Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-29
LEDGER LINES.


nate last night2"
The game laws are in force in Shelby
county until the LIST OF October.
Next Tuesday will be the LIST of Sep
TENDER and the first day Of the fall sea-
son.
The General Council will meet in reg.
ular monthly session on next Wednes-
day.
A conundrum--Whom shall we elect
Congressman to step into B. Lewiss
shoes?
The boys who have come home from
tours are asking all about the Bartlett
movement.
General Council meeting this after
noon to settle the Nicolson pavement
repairing question.
The indignation meeting at the Expo
sition building last night was largely
attended by both whites and blacks.
Next Thursday evening promenade
concert will be given at the Exposition
for the benefit of St. Lazarus Church
building.
Our police are on the lookout for the
Gibson, county assassins who are said to
be fleeing from that county until the
storm blows over.
Colonel R. Dudley Frayser announces
himself as a candidate for tie lower
House of the next Legislature. See
card in another column.
Colonel Hob Johnson, war corre-
spondent of the Appeal, has returned
from Gibson county, and has resumed a
peaceful pursuit once again.
The Paducah and Memphis railroad
lacks only thirty miles of completing
the gap, and the work at this portion Of
the road is progressing rapidly.
At least fifty solons will become can
didates for the State Legislature to fill
the six offices out of the ten, which is
Shelby county's share of representation.
A microscopic society has been organ
lied in Memphis. Now the little things
will be examined and duly noticed, such
as the mote in your neighbours eye, etc.
The war of races broke out at the
trotting park yesterday afternoon. 1t
lasted over three minutes while the ami
mails were creeping over a mile Of
ground.
A group photograph of Beecher-Til-
ton, Mrs. Tilton, Ben. Butler, Woodruff,
Moulton. Cla6in and Susan B., mas been
gotten out, and is headed "a Sweet
Scented Bouquet"
1t is understood that DR.. Walk will
preach en- anniversary sermon to-mor-
row morning, he having occupied the
pulpit of the Linden street Christian
church FIVE years.
The Directory Of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad elected, Wednesday,
Mr.. Thomas j. Martin President of the
company, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of Mr.. Newcomb.
Our exchanges indicate that the rains
have fallen all over the State and ac-
compished great good. In Northern
Tennessee and Southern Kentucky the |
present rain is the only one that has
fallen since May 4th, nearly four months.
~ don't want to hear word about
this disgusting business" impatiently
calculated Mr.. Morality, nearly splitting
his coat-tail pocket trying to conceal
copy of journal containing the Beecher
scandal
The attention of the police is called
to the rowdy actions of a crowd of me-
groes on the corner Of Jones avenue
and Robinson street. These drunken
negroes assemble around grocery every
night, get drunk, insult ladies and in
dulge in threats against the whites.
The nuisance should be abated.
In to.day's LEDGER appears the call on
Colonel Hugh D. Greer to offer himself
candidate for the lower House of the next
Legislature. At the last election for
these Offices Colonel Greer was a promi-
D ent candidate, but was defeated, owing
10 a combination which elected its rep
resentative.
At the late tax sales Of the State and
County Tax Collector numbers of per-
sons bought in property for past-due
taxes. To-day one Of the purchasers
seventy-four writs of Possession
from the First Circuit Court on property
in South Memphis. The delinquents
can redeem the property within a year
by paying fifty per cent damages
The Governors rewards for the appre
hension of the Trenton outlaws amount
in the aggregate to thirty.seven thou