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

semble at the City Hall this afternoon
and once again attempt to secure a
quorum and transact monthly business.
Society historians announced with
seerl like wisdom that marriage bells will
be ringing in the city ere long, as many
marriages are talked Of for the fall sea.
son.
Next Friday the Democratic County
Convention will assemble at the EXPOSE.
ton building for the purpose OF nomi-
mating candidates for the State Senate
and Legislature.
Memphis tourists who have been doing
the Centennial, Eastern seaboard and
Northern watering places are coming
back in numbers, now that the business
season has opened.
The Mystic defeated the Memphis
Greys at fernando PARK yesterday by a
score of 6 to g.. This is the fourth game
the Mystic has played, winning three
games out of the four.
The WEEKLY LEDGER, wrapped up and
ready for mailing, can be found at the
LEDGER counting-room tomorrow morn.
ing. The WEEKLY LEDGER can also be
found at all the leading news.stands.
The clerks of the respective courts OF
record are busily engaged in finishing
up their dockets, etc, for the next term
OF the Criminal and Circuit Courts,
which will commence on next Monday.
Since it became known that in Wen
ma the government fixes a line on beer
glasses, under which the froth must not
appear, an inveterate beer-swigger adj
vocates tho propriety Of annexing Mem.
phis to Austria.
The poor coupon purchaser and hold
er will be made happy on the 10th inst
When, in accordance with Gov. Porter's
programme, he will receive his dollar for
sixty or seventy cents. But few if any
coupons are held in this city.
We are indebted to our friend, DR..
Spot Smith, of Boyle & Co., for speci.
mems Of the campaign lead pencil, man
ufactured by the American Pencil Com
pany. 1t is novelty in its way, and
makes a smooth, uniform impression.
W. B. Hood, letter carrier No. 3, has
placed on our table the Memphis Post.
office Bulletin for September, containing
the postage laws and rates, railroad
timetables and postofice changes in
Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.
At Sol Coleman's old stand, 200 Main
street, there is to be an improvement in
the shape Of a new brick store, to be
fitted up especially for Sol Coleman, 10
the meantime Sol can be found directly
across the street, selling cigars as usual.
On Friday next, the 10Th inst, the
limit fixed by law for the preservation Of
game, such as pheasants, grouse, quails,
cartridges, larks, woodchuck, snipes and
wild tukeys will expire, anu hunters cat
60 u with dog and gun with impu
nifty.
Mayor Flippin will not return from
New York for at least ten days. From
indications it would seem that the city
creditors holding our bonds are most
favorably disposed toward a compromise
on the basis enunciated by the Mayor.
From the country comes the news that
the Oranges have resolved to repudiate
Governor Porter's coupon-purchasinQ
high tax scheme, aud also to repudiate
all those who run for the Senate and
Legislature on the Porter plan Of bond.
holding salvation.
Beware Of a chap who gets up in meet
ing and says, 81 have just one word tC
say" He generally talks until every
body is bored to death. The one-word
to.say.man is on the war path just now.
so look out for him at conventions anC
political meetings.
Quite an interesting game of baseball
was witnessed by a thousand or more
people at Central Park yesterday. The
Memphis Reds defeated the Memphis
Blues Sy a score Of 4 to 2 The game
was a close one, aud excepting the
number OF errors made it was we'll played
throughout.
Numbers OF Memphians are suffering
from colds in the head which present
the following symptoms: Sore eyes, run
ming at the nose, and frequent sneezing
Up North it is called the hay fever, and
in that portion of the country it prevails
generally until frost appears,
Candidates for Legislative honors hat
better get their work in before next Fri
day-Convention day. This delegateI
are patient, and many Of them are al
! ways pleased TO see a candidate, O &c