Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-07
LEDGER LINES.
A mad dog was seen yesterday.

The Quarterly Court is disposing OF
accounts and claims.
A wet handkerchief in the hat will
intercept a sunstoke.
Not state case appeared on the Re-
corders docket this morning.
The General Council stands adjourned
over to next Friday afternoon.
On and after thursday next dogs will
wear hoop skirts on their noses
Gubernatorial Convention at Nash
vile on the 10Th OF August next.
The thermometer indicated 9O0 in the
shade at ten oclock this forenoon.
John S. Sullivan, Of the First ward,
became member of the School Board
last evening.
D. P. Hadden, of the Third ward, has
resigned his position of School Visitor,
and c. W. Metcalf has been appointed
to fill the vacancy.
The Bluff City battalion elected the
following officers last night John G.
Fizer, Lieutenant Colonel; ]. W. Cooper,
Major; j. C. Pearce, Sergeant Major.
Two Councilmen were arrested in the
Council chamber yesterday for disorderly
conduct and using profane and abusive
language. This municipal show is very
disgraceful.
The Bartlett ticket will be supported
by the entire white population of Mem
pills. excepting, however, a few Federal
office holders and the white candidate
on the negro ticket
The civil rights ticket viii soon appear.
Let it be remembered that no candidate
can stand on it without indorsing the
infamous negro civil rights bill, which is
direct insult to the white race.
The Sisters of St. Peters Orphan Asy-
lum return thanks to Mike Blessing for
Fourth of July donation of two hun
dred dollars. Mike has set good ex-
ample to wealthier and more pous men.
When the Radical convention takes
place, is now the conundrum in political
circles. The Radicals always cut and
dry their ticketin advance, and the con-
vention is only authorized to indorse the
names.
The pugilistic scenes in the Common
Council last evening were caused by the
approach of the comet. The gentlemen
Councilmen furnish the only place Of
public amusement open in the city at
present.
A party of festive Memphians visited
Raleigh on the Fourth, aud only return
ed to the bluff late on the fifth and ear
ly on the sixth. They came in as strag
glers, and now asks each other When
did you get back|
Councilman Hughes, Of the Eighth
ward states that he is candidate for
the office of County Register, which fact
renders him ineligible to sit as Coun-
Gilman. Let him resign and retire, or
let his seat be declared vacant.
Arrangements are progressing toward
the establishment of German Lodge of
Knights of Pythias in this city. The
German element of Memphis presents
the very best material for Lodge Of
this illustrious order of knighthood
Aaron Pickett has been reelected
Superintendent of the city schools for
the ensuing two years. Mr.. Pickett has
given universal satisfaction during his
past term of office, and he has proven
himself to be a very competent man.
A circular addressed to the Chickasaw
Boat Club Association was delivered by
the letter.carr to the LEDGER Office.
The corps of the LEDGER may be in the
same boat with the Chickasaw boys, but
they do not row with the same skulls.
In the Council Chamber yesterday
Councilman Hughes of the Eighth ward
was most anxious to put head on AL
derman Hillsman, and Councilman Jack
Walsh of the First ward wanted chair.
man Hewitt to step on the tail of his
coat.
The City Registers semi.annual state
mept shows that the expenditures for
1874 over 1873 are S2s, 2SO52. There is
no retrenehment discoversble in this
statement of extra expense at the rate
of nearly sixty thousand dollars per an
mum.
The excavation made on Madison
street, for the sewerage purposes, at
tracts great attention. Thousands of
citizens look down into the hole or ditch |
Just as if something curious could be
seen therein; but nothing Of a wonder
full nature has yet been discovered.
The Chamber OF Commerce has ap.
pointed Messrs. J. C. Medley, N. Hill |