Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-06


the Criminal Court was the cause Of war.
Recorder Winters, although residing
in the Eighth ward, stood at the First
ward polls to-day and challenged the old
Irish citizens whom he knew resided in
the ward nearly twenty years, but he
was forced to retire from his partisan
course by storm Of popular indigna-
ton.
The f. S. c. Club will give private
picnic at No. ITO Marshall avenue on
Friday evening next. The picnic under
the management of Joe !. Ferguson,
Howell E. Robb, Sam Ager and Tommy
Keef will be exceedingly pleasant, and
none but invited guests are expected TO
be in attendance.
The Irish Radicals are endeavoring to
trade off Patterson, Smith, Garrett,
Gronauer, Hunt and Eldridge in order
TO save Davis, Mulvihill and Pat Win
tiers, jr. All the German and Irish Rad
ical voters scratch the negro Hunt, and
now the nigs see that they have been
sold out by treachery.
OTWednesday, the 9th Of August a
committee of the Chamber Of Commerce
and Cotton Exchange will meet the Off
GERS and superintendents Of all connect
ing railroads between Memphis and Nor
folk, for the purpose of establishing
lower rates of freight in cotton and
quicker transit for passengers.
Mayor League impresses all visitors
with the idea that he has no time for
local politics, the financial affairs of the
city occupying his entire attention. We
have never known the Head of the Com
mune to avoid local politics, as witness
his fight against all the popular measures
and men which the dirty Radical party
did not indorse.
The white women Of Memphis have
taken the liveliest interest in this
election. They resent the vile slurs
and insults cast upon them by Barbour
Lewis when he crates before negro audi
ences; yet white Radicals, who have, or
had mothers, sisters and daughters sit
close to Barbour and applaud him when
he thus insults the white women of the
South. For shame We nominees Of the
negrozed ticket.
Barbour Lewis and his white and black
buzzards roasted on TIE bluff last night.
Barbour has hacked and pleaded pite-
ously for white votes. Two thousand
negroes and about two hundred white
men were present. Barbour has but one
campaign speech and delivered it over
again last night. On the stand we're P .
j. Mulvihill, P. M. Winters and other
lesser lights of the newly converted to
negro Radicalism.
The Fire Committee reported ad-
versely on the Mayors negro pets, the
necessary appliances of the Chelsea
hose carriage, and showed conclusively
that their employment by the Mayor was
illegal. These negroes, who were APP
pointed for political purposes and with
out authority, cannot be paid by the
city, as it would be a incorporation
of public funds, or in other words, steal
ing the funds for political purposes.
The Mayor attempted to foist Repub
lean and partisan, John Sullivan, as
Captain of fire steamer No 1, on the
people yesterday, but the anti Radical
Council rebuked the Mayor by voting for
the best man, John McMahan, who has
been first pipeman and is one Of the best
firemen in Memphis. The vote stood:
McMaban, II; Sullivan, 4 blank, g. The
Mayor withdrew the nomination and de-
sired to meet the Council in caucus and
have war talk. McMaham did not
represent the Winters Davis ring OF Irish
Radicals; hence the Mayors back kick.
Tomorrow afternoon the low, black
looking steamer Civil Rights" will
leave the mouth Of Bayou Gayoso for
Salt river. Bridal chambers and state
rooms have been engaged by S. S. Gar
rett, J. A. Gronaeur, R. F. Patterson, P.
NJ. Winters, P. J. Mulvihill, Andrew
Davis, ]. Il. Smith, F. R. Hunt, 7. D.
Eldridge and B Lewis. The Pole
B carers band viii accompany the party,
as will also Mayor Leagues " necessary
appliances. The Mayor would also
take trip, but he has so much to do
with city fnancesf that he has no
time tor excursions.
Barbour Lewis written speech pub
lishej in to-day's Avalanche as an adj
vertisemeni, is one Of the most modest
documents ever presented to the public
just imagine a mountebank politician
writing his speech and in advance Of its
delivery filing it in with such phrases as