Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-01

in public for putting their names in print.
This combination Of cheek and vanity,
pride and folly, can be found many a
time and oft.
Those unfortunate teachers who were
discharged from the public schools by the
tyrannieal Picket ring, have now tc sell
the ten per cent, paper stuff issued to
them as pay by the Educational Board
at eighty-seyen cents on the dollar. This
is adding insult to injury
Daily the Criminal Courtroom is
densely crowded with negroes, both male
and female, whose occupation and delight
seem to be waiting for the verdict, lis
tening to the testimony Of witnesses, the
speeches of lawyers and occasionally
taking a quiet siesta or afternoon nap.
People 10 the suburbs are often an
noyed by the loss Of their most rare and
valuable flowers plucked wantonly by
wandering Migrants who don't know a
heliotrope from a hollyhock. The inven-
tor of the torpedo chicken is at work on
a torpedo flower which will fix them all
right in a few days.
Ed Johnson, the Express robber, did
not have a very good opinion Of Mem
phis lawyers. In an intercepted letter
written to his wife, he says: Lawyers
are lawyers the world over, They are
red hot after money, and say they can
get ME out in six months for $1,000.
Of course | see the point" etc.
The Inter State Convention of Teach
ers is in session at Chattanooga, and
the Nashville Banner adds: 1T is
probable that there will be more assem-
bled wisdom there than has ever been
gathered together before at any educa-
tional meeting in Tennessee" Picket,
Barnum & Co. are not there.
In response to an invitation extended
by the negro Pole Bearers Association
to deliver an address at q Fourth Of July
barbecue, General Pillow, General For
rest, Colonel Galloway, Alderman Dent
and Congressman Young have replied
accepting the invitation and promising
to be present and deliver addresses.
1t is astonishing how many men ask
for dead-head notices from reporters,
but if the reporter, by way of inter
changing the compliment, walks into the
store Of the dead.headist, and asks for
an article of goods on the free principle,
he is at once informed that they do ex.
clusively a cssh business-and so does q
newspaper.
Two more Memphians got away yes.
terday for California to grow up with the
country, Notwithstanding the injunction
against going in that direction. The
parties were Mr.. NJ. j. Wicks, jr.. snd
his young bride, nee Lizzie Littlejohn
They we're married yesterday morning
at the Central Methodist Church in To,
presence Of a host of warm friends.
In November next, when the SeconC
Circuit Court meets, it will be opened
by.Judge Halsey, and an agreed case
will be presented and prepared testing
the constitutionality Of that act Of tn,
Legislature a~bolishing the Second Cir
cult and Second Chancery Courts
Quite an array Of leading counsel hal
been secured to test the law in behalf o
the abolished clerks and judges.
Mr.. Thomas Lowe, whose name hal
been spoken of on the streets in eounec
tion with the Office Of City Attorney, ant
who was mentioned in hat connection
in the LEDGER Of yesterday, states tina
he would not accept Of the Office unde
any possible circumstances, as he di,
not think that any person could win an,
legal reputation in the position and th
salary was not sufficient to induce an.
lawyer to abandon his practice. Nj
Lowe is not in harmony with the Loagu
City Hall ring, he having opposed tn
election of League and voted agains
him when a candidate.