Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10
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Momphls needa \ tramp ordinance.
hardi Gras Tuesday. February 10Th.
The General Council will meet at the
City hall tonight.
Atmsre's English plum pudding and
minee meat st Oliver, Finnie / Co.'s
The Democrats and Conservatives OF
the Fifth ward will organize a club at
F%erguson's Hall tomorrow night.
Give us an honest and sound business
mar for Mayor. A politician has been
tried and found wanting in every re-
spect.
In the United States Court to-day the
case of Mr.. B. v. Valentine, tobacco
dealer, is on trial on indictment for VIC
latiBg internal revenue laws.
The members Of the Board Of Trade
have elected the following officers: John
X. Speed, President; W. B. Battle and
A. r. Morton, Vice Presidents.
In the Criminal Court to-day, Isaac
Atkins (negro) was convicted of mule
stealing, and was sentened to ten years
imprisonment in the p~eritentiary.
Coroner Spellman held an inquest
yesterday on the body Of a negro named
Henry Wallace, who died suddenly on
South street, near DeSoto, Of heart dis
ease.
The stockholders Of the Memphis City
Fire and General Insurance Company
have reelected the old Board Of Direc.
tors and the following officers: Il. NJ.
Apperson. President; A. Vacearo, Vice
President; Henry ]. Lynn, Cashier.
Davenport, the hack.driver who was
arrested a few days since on the charge
OF over-charging passengers from the
landing to the depot, has been acquitted,
it being proven that he did not charge
even as much as the fare allowed by
ordinance.
The Eighth Ward Democratic and
Conservative Club will hold their regular
meeting tonight at I! o'clock Oh Poplar
street, opposite the matket.house. Nom,
nations for delegates will be made, and
all good citizens OF the ward should at.
tend and see that proper m ara pre-
scented.
With a good opera glass you can now
see the planets Neptune and Uranus.
When examined through an opern glass
they will present the appearance Of
fixed stars; but with a powerful tele-
scope they can be maguifed so as to
show a visible disk aud their attendant
satellites.
Since the Police Commissioners or.
dered the patrolmen to arrest iiiuerant
musicians and street beggars, no longer
do we hear the sweet notes of the hand
organ or the pitiful voice Of the beggar
asking for aims. Sin the name Of heaven
and seven small children" a la widow
Frochard.
The Seventh Ward Democratic and
Conservative Club met on Beal street
last night, and selected the following
delegates to be voted for on Tuesday
next: Josiah Patterson, Jesse Forrest
j. NJ. Goodbsr, John B. Robinson
Thomas II. Logwood, A. B. Treadwell
NJ. Gavin and Joseph Uhl.
The notorious VIM. D. Ryder, of St
Louis, who some years ago figured here
as a detective, 10 confined in the Mis-
souri, peniteutia-y for a term Of two
years for assault with intent to kill
Ryder was q conspicuous and suspicion.
Radical character while here, and has
reached the end at last.
The blsck-boards OF the Cotton Elk
change to-day show the following fig
ures; Receipts Of cotton for the week
PHO bales; for the season, 26s, O46;
shipments for the week, 2O,S56; for the
season, l6l SAT; stock on hand, as, 81;
snles for the week, 1900, divided be.
tween exporters and %spinners.
The Democrats and Conservatives oil
the Fourth ward met at Assembly Hall
last night to organize for the Mayoralty
election. The officers elected we're: W.
S. Bruce, President; John T. Elliott, N.
Malatests, Thomas Barrett, Vice-Presi.
dents; Robert G. Portlock, Secretary
s. H. Gibson, Treasurer. The club
meets again tomorrow evening.
Recorder Winters will hear the case Of
T.W.0'Donnell tomorrow on the charge
Of assaulting at officer, Sergeant Noel.
roy. We we're in ertor, a few days since,
in stating that the Recorder took straw
bail in this case, as We understand that
both Champagne Charley" and the So.
loon keeper, taken as b~ondsmeu, own
real estate worth more than FIVE thou
sand dollars, and that the Recorder
qualified" them before taking bail.
Why isjt that many men when they
are drunk wander into the station.house
at night TO talk to the statiou-house
keeper and turnkey This has been a
puzzle to the officials, who cannot ex.
plain it except by the Tyndalic theory
Of evolution, wherein a drunken maa is