Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-02

Madden's mastery fight against the
courthouse FIRE a few months since will
not soon be forgotten.
The coupon.paying scheme Of Gov
ernor Porter is receiving general discus
sion in this section Of country, and the
Governor is almost unanimously con-
demned for his course in the matter. 1t
is predicted by numbers that be has de.
feated himself aud will be repudiated by
the people in November.
The City Of Augusta gives another
pleasant excursion to. morrow afternoon
to Island 40 and Bradley's Landing,
leaving the foot Of Court street at 3
o'clock. Captain Elliott promises a de-
lightful trip, The fsre.is only fifty cents,
and children half price, making it an
inexpensive excursion for families.
Complaint has been made to the police
authorities as to the conduct Of groups
OF men who assemble on the corners of
Main and Monroe streets almost every
afternoon, and who indulge in profanity
and vulgarity-unwittingly, probably
but yet none the less offensive on that
account to gentlemen and ladies who
are passing by.
The candidate for Legislative honors
who sustains Governor. Porter coupon
paying scheme will iud some difficulty
in being elected in this county. The
matter will cut some figure during the
campaign, and candidates or nominees
will be called upon to rise up William
Reilly and explain their position in uu.
mistakable language.
A little assault and battery case be-.
tween a negro man and woman engaged
the attention Of the Recorder, the con-
stable and several able lawyers, beth
white and black, besides a host of wit
nesses. The lawyers turned loose tor.
rents Of eloquence for several hours, and
at last the wearied and worried Recorder
decided the case by ~discharging the
prisoner.
There is no merchant 10 Memphis bet
ter known and more popular than our
young friend Sol Coleman. His enter.
prize is deserving of unlimited patron
age and encouragement. His new brand
Of cigars, the Ten.cen.tials, is a genuine
ten cent cigar, which he now sells at five
cents each. He warrants them genuine
Havana filling, and you can rest assured
his word is as good as his bond"
Commissioner of County Elections Ed
Worshsm has been served with man.
damuses ordering him to appear before
the First Circuit Court on the third
Monday in September and show cause
why he did not issue certificates of cleo
ton to j. A. Thompson col J candidate
for the Office Of magistrate in the Fonr
teeth district, and to John A. Powell
candidate for constable in the Fifteenth
district. Thompson's attorney claimi
that the Fourteenth is entitled to an ad
d%itional or a third magistrate because
small portion Of the district extendI
without the city limits.
Nov that the yellow fever has up
peared in Savannah, Georgia, it nigh
be we'll as a precautionary Measure t
keep the city as thoroughly clean as pcs
sible. The health officer should exer
his utmost efforts, and he should be sup
ported in those efforts by the public, tn
General CouDcil, the Recorder and tn
police authorities. Many of our alley
are ID a filthy condition, aud in them cal
be found quite as many disagreeabl
smells as Coleridgs discovered 10 thu
city of Cologne-some six and twent,
smells, besides several we'll defined stinkt
The Board Of Health is doing its bes
with the limited force and means at it
command.
10 yesterdays LEDGER was noticed th,
partial destruction of the vineyards il
France by the phylloxera, or root bug
There is no need to 60 to France 10
wines, as we have the finest wine land
=, and climate in our midst Of any portion
Of the world. Along the Ohio aud Nil
sissippi rivers, on the Pacific coast, an
especially in Tennessee, the very bes
native wine is produced. In the vicinit
! of this city wine OF a superior quality
made. Captain B. B. Barnes, o vel
known attorney residing in the suburbs
makes q sparkling wine Of the Souppel
nong variety which is of 6ne body an
delicious favor. He has over one thor
sand bottles of this variety for sale, an
, judging from the specimen bottle {
Scuppernong sent by him to oar win
connoisseur this morning, he will find n
3 difficulty in disposing of so fine q bran
of native wine. The phylloxera, or rol
bug, has not injured the crop from whiC
n that wine was made. Thousands of do
d lars could be made here by grape cultuI
and wine-making,
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