Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-07
LEDGER LINES.


gets the nomination for Mayor at the
Convention and Santa Klaus.
The Fire Commissioners at a meeting
this morning, placed Tom Farrell and
George Ssxton on the department force.
The Two Orphans will be presented
by the Mckee Rankin Dramatic Com,
pany at the Greenlsw Opera House to.
night.
The municipal election contains a side
issue of great Importance to the public,
and that is to select the right kind Of
School Visitors.
Thirteen steamboats, lay at the land.
ing yesterday afternoon unloading cot.
ton, ETC., and receiving freight. 1t looked
like business.
Two hackmen named Donahue and
Davenport. charged with scalping, we're
before the Recorder this morning, but
their cases we're continued.
The cold weather aud high wind last
night prevented people from circulating
around promiscuously--even Leagues
minstrel boys remained at home.
The members Of the Memphis Bar
Library have elected the following direc.
tory for the ensuing year: Isham G.
Harris, W. NJ. Randolph, a.. G. Smith
and D. E. Myers.
Scalping hack drivers are beginning to
engage in robbing travelling people
again. By sending a few of them to the
penitentiary a check will be given ia
their ~systematized schemes for plumber.
The young men of the city are putting
their shoulders to the wheel 10 favor o.
selecting such delegates to the Demo
cratic and Conservative Convention al
will nominate a frst.class man for the
M~syeralty.
The Police Commissioners have or
dered the police to arrest all vagrantt
and itinerant musicians. Also ordered
that hackmen must place in a conspicu
Gus place in their HACKS a large printed
card containing the rates of fare.
Our City Fathers, both black anG
white, will hold an intellectual feast a
the City Hall this evening, when the
Ciceros, Platos, gas-bags, politicians
back-salary grabbers, ETC., will discuss
city affairs in conjunction with the great
v%etoist, Mayor League.
There seems to be a general desire t
make Judge Stockton Judge Of the
Criminal Court, vice Judge Flippin
whose resignation takes effect on the lsi
of January. Judge Stockton is an ablt
lawyer, a gentleman of fine scholarly
a%ttainments, and one who would Civ,
satisfaction to the bar.
Mr.. A. V%accsro, Police Commissioners
having resigned his place as a member
Of the City Democratic and Conservative
Committee, Mr.. Joseph Montedonico has
been appointed to fill the vacancy. Mr.
Vaccaro did not believe that he ought t.
hold both positions, and consequently re
signed.
The Democratic and Conservative bal
is rolling onward from one end of th,
city to the other-from Pinch to For
Pickering. There is an upheaving o
the people, a ground swell, an earth
quake %perceptible even to the Loagul
Radicals, and many of the members o
the Londonderry ring are already pre-
pairing to desert the sinking ship anC
swim over to the winning side.
Captain A. 7. Lacey has Withdrawn
from the candidacy as rendered at that
candidates caucus meeting by which b.
was selected to represent the other sever
candidates, who retired in his favor
The name of Captain Lacey and thu
names Of the others will no doubt nov
be brought forward for the considera
ton Of the delegates in convention to be
assembled on Thursday, the 10th inst.
at the Exposition building.
Esquire Miller, of the Ninth ward, il
out as a candidate for School Visitor on
a very laconic platform: LESS figure
heads and more teachers" Pickett car
not with propriety be called a igurehead
because but few figures or anything else.
except a desire to hold.a airecure Office,
is in that head of his. Mr.. Miller's plat.
form is a good one; the superintendent
should act as principal for all the schools
and for a reasonable salary. All super.
numary positions should be. abolished
and the useless people dispensed with.
Quite a number Of young girls who are
employed in stores as clerk, etc, have
rendered their thanks to the LEDGER fol
its defense of them from the imperti
hence and insults Of the geuteel %loafers,
who had been in the habit of waylayinq
them after dark as they went home from
their daily labor. Since the publication
and threat Of arrest and publication o.
names, the genteel loafers have ceased
their prosecutions, and have no doubt
gone back to their well-known haunts OIL
vice with which they are so familiar.
The charitably. disposed married ladie,
Of the city will find a most worthy OBJ.
ject Of charity at the Charleston House,
on the corner Of Madison street and