 90 before the people under
such circumstances.
The negro @. d. Hillsman, who was a
candidate for Office before the Radical
convention in this city, had only been a
resident of Tennessee for four weeks
prior to his attempt to become a nomi-
nee. He has been a citizen of Missis-
sippi, just over the line, for several
years. Hillsman WILL of course, at
tempt to vote on Thursday next,
The Irish and American Radicals are
disheartened and have given up the
fight, but are whistling the Mulligan
Guards march to the negroes in order to
keep them from scratching tickets. The
nigs, in return, whistle John Browns
Body Lies Wondering in the Ground, +"
and say, We have beer sold out to
handful of Irish office seekers who have
no influence and but few followers"