Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-22

We continue to receive New York pa
pers two days old every morning by
mail.
Portions Of the sidewalks on Main and
other street streets are in a wretched
state of repair.
The prevailing custom Of leaving eel.
lar doors open, as il to invite the unwary
pedestrian to step down and out, should
be prohibited.
Philips Photographic class meets at
half-past seven o'clock this friday
evening in the Board of Education
rooms, odd Fellows Hall.
In the Criminal Court tomorrow
morning it is expected that Judge Flip
pin will his opinion in the
Washington street bsgnio cases.
We are now informed that Mr.. Ten
pies dis%connection from the mail service
was not caused by politics or the iDfu-
enee of Hon. Barbour Lewis.
Miss Julia Woodbridge, a charming
and accomplished young lady, and who
is w%eli-known in this city, was married
on Wednesday last at Horn Lake, Miss,
to DR.. Z. W. Morgan, of DeSoto county,
bat formerly a resident of Memphis.
The Cotton Exchange black-boards TO.
day presented the following figures: Re.
ceipts for the week, 1860 bales; for the
season, 1885, shipments for the week,
9lO9; for the season, 80. $40; stock on
hand, 1885.
The case on hearing before the Su-
preme Court testing the constitutionality
of the act abolishing the Second Chan.
Gerry and Second Circuit Courts of Mem
phis will probably be decided tomorrow,
opinion day.
Steers from Texas are arriving here
almost daily. They are of a wild and
playful nature, and occasionally, as they
are being driven through the streets,
pick a citizen up on their horns and give
him a free ride for a few seconds.
The remains of the late Mr.. J. H.
Cooke we're conveyed from Senatobia
yesterday and inferred at EImwood Gem
etery. The services at the grave were
performed by the Rev. Mr.. Suratt, and
we're listened to by a number of citizens,
friends of the lamented deceased.
The Charleston Railroad Company is
~excavating and putting down gravel and
rock on Washington street with rapidity.
The work has already reached Third
street. A construction train and loco
motive are doing good service in the
work.
Next Monday the State Sportsmen's
Association will hold a dog and gun
tournament at the fernando Trotting
Park. There will be bird.shooting, bench
shows, field trials, ETC., for which splen-
did prizes in the shape of cups, pieces
of plate, ETC., will be distributed.
The sales of cotton in this city for Il e
week amounted to $500 bales. and
amounted in money to nearly one mil.
lion OF dollars. Of the number of bales
sold 10000 we're taken by exporters, and
of the amount of money our merchants
received the greatest portion as pay for
advances on this and last years crops.
The approaching Mississippi election
on the I'd of next month, creates no lii
tie interest in this city. At present the
cotton fields in many localities are white
with the staple. but the hands are attend
ing political meetings and wandering
around wild de society" A little more
cotton picking and less politics would be
beneficial to all parties concerned.
Wanderers who apply for lodging at
night at the st%ation-house say that they
were sent South from Northern and
Western cities, and had their fare paid
by personE who told them that there was
plenty of work to be had in Memphis
and other Southern cities. Every win
ter this scheme is pursued by the author.
tiles Of Northern cities to rid their cities
of Migrants by sending them South.
The only way to stop this growing
nuisance is to send such Migrants back.
Tomorrow afternoon there will be a
meeting at the Chamber of Commerce,
the object Of which is to pass resolutions
and discuss the question as to making
Memphis the Mississippi river terminus
of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Vicks-
burg and other points are working for
this, but Memphis presents the most ia.
vorable location. Should our city be
selected as the point, the question of
building a bridge over the Mississippi be-
comes a foregone conclusion.