Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-28
LEDGER LINES.

This is the two hundred and thirty
first day of the year
Rumor has it that another belle will
embark upon the tempestuous ocean of
matrimonial life in few days.
The Exposition continues to be at
tractive as ever, and is attended by
crowds of people every evening.
The Chickasaw Guards will soon APP
pear in their uniforms. The Guards are
armed with the improved needle gun.
Mr. Davenport in New Way to Pay
Old Debts at the theater tonight, and
to morrow night Richelieu will be the
attraction. +
The municipal Senators and Repre-
sentatives will assemble at the City Hall
to.night and pass few resolutions about
lamp posts and side walks.
At the Recorders Court to-day James
Kempton, charged with larceny, was
placed under one thousand dollars bonds,
and Ed. McCloy, charged with larceny,
was committed in default Of bail.
In the Criminal Court to-day John
Clifford is on trial on the charge of rob-
bling the dwelling of Mrs. McGinty, near
the Charleston railroad depot, which
event took place about cue yesr ago.
VIM. M. Harrington has sued the city
railway Company for $4,000 for four
wears services as President, but the Com
pany puts in as Offset claim for dam.
ages for 100000, and charging neglect
of duty etc.
Let every white man vote for the
Democratic and Conservative ticket
next Tuesday Let Radicalism be as it
was in August, composed of ignorant
blacks, few corrupt white leaders and
a squad of Federal of6ce-holdeFG.
Next Tuesday eleven new Governors
are to be chosen by the people; also,
seventeen State Legislatures and two
hundred and twelve Gongressmen, after
which the Legislatures will have to Gil
the seats Of thirteen United States SEN
ators.
There will be a rousing meeting Sat
urdav night in the Tenth ward at Pen
dergl ast's corner. The candidates are
well pleased with the reception they
have met in that ward, and desire to
have another talk with the mechanics
and workingmen in particular.
Bald headed men Of fhe bluff have
sscn investing in nostrum sold by a
street dealer, who guaranteed heavy
suit of hair in six nopths. After rub
bling in the liquid for several weeks no
hair appeared, but their heads became
red, resembling the back of boiled
lobster.
1t is now rumored that several other
nominees on the Independent Radical
ticket, seeing that the ticket has been
killed, will withdraw their names, and
that these vacancies will be filled up by
the names of several prominent negroes,
as many of the negroes threaten to vote
the Conservative ticket.
The Farrington-City Railroad case is
on trial in the First Circuit Court. The
courtroom is crowded with gentlemen,
stockholders in the Company. The
clerks, on account of the elegant ap-
pearance of the audience-something
unusual-eall the contest the Kid
Glove and StOve-pipe case.
The Eighth Ward had mass-meetiug
last night. Speeches we're made by A.
B. Haynes, Geo. B. Peters, Luke W.
Finlay, John Roush, h. D. Greer, Pey-
ton ]. Smith and j. Harvey Mathes.
The meeting was largely attended an6
the speakers thoroughly ventilated the
schemes of the Radicals aud DarkLan-
ternites.
Theatrical nuisances are attracting
public attention, and a strong demand
comes from the theaterloving people to
remove noisy fellows from the house
during the performance. 1t is rumored
that in consequence OF the continued
interruption to performances the man
agement eontemplates closing the negro