Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-13
LEDGER LINES.

Inc bartlett Oircult court IS IN ses-
sion to-day.
Choice v%enisOn hams at Victor D.
Fuchs to-day.
Ye that have wagers made prepare to
pay them however to the Tildenites.
The sidewalks are sadly in want of re-
pair in many quarters throughout the
city.
And now our State Legislators elect
are being asked whom will they support
for the Office of United States Senator.
President elect Tilden voted for his
own electors, saying; "Fll vote the
straight Democratic ticket from stem to
STERN"
The Board of Health mortuary report
for the past week shows the total mum.
Der of deaths to have been 20, or whites,
ID; blacks, 8.
Several Memphis politicians have gone
to New Orleans with the leading men Of
the North, in order to settle the Louis
lana question.
Our exchanges come to us filled with
Democratic ROSTERS and appropriate
notices, such as "vox populi vox del"
10 triumphe," etc.
Thank goodness the elections are
over in Memphis for ZONE time to come
1t is now time to attend to business and
advance the interests of our fair city.
We are almost in a condition now to
celebrate the Presidents Thanksgiving
Day, which will come off in o few weeks.
We are thankful for getting rid of Grant
ism.
Whats the latest news2" is still the
olt-repeated question, The news is like
the little joker in the thimble.rig game
now you see it and now you don't
see it,"
A company Of United States infantry
passed through the city this forenoon on
their way South to count the ballots in
Louisiana in favor Of Hayes and
Wheeler.
Colonel Yardley, the black candidate
for Governor, received at his home,
Knoxville, six votes, while the county
gave him one. Total, seven in his
county.
The eloquent Presbyterian divine, DR..
Palmer, of New Orleans, will lecture on
"Mormonism" at the Greenlaw Opera
House next Thursday night, for the bene-
fit of the Lauderdale street Presbyterian
church.
. Carter Harris (white) and John Stew.
art (black) were convicted of petit lar.
ceny at the Criminal Court this morning,
, and we're each sentenced to six months
Imprisonment in the Presidents Island
: Work-house.
The police patrol forces are now on
duty from IL to IL, or midday to mid
: night, and vice versa. This gives the
, day and night men half a nights sleep
1t is a much more convenient arrange
ment than the old plan.
Numerous aspirantS for honors havt
arisen throughout the city. They ar,
" the men who announce as follows: e,
carried the ward" II elected Mr.
7 Il defeated Mr.. -" I'm the big del
under the political wagon"
= The State Grand Lodge of Mason
convened at Nashville to-day. Th
Grand Chapter and Grand Council vii
convene next Thursday. Quite a larg
delegation of the Masonic fraternity q
> this city has left for Nashville.
Wanted, for thirty days, three hundre,
men and women to make csrpet.bags 70
the Salt river trip to be taken By th
> Radical o~fice-holders in this section
country. Fol- full information apply o
: the Democratic headquarters on Monro
street.
Madame Rentz's Female Minstrel
and specially troupe will appear at th
theater on next Thursday evening. Til
> entertainment consists of vocal and in
strumeutal music, clog and jig dancing
negro comicalities, trapeze performance
. club swinging, etc.
/. To-day is the anniversary Of the battl
of Fredericksburg in 1862, and in wbic
the Confederates defeated the FEEDERS
forces under Burnside. 1t is also the al
niversary OF the death of TIE last SUI
wing pisner of the Declaration {
American Independence, Charles Ca,
roll, of Csrrollton, in 1882.
A repentAnt negro %discoursing to
crowd Of his brethren on Front street t
= day remarked: Use thought for som
time desc white folks from do Mort
would get rs in trouble, and now
e'' kno vs. il. / amt gyine to vote no mol
er, at lection. You cant beat desc Sout
II
lec erR folks, ! tell YOU"
Numbers of negroes voted the f.
smile Of the Radical ticket. 1t col
on tanned the likenesses of Hayes al
ng Wheeler, the names of all the Dem
cratic ELECTORS and candidates, from Ell
to end, and was marked on the bat
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