Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-26


State.
Several converts to Radicalism in this
city in order to prove themselves as good
Radicals as those who hung on to the
party all the time, now get themselves
full Of the subject knock out the bung
and let mean nature caper"
1t is generally remarked that when a
Memphiau returns from the Centennial
and is asked what he thinks of the show
he invariably remarks ITS a big thing"
This condenses or photographs the ex.
position into the smallest compass.
Even on Madison street, the place
where bankers and merchants most do
congregats on business days, several
boys play baseball every afternoon, and
the money pitchers aud catchers watch
the game with ill-disguised interest and
pleasure.
The Avalanche continues to sing Peter
Cooper-Caryism, but the song develops
no music to attract anybody in this sec
ton of country. 1t is a poor political
song and is very badly sung by amateur
vocalists, whose voices are cracked and
GU, Of tune.
Delinquent Taxpayers will recollect
that writs of dispossession will be issued
on persons whose property was sold to
the State for delinquent taxes, and the
property will be turned over to the agent
Of the State Treasurer if such past due
taxes are not paid.
Many Democratic Memphians hope
that Governor Porter will step down and
out, just as Ex-Governor Harris felt com
PEELED to do, in order to harmonic the
party. The next G~ubernatsrial election
will not be a walk over for Pcrter-at
least hundreds Of Memphians say SO.
A white man on yesterday stole two
coats from officials of the City Hall and
sold them for one dollar each to a cloth.
ing-store man named Bourer on Main
near Market street. The owners of the
coats found them in the possession o.
Bourer, but the thief has escaped ares
so far.
Rev. J. B. Hsrtwell, Of Tong. ChoD
China, will lecture tomorrow morning
at the First Baptist church at IL o'clock
on THE Religions of China and th,
Difficulties to be Overcome by Christian
ity." He will lecture on a similar sub
ject at 8 o'clock pm. at the Central Bap
fist church.
The City Of Augusta gives an excur
sion to. morrow afternoon to Island a
and Bradley's Landing, leaving tb,
wharfboat at half-past 3 o'clock. 1t will
: afford an opportunity TO the over heatet
citizen to spend a pleasant afternoon an,
evening on the river at little expense
fifty cents being the fare,
Sol Coleman has received his nev
brand, the Ten Genital cigar. 1t
made OF pure Havana filing; forme
price was l0c. Sol has contracted 70
300, 900 of them, and is enabled to reta
SO fine a cigar at &c. each. He cannc
: be beat. We cannet say more. The.
can be found at his cigar store.
Another effort is making to secur
some justice from the State Executiv
by establishing a branch lunatic asylur
in West Tennessee. Recently the Shelb
County Medical Society selected Doctor
: W. Z. Rogers, D. D. Saunders and Il
= W. Jones as a committee to confer wit
the State Medical Association with
view to establish q branch %lunatic asylur
in each geographical division Of th
State.
Cotton picking is progressing in
brisk manner in the rural districts, an
within a few weeks bales of the grea
staple will be arriving here in larg
numbers. The Memphis market is n
garded by planters as the best in tn
y entire country, since buyers from a
parts of the United States, from Eng
land, Germany, France, Greece an
n other portions of Europe are locate
n here to take in the cotton.
The white delegates to the State Rad
cal Convention have returned to Ii
D. city, and several of them brag that the
accomplished all that they wanted
d preventing a nomination for the Office
Governor. They claim that Dorsey !
Thomas will get the solid vote Of ii
Radicals. Many Of the leading negi
:. politicians we're unable to attend IL
convention for want Of funds, and
consequence of the power of money IL
white oficeholders and seekers we're e
10 abled to run the convention To su
=" themselves.
Last Tuesday might've w~hite-hackmt
took two colored girls, Lulu Moore ar
Mamie Bucker, inmates of Jennie M
Leans bagnio on DeSoto street, o
: ha~ck.riding, They drank lager at Sc
eral places and next morning both CIR
r we're attacked with violent cramps, vol
IL iting and convulsive fits, the result, it
lg claimed, of poison known as strychnin
lg DR.. Nuttall and another physician ga
the usual antidotes and with happy
lg feet, as this morning both girls we
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