Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03
LEDaER LINES.
The Big circus is coming.

SSuHAj ~ PtOoChhs
The first C~rittenden county bale Of
cotton arrived here yesterday.
The next Mayor of Memphis is be-
coming the municipal problem.
Second chancery Court, Judge Stock
ton presiding, stands adjourned to Mon
day next. 80 Ola
The September sunsets are admired by
crowds Of people who frequent the bluff
every afternoon.
The Centennial tea party and fashion
able hop at the Peabody last night was a
very pleasant affair.
Among the announced candidates for
the Office Of Mayor in 1876 are Mr.. Pet.
tigrew and John Roush.
Now that the river is falling with rap
idily, land-slides are not uncommon at
the North Memphis end of the landing.
The county jail contains one hundred
and thirty-two citizens, whom the Sheriff
keeps in durance vile for some cause or
other.
Chas. Wilbern (nig.) was committed
by the Recorder to-day on the charge OF
house breaking and robbery in South
Memphis.
Those who have come back from cooler
climes to the northward complain of the
sultriness Of the weather in this latitude
at present.
AT the Boston tea party a century ago
the tea was thrown into the harbor, but
at the Memphis Centennial celebration
last night the tea was swallowed.
In the First Chancery Court to-day
Josephine Wells filed a divorce bill
against Frederick Wells on the grounds
of abandonment, failure to support, etc.
The LEDGER Office acknowledges it's
thanks to the ladies of the Centennial
tea party for an elegant section of cake
from bountifui tables spread last night.
From the Price Current, published by
t. H.. q j. NJ. Allen, of New Orleans
it appears that the total receipts of cot.
ton in that city for the season of ls74-7i
were 1851 bales.
The first bale of new cotton from De
Soto county, Miss, was received thil
morning by Messrs. Porter, Taylor &
Co. 1t was shipped from fernando by
that enterprising house, Messrs. Dockery
Bros, classed low middling and weighei
FIVE hundred and ten pounds.
AT the Recorders Court to-day Johr
Began mig was committed to Jail il
default of $1,000 bail on the charge o
larceny. Chicago John, a hack-driveI
was committed to Jail without bail on tn,
charge Of committing an assault anC
battery with intent to kill upon a wo
man.
A deed was filed in the County Regis
ter's Office to-day wherein the city o.
Memphis became the purcaser of a lot
4Oxl4S4, nea South street on Main, for
the sum Of $4,000, or eighty dollars pei
foot. 1t is proposed to build an engine
house upon the property for the Shelby
street fire steamer.
1t is estimated by New Orleans cottor
men that the amount Of the cotton crol
for the years lS74.75 in round number
will be 1926, 600. The prospect of thu
growing crop is involved in more thai
unusual incertitude, but it seems to b
the general impression that it will not, i
at all, exceed 1000, 900 bales.
A negro horse thief from Hernand
was arrested some days ago by the de
tectives. Since that it has develope,
that a number Of horses had been stolel
by the thief who snapped off horse
stolen around Memphis for horses a
fernando, and then varied the bushes
by stealing horses at fernando an,
swapping them off in Memphis.
The Mayors veto of the Genera
Council pay appropriation meets will
general approval, as it is clear that tn.
members are not entitled to pay unde.
the charter. The Mayor suggests tina
the Council pass a resolution d%irectin,
the Comptroller to charge the severa
accounS OF the Aldermen and Council
men with the appropriations allowed 70
the months of April, May and June
amounting to 1854 10. The member
have been credited with this illegal pay
and a few OF the members have draw
the pay, but this, Of course, they will b
invited to pay back into the cit,
treasury. 1t is rumored, however, tina
the General Council will pass the apprC
priation over the veto of the Mayor, re
CARELESS of the legal opinion of the Cit,