Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-22

" wy tN'Oi VI luo odfdu-
nah yellow fever sufferers.
Mr.. F. L. Robinson, advance agent of
Coles circus, is in the city perfscting ar
rangements for the appe rance Of bis big
show on the bluff next month,
1t is reported that the incoming morn.
ing train over the Louisville road ran Of
the track north Of Brownsville and was
wrecked badly, but nobody was hut.
A deputy sheriff who was wounded in
the fight between the whites and blacks
at fernando on Monday last, died from
the effects Of his wounds on Yesterday
afternoon.
Misty fall weather prevails at present.
Citizens are brushing up last years
winter clothing, and are making pecu-
mary arrangements to lay in a supply Of
winter coal, etc.
John S Godfrey (wbite), indicted for
forgery, was convicted in the Criminal
Court IN yesterday at ernoon, aud SEN
fenced to three years imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
The LEDGER acknowledges an invita-.
ton from the Soldiers Monumental Fair
Association, Of Rome, Georgia, to attend
the fair, beginning October %, and to
continue to the 18th.
The EckfordS have been engaging the
Little Rock base ballist this week. In a
game played Wednesday with the Stars
of hat city the score RESULTED il Is for
the Eckfords and 4 for the Stars.
1t is rumored that one Of the staff Of
a morning contemporary will ere long
embark upon the mysterious sea Of
matrimony, come veal, come woe.'
We will publish his obituary notice free
of charge.
Despit, the Indictment weather, the
members of the Shelby County Grange
assembled at the Fair Grounds yester.
day, and enjoyed a picnic. Pomona
Flora and other Grange goddesses we're
present to add attractions 10 II meeting
c n. George Washington 6eli-g'fvs
through which he viewed the British anC
Hessians during the Revolutionary war
now on exhibition at Clark's jewelrJ
store window, should be sent on to th,
CetEennial Exhibition at Philadelphia
The wedding epidemic took a start il
cotton circles last evening on the occa
zion of the marriage Of Mr.. James K
Porter to Mrs. Maggie NJ. McCrea. 7,
the bride and groom the LEDGER wisheI
lung life, prosperity and happiness.
Aldermen Dent, Brown and Morrison
and Councilmeu Donovan, Kelly, Speed
Dougherty and Beasley have been ap
pointed a committee by the Genera
Council to canvas the city and solici
aid for the yellow fever sufferers at Sa
vannah.
The case of msndamus, wherein Judg
Ray decd d that the Filth, Thirteenth
Fourteenth aud fifteenth civil district
are entitled to additional mt y~istrate
aud constabl- S, will be taken up to tn,
Supreme Court by the attorney repr
senting Commissioner Worsham VIII
I held the election.
The matter as to the erecting a FIR
8 alarm telegraph in this city was brougb
e up in the General Council meeting "!
+ terday and was referred to the Fir
t Committee. Memphis needs a FIRE alarr
telegraph in order to give additions
protection to property. Its cost will b
betweea five and ten thousand dollars.
DR.. j. W. Rogers delivered an initis
lecture Oh the subject of the Sp mis-
Inquisition st the the ter last evening
aud before a moderately large audience
Tha lecture was merely Introductory {
the subject, and the main lecture will b
delivered by the Doctor on next sunda
evening at the same place.
A rumor isin circulation that owing t
a misunderstanding, which took place o
yesterday at Sardis, Miss, during a pu
. lie discussion had by Major Walton an
Captain Manning, candidates for Co.
gress in the Second district, an e
change Of notes was the result, and tn.
the matter will be finally considered
this cityt lay or tomorrow by the abo'
parties and their friends. o
Several bets were made in this city {
the result OF the long range rife mate
at Crecdmoor yesterday between a pick
six from the Irish and American team
The tot | score Of the eight and nil
Of hundred and one thousand yards was
lie follows: Americans ll65, Irish ll5
IS The Americans st nd ahead of the wor
s, as marksmen, eittec at short or loI
ranIe.
o Tom A. Hamilton, the nominee
e Barbour Lewis r die i Convention
n the Office of Pictorial Representative
I. Shelby aud Upton count Gomez 0
and declines TO make the race or ecce
RS the nomination, although he did not
1t fuse the nomination at the %conventio
Of Mr.. Hamilton feels the ground swell, a
u. sees clearly hat as Radical nominee