Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-16
LEDGER LINES.
70 one suicided last night.

The six new patrolmen have Deen
assigned to police duty in the suburbs,
and at night
The WEEKLY LEDGER can be found at
the counting-room done up in wrappers
and ready for mailing.
The Bartlett Circnit Court Grand
Jury protests against any adjustment OF
that court by the Legislature.
The Cantata of Esther will be rendered
at the theater tonight, and will attract
as well as delight an immense audience.
Colonel Dupre, formerly of the Appeal,
has located in Texas, and has become
one of the editorial staff of the States
man.
The case of Henry Bender. indictment
for murder,is progressing in the Criminal
Court to-day. The defendant sets up the
plea of insanity.
A display of Christmas goods, tur-
keys, etc., on our principal streets goes
far to prove that there is an abundance
of money in Memphis.
The Pythian promenade concert and
hop at the Exposition building last night
was we'll attended by the very best peo-
pie in the city. 1t was amusical success
in every respect.
The School Board has adjourned, not
until Friday night as announced, but
until the Committee Of Investigation"
shall be able to make a report on school
matters and persons.
The Chickasaw Guards, under Captain
Duncan, attracted attention and received
numberless compliments as they
marched down Main street in the Py-
THAN procession yesterday.
The Memphis Freedmen's Bank has
turned into meat store. Such is famel
but we are pleased to be able to record
the fact that the plundering institution
has given place to something more re-
spectacle.
Several conductors and other officials
connected with the Little Rock railroad
have been :" switched for causes un'
known to the general public. Messrs,
Greenlaw and others, who control the
road, are stirring up things generally.
From forty to seventy strangers SLEEP
at the staton-house every night. The
homeless wanderers are given lodgings
for three nights. After that they mus
move on, as the city has not opened up
a permanent free boarding and lodging
house.
This morning a negro boot.black was
placed under $1,000 bond by the Recorder
on the charge of shooting people with al
india rubber sling. The young coloreC
David went for several Goliah's in wa.
they despised. The sling business is be
coming nuisance in the suburbs.
The author of the " Life of Christ
(James P. Gilmore), was recently ar
rested, convicted and punished in New
York on the charge of false pretense il
receiving money on sales of real estate
This will cast some doubt upon the accu
racy and reliability Of the work in ques
ton.
Ward politicians are waking up to thu
necessities of the times. The fights il
the First, Second and Tenth wards will
be lively and interesting between tn
ad ADMINISTRATION and the conservative can
didates. The issue is to vote aye" o
"no" on all measures wherein the Mayo
is interested.
1t takes all the philanthropy out of q
newspaper reporter when, cut of pur'
goodness of heart, be keeps the name o.
some drunken vagabond out of the pc
lice items, and then hears of the fellow
Boosting to his friends that he informed
the reporter what he might expect il hi
name was published.
In another column will be found tbs
card of Tracy A. Co., printers, who are
prepared to furnish the latest styles OF
Christmas holiday visiting cards ant
Autograph stamp checks for banks an,
merchants. All these are of the lates
and most elegant designs, and will b
furnished at reasonable rates.
To-day the Recorder placed q negr'
named James Harris under $1,000 bono
on the charge of obtaining registration
papers fraudulently. He had gottel
papers under different names from tn,
registers, of the Fifth and Sixth wards
Harris is notorious negro repeater
who was arrested for repeating his vot
at the August election. The penitentiar.
is the proper place for all such as he.
That Memphis BondhSldsrg C9nyer
ton in New York has adjourned withou
doing anything of interest, except pass
ing the following resolution:
Resolved, That holders of bonds o
the city of Memphis in Charleston, Bal
timore, Philadelphia and elsewhere, b
and are hereby requested, to call meet
ing and appoint one or two delegate
each, to meet the committee of two ap
pointed by this meeting, in the city 0
1 Mel;phis, on the 18th of January, 1876
for the purpose pf considering the ques
tons now before this convention.