Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-28
LEDGER LINES.

The prayer for rain is again heard
throughout the city aud country.
Citizens indignation meeting over the
Trenton murders at the Exposition build
ing to night.
The honey moon has been described
as the sweet orb of life which sometimes
presents horns.
The street cars carry everything from
a market basket or bale Of cotton down
to a human being
On Tuesday. September 9Th, fash
ionable wedding will take place at the
First Methodist church.
1t is reported that our contemporary,
the morning Register, will resume pub
LEGATION next Monday.
Legislative candidates frequent street
corners and enthusiastically grasp the
sovereign voter by the hand.
The Riversides base balled the Arctics
out Of existence yesterday--ihe score
being Riversides %, Arctics 10.
Oscar Burton, who was shot by the
Reeveses during the Somerville troubles
sixteen times, is out on the streets again,
having recovered from his wounds
Since the Beecher scandal the relig-
ious and secular press maintain that the
minister should no longer be allowed to
kiss the bride, unless the bride be his
own.
The Radical party of Fayette county
has abandoned the idea of contesting
the election which resulted in the victory
for the Democratic and Conservative
party.
The General Council will assemble to-
morrow afternoon and consider the
Nicolson pavement question. Let the
pavement be repaired and let red tape
ism be ignored.
Will Andy johnson be the next United
States Senator, and will the Shelby
county Senators and Representatives
support him2 has become an important
issue for the November elections.
Sheriff Doyle has issued notice for
an election for magistrate in the Sixth
civil district (Raleigh) vice Esquire VIM.
Wallace, resigned, election to be held on
Saturday, the 18th of September.
A youthful FIRE company on Second
street, near Exchange, by free display
of FIRE on wagon every night places
property in danger. These boys in due
time can aspire to positions on our fire
department.
Congressional Convention at Bolivar
Tuesday, September 9Th. County Con
vention at Memphis, Exposition build
ing, Tuesday, September Is. Seventy
six delegates will be elected to the Con
gressional Convention in Memphis anC
Shelby county, and one hundred anC
seventy-three delegates will be elected
to the County Convention on Thursday
next September Sd.
The alacrity with which street rail
road workman or changing street
scraper resumes his work on the track
when car approaches, and the tenacity
with which he clings to it until the horses
are nearly driven over him, are only
equaled by the suddenness OF the decline
he drops into when the car has passed
and the diligence with which he sticks
to doing nothing until another car APP
pears.
1t is to be hoped that Shaw, and other
leading negroes, will not be invited or
permitted to address the white people to-
night at the Exposition building. AT
the last peace meeting called by these
negroes they insulted the white people
present, took the studs and failed to
pass single resolution in favor of aban-
doning the Radical party, or in favor of
peace between the races. These high
toned negroes are bad men.
The street sanitary force has dwindled
down to nothing, owing to the failure on
the part of the city authorities to pay the
men regularly. The city government is
becoming irresponsible for honest debts,
such as are due the police and fremen
for nearly eight months and other en-
ployes of the city. Mr.. Mayor, pay the
working men. 1t may not create quite
as great a sensation as paying the bond
holders coupons, but it is quite as just,
nay, more so. That coupon scheme will
ruin the city yet as it has become the
all absorbing all-swallowing policy OF the
city government There are hundreds
Of things needed 10 Memphis Of infn-
itely more Importance than the act Of
eating off coupons and receiving pay
ment.
Fresh Oysters ArrivedI!i
l Maine Vincant has received fresh