Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-15

man, having expressed an opinion on the
subject, refuses to act in the premises.
In certain public Office appears
printed card, on which it is written:
" Tickle me, pull my hair, put straws in
my ear, knock me down and sit on me,
stand on my corns, borrow my money,
do anything rather than look over my
shoulder when am writing"
The warlike negro amuses himself on
Sunday nights by sitting in his cabin
door outside the corporation line and
shooting off his ten dollar shotgun every
fifteen minutes, by way of a reminder to
his nearest neighbors that his chicken
coop has battery behind it.
The horse and hose belonging to that
famous hose-carriage in Chelsea have
been taken charge of by Fire Chief Nc.
Fadden and returned to the Adams
street engine house. These are "neces-
sary appliances" and not the negro fire.
men who were sought to be foisted upon
the city for political purposes.
Fatty" Maginnis, well known in hack
driving circles, and who has been So
journing in Nashville for some tine, has
returned to Memphis, having been par
doned by the Governor. We understand
that Maginnis is a changed man and
purposes becoming sober and law
abiding citizen hereafter.
N. NJ. Jones, of the firm Of Brown u
Jones, the owners of iron built tugs used
by them in the coal trade, CALAMITY
placed at the hands of the press OF
Memphis one of their fine tugs for trip
up and down the Mississippi, and which
made the most pleasant part of the en-
tertainment to the members OF the press.
Crowds of youths congregate each
Sunday in front of Calvary Church, it
being too hot to go in and listen to the
sermon, and when once in, it being
almost impossible to visit the adjacent
beer saloons by way of refreshing the
inner man and Frightening the intellect
for conversation with some belle when
the services are over.
Tom Neal, OF the Dyersburg Gazette,
when asked yesterday morning as to
how he felt, stated in answer that he
felt as good as could be expected under
the circumstances" He nevertheless
looked as bright as if no such things as
Press Association receptions were ever
heard of in this subliunary sphere.
The Press Convention gang aoated
over the bosom of the Mississippi in a
barge towed by a tug last Saturday after
noon. AS they stood grouped in the
bow Of the barge or fat the scene resem-
bled somewhat the picture of DeSoto
crossing the Mississippi, or Cleopatra
excurting on the Nile beneath the
golden light of the setting sun.
Some anxiety is felt by the " strays
as to when the Bartlett doors will be
closed For the benefit of these shy
political dogers, we will interview the
doorkeeper and endeavor to find out, but
it were we'll if the return were not post
poned until it becomes too late, when
the doors may be slammed in your face
or be accidentally closed on your ex-
tended cost-tail.
1t is said of distinguished candidate
for Governor, that when attending Gran
gers picnics, and when Pomona says,
"partake of this fruit, the crook of his
right fore finger as he selects a raisin or
peanut, is simply perfection; and the
way he bows to Pomona is regarded by
rural exquisites as hopelessly beyon d
successful imitation outside of lunatic
asylum.
Last Saturday evening Charles Robin
son, alias "Stonewall Jackson" colored,
engaged in difficulty with another ne
gro, Allen Falls, near the old cemetery
on the Raleigh road During the fight
Robinson stabbed Falls in the side, kill
ing him instantly, and Robinson had his
throat cut by Falls. Robinson is lying
in the station-house in dangerous con-
dition and was unable to appear before
the Recorder to-day. The row was
caused by jealousy.
Last Saturday night two policemen
arrested drunken and turbulent negro
on the corner of Main and South streets.
AS they were conveying him to the
Causey street station-house gang of
negroes surrounded the officers and at
tempted to rescue the prisoner. Several
gentlemen who we're in a street car pass
ing at the time vent to the assistance Of
the policemen, and the negroes were
driven off, The police should have
emptied their pistols into the civil rights
rufiians.
take one of my cards, is the start
l;ng nhrase at present. The unfortunate