Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-15


once again, and it gives everything and
everybody, even melancholy signing
lovers, cheerful looking appearance.
Esquires Irby, Jones and Holeman, as
a committee, presented series of resolu-
tons with reference to the death of the
late Thomas C. Bleckley to the County
Court yesterday.
Thousands of people appeared on the
streets to-day and admired the monster
procession Of the Exposition. The pa
geant was worthy Of the true working
men of the Bluff City.
In the Common Council last night the
ordinance making the German National
and the Union and Planters Bank the
repository of the city funds was passed
over the Mayors veto by vote OF l6
to 3.
The "dark.lantern" party did not APP
pear in the peoples PROCESSION to-day,
but if it had taken place at night the
dark-lantefns would have glared ftfully
above little nest of would-be statesmen
and reformers.
The Common Council passed just
resolution last night urging the Mayor
to raise money in order to pay the po-
lice, fremen and other employees of the
city, to whom the city is now indebted
for many months pay.
A change in the weather took place
last night; the wind whipped AROUND to
the southeast, and in consequence murky
clouds that conceal the sun are passing
over the city to-day. The southeast is
rain point at this season.
Captain R. P. Duncan, of the Chicka-
saw Guards, was presented with an
elegant saber this morning by the mem
bers of his crack company. Mr.. l.. s.
Friarson made the presentation speech,
which was properly responded to by the
gallant Captain.
A Mississippi planter estimates the
cost of raising pound of cotton at
eleven and half cents; that is, to grow
and pick it or make it ready for the
Memphis market. If this be true, cotton
raising is not the most profitable bust
ness for the Southern planter.
Seventy inmates remain in the County
Poor House. In the County Court yes
terday serious charges with reference to
incompetency, cruelty and drunkenness
we're made by an inmate of the Poor
House against the manager, Mr.. Schlick
This charge should be at once investi-
gated by the Court.
The drop curtain of the lecture stage
at the Exposition is well worthy OF
attention. The subject, the Prodigal
Son, is being painted and finished on
canvas by Henry BUTLER, the scenic
artist, and the group of figures is rapidly
coming into life beneath the brush of the
accomplished artist.
Texas cotton is coming to Memphis
by the car load. Our merchants should
90 West and grow up with the country.
The Texas trade is an Eldorado worth
cultivating, and Memphis stands most
favorably with the people of the Lone
Star State. We have heard eff several
Of our leading houses who intend send
ing out drummer" for the Texas trade.
Colonel Starke, one of our well,known
cotton men, has puzzled all the Oldest
cotton heads in the city over cotton
sample from South America. One-half
of the Front Row cotton judges pro-
nounced the sample little mixed,
8 while the other half declare it to be
straight" 1t has been classified as
good ordinary" according to the stan
dard American classi6cations.
Malaga, California and Ohio river
grapes and the Southern muscadine can
be found for sale on every street corner.
There is no healthier food than the
grape, although the juice of the grape,
POLITICALLY called the blood of the wine'
sometimes leads men and women into
misfortune and trouble, but then clear
distinction should be drawn between the
use and abuse of anything.
Yesterday Clark, johnson q Co. re-
ceiyed heavy shipment of Texas cotton
from Jefferson. The first shipment ever
received from Texas reached here two
weeks ago consigned to ]. j. Busby &
} Co. The above firms have proven them
selves to be the pioneers in this great
trade with the Lone Star State. 1t is
expected that Memphis will receive fifty
thousand bales of Texas cotton this sea-
son.
Why Friday night should be regarded
as the fashionable theater night is one
of those mysteries past all understand
ing, something that no fellow can find
out, something which drives managers
distracted and puzzles the critics of the
press. Would that some belle would
write an article for the LEDGER and ex-
plain this fashionable mystery which
has been so long hidden under calico.
1t has been agreed upon that ward
meetings will be gotten up at which the
nominees of the Conservative party will
appear and address their fellow-citizens