Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-02

Counterfeit fractional currency 10 in
circulation in this city. 1t passes, how
ever, az everybody takes it.
Nothing but State and national poll
tics is talked Of on street corners by
politicians aud other citizens.
The sudden change in the atmosphere
last night brought about rain. Up the
country 1t turned suddenly cold and
showed yesterday.
Mesars. Randolph and Young, candi-
dates for Congressional honors, will en-
gage 10 a political tournament at the
City Hall tonight.
Everybody should turn out tomorrow
night and listen to our Democratic Leg
~i.laiive candidates crate at the Green.
Law Opera House.
Tonight the F. F. f, club give a ball
at Cochran Hall. A number of invita-
tioas have been issued, and a pleasant
time is anticipated.
r. Il. Spangler, news dealer, 976 Main
street, has the second part Of Daniel
DarondO, in Lakeside Library also the
fret part, zoe each.
Au exchange properly publishes a
birth notice under the head Of New
Music" Quite an amount Of this new
music is heard of nights in Memphis.
DR.. John r. Frayser and his daughter
Mrs. j. Il. Black, and Col. r. Dudley
Frsyser and lady, arrived home last
night from the East, sfler a months OBJ
sence.
The Memphis Annual Conference OIL
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
will convene in this city November 10
at the Central Methodist Church OF
Union street.
Bets continue to be made on the cleo
ton. The Rads are shy about bettinl
unless they are offered odds. You cal
not get a Rad to put up his money OIL
either Indiana or New York.
No relief has yet been afforded to to
respectable residents of Second, nea
Washington street, by the police author
ties. 1t looks as if lewdness is protec.
ed, aud virtue is left to take care Of i
oelf,
Big Democratic rally at the Greenla.
Opera House to morrow night, on whic
= occasion all the Legislative candidate
will make speeches and express .hei
views upon oil matters Of Importance
the people of Memphis.
. No legislative business was trensacte
By the General Couscil last night an
Z an adjournment was had to Thursde
night next, when the elections will
over and city legislators can have tim
to consider local matters.
The Porter Rifles on their return
Nashville held a meeting, and adoptt
resolutions Of thanks complimentary
ID the Chickasaw Guards and the people
q Memphis for their attention and kin
ness to the Rifles during their visit to Il
q Bluff City.
u Mrs. V. B. Thayer telegraphs fro
- Elmira, N. Y, to her husband here I'd
Mt she and her son we're, proVidentially u
hurt in the great railroad accident viii
n happened last night to the Buffalo e
-. press, on the Pennsylvania railsoa
IT. near Center Valley.
eS Numbers of people have asked US
20 We knew who our Main street cotemT
ey rary was supporting for the Presidency
te, Tilden, Hayes or Peter Cooper? N
or knowing we felt q delicaey in enswerir
10 except to state that we passed tn
ok political c%onundrum.
~, At the Criminal Court to-day 4
ire Higgins (negro) was OF trial on t
IS. charge of larceny from the person.
robbed o poor old couatry darkey SOL
months since in Second alley, near Be
ia by means Of a three card monte gor
/ played by two of bis rascally confed
atos.
81 John L%inebaker, a DRIFT catcher q
CT fisherman, the man who cut his vii
OO bowels out in the Gayoso House
summer during a ft of jealousy, was
..a yesterday convicted Of the crime by
jury of the Criminal Court, and
sentenced to three years in the penit
tiary. Served him right.
The Small Talker' Of the Louisv
- Cou~ricr-Journal is a poet, and he ST
Tennessee campaign politics as folio
se "Yardly, will hardly, carry the ST.
house key; and Nancy, how can he, e
a Governor be2 Porter, will 'sor
govern in Tennessee, Unless Thou
of promise, should defeat him, you ST
Referring to the hen.pecked husba
Of Memphis, one of the unfortuni
undertook to advise a crowd Of 20
est NUN L