Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-14
LEDGER LINES.
Everybody wishes for rain.

Trotting races at the Chickasaw Psrk
this afternoon.
The General Council will meet again
this afternoon.
Bluff City Ministries at the Greenlaw
Opera House tonight
The overton is being rapidly trans
ferred into a court house.
Thermometer still indicating degrees
of heat among the nineties.
Another sunstroke yesterday. Keep
cool and beware Of strong drink.
Announcements of candidates for the
November election are now in order.
The crops within radius of fifty
miles of Memphis are nearly burnt up.
Moneyed Memphians continue to rush
northward in search of cool breezes, etc.
Everything is peaceful at Austin, Miss,
and the citizens have returned to their
homes.
The Gubernatorial Convention will be
held at Nashville on the 18th inst, next
Wednesday.
Now that the first bales Of cotton have
arrived, it is time to herald the appear
ance of the second bale.
When will the Nicolson repairing
force be put to work2 is the question our
merchants are asking at present.
Candidates for Congress, for the State
Senate and lower House begin to an
nounce themselves on the streets.
Mr.. Henry G. Myers, of the Holly
Springs South, in in the city canvassing
for his widely circulated journal.
The absence Of the white Radical
leaders from the negro peace meeting
last night was painfully significant
The promenade concert, which was to
have been given at the Exposition to-
night has been postponed indefinitely
The Common Council and Board of
Aldermen have selected committees to
hold war talk over the paving ques-
ton.
Several leading Memphians favor
West Tennessee claiming the Office OF
United States Senator instead of that of
Governor.
Mr.. Charles A. Damman, who was not
a candidate for School Director, yet who
was elected, declines to accept the honor
thrust upon him.
The incendiary business is becoming
alarming, and prompt measures should
be taken by our authorities to secure the
arrest of the fends.
Grim visaged war has smoothed his
wrinkled front, and all is peaceful once
more. Our warriors have all returned
to the quiet walks of life.
Mrs. Ann Donnelly, residing on Front
street, was fatally burned yesterday
while attempting to light a fire in a
cooking stove with coal OIL
The residence of James o. Duff,
river and commercial reporter of this
journal, was destroyed by fire last night.
The fire was the work of an incendiary.
The Bluff City Minstrels had re-
hearsal in the presence of number of
invited guests. The troupe of amateurs
is the equal of many professional com
panies.
In another column Secretary Lynn, of
the Bartlett Executive Committee, in
vites delegates to call at his Office, No.
10 Madison, and get their credentials
for the Nashville Convention.
When the negro abandons the white
Radical to his legitimate fate, that of
insignifcance, and joins the anti-Radi-
cal party, then, and not till then, will
that perfect harmony and peace prevail.
The mercury in the thermometer got
up to $50 yesterday in the shade, and
stopped there, not because it could not
proceed further, but because it was too
Internally hot 70 move the other degree.
A correspondent writes us a descrip-
ton of his troubles on account OF being
near a colored Westinghouse. The wor-
shippers keep him awake all the night
long. Our correspondent asks, What
is the remedy2" Remove to less re-
ligious neighborhood.
The negro orators last night took espe- |
cial pains to abuse the press of the city. |
The press worked up the Bartlett move
ment which defeated Radicslism, and |
hence the negro has but little use for the
press, but the negro will take a clearer
view of things when he becomes more
There was a peace meeting held at
Exposition building last night. Speeches
we're made by W. 81. Phillips (col), h.
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