Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-04
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found in the new courthouse
Baker and Farron will appear as Chris
and Lena at the theater tonight.
Several negroes we're arrested for re-
peating and illegal voting yesterday.
Now that cold weather has set in, the
stove trade is good, the wood trade better
and the coal trade best OF all.
To the boys in blue who were sent
here to control the election for the Radi-
cal gang, we can say good.by," as they
will leave for home in day or two.
At the First Methodist Church to-mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. Mr..
Surratt will perform the marriage GER
emony over two we'll known Mem
phians.
The negroes, inspired by the presence
Of the United States troops, attempted
to take possession of the Seventh ward
polls yesterday, but an extra police force
appeared and settled the matter.
When Memphis wakes up on election
day there is always an earthquake which
settles Radicalism for the time being
The bugle notes and warnings sounded
by the press are never unheeded in
Shelby county.
At the Second ward polls yesterday
an insolent and drunken U. S. Deputy
Marshal insulted citize and was at
once presented with head" the donor
saying to him, "And when you wear it
think of me.
Thirty cases of misdemesnor were dis
posed of at the Police Court this morn
ing; they we're principally DRINKS and
disorderlies. Dan Gilk;son, charged
with attempt to commit burglary, was
locked up in default of $4,000 bonds.
Andy johnson got 1900 votes, but the
total vote cast was $3.50, the negative
expression Of the people being against
instructing Senators and Representa-
tives to support Mr.. johnson for the
United States Senate, or rather to 60 to
the Legislature untrammeled.
Last night the candidates slept not,
and the bar.keeper's mugg" was
wreathed in smiles. To-day the candi-
dates have come to this sad conclusion;
only every other one of them can extract
much fan out of an election-the every
other man who extracted no fun was
Radical.
The committee of German Casino
Club met last night and resolved to raise
FIVE thousand dollars as Mardi-Gras
fund. Nearly half the amount was sub
scribed at once. The Casino will as
usual take the lead in our great and
amusing celebration of Mardi.Gras in
FEBRUARY next
Recorder Winters stood at the First
ward polls yesterday and fought man
fully for the Independent and Radical
ticket, but the Irishmen of the old First,
Pinch" went to man for the Dem
ocratic and Conservative ticket. 1t is
now rumored that the Recorder will give
up his Radicalism and return to the
Democratic Camp.
The Independents and would.be party
makers and leaders received fitting
rebuke yesterday. Even that coy pa
triot, Jesse Brown, who whispering he
would ne'er consent, consented to run
on the Radical ticket, was repudiated.
"My countrymen, as Horace would
say, We had better come back to the
Conservative fold
]. II. Tomeny, formely United States
Marshal, was arrested last night for re-
peating his vote several times. He was
brought before Esquire Spelman, who
admitted him to bail in the sum of $3.50.
This morning his case was called at 10
o'clock, but Mr.. Tomeny did not appear
so his bail was forfeited and an order was
issued for his re-arrest.
United States Quartermaster Dough
erty, who violated military rules and
regulations by delivering himself of
Radical harangue at a public meeting,
should be placed on detached service, as
his forte seems to be politics instead of
military business. The people of Mem
phis yesterday rebuked the insolent in
reference of this shoulder-strapp
camp follower.
Councilman Jack Walsh, notwith.
standing his many promises to reform
his politics when he was soliciting
pardon from Governor Brown, worked
for the Independent Radical ticket yes
terday in the First ward Jeek engaged
in q controversy with Fire Chief Nc,
Fadden, and in consequence stood on
his head for few seconds, he having
come into collision with the Fire Chiefs
fist. Jack sticks to the nagers.'
The election yesterday passed Of in a
quiet manner. The Radicals and ne
groes gave up the contest early in the
day, and even the dark-lanternites who
worked in secret and put out P. R. and
W. ticket looked sick and sad. This
relic Of old Knoy.Nothingism, secret
meetings, from which reporters are ex-