Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-22
LEDGER LINES.
Several sporting Msmphiaus havslet
fer the Louisville, NY, races.


Next Monday night the Troubadours,
an attractive combination Of people, will
commence an engagement at the theater.
The chief trouble with the average
Memphian at present is to discover
funds sufficient to replenish his coal
box.
Linden street Christian church ser,
vices this evening at II o'clock.
Strangers and visitors in the city made
welcome.
Planters from Mississippi and Arkan.
sas say that the frosts, which appeared
during the past few days, were too light
to do any damage to the cotton.
The whip pOor-will is believed BY
many to be the herald of frost, but this
year his whistling was heard several
days in advance Of the advent of Captain
Jack.
Memphis will never rise to the dignity
Of a great city unless some action ia
taken with reference to the bowling viii
derness Of neglected and rotten pave.
ments.
The Grand Jury of the Criminal
Court has commenced grinding away on
presentments and indictments under the
command Of Assistant Attorney General
Cannon.
The German Turner's will turn out
this afternoon and turn over a few gyra.
tons on the horizontal bar in honor Of
the twenty-third anniversary of the scci
ETY..
The Second Circuit Court stands ad.
journed to await the result Of the action
Of the Supreme Court on the constitu.
tionality ofthe Legislative act abolishinp
said court.
Several counterfeit bills of the de.
nomination of $40, are in circulation in
this city. Bills of that denomination
should be closely scrutinized before be-
ing accepted.
Candidates for Aldermanic and Coun.
cilmanic honors are beginning to appear
IN the different wards of the city, solicit.
ing the influence of the leading suffrage
singers or sovereigns.
Complaints as to the holes and rottinp
Of the Nicolson pavement are becoming
frequent. No repairing of the pave.
ment is being carried on at present by
the city government.
The professional juror smiles cheer
fully once again around the sacred pre-.
cinctS of the courthouse. He is hope
full of securing another situation during
the fall terms Of courts.
The autumnal marriage season has ar
rived aud the true inwardness of society
is disturbed in consequence. Quite q
number of fashionable weddings are
spoken Of as about to take place.
But three cases (drunks) appeared OIL
the Police Court docket this morning
that being the number of arrests made
by the police during the previous twenty.
four hours. This speaks well for a city
having over fifty thousand inhabitants.
Next Saturday a lot Of wax figures
such as Beecher, Tilton, Elizabeth,
Grant, the Sleeping Beauty, ETC., which
Of late belonged to a circus side show
will be sold by a deputy sheriff to the
highest bidder.
An effort is making by a few played.
out local politicians to get up a combina.
ton between the foreign and negro ele
ments, SO as to elect the next Mayor,
That little game has been played once
too often and won't bear repeating.
The Charleston RAILROAD track down
Washington has reached Third street,
and is being pushed on to the landing by
q large force of hands. By tomorrow
the track will be pushed up to Tom o.
S%ullivan's flag station" on the corner
of Second and Washington streets.
When you ask a suspected candidate
for Mayor whether or not he is on the
track he avoids the issue and talks
about, II the people want me l might
be induced to run, but really I've moi
thought about it." No, but you may
swear that he dreams about it nightly.
In the Criminal Court, this morning,
Judge Ray acting as judge pro tenn, wal
taken suddenly i'll with a chill and had
to retire. The members Of the bar
present elected Gov. Harris as Judge Of
the court pro ten to try cases during the
absence of either Judge Ray OF Judge
FGppin. Several misdemeanor cases
were called up and disposed of.
The next General Council will have to
serve themselves, each other and the
people cfthe city without pay. Even the
enthusiastic back salary grabbers of the
present General Council are going tc
run once more, but then they might
again attempt to vote themselves twenty
dollars per month, in violation Of the
provisions Of the city charter.