Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-05
LEDGER LINES.

Choice grapes, l2lc, 2s7 Main. 81
Fresh oysters daily at Mdm. Vincents.
Reelfoot Lake fish at Victor D. Fuchs
CALENDARS Georgia Minstrels at the
theatsr tonight.
New Shaker preserves and j%ellies re-
ceived by Lyle & Shields.
Umbrellas and overcoats are in de.
mand in these days Of rain.
Fresh shell oysters just received by
express at Madame Vineent's.
The City Council will make an effort
to meet at the City Hall to night.
The Cincinnati Reds, disgusted at their
defeats by the Memphis Reds, left for
home last evening.
During the past month but two fires
broke out in the city. The total loss by
fires amounted to only 5000.
At the Criminal Court to-day William
Howard, a gentleman a little off in color,
is OF trial on an indictment for larceny
from the person.
The National Grand Lodge Of Odd
Fellows of the United States and Can.
ada (colored) is still in session daily at
the Assembly Hall.
Mr.. Henry S. Foote and Mr.. E. A.
james will engage in a political tourna-
msnt in this city on Thursday, the l9ih
instant-to-day two weeks.
The Washington street railroad extern
sion and pavement cost the charleston
railroad nearly $4,000. As a street IN
provement it is the best in the city.
General Cole, the circus man, walked
out of Memphis over Eve thousand richer
; than when he entered the city. Who will
now dare to say that there is no money
in circulation, or that we are in the midst
OF hard times2
Ex-Governor Neil S. Brown and Colo
mel John G. Burch will address the PEG
pie on national politics at Dresden OF
Monday, 9th; Mckenzie, Tuesday, 10th
Milan, Wednesday, 18th; and Jackson
> Saturday, lash instant.
Owing to the rainy weather Messrs
. Peters and Maddux, Democratic nomi
nees for the Legislature, did not speal
at Collierville yesterday, They wert
we'll received by the citizens of Collier
vile and will address the people Of tina
burg some other dsy.
Now that Barbour Lewis has refuse
to make the sacrifice as a CoDgressiona
candidate, there is rejoicing in the whit
:. Radical camp, and weeping and wailin
a among the black cohorts of the party
A loud cry has gone up, Father Bsr
bour, dear father, come home"
=. Next Thursday night Governor Porte
will speak in this city under the auspiet
of the Central Tilden and Hendricl
club. We will then hear all about II
Dc coupon-purchasiug scheme and Il
Porter-Tbomas pistol argument. Go
ernor Porter will male his war talk
N. the GrSenlaw Opera House.
This morning at St. Mary's Protesta,
Episcopal Church, Mr., Scale was ma
ried to Miss Lelie Harvey by the Re
Mr.. Harris. AT the residence of Il
brides father, on Market street, Mr..
S. Malloy was married to Miss Ella !
Jones, daughter of C. W. Jones, Is
Both couples left this morning On Ce
%tsnnial bridal tours.
so Daring last month there were 236 9
+ rests made by the police, If which 2
we're males and but 81 females. T
number OF married men arrested was
while the number of single men pull
OH in amounted to l56. From a crime 8
al %tistical standpoint the married stt
would seem to be favorable to law a
order, while with the unwedded port
IL it would seem to De quite the reverse.
40 At the station-house last night inf
nation was left to the effect that a VIII
D man named John Braudh had shot a
gro named Abe Hubbard, on the Ensl
place, on the river a few miles below t
city, The white mau is said TO hG
,e + been L l%unatic, and that the shooting v
without the slightest provocation. I
negro was shot in the face and his woul
r at are severe and dangerous, but not nee
[32 sarily fatal.
The great mogul, Barbour Lewis,
written back from Washington declini
to accept the nomination for Cougre
,C put upon him by the Republican conv
tiou for this the Tenth Congressio
district, and bases his refusal of
honor upon the hope that success wo
better attend his party by the nomi
ton of some old Wing Of Memp'
'ao' Who is the old Wing SO deliberai
'"' pointed at by Barbour as his prOxy2
wn The stockholders Ct the Charles
railroad met ia this city and Huntsvi
2Ot Alabama, yesterday. The old direct
was reelected as follows: P. G.. Bet
'und George P. Beirne, F. H. Cossitt, W.
ters, Garth, Napoleon Hill, c. NJ. McGel
the James C. Nicely, John D. Rather, R
I Oo+ w, " .:.A4 A. a..