Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-12


rows-whisky. No arrests we're made by
the police.
The social evil nuisances, which we're
supposed to have been abated on Wash
street, still flourish in all their
prestine vigor and immortality, and such
will never cease until the police 90 to
work earnestly and vigorously and clean
out the dens Of vice and infamy in that
locality, which have become an eye-sore
to respectability and decency.
Sol Coleman, the enterprising cigar
merchant, leaves for New Orleans this
evening to attend the great sale of con.
fscated cigars. 1t will be remembered
that Sol made a fine purchase last year
and afforded smokers the pleasure of
putting fine imported cigars at the low
price Of Sc each. Good luck to you,
Sol, and don't forget your Memphis
patrons.
The School Board will meet at the
Odd Fellows building tonight. The
school examinations closed on Saturday
last and vacation has come. On the
evening of the first Monday in July next
the School Board will assemble to select
teachers, fix the length Of the next school
astic year and elect a superintendent in
place Of Mr.. Pickett, incompetent and a
successful failure.
A gentleman Of considerable expert
ence in such matters says hat when you
hear men bowling about political
rings" that the people" are getting
tired and sick, it is a good sign that
they have been guilty of some sort Of
meanness themselves, and having lost
the confidence Of the party which they
have acted with as long as they could use
it, are trying to get up a ring" Of
their OWE for the election of some espe.
cial pet. The man who is constantly
blowing about rings" will do to watch.
Keep the doors locked when he's around
The bogus Baron Geyza Won Sornos
kevy was driven around town, and chap
eroned and introduced TO many leading
Memphians by his newly picked.up &C
quaintances. The Baron attempted t.
borrow money from many, but failed
Yet he succeeded in securing q few loan
from others. His name is now neve
t mentioned without causing a genera
. smile at somebody expense. The mex
count, baron, king or emperor tina
{ steps on our bluff will be apt to have
q head put on him, regardless as to whethe
8 he is q bogus or a real dignitary. Eve
I Dom Pedro would be in danger of bein
booted" we're be to appear in Memphi
at present.
Last Saturday afternoon a lady. Will
passing down Second street in front
the Appeal office, accidentally steppe
/, upon a banana peeling, and a fall, m
% countrymen, was the consequence, muC
to the discontinue of the pin.back DIRE
she wore. A gentleman who was pas
ing at the time of the accident was
startled aud shocked by the unexpecte
:. occurrence that he forgot to assist Il
lady, but turning his face in another
r%ection passed on bis way regretfull
He did not have presence Of mind {
the momentous occasion. The lad
regained her feet in q few seconds, an
f gathering the ruined and muddy pi
o. back into a heavy fold, went on her WI
T. smilingly, but yet internally angry, n
ID only at the sad occurrence, but at Il
man who passed by without renderir
the necessary assistance.
n A gentleman who returned, after q
d absence from this city for a year, al
IN who had received a free personal mott
d in the LEDGER, complained that the n
IN tice, although complimentary, did hi
O' more harm than good, because it 9
tracted the attention Of his old credito
at to the fact that he had returned to Il
,is city. That afternoon in which the pc
es sonal notice appeared in the LEDGI
or ever one of the creditors paid him
IS. visit, and after shaking his hand aft,
re- tionstely and asking him how he VIZ
di. they, to a man, added the following
mark; Say, do you remember tt
ga little bill you owed me before you lie
| would Ike to have the money now
no This shows the danger Of personal
IN. tees in a public journal, especially the
ba published free of charge and especia
isb SO when such notices appear in
widely circulated LEDGER.
According to the best legal opinic
in the city a poll tax cannot be collect
~ legally from an uunaturalized reside
Of Tennessee, yet such has been dc
by the poll tax collectors Of Mempt
w The poll tax law contemplated only
To-, levy of the tax upon citizens Of
nal State, The poll tax, as it now star
is only collected from those who h
some personal property which can
the levied upon, and nothing is exempt
the TIE thousands Of intelligent negro vo
Who who have no property of any kind csc
ich from the tax collectors constant vi
OF and musical and persuasive solicitati
VS. couched in the threat to make a levy
'ox g~arnishment. The poll tax law, if i
'ge. worth keeping on the statute book Of