Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-07
LEDGER LINES.

pies, cheap, at Oliver, Finnie & Co.'S.
Merchants look smiling as the iudica.
tons are ell in favor Of Q good business
year.
The General Council will assemble
againa the City Hall on next Tuesday
night.
S~ergeani-it arms Droeschsr continues
to Eaunt citizens who fail to repair their
sidewalks after being notified SO to do.
calendars Minsirels drew another big
house last night. They will give a matt
nee this s~fterQoon and a closing per.
Torrance to night,
There are a few Cooper aryites in
Memphis who would vote for their
favorites provided they could discover an
electoral ticket where with to do it.
John Raggio, one of the Oldest Italian
residents of the city, died suddenly Of
heart disease at his residence on Beal
street, neal Wellington, this morning.
Collections are being taken up for a
Porterean demonstration, to take place
next Thursday night, when the Governor
will speak at the Greenl-w Opera House.
Memphis has three 6ne military com.
panies-the Chickasaw Guards, the Irish
Volunteers aud the Italian B.rsag,ieri.
II has also a colored company in process
OF organization.
The Democratic Legislative nominees
: viii speak iD the Tenth ward, near the
Mississippi and Tennessee depot, to.
j. night. IL will be a Democratic rally
and will be largely attended.
The Democratic nominees for Legisla
? tive honors are canvassing the country
districts and making stump speeches
So far they have no opponents to spesI
, against and oh seems to be plain ~sailial
10 the political waters.
Betting still goes on among specu
lating Memphisns on the Presidential
race. The bets are even, with plenty 0
offers and takers. A Memphis mar
when in the humor, will bet on anything
and give you choice Of sides.
The theater managers say that Mem
phis will have no right to complain G
the dramatic attractions to be prescuteI
,, here thi5 season. On Monday mex
Salsbury's Tr~oubadours will appear j
the comic opera entitled Patchwork.
= R. Il. S~papSler, news dealer, $40 Mai
street, has just received Frank Leslie
/ Popular Monthly for October, Leslie
Pleasant Hours for November, Peterso
for November, and las a full line of ii
latest weekly aud illustrated papers.
The millinery and dry goods opei
ings n.of yesterday caused hundreds
ladies to appear on the streets. The ia
L. costumes worn by many of them sttrsC
ed no little attention, and in these co
tunes the " cardinal red" was oonspic
N Gus.
A lilac tree OFT in the nertheaster
suburbs of the city, which bioomed n
in the spring as it was wont to do,
now in full bloom, and spreads its pc
fume on every wind. 1. Is out Of sesso
but nevertheless it is a welcome l,eak
nature.
of Our creek editor, Captain jim Dur
has been sick q day or two, but will
able 10 resume work on Mond,y nez
Should any shortcomings appear in t
IT. rver column our river patrons a.
ev. friends will offer the necessary apollo.
IN; fcI US.
by The bonds OF James Reilly, Coun
$3.50 Court Clerk and ex oficio Collector
certain taxes feF the city, was fixed
INV $T5, 900 by the General Council last niGl
The bond OF County Trustee Blwlin
day and ex oGioio Collector of taxes for I
':~ city, was fixed at $50. 600.
The Memphis whippers in Of Porlere
1th Democracy are attempting to use I
III party lash around the ears Of anti Por
men in this city, but the crack of
M; whip only brings forth defiance and
Par ditional opposition on the part Of
men who dare to do their own Think
and who have no political guardians,
DDS far as heard from.
u W. F. Yardley, the Independent bla
candidate for the office Of Govern
lar reached the city yesterday. He |
ou probably come down to divide time W
n, Governor Porter sg Thursday event
ON next, when cur artillery toling ST
ed Executive will appear before Q Memp
MI. audience aud explain bis oourse on
ia co4pou'purphasinG question.
i'm 1t seems to be tho settled opin.
3 among st%reet'eorner politicians that
Emerson Etheridge viii be the Cong
sionai nominee of the Radical party, Y
= B. Lewis, who retired in disgust. Y
terdsy several white Radicals, who h
70 Barbour, favored Mr.. Etberidge's no
nation. Whether the latter can sec
no the "colored vote " is one Of those d
,2oo mysteries not as yet explained.
hing NJ. Wm. J. Sykes lef this city a
80 days since in response to an inyitat
from the State Democratic Execut