Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-17

you re (hic) very drunk (hlc) tonight
(hic)." The doctor left in disgust and
wended his way to the meeting of the
Council, muddier, sadder, but wiser
man.
There are several city legislators who,
on all occasions, object to advertising
anything because it costs few dollars,
whereas the advertising is probably the
least part of the expense connected with
the job, and it has the advantage of in
forming all people what the City Fathers
are doing and how they are doing it.
Last night the ordinance became law,
it having been passed over the Mayor s
veto, making the Union and Planters
Bank and the German National Bank
the repositories of the city funds. Now
there will be little use for that immense
fire and burglar-proof safe which casts
its dark shadow around the Mayor s
Office.
But few cases came up for trial before
the Recorder to-day. George Smiley
having friend, Charley Moody, on the
chain-gang, said that he would raise
money to get him out. Smiley played
the confidence game on stranger and
got but fifty cents, but now he rests with
his friend Moody In the station-house
dungeon in default of $4,000 bail.
The system of secret session adopted
by the city legislative bodies is not very
democratic. The people should be per-
mitted to be present when their servants
are caucusing and secretly fixing up the
ten pins which are to be knocked down
in public There is very little necessity
for secret csucuses if all parties are
not afraid to publicly express their opin-
ions. 1t is custom that is unpopular
and should be abandoned.
The revival at the Baptist churches Of
the city increases with the most pro-
found interest. Mr. A. P. Graves SER
mon last night, though it rained, was
largely attended and splendidly re-
ceived. The sermon to night will be de-
livered to the young men of Memphis.
Let every young man in the city attend.
Great good will be accomplished. Ser
vices at the First Baptist church at7:l5
pm.
The Avalanche of this morning edito-
rally states that the registers confirmed
by the Board of Aldermen last night will
doubtless be acted on favorably by the
Council tonight. The members of the
Council have nothing to do with the reg
listers except to apply for registration
papers in their respective wards. Arti-
Gle 5, section 81, Of the city charter gives
the power to appoint registers to the
Mayor aud Board Of Aldermen.
Last night the Aldermen concurred
with the Councilmen in permitting an
educated pig to appear in Memphis with
out paying city license. The owner of
the pig is man without arms, who was
present and wished to make a speech to
the Board. The pig was not heard from;
it did not squeal at being relieved of the
tax. All city officials will receive free
tickets to the show and will be intro
duced to the pig by the armless man.
Between the melancholy notices of
deaths and marriages which appeard in
the Avalanche of this morning, there
appeared the notice of birth. " In
English journals the births, deaths and
marriages" are always published, but in
this republican land the custom has not
as yet been generally adopted, yet we do
not see why the first appearance of
young gentleman or lady in this world is
not as deserving of notice as his or her
marriage or death.
Last Saturday night lot of religious
negroes or roWdies engaged in a fight in
front of the Africa Bailey Church. in
Fort Pickering. During the row one
negro got dose of lead in his abdomen
which may or may not send him to king
dom come. Yesterday Esquire Miller
issued warrants for the arrest of the
rioters and shooters, and when they are
brought before him be will endeavor to
impress them with the idea that religion
cannot be shot into man with pistol
or with IMMUNITY in this civilized land.