Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-10
LEDGER LINES.

The Bartlett Circuit Court will NEE
on next Monday.
Newspaper readers may cry news
news" but there is no news.
Even the dissatisfied are falling into
line to support the Bartlett ticket
Mr.. A. J. Hays, jr., Of the Mechanics
and Traders Bank, left to-day on a
business trip to Nashville.
Do not come to printing Office for
exchanges when you can purchase them
at the news stands for nickel each.
Will the city put repairing force on
the streets, or will the Nicolson be per.
mitted to disappear in the surrounding
mud next winter2 mss
The names Of McKenna, Garrett and
Winters are spoken of as the prominent
candidates before the negro convention
for the office Of Sheriff
Those who visited St. Louis to take a
look at the bridge have returned. They
do not think the bridge curiosity, be-
cause it looks like all other bridges.
Dogs we're poisoned last night and
many yelping cur bit the dust. There
are at least three thousand dogs in the
city and suburbs that could be dispensed
with with perfect propriety. f
To-day the General Council viii dis
cuss the question as to whether the
Eighth ward man is entitled to a seat in
that body after announcing himself as
candidate for the office of Register.
The Board of Directors of the Cotton
Exchange has fixed the rate of cotton
storage at fifty cents per bale for the
first month, or fractional part thereof,
and twenty FIVE cents for each addition
al month. e4l ia
Two horses attached to buggies ran
away from the corner of Main and JEFF
ferson this forenoon. The Unframed
steeds flew up Main to Poplar, where
they were stopped. No damage done
and nobody hurt.
When you see "peeler" whistling
up hungry looking dog and tempting
the CANNES appetite with a piece Of
meat, you may safely put down that
"peeler" as man on the war-path,
fatally bent on murder. f i
Yesterday at the Cotton Exchange S.
NJ. Gates was appointed an expert to at
tend meeting in New York to be held
on the 3lst Of August for the purpose of
agreeing upon an American Standard Of
Cotton Classifcations. 7rt
There are six thousand black and
about five hundred white Radical voters
in Shelby county. yet the white chaps
desire to hold all the Offices. The ne.
groes should of right demand seven or
eight out Of the nine nominations to be
made in the convention. l
1t is even whispered that the "rads 4"
will take up two or more Of the Bartlett
nominees and place them on their ticket.
1t is said that they will do this because
no white or negro Radical candidate
could, if elected, give the bonds required
for several of the Offices.
On the goth, scientists say, the tail or
head of the comet will strike the earth.
Should it collide with us, there will be a
fine chance for Office seekers to migrate
and seek new pastures, Let us put
aboard of the comet a score or two of
candidates for Governor, and give the
man in the. moon some opposition.
1t is we'll known that many members
of the General Council have little con-
tracts with the city for supplies, feed
and other things too numerous to men
ton. In answer to the question put by
our reporter the Mayor said: II know
of no member of the General Council
who has contract with the city" and
yet the members throw the charge in
each others teeth. Let committee be
appointed and have these charges inves-
tigated.
RACING at Memphis Trotting Park this
avan;no NJ five oiclock