Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-06


Leagues Second Term Minstrels con-
tinue to raid the North Memphis saloons
nightly. They are fixing up a Radical
ticket for Aldermen and Councilmen in
the First, Tenth and several other wards
of the city.
Among the most inter esting religious
items obtained by our church.going re.
porter yesterday was the admission of
General N. B. Forrest as a member OF
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, on
Court street.
The Police Commissioners will meet
tomorrow and will take some action
with reference to tramps, itinerant
musicians, beggars, "ropers" and cap
pers," who irfest our city in large num-
bers at present.
The acting of Mr.. Couldock as Peter
Probity' in the Chimney Corner, at the
theater on Saturday night, was a fue
dramatic treat, one worthy Of more ex-
tensive patronage, even il the weather
was rather inelement.
OF the Memphis fund cases in the Su-
preme Court the Nashville American
says: Memphis finds out that the way
of repudiators is hard. The sections Of
the city charter, limiting taxation, we're
too thin for the Supreme Court" =,
People from the country say that the
weather for the past two weeks has dis
couraged planters, they not being able
to pick cotton, and unless a change Of
weather soon the crops will be
very short Of the estimate and predic.
tons.
An emacisted and sallox-faced female
tramp who has been begging in the
streets for several days past and who
was always accompanied by a little girl,
was carried to the station.house yester.
day afternoon in a beastly state of in.
toxication.
Sixteen persons we're arrested by the
police on Saturday night and eight on
last night, principally for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct. This morning
Henry Smith and Houston Britain, ne.
gro l%arcenists, were committed to jail il
default Of bail.
Next Monday night Mrs. Bowers will
open up an engagement at the theatei
in a new aud successful drama entitled
MART" On next Thursday morning
the box Office will be open for the sale o
reserved seats for any night during tn,
weeks engagement.
The grad concert and hop at th,
Memphis Club Hall, for the benefit 0
the Congregation Beth Ell Emeth, take
place on Thursday evening, December 9
1875. Some Of the best amateur talen
of the city has been engaged and it viii
no doubt be a charming affair.
Every Democratic, Conservative ant
Liberal citizen should attend their re
Spective ward meetings on Tuesda,
night, the 18th instant, so as to select
representative delegation for the Mayor
atty convention which will be held or
Thursday, the 10th, at the Exposition
building.
On Wednesday m orning next, at ST
Mary's Catholic church,, on Marke
street, Rev. Bishop Feehan will conse
crate the chapel of "0ur Lady O
Lourdes." Services will commence a
10 o'clock, and many of our leading VIC
calists and musicians will be in attend
ance to assist in the ceremony.
In the Criminal Court, in the cases o
Miles Ledbetter and Jim Wilson, tn
negro burglars who robbed the house o
Mr.. Durant on the Pigeon Roast road
the motions for new trials were ov0r
ruled by Judge Nippin, and sentenc,
was passed, on each, of fifteen years i'm
priSonment in the p~enitentiary.
On the 18th Of January the municipa
drama will be presented. The prologu,
will be spoken, probably by the presen
incumbent, as follows II am Mayor
On the l4th, the play called The Election
of a Democratic Conservative May or
will take place, and on the 10Th, tn,
present incumbent will speak the cpl.
logue, II am not Mayor"
Wonder if it ever strikes the robust
uous applauder, who claps his hands il
a feroeious manner at the theater, anC
produces q sound like the successive re
ports Of a pistol, that the noise may b
annoying to those unfortanates who art
seated near by, and who are anxious tt
catch the words of the player as they
leave the lips-but we reckon not.
Several we'll known Irish Radicals o
the League gang will no doubt make OF
effort to vote at the primary election fol
delegates, and they may even have the
cheek to seek places as delegates, bu!
such worthy citizens will find that they
can do neither, and that their opposition
is regarded as far preferable to their gooC
Will!s
Street rumor has it that in q few days
a new afternoon paper will make its ap
pearance as a Mayoralty campaign pub