Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-01

ured ahead OF the Dlack nag uckeJ.
Thursday next, election day, will settle
the hash of the Winters, Davis, Mulvi-
hill, Shaw g. Co. negroized ring of office
hunters.
A circular is being signed by hundreds
of Irishmen repudiating the civil rights
negro party and asserting the supremacy
of the white race.
Barbour Lewis, the great Voudoo
Chief, GRATED to and danced before the
negroes and white Radicals at the Tur-
ner Hall last night.
A tremendous white vote will be polled
in Shelby county next Thursday. The
white man is determined to win. The
work must be done at the polls.
Mississippi negroes are coming in
daily to vote in Memphis. These vaga-
bonds are imported by the leaders of the
Radical party who are getting desper-
ate, seeing that their cause is lost.
The greatest interest is being felt in
the coming election. At least two hun
dred citizens of foreign birth have taken
out their naturalization papers, with a
view to vote the white mans ticket.
There will be a grand rally of the
Conservatives tonight opposite the
Beal street market. General Chalmers,
Attorney General Luke E. Wright and
others are expected to address the meet
ing.
Our dramatic critic has been placed
under obligations by T. W. Davey, lessee
of the Memphis Theater, for splendid
photograph Of Lawrence Barrett, whose
business manager Mr.. Davey has been
and is yet.
The marriage business came almost to
standstill this week. But two exc
cuted licenses were returned to the
County Court Clerk. These we're Otto
Olsin and Miss Mary Johnson, and j.
Yahrbing and Miss R. Meyer.
The horse trots yesterday over the
fernando course will be continued this
afternoon. The time yesterday, 2:46,
does not show up well for Memphis trot-
ting plugs, or roadsters; hence it takes
two days to trot race around the track.
Radical Hoodoo performance and mig
ger minstrelsy in the First ward tonight.
The Irish Radical nominees and advo-
Gates of the civil rights bill will be in
attendance to give chin music and at
tempt to blarney their countrymen into
voting for Sambo, Winters & Co.
Thomas Claywell was arrested by an
officer to-day and carried to the station
house. There were several eapiases
from the Criminal Court served upon
him, which transferred him to the county
Jail. Several indictments in the Crimi-
nal Court stand against him for felonies.
That crowd of patriots who are expec-
ting deputy clerkships when Davis, Null
vihill, Garrett, Patterson, Winters,
Gronauer, Smith and other Radicals are
elected, will be in a condition on Thurs
day evening next to whistle the air,
"Thou art so near, and yet so far."
T. W. Davey, lessee of the Memphis
Theater, arrived in the city last evening
for the purpose of putting the theater in
condition to receive audiences when the
season will open on the 2lst of Septem-
Der. Leading stars, combinations and
other attractions have been engaged.
Under Tom Davey's management, we
predict a most brilliant theatrical season.
The Irish Radical ring, becoming des-
perate, are endeavoring to create trou-
BILE among their eountrymen by arraying
the natives Of one Irish county against
the other, and reviying that old feud
which some years ago had several
bloody Examinations at the hands of
assassins, who shot pistols from their
coat pockets in courtrooms. If it be-
comes necessary we will expose that
f" rims" and show up its schemes.
In the First ward a rousing Bartlett
meeting was held at Kelly's, corner of
Main and jackson streets. Stirring
addresses were delivered by 7. H. Log
wood, General ]. R. Chalmers Of Mis-
sissippi, Tom Avery, G. P. NJ. Turner,
]. D. Eldridge, A. ]. Kellar and others.
The Irishmen of the First ward turned
out in force in favor of the white man
ticket. That close corporation, known
as the Winters ring of the First ward,
will be bursted next Thursday. No one
Irish county can control the Irishmen Of
Memphis hereafter.
The Mulvihill clique hates League and
Winters; the League men regard Aal-i-
hill as an Irish demagOgue who is a fire
brand in the Irish element, and the Win