Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-20
LEDGER LINES.

tomorrow.
Burglaries and robberies take place
every few nights in the suburbs.
Memphis was never so healthy at this
season Of the year as at present.
A big light in southeastern Memphis
caused the alarm of fire this morning.
Give the white man work whenever
you can in preference to the colored
man.
The delegates to the Nashville Guber.
material Convention will be at home TO-
morrow.
The bids for repairing the Nicolson
will be opened on Saturday next at the
Mayors Office.
The fremen received fifty dollars yes
terday in part pay of eight months
wages due them.
Memphis Indignantly says: Our can
didates we're ignored" Memphis had
too many of them
The Blood Horse Association OF Nash
vile will meet next month and indulge
in races for few days.
The Overton is being rapidly trans
formed into courthouse, and will soon
be ready for occupancy.
A solitary five dollar note found its
way into the city Treasury yesterday
from the Recorders Court.
DIR. D. d. Saunders won the prize sill
yer goblet again yesterday at the Bluff
City Shooting Club pigeon contest.
Now for the Congressional and county
conventions and the primary election of
delegates on the Sd of September.
Services at St. Lazarus church next
Sunday morning and evening will be
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Charles Stewart.
Lippincotts Monthly Magazine for
September has been received. 1t is
most readable number and will amply
repay perusal.
Even in Memphis base ball has its ad
mirers and followers. Yesterday the
Dexters beat the Riversides by score
Of twenty one to ten.
Mayor League has inaugurated raids
on the Magdalens again, but this time
the raids will be conducted in the day
time instead Of at night,
James D. Porter, of Henry county, is
the nominee for Governor. In Memphis
to day the question was asked thou
sand times, "Who the devil is hep
The Mayor has taken the contract to
clean up Washington street between the
river and Second street, by compelling
all Heloises residing thereon to remove
to some other locality.
The thanks of the LEDGER men are
due to James Hutton for several luscious
watermelons presented by him yester-
day. As a fruit aud melon raiser Hut
ton is marked success.
A stir in business circles is apparent.
Boxes of goods and other packages
blockade the sidewalks of Main and
Front street by way of preparing for the
coming season Of trade.
To-day the LEDGER runs up to tho
masthead the name of James d. Porter,
of Henry county, who is'the nominee OF
the Democratic and Conservative party
of Tennessee for the Office of Governor.
According to the Nashville Guberua-
torial Convention, it is the Democratic
and Conservative party. Nobody ex-
pected it to be called Bartlett, and the
d slegates had too much sense to call it
strictly Democratic.
At least fifty Memphians are spoken
of with reference to becoming candidates
for State Representatives and Senators.
At least dozen will seek the remuner-
alive office of Congressman, vice Bar
bour Lewis, played out.
Memphians will soon have the pleas
ure Of reading rehash Of the Beecher-
Tilton scandal from Grim con. stand
point as Tilton is about to bring suit
against the Plymouth Pulpit Adonis of
sixty for the seduction of his wife.
Hundreds of people remained up late
last night expecting and waiting for
news from Nashville, but when the news
came that the Memphis crowd of aspi-
rants fell in the ballots the Disguised
sitters.up retired to their couches.
Qaite a lively fracas took place be-
tween a professional man and a sewing
machine agent on Second street yester.
day. The professional was worsted by
his enemy, who charged him with max
ing improper advances to his wife.
1t is rumored that Colonel Stockton
will be appointed Chancellor of the Sec
ond Chancery Court by Governor Brown,
10 Cbspcallor Walker RESIGNED Col