Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-29
WIN. MoELRo-,
Sgt Sig. Serv,, U S A.
LEDGER LIKES.

The first bale of-cotton from Texas
received in this city on yesterday.
Fresh Baltimore oysters received daily
Madam Vincent's Crystal Pall &c sa.
l54t
The First-garders will assemble to-.
morrow night to select convention dele.
gates.
The Reds of Cincinnati and of Mem.
phis will indulge in another base ball
game at Central Park this afternoon,
Tbs game Of base ball between the
Mystics and Bluff City Greens, at Her
n,odo Park last Sunday, resulted in a
victory for the former club by d score of
IS 10 G,
This morning the first bale of Hay
wood county cotton was hauled into
Brownsville on o wagon to be sold. The
bale will arrive in Memphis at 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
Saturday next primary elections will
be held for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the Democratic county couveR-
ton, at which State Senators and Legis-
lators will &c nominated.
The Texas bale of Gotten received
here 90 yesterday was purchased to-day
by Hartmus & Co, at Ice. per pound.
The bale was classed middling, and was
shipped to-day by Mr.. Robert Gibson,
agent of the White Line,
AT Central Park yesterday the Mem
phis Blues and the Cincinnati Reds,
both semi-professionals played a lively
and interesting game which resulted in q
victory for the Porkopolis chaps. by a
score of II to 9, thereby defeating the
Blues.
Our Mississippi exchanges complain
Of the number of tramps now prowlinq
around in that State. They do not seem
to be hunting work, but rather hunting
something 10 beg or steal. They should
be arrested as peripatetic Migrants, and
punished accordingly.
The southern approach TO the bridge
across the bayou on Dunlap street, neal
Poplar, is in a dangerous condition, sc
dangerous that ere long, if the necessary
repairs are not made, some human being
or other animal will break a leg or ge
killed by stepping into the chasms som,
dark night.
The Avalanche starts the report tina.
I. NJ. Hill has been rewarded by the gov
eminent for his stesdfast Radical faith
by receiving the appointment of Super.
visor Of the Internal Revenue Depart
mept comprising the States OF Tennes
see, Mississippi Arkansas, Louisiana
and Kentucky.
Five new bales of cotton stirred the
market on yesterday. They we're thu
FIRST taleg from the particular county
district In which they we're raised
After a while we will have the 6rst bal,
from some plantation, first bale from tn,
feld in the bottom or on the bills o
some cotton farm.
a row occurred on board the steamer
Illinois yesterday afternoon between thl
mate, Phin Star, and a negro named
Alex Taylor. During the row Star drew
Q pistol and attempted to shoot Taylor
but the latter seized the pistol by tn,
barrel and the ball entered the deck o
the boat. Both were arrested by th,
police.
A new beer garden opened up las
night on Main near Washington, and
general blowout was given by the pro
prietor, Davenport, formerly keeper o
the famous Arkansas House. The sount
J Of the fiddle and brogau dancing awak
eued the quiet echoes of the street apC
made things lively in that vicinity unit
long after midnight.
Last night Henry Weaver had his lef
ear bitten off while engaged in a per
soual difficulty with John Sullivan an,
Jim Cowry. This morning the two latte
we're committed it default OF FIVE hun
bred dollars bail each. Mayhem, or de
priving q person Of IN important mem
Der of the physical body, is a peniter
tiary ofense in this State.
Yesterday was a lively day in polio
circles, at least q score of arrests havin
been made up to II at night, Several {
the arrests we're made for shooting an
cutting serapes, heavy fights, et'
/. Meanness must have broken loose SUI
denly, probably owing to the change i
the season, from the intensely hot to tn
pleasurable GOODNESS in the almost her