Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-15


Gil as usual, notwithstanding the opposi-
ton and votes Of the minority, who are
governed by the opinion Of the City At
torney and the charter that Councilmen
and Aldermen are entitled to no pay. 1t
is a small business to engage in, but
~back-salary grabbing has become com
mon of late years in Legislative bodies.
There was an error in the published
total vote Of the city as given by the pa
pers yesterday. While the vote given in
the different wards added up exactly
7473, yet several votes were cast with
the name of the Mayoralty candidates
scratched off which made the total vote
cast in the city 1909, showing that thirty.
six voters could or would not support
either candidate for Mayor.
Who will be nominated for the differ
ent city Offices by Mayor Flippin2 is the
conundrum with aspirants just now
twenty-five offices to be filled and provi.
dence only knows how many applicants
and aspirants there are around. The
first expression Of want Of confidence in
the new administration will of curse
come from many of those who will be
disappointed at Mayor Flippin's selec.
ton of the msyoralty staff.
Killing stolen cattle and selling the
hides to leather dealers and the meat to
traders is becoming not an ~infrequent
crime in this vicinity, and in consequence
the Grand Jury recommended the pas.
sage OF a law making it an indictable Of
tense for any dealer to purchase hides
from any one without the ears still re-
naming thereon, as the ear-marks are
very important and essential in the iden.
t~ification Of lost or stolen cattle.
1t was rumored on the streets yester.
day that legal proceedings were about to
be commenced against a Poplar street
man on the complaint OF the parents OIL
a little girl not quite thirteen years Of
age, whom he is charged with corrupting.
The case is q horrible one, the girl being
quite a child. Suit is to be brought
against him for damages under the
statute providing Tor the maintenance o.
offspring and furnishing seduction.
Our political rhyming-machine hal
been disposed Of now that the election il
over, and no longer will municipal per
sons and things be embalmed in verse
Our political reporter has become ex
hsusted after his unsuccessful wander
ings up Mount Parnassus in search o.
that laurel wreath which is fabulously
supposed to be there awaiting the sue
%cessful p~oetaster, Such is fame, with
its vanity and %vexation Of spirit.
Captain Billy Dill, the we'll known
passenger agent Of the Memphis and St
Louis Anchor Line, died OF congestion
of the liver yesterday afternoon at BIZ
residence on Monroe street. Captain
Dill had been sick but a day or two, ant
his sudden demise was startling. He
had a host of warm personal friends
throughout the city; in fact, but few
men were more generally and favorably
known, not only in business, but in all
other circles.
Our reporter was requested by at least
one hundred and sixty citizens to men.
ton some fact with reference to their
casting a vote for Judge Flippin and
working for him with all their might aud
talent. Several of the above, our re,
porter well knew, we're disposed to be
League men ten days ago, but like good
sailors they felt tho breeze and changed
{ the course of their sails so as to waft
their barks into the victorious haven
but then the mar who comes in at the
eleventh hour should be made as vel
come as the mar who appeared at first