Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-22

desire to sacrifice their property and
financial interests by accepting the
nominations for Congress, State Senator
and Representative.
Thousands of negroes claim to have
voted for the Bartlett ticket The last
heard from is an old negro IN Fort Pick
ering, who, when asked next day as to
how he voted, answered: " Well, sab, Use
voted de Bartlett ticket. ] didn't have
time to 90 myself, but l gave de ticket to
another black man and told him to put
it in for me. Yes, sab, Use voted for de
Bartlett, men.
Grin White, man of about forty-fve
years of age, was drowned at the mouth
of Bayou Gayoso about eight o'clock
this morning. He attempted to cross
the mouth of the bayou in skiff, but
the current, which was running very
swift on account Of the heavy rains this
morning, overturned the skiff and he
sank TO rise no more. He leaves a wife
and several children to mourn his loss.
General Malone, President Of the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad Company; R. 7. Wilson, Pres
ident Of the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio Railroad Company, and W. d.
Stanford, Secretary OF the Old Dominion
Steamship Company, have notified Sec
rotary Toof, of the Chamber of Com
merce, that they cannot attend the pro.
posed Cheap Transportation Convention
to be held in this city on the 9th inst
To-day is the anniversary OF the battle
of Bosworth Field, which was fought
between the adherents of the houses of
Tudor and York, in the year 1885, and
was the closing fight of the wars of the
Roses. Richard III, of the house of
Plantagenet or York white rose) was
defeated and killed by Richmond, OF the
house of Tudor fred rose) Thus ended
the Plantagenet line Of fourteen kings
who had ruled England nearly 33l years.
Every man who has the interest of
Memphis at heart should attend the ward
meetings for the purpose Of electing del
egates to the Congressional and county
conventions, and should induce his
neighbor to do likewise, and have men
nominated as delegates whom they know
to be honest and trustworthy. In this
manner lot of candidates will be
selected for the offices of Senators and
Representatives who will in the State
Legislature reflect credit upon the Bluff
City.
Old Prob is good sometimes on weather
probabilities, but with many the new
moon, and especially the appearance Of
her horns, is regarded as a sure prognos-
tic as to rain. With others corns and
favorite bunions give evidence of
change of weather from dry to moist.
The actions of spiders, mosquitoes,
flies, the contortions of leeches, the
barking of dogs, are also regarded as
never failing signs, but, after all have
been tried in this latitude, give us as a
surer sign of rain than any--the arrival
of circus on the bluff
The defeat of the Memphis men in the
Gubernatorial Convention is very prop.
erly attributed TO the fact that each of
the four or more candidates fondly i'm
agined he had sure thing on the nom.
inatiop, and Of course would not with
draw. Four Memphis candidates ran,
but slaughtered each other in few bal
lots, as is usual with aspiring souls who
dwell on the lower Chickasaw Bluff.
We do not know but what all is well that
ended well. Porter is, no doubt, a
stronger man in West, East and Middle
Tennessee than would have been any
nominee from Memphis.
The Hon. Gustave A. Henry delivered
a speech when elected President Of the
Gubernatorial Convention, which pre-
pared and labored effort occupies three
columns of the Nashville Union and
Am erican and Republican Banner. Tbs
reports of the speech are identical,
which proves that the Hon. G. A. II. had
been foregone conclusion as President
of the Convention, and had written out
his speech in advance, thereby very
cleverly taking time by the foreloek.
The speech was labored effort, entirely
too long and too elaborate for conven-
ton, when the President is supposed to
take the chair for the purpose of presid-
ing over the deliberations. Under ordi-
nary circumstances the Grafton might be
regarded as a meeting dispenser and hall
cleaner
The jocund dawn of this morning
failed to put in an appearance through
the clouds and fogs until a late hour;
the ehanticleer crowed rather in amelan-
choly and hoarse tone OF voice as he
thrice attempted to do salutation to the