Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-23


quickly, and tbus servility, sycopbancy
and that fawniDg which creates thrift
are to take the place Of honest, indie
pendent and free u~ttersnce Of speech.
We have received from Mr.. Architect
James B. Cook a fine India ink draw
ing Of the new Tate county (Missis-
sippi1 courthouse, the cornerstone Of
which will be laid on Thursday next
at Senatobia amid imposing ceremonies,
to be conducted by the Masons, Changers,
Odd Fellows and other citizens Of the
burg and county.
The quietest neigbborhood in the
vicinity Of Memphis is Elmwood Gene
terry. There there are no chickering's,
jealousies, tale bearing, back sitting, no
disputes, no leaden messengers among
the dwellers Of this silent city, that are
fast increasing in numbers. Suppose
We show ourselves more ~neighborly here
before we move out yonder.
As a general rule when Memphis edi-
tors and reporters write up personals
they deal in the aop-over gush entirely
too much, thereby spelling the item and
placing the complimented individual in
a most embarrassing position, provided
said'person has his or her quota Ultimate
modesty and not an overeharge Of that
silly quality called vanity.
Christian Brothers College commerce.
ment exercises at the theater next FIJI.
day evening. The programme Of exer-
cises is of a very interesting character,
embracing music, reading of essays and
the delivery Of d~eclamatioLs by the stu
dents, The address to the graduating
class will be delivered by Jacob Thomp-
son, Esq.
OF the three poor-house commission
ers, whose duty it is to send poor and
sick people to the county poor-house, but
one Of them. Justice Elliott, is a resident
of the city. Nine tenths Of the appli-
cations are made in this city and the
county commissioners have nothing to
do except to draw their pay. At least
two of the commissioners should reside
in the city.
Mayor League and the City Attorney
demanded additional counsel at one
time, but for some reason or other when
the counsel was given by the Council,
Mayor League vetoed the ordinance and
the City Attorney issued a card stating
that he did not need assistance and was
able to wrestle with the city lawsuits
successfully without help. The reason
of all this was because the newspapers
criticized the scheme.
The General Council passed, on its
fret reading, the ordinance making the
merchants tax on capital for the year
1875 due and payable on the 10th of Au-
gust next, and that from and after the
10th day of August, 1875, a discount Of
one and one-half per cent. per month be
allowed by the tax collector on all pay
ments for and on account OF the taxes
due the city Of Memphis on merchants
capital, made prior to the said 10th Of
January, 1876.
The jolly Fishermen's Club, under the
direction of President Jepth Fowlkes,
Quartermaster W. S. Moon, and Com
missary Robert Bewles, of New Orleans,
leave for Lake Comorn, near fernando,
Miss, this afternoon. The commissary
laid in provisions yesterday, consisting
of salt, pepper, lager beer, lemons, keg
Of whisky, more beer, brandy, another
keg Of whisky, ice, more whisky, crack
ers, claret wine, a dozen bottles of cock.
tail, and the Clue her adopted a resolu-
tiop that each active member should
carry a private flask Of whisky to use in
ease of snake bites.
The back salary grabbers of the Coun-
Gil defeated the following resolution yes
terday Councilman Cochran offered a
resolution limiting the pay Of members
to one dollar per month after the LIST Of
July. Those voting for this retrench-
ment we're Messrs, Camp, Green, Car.
penter and Cochran, and those voting
against it were Messrs. luther, Hewitt,
Clouston (negro), Dopgherty, Wood,
Moores, Danbury, Grant, Moon (negro)
and Ryan. To receive one dollar per
annum pay is just as much a violation
of the new charter as to receive $24O.
Several Of the Councilmen ought not to
be censured too freely, as this pay is
about all the regular revenue they re.
ceive in this world, and in consequence
they kick at any effort to deprive them
Of a dollar.
Now that the City Attorney has re-
signed the c%onundrum, who will be APP
pointed by Mayor League to gil the
great vacancy is Of some interest to the