Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-23
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The German Casino Club will give a
concert next Sunday afternoon.
The police went through drill yester-
day under the instructions OF officer
Haggerty.
Cotton pickers are in demand at pres
ent. bat the average negro prefers to
loaf on the bluffs and pick up living
William Sutherland, who some time
since acted as superintendent OF the
colored public schools, was buried yes
terday.
Green oranges from the far South reach
the city in barrels. This is the new crop
which in few weeks will turn from green
to gold.
The Knights Templars turned out
yesterday and attended the funeral of
the deceased Sir Knight Louis La
Croix.
The negroes say that de sogers hab
come here TO elect Barbour Lewis and
de white people will have to stand back
on election day."
The General Council attempted to
meet last night but quorum not being
present an adjournment was had to
next Monday evening.
The visitors on Change to-day were
Captain M. W. Williams, of Cairo, Hi
nois, aud Major Ed Ryland, we'll
known steamboatman.
Colonel George Gibson of the United
States army, and disbursiRg officer at
this point, returned to the city yester-
day from a summer trip to Canada.
Led Astray, by the Lingards, at the
the theater tonight. At the matinee to-
morrow Monsieur Alphonse and the
Lingard sketches will be the attraction.
The lovers of the Shakesperian drama
will have an opportunity to enjoy treat
next week, when Mr.. Davenport appears
at the Theater. He is the best actor on
the American stage.
Almanacs for 1875 are beginning to
greet the resident on the bluff. Look
ing over a next years Almanac is a
pleasure of the future order, and like a
coming event, it casts shadow before.
Next Monday night E. L. Davenport
supported by the Owens, New Orleans
Company, will commence an engage
meDt at the Theater, and will, during
the week, present a round of Shaks'
perian characters.
Crowds of negroes daily, visit encamp
ment of the United States troops OF
Vance street. They say, dat Barbour
Lewis sent them there to keep the white
people from voting in November next
for II. Casey Young"
A meeting of the friends and patron
of the Christian Brothers College wa
held at the Peabody last night, which
meeting resulted in liberal subscription
being made to relieve the College from
financial embarrassment.
Il. Casey Young, and his Radical op
ponept for Congress Barbour Lewis, en-
gagged in q political discussion at tn
Greenlaw Opera House last night. Tn
discussion was heard by large con
course of citizens.
The young man of the Appeal i
troubled about that fence across Mali
street at the foot of Georgia street
Place the beauty of the Appeal on tina
fence and he would act' as scare
crow" as then no person would dare at
tempt to pass under or over.
In the Police Court to day, but tw
cases appeared on the docket. Pete
Sykes, charged with larceny, was com
mitted in default of $4,000 bonds; an,
George Evans, arrested for being drum
and carrying deadly weapons, was fine
$50 and placed under $4,000 bonds.
The Rev. L. C. Ransom, late paste
of the First Cumberland Presbyterian
church, was buried to-day. The funera
services were performed by the Revs.J B
Hooks, Dr. Steadman, G. A. Lotion, W
D. Mayfeld, DR.. Stainbach, l.. c. Taylor
DR.. Slater and DR.. Landrum.
Alexander Park on Vance street !
now the encampment Of company G
United States soldiers who were sen
here at the request of leading Radical
for the purpose of aiding and assistin
in the election of the negroized Radics
Congressman, Barbour Lewis
The Reform ticket, announced in tn
LEDGER yesterday, does not create an
sensation on the streets, 1t has falle
on the public mind Like the snowfall
on the rivera moment bright, then los
forever" Outside of the Radical negr
party, the Independents cannot contrc
five hundred votes in Shelby county.
At the Capital-Moving Convention
recently held at Louisville, Kentucky
and which was attended by several dele
gates from Tennessee, a statement wa
made to the effect that Washington Cit
was "the great throbbing heart of Re
public whose right hand grasps tn
beard of the stormy Atlantic, whilst tn
left is held out for the Pacific to kiss.
If this gushing statement was made by