Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-31

| work investigating tue massacre.
See election notice of the Executive
Board of the Democratic and Conserva
tive party Of Shelby county in another
column.
Major Ed Whitmore, proprietor of the
LEDGER, returned yesterday from bust
ness tour to New York and other North
ern cities.
The boys and girls" from Memphis
60 fishing on the Hopefeld sand-bar
every night, and perhaps they go in
bathing also.
Mortuary report for the past week:
Total deaths "a; whites IL, blacks 10.
The board reports the health Of the city
as excellent.
The ladies of St. Lazarus Episcopal
Church will give promenade concert
next Wednesday evening at the Expo
sition building.
The WEEKLY LEDGER WILDE published
to morrow morning and can be found at
the LEDGER counting room and at the
leading city news stands.
Esquire Miller sent Bolts Frisbee,
(colored) to Jail in default OF two thou
sand dollars bond, for breach of trust
and purloining gold watch.
Ex-President Johnson Endorsed the
Bartlett platform, and also indorses the
State Democratic and Conservative
platform on which stands Gen. Porter.
Oyster signs are appearing all around
the city. There is tradition that, be-
cause the month of September has the
letter "r" in it, it is proper to eat oys
ters tomorrow.
Messrs. Scheduled & Hanauer re-
ceived to-day eleven bales Of new Ar
kansas cotton, which was taken charge
of by Brooks Peasants, the cotton shed
man of the house.
Memphis has demonstrated that the
Nicolson pavement is a costly failure.
The General Council now propose to re-
pair the wooden pavement by laying
their heads together
Next month will be the wedding
month in Memphis. At least half
dozen marriages that have been post
poned for the summer season will be
celebrated within the ensuing ten days.
Henry Davis, the negro that attempted
to commit a rape on two white girls at
the Peabody, was bound over by Squire
Winters this morning in ten thousand
dollars bonds, and was sent to Jail in
default of same.
The General Council, after stormy
session last Saturday, failed to come to
any agreement so as to repair the Nicol.
son pavement, The Council adjourned,
but will meet in regular monthly session
next Wednesday.
The Chinese residents Of Memphis are
generally DOMINIC American apparel,
but under their stovepipe hat yet re
mains carried up the omnipresent pig
tail. The Chinese have a tradition that
by this appendage they will be dragged
into heaven.
Last Saturday, the 29th, was the ami
versary of the beheading of St. John.
The daughter of Herodias demanded
the head of the Baptist" because he
her in public as to her i'm.
proper conduct with some Plymouth
man of that day.
Chattanooga in the Indian language
means the hawks nest" Next month
the State Radical nesthiding conven.
ton to nominate Governor will be held !
in that burg. The Memphis delegates
will be selected privately in few days
to attend the thing.
Major Mike Waldran has been elected |
Chairman Of the Executive Board Of the |
Democratic and Conservative party of
Shelby county. No better or more com
petent man could have been selected to
Gil the vacancy, caused by the resigna-
ion of Colonel Hosea Townsend.
At the General Council meeting on
one member desired to present
mother with a dictionary of the Presi.
lents English, but the other became in
lignant and desired to present the die
ionAry man with a head" Let US
ave peace; no Gibson county business,
you please, Messrs. legislators. J