Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-09
LEDGER LINES.

night.
Reelfoot lake perch very low at Victor
Fuchs to-day.
No doubt quite a large amount Of ille-
gal voting was done in this city last
Tuesday.
Hsverly's Miustrels appear at the thea
ter nightly and present a pleasing ger
formsnce.
Jake Leubrie is selling clear Havana
Reina Victories at 5 cents. See bis
advertisement.
The General Council will assemble at
the City Hall to. night fer the transaction
Of unfinished business.
The Little Democrat" will be out TO-
night firing salutes in honor Of the cleo
ton of Tilden and Hendricks.
John Norris, a sick tramp, died at the
statior'house last night from the effect
OF sickness, want and exposure.
Rev. Dr.. Walk, of the Linden Christian
church, will deliver an interesting lecture
on. Popular A%musements" at the Bethel
tomorrow evening.
At the Crimial Court to-day Pierre
Mulleugat is on trial for the shooting
with intent to kill one A. Dorisc, near
Fort Pickering, some years ago.
The election being over, all persons
who opposed each other during tue heat
of the canvass should clasp hands over
the chssm and reserve all hostilities for
the next campaign.
The Cooper.Careyites did not make
much of q show in the city or county
election. Probably by the next centen-
NAL election the boys will do better for
the old man Cooper.
A white stranger named VIM. Miller
fell into the river from the ferryOoat
John 0verton yesterday afternoon and
was drowned. lie was a member Of
Coles circus troupe.
Last night a fire broke out in q shin
gle-makiug shed, situated neal the navy
yard and adjacent to the Psducah rail-
road track. The single factory aud q
lot OF lumber were destroyed.
Our morning contemporary the Appeal,
came out in & neat new dress yesterday
morning. The dress is becoming AID
gives the paper the appearance of a
fashionable bella who wears no cardinal
rad in her hat or on her garments.
Rumor8 are current among the negroes
that il Tilden aud Hendricks are elected
they (negrses) will again become slaves.
ISuch ridiculous rumprs were used BY
white Radicals to prejudice the black
men against the Democratic ticket.
Numbers of negroes voted at precincti
of Of their reservation Tuesday last
Many Of these wandering vote.slingerI
: bad their coats chslked at the polls, ant
in consequence several Of them werl
!. identified auG arrested for repeating.
: Mr.. VIM NJ. Randolph has noti6et
Sheriff Anderson that it is his intention
to make a contest with Il. Casey YounI
for the Congressional seat on the ground
Of alleged ballot-box etufing and frauds
, The contest will not smouutto much, W
opine.
That custom.house excavation o. ditch
which appears on the bluff in front
> Madison street, is a dangerous nuisance
that should either be filled up or fence
in. flew days since a gentleman and
child fell into the trap and receive
- serious injuries.
Quite a number of citizsns are wea,
ing new hats, boots and suits Of clotI
> ing to-day, the result of bets made Q
the election. To the man who had
Y pay several bets it is ~aggravating to |
. compelled to look at these fortunate pc,
pie who strut around in purple and fl
tlinen.
In to.day's LEDGER appears the cor
plete official vote of the city and count
The tabulated statement is both accura
and reliable, the figures having bee
taken from the record of the vote at Il
= sheriffs office. Cut out the tGbulat(
statement and preserve it for future re
erence.
Tue Appeal man is in error in Stair
y that the First ward gave a majority f
Porter. The vote vas 439 for Porter al
sos for Thomas. The ward was carrie
however, for Tilden, Young and all Il
II. other Democratic nominees. This shoy
bo that our Irish friends in Pinch did n
he take Porter ia theirs.
2w Up to one o'clock last night crowds
,e. citizens visited the newspaper offices
NJ search Of the latest kilograms. Ma
in street ip front Of the Avalanche "
ed crowded up to a very late hour by pc
pie who watcned each telegram as it "
being put up on the bulletin, and chez
went up when the news was favorable .
Democratic success.
The notorious negro Ed Shaw, at t
Fifth ward polls, on Tuesday, acted
~ the most outrageous manner, He
talked Major ]. ]. Muruhv. ona of q