Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-06

END sendlng them Dack, slnce Colonel
James 7. Leath has been reelected.
At the General Council meeting, held
yesterday afternoon, Mr., j. f. Davidson
elected Councilman from the Tenth
ward, vice Mr.. Morrison, promoted to
The Aldermanic Board.
The RAIDS" are called upon to meet
at Cochran Hall tomorrow night and OIL
g~anize a Villages and Heller club. The
call is signed by people irrespective of
color, present or previous condition Of
servitude. The club flag will be the
E" bloody shirt"
Young Tom Bolton, who with others
shot and killed Jack Stinson, the muir
derer of his uncle, at Randolph Landing,
some months ago, was yesterday admit
ted to bail by the Criminal Court in the
sum Of five thousand dollars. The case
will come up for trial at the next term
Of court.
At the Second Presbyterian Church
last evening Captain George K. Wealth
erlord, Of the police force, was married
to Miss Mary Coleman, daughter of the
late DR.. L. L. Coleman, of this city.
The interesting ceremony was witnessed
by a large audience, friends Of the bride
and groom,
Sneak thieves are beginning to take
advantage of the hot weather by steal
ing in through open windows at night
and then stealing everything in sight
that is portable. Some portable buck
shot or a pistel-ball might be carried of
by some thief did our citizens keep their
eyes open occasionally.
The scarcity of local news since the
Fourth is becoming a matter of no little
concern to newspaper reporters and the
news-devouring public. The public
should, as in duty bound, furnish the
items, and then, as in duty bound, the
reporters will write them up in a style
that the public will appreciate.
frankie Hubert, the cyprian who was
indicted for robbing a drunken country.
man from Bolivar county, Mississippi
while out hack riding q few nights since
was tried and acquitted to-day before
the Criminal Court. Lottie Lee, another
cyprian who was a witness for the State
was sick and unable to appear in court
The County Quarterly Court is still il
session. That flag question has not a
yet been settled. The vote of 8 to 8
and the refusal Of the County Court t,
appropriate a few dollars to pay for
flag that Chairman Holman had pul
lchased for the purpose Of hanging i
front of the courthouse on the Fourt
t was a greater display Of economy tina
s of patriotism.
0 At the County Court to-day a humble
{ Of accounts we're passed upon. II
D morrow the Court will elect a commi
sioner to hold the county election i
u August next, the Sheriff and Coront
: being incompetent to do so by reason
interest, they being candidates for r
election. This is in accordance with Il
opinion Of County Attorney Taylor,
whom the matter was referred for 3
I opinion.
The Poor.house Commissioned repor
: through Chairman Quigley, that the e,
penses for maintaining the Poor-hou
: during the last quarter was $4,000, ju
o. one half of what it was for the corr
!, spending quarter OF last year when Il
!, " elephant was under the manageme
of. Chairman Brooks, and when a LEDGl
commissioner reported and publish
" the famous Poor.house scandals and e
travsgances.
h The twelve-pounder brass Napole.
gun, borrowed from the military post
Humboldt for the Fourth of July ce
/. b~ration, has not as yet been returnt
but remains unlimbered in front of
First National Bank, on Madison sire
II. as a threat to would.be burglars, the
who want to borrow money on badly
zee dorsed paper, etc. Depositors can 8
7 IN behind the gun, flank it to the RIG
and get into the bank in comparat'
safety.
The School Boarders who voted to
tain Mr.. Pickett as superintendent
public schools for two years longer W
Visitors Folkes, Spears, Randle, To-
!. send, Murphy, Virgins and the Pr
dent, DR.. Mitchell. The boys had
thing set up and felt confident Of
ice ting ten votes for Pickett, which wo
t, at leave but eight for Colonel Leath,
4 "the best laid schemes o mice and n
aft gang aglee,'' and when the turn
called giving eleven votes to Leath
but seven to Pickett, the friends Of
latter felt as if they had been struck
lightning. 1t was an amusing si
'o'' these defeated School Boarders, WI
One, fnnna nlnnnntad ~nradnallu until the