Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-08
LEDGER LINES.

The General Council stands adjourned
over to next Friday night.
Cold waves from the north frigid zone
arrive nightly on the bluff.
Democratic and Conservative citizens
oil the Fourth ward will meet at the Az.
sembly Hall tomorrow night to organize
a ward club.
Oh Tuesday next the primary election
comes of for delegates to the Democratic
convention, which will be held on the
Thursday following.
Permission has been granted the
Charleston Railroad Company to run a
dummy engine over the Washington
street track for six months.
Nothing of interest t~ranspired at the
Recorders Court this morning, charges
OF drunkenness and disordetly conduct
only appearing on the docket.
Today being the anniversary of the
Immaculate Conception OF the Blessed
Virgin Mary, the affairs of the Catholic
churches of the city have been deco
rated and illuminated.
Mayor League has failed to supply the
City Hospital with bread for the inmates.
This is not the first time that he has
ignored the wants Of that institution, as
we can show clearly if necessary.
A number Of black people held q
meeting last night at Zion Hall and
passed resolutions asserting their indie
pendence from all parties and declaring
that they will support the best mar for
Mayor.
The Appeal in a strong editorial this
morning photographs the League Rsdi-
cal ring by calling them "huxtering
politicians and pot.house demagogues."
The LEDGER indorses the Appeal on
that point.
The city assessments on realty amount
to $l9,329, $50 and on personal property
81, 0S7, upon which, if the taxes are
paid promptly, will be realized for the
city 1882 sos 10, exclusive Of the mer-
chants capital tax Of 1876, 900.
Judge Ray of the Probate Court was
made the recipient this forenoon OF a
monster turnip Of the Granger type,
which was as large as a medium.sized
watermelon. It was raised in this county,
and equals any turnip in size aver raised
in California.
The river news, financial and CONNER
cial reports, etc, will be found on the
fourth page Of the LEDGER to-day and for
the future, instead Of on the third page
as formerly. The change will present
live matter or every page, which is quite
an advantage to advertisers.
Last Saturday night about 10 o'clock,
a negro man, Virgil Henderson, was on
his way home from church. When on
Dunlap street near Poplar, he was halted
by two negroes, who demanded his
money. Henderson knocked one Of the
robbers down, then fed, and succeeded
in escaping from his pursuers.
The Loagueites in the upper wards Of
the city are getting up tickets for dele.
gates to the Democratic and Conserva.
tive convention, and are slyly placing on
these tickets the names of q few Of the
friends of the Londonderry ring with n
view to create confusion in the %conyen-
ton, but the little game won't work.
The police should enforce strictly the
recent order of the Police Commission
ers to arrestitinersnt musicians, strollers,
tramps, street beggars, rspers, etc. The
Work.house, On President Island, is the
place for these people. There they will
be clothed and fed and put to work as Is
the custom in other cities, especially up
North.
T. w. O'Donnell, who attempted to
kill Sergeant McElroy yesterday morn.
ing, was discharged from custody on
straw bail by Recorder Winters yester-
day, the bondsmen being Champagne
Charley, a gambler, and a ssIoon-keeper.
The Grand Jury was acting on the case
this forenoon with a view to an indict-
ment against the would.be murderer.
In the Criminal Court to-day Superin-
tendeut Barrett, of the Street Railroad
Company, is prosecuting one Of his
drivers on the charge of stealing three
car tickets, valued at eighteen and three
fourths cents, from the box. The proof
was conflicting and the prisoner proved
a good character, but the jury had not
rendered a verdict up to one o'clock.
Captain AID Storm, Of the elevator, ex
bibited in the LEDGER Office this morn
ing a lot OF strawberries and a bunch Of
mint from Jackson, Miss where in gar
dens strawberries and mint are growing
luxuriantly, Notwithstanding the presence
of winter with its frosts. SHOWS and ice
The strawberries and mint were gathered
yesterday from the garden of Colonel G.
Il. MensEip at Jackson, Miss.
After drawing a salary of four thou.
sand dollars per snnum for two years
and keeping sixty thousand dollars Of
the city money on deposit in his own
bank for a year or more without paying