Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-12
LEDGER

OVuserSselVe party ct the GreenlaW
Opera House tonight.
Martin Sangsrson. charged With lar.
eeny. was arrested BY the police and
locked up last night.
Ten extra policemen have been ap.
pointed BY the Police Commissioners to
report for duty tomorrow.
The theates remains closed until Fri
day evening next, when Charley Shay's
o~lincuplexal troupe will appear.
Vim. R. Moore is tearing his Radical
shirt because the people Of Memphis re-
pudiate his political friend John League.
In the Sixth ward W. o. Harvey is the
nominee for Alderman on the regular
ticket vice Mr.. Ben Bingham, withdrawn.
The Circuit Court will adjourn to court
in course this afternoon. To-day bill of
exceptions are being signed by Judge
Heiskell.
A petition for the pardon Of James A.
Chastaine is being numerously signed
and will be forwarded to Governor Porter
tomorrow.
No quorum was present at the General
Council meeting last night and in conse-
quence an adjournment was had to next
Friday evening.
Professor James 4. Perring, assisted
By the beat musical talent ia the city,
will give a cOncert at the Aeadlesschn
Club rooms On the 2lsA
In au architectural point Of view Vim.
r. Moore's Radical letter may be con-
sidered as the pure Moorish style-it il
so pointed, fantastical. thin and odd.
Ia the Criminal Court to-day Judge
Adams is engaged in sentencing prison
erS who have been convicted during the
present and last week. Court will I'D.
iourn on Saturday.
Candidates for Aldermen, Couucilmen
and School Visitors can a Y money by
calling at the LBDGRR Office for their
cards. We furnish them cheaper than
ever before printed in this city. lila
James KeeIy, who robbed the house Of
Captain Matthews, at 0sceola, Ark, and
who was brought back from Helena by
detective McCune, broke Jail and es
capped from oscsola Jail yesterday morn.
inE.
In the United States Senate, % sp
pears from the morning dispatches,
30 1stor Dorsey. Of Arkansss, introduced
a bill to authorize the construction of q
bridg' across the Mississippi river al
Memphis.
The United States Court did not open
up ia adjourned session this morning in
consequences Of the non.arrival of Judge
Brown. but his honor will reach here
this afternoon and will probably open
court tomorrow morning.
10 cns Of the negro churches Barbour
Lewis held a Radical meeting last night.
at the close Of his speech be irrever.
emily and blssphemously added: "All
who will vote Tor John League and sup.
port me stand up. in the name Of the
Lord"
After the 10Th Of nsxt March the
clause Of tho State school law providing
for the admission into schools Of persons
between the ages Of eighteen and twenty,
one will expire, and after that date only
pupils between the ages Of elk and
eighteen years will DO admitted.
Let every white citizen explain to
some colored man the difference between
League and Judge Flippin, and the cast
ing Of one-hslf or more OF the eolored
vote for the Democratic and Conserve,
tive nominee will be the consequence;
but be sur and accompany him to the
polls so IS to protect him from the black
L~oagueiteS, who seek to bully ell Con.
sentative eolored men.
Those gentlemen Of elegant leisure
who always think, We'll, it lie no use for
me to vote or to soil my clothes by strug.
Cling at the polls" should condescend to
vote tomorrow and hep TO relieve the
city from Radical misrule. 1t has been
the rule that those Who failed to vote
we're generally the Grstt to grumble at the
result. Let every Democratic and Con,
sentative citizen do his daty, end Judge
Flippin will be elected BY a majority Of
over two thousand.
At the Recorders Court this morning
Jacob Murray vas Gned $50 and placed
under bonds tor carrying concealed
weapons. Charley Campbell, a negro
politician, armed himself with q patenI
derringer and vent to the C~onaervativ,
meeting in the First ward last night fol
the purpose Of creating q disturbance
but the police took aim in, and thil
morning be was hned $50 and committed
to jail in default Of $4,000 bonds.
The citizens Of Grenada, Mississippi,
on Saturday last, we're startled BY thl
appearance Of . sternvheel stsamboaI
that steamed up tho Tallshatehis rivel
to the landing. The boat took on two
bunired bales Of cotton and returned &
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