Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-26

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Mr.. 7. G. Lowe stands as to the high or
low tax question, the Porter coupon pay
ing business and the proposition made
to abolish the Police and Fire Commits.
%sioners.
Quite a large number Of Centeuuialites
have returned to this city during the past
week, and the cry is still they come.
They, to a man, agree that the Philadel-
phis Exposition is the biggest thing they
ever saw.
This evening a wedding ceremony will
be performed at the Central Methodist
Church, on Union street, and to morrow
afternoon a similar ceremony will come
of at the First Methodist Church on
Second street.
Our people await with expectations Of
pleasure the exhibitions Of Coles great
circus and menagerie in this city the I'd
and Sd of next month. Our exchanges
speak we'll Of Coles great show, and re
are inclined to think that his exhibitions
here will be largely attended.
The black Barbour Lewisites and the
white anti. Barbour Lewisites are having
a lively scufle over the nominations for
offices. They can all rest their souls in
patience, because q Radical cannot be
elected in this district, county or city.
Radio alism has been made odious by its
crimes and its supporters.
The officers elect Of the Chamber of
Commerce are as follows: President,
Ben Eiseman; Vice. Presidents, j. M.
Pettigrew, ]. G.. Nicely, Isaac Schwab, R.
A. Parker; Treasurer, John T. Willins;
Committee on Appeals, j. W. Clapp, l
N, Snowden, J. A. Shane, G. W. Macrae,
W. B. Miller, M. Burke, F. M. Nelson.
1t is now a positive fact that Sol Cole
man has located in our midst, at 326
Main street-Witkousky's old stand.
We can assure every lover Of fine cigars
that whatever Sol says he means, and
his cigars are undoubtedly the most re-
liable for the price in the city. Call on
him and you will be pleased with his
mode OF doing business.
The annual reunion and barbecue
given by the odd Folks at Home y
comes off next Thursday, 2Sth inst, at
the Leath Orphan Asylum, and from the
extensive preparations being made it is
anticipated that all the "0ld Folks" Of
this city and county, and also their
. friends will be expected to attend, nc
5 especial invitation being required.
The Avalanche of this morning prints
as a frontespiece a wood-cut of uncle
, Peter Cooper. The cut looks like q
portrait Of the last century, and would
pass for q likeness of old Hendrick Hud
son whom poor Rip Van Wrinkle met W
in the Kattskill mountains. As s6gure
head P. G. is not a success, if the Ava
; lanchian wood-eut is a aattering like
; ness.
4 The Fort Smith excursionists left thu
= city via the Little Rock railroad yester
day afternoon. A number OF merchants
and other citizens started on the trip
Captain Mathes, Of the LEDGER, wen
along to act as historian of the expedi
ton, and to write up the Indians Of tn,
Far West. We hope be will return I'm
scalped by Sitting Bull or any othe
J. trans ississippi savage.
Ropers for gambling.houses are max
ing their appearance around hotels an.
boarding-houses, now that the bushes
u season has opened. These cappers an
l' per cent. frauds should be pulled" b
the police on sight. When they entic
some countryman to a gaming-hons
whore he loses his money, the roper gel
"a his per cent. Of the plunder-provided
q requisition is not made on the house b
If the Chief Of Police for the return Of tn
money.
!" Mayor Flippin will return from Ne
=, York probably this week, 1t is rumore
VI that he has succeeded in obtaining
compromise with the BODYBUILDING cred
,r. tors of the city Of sixty cents on the dc
r lar and interest OF four per cent, pr
re vided the city will obtain a Legislati'
,e enactment authorizing her to issue bon,
that will be Of ~undoubted value, and it
to be guaranteed that the interest will
er paid regularly.
Two deputy sheriff. who went to D
Soto county, Mississippi after the viii
,as men, Reeves aud Rhodes, who shot al
noe killed the negro Ben Wright, on HI
So. nando road on Saturday last, return
est yesterday, having found it impossible
arrest the murderers. The killing Of t
deputy sheriff Of DeSoto county by
d. groes at fernando, Mississippi, a (
~. days since has so incense1 the VIII
OF, people that it was impossible to arr
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