Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-25
LEDGER LINES.


There are half a dozen Chinese
washee houses in Memphis.
Next Thursday week, September 81,
the primary ward meetings for delegstes
will take place.
The manufacture Of summer drinks is
the industry now most extensive and
prosperous here.
Wandering Memphians continue to
return daily from up.coantry springs
and watering places.
The late rain was general, ard did no
little good to the cropsin Tennessee,
Arkansas and Mississippi.
Save your money for the big circus
and menagerie, which will camp on. the
bluff on the 10th of next month.
It's about time to commence repair
Jog the Nicolson pavement SO az to
prepare eur thoroughfares for the fall
trade.
Candidates for the Legislature will be
invited to state when they will support
for United. States Senator before they
are elected.
To-nor row weel,, Wednesday, Septem-
Der I'd, the General Council will 'assem.
BILE in mo,utbly cenclave and wiz locate
few larnp posts.
The tate, county and city licenses on
circzses amount to over two hundred
and fifty,dollars per dSy, which is rob
berry authorized by law.
Why will notaome leading merchants
come pat as candidates for the Legisla-
ture, so rs toihave the mercantile in
terest properly represented
A colored youth made Vaid on the
Register officejlast night and carried of
file of the paper which heslropped on
reaching the first lamp-post and discov-
ering what "loot he had seized.
On. the bldf, where yearssago roamed
the wild Indian, now raauls the pensive
and melancholy Memphian, who, after
sun down, sits down on theibluff and ad-
mir es the scenery in Arkansas, mile
off ormore toward the setting sun.
The man, who held the prize ticket in
Go llsday' s drawing last night now says,
" a. horse, horsel Ny kingdom for a
horseP The noble brute is fast trot-
ter, having made his mile in three min
utes--or three hours, we are not certain
which.
Rumor has it that several changes will
soon take place in the official manage
ment of the Little Rock railway. 1t is
,said.that Hugh L. Brinkley will succeed
as President, vice Sam Tate resigned, |
and Mr.. Greenlaw will become Superin-
tendent, viceMr. Livermore resigned.
It's said that the attached circus
will in day or two, move on through
Arkansas and into Texas, the attaching
creditors having come to some agree
ment with the lessees of the show.
Many Memphians were in hopes that the
menagerie would be sold here so that
they could purchase tiger, lion or
stuffed whale.
Mr. James Brizzolari, formerly of this
city, but now City Attorney of Fort
Smith, Arkansas, was shot last Saturday |
by a man named Joe Swift, whom Bril-
zolari was prosecuting for larceny. The
ball passed through Brizzolsri's arm be
low the elbow, iuaicting a painful and
severe wound The would.be assassin,
Swift, was arrested.
There will be no contest for Congress
man for the State at large this year.
That Office was only created for two
years-until the State was redistricted
in accordance with the census returns of
populetion, but nov the Tenth district
takes the place of the floating Congress
man. Heretofore Tennessee had but
uine Congressional Districts.
The Appeal man always claims the
credit of leading everything, and his
motto is, Motto know me argues your
self unknown" He stuck Porter's
name at the head of the local columns
the next day after the nomination, but
since that he has promoted Porterto the
head of the editorial columns. He will
probably promote Porter to the head of
the river column ere long.
Every night several skiffs, load ed with
boys and girls" are pulled over to-the
Hopefeld sandbar, aud regular Long
Branch bathing is INDUCED in. The
screams and laughter of the mixed
crowd awake the echoes on both sides OF
the mighty river. 1t is rumored that the
bathing suits used are OF the Garden of
Eden pattern. There are some que er
and fast people residing on this Chicka-
saw Bluff
The morning journals announce that
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