Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-04

the Police Board. and then they will re-
ceive appointments as captains and SER
geants. and after that they will make it
hot for Chief Athy, who will either be
suspended or forced to resign. This is.
the villainous scheme Of the bummers.
A dispatch was received here yesterday
to the effect that on Saturday, at Dallas,
Texas. James Hsrbaugh shot and killed
a ticket agent Of the Short Line railroad.
Mr.. Harbaugh q not long since a WE'LL
known aud highly respected citizen Of
our city. The particulars of the unfor-
tunate difficulty have not yet been re-
ceived.
The court house lawyers library
already contains two thousand volumes.
The officers Of the Law Library Associ.
alton are: Henry G. Smith, President;
VIM. NJ. Randolph, Vice President;
Milton P. Jarnigan, Treasurer; Eugene
Harris, Librarian. The Board of Direc.
tors consists Of Messrs. II. G. Smith, W.
M. Randolph, Charles Kortrecht, ID. Z.
Myers. Isham G. Harris.
The question came up in a crowd of
citizens yesterday why some men are SO
anxious TO be elected Aldermen and
Councilmen when the pay is only two
hundred and fifty dollars a year. A
shrewd First warder answered: Haven't
they two handsome to go before and the
other bebindf" Of course the politician
suspected that with one hand they asked
for little contracts for supplies from the
city and took brides with the other.
Yesterday the members of the German
Benevolent Society, headed by the La
fayette brass band, escorted John Roush,
Legislative member elect, to the LoEisyil!e
depot and bid him good.by as he departed
for Nashville. 1t was a welLdeseryed
compliment paid to a representative
German workingman. Vice President
F. FEELING Of the Benevolent Society
acted as marshal of the procession. The
officers Of the society marched with the
members. The officers are, Julius Niger,
President; R. Stotz, Secretary; F. seidel,
Treasurer.
Citizens Of the Second ward, II you
sre true to the best interest Of the city
you will vote to r%e.elect Alderman Rob
bins and Councilman Hewitt, who, with
the Mayor, now constitute the Police
Board. Any change in the Police Board
would be q dangerous experiment at
present, now that the enemies Of the
present police, BURNERS and dis
charged peelers,'' are working to destroy
the force and make it Of such a COM
plexion that thieves and burglars will
have no fears Of arrest in Memphis so
long as they will divide the plumber with
those who seek to control police matters.
Jack Walsh. who is ineligible TO the
Office Of Councilman from the First
ward, published a card in yesterdays
papers stating that be does not belong
to any ring or clique, and will at all
times work for the interest Of the city.
This statement is laughed at in the First
ward, where it is regarded as a good
JOKE, as it is well known that whenever
he cast IN independent vote in the
Board it was by accident or on a motion
to adjourn. He voted persisiently
against making Athy Chief Of Police,
voted to sustain the Mayors illegal but
political scheme to put negroes on the
fire department in Chelsea, and when
reproached for SO doing by our reporter
replied; "Arrah, Kurnel. how the divil
could / 20 back on the nagurs who
elected meP"