Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-14
LEDGER LINES.

The election news, like a wounded :
snake, drags its slow length along.
The Indian summe is at last broken
up for a time, aud squav winter has
come.
The General Council will assemble
once again at the City Hall next Friday
night.
Dog field trials and pigeon slaughter
ing are progressing out at the County
Fair Grounds.
Nortberly winds, cloudy weather and
light rains have been our meteorological
visitors to day.
The Madame Rentz Female Minstrel
troupe will appear at the theater next
Thursday night.
Bogardus, the professional pigeon
slaughterer, is in the city in attendance
at the sportsmen's meeting.
The number of pupils attending the
public schools of the city are 1912; or,
whites, 2l92, and blacks, 40.
United States troops are pouring from
the North down our railroads into
Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina.
DR.. e. Edmondsou, Of Pulaski county,
has been elected Grand Master Of the
Grand Lodge of Mssons, now in session
at Nashville.
As q famous old patriot Of l776 said,
The next breeze that comes from the
North may bring to your ears the clash
Of %resounding arms"
The Avalanche bulletin board was not
Illuminated last night, and consequently
the crowd of gaping negroes war not
present. Their occupation vas gone.
Councilman Weller, Of the Sixth ward,
resigned his position last evening, and
bis place was filed by tho General Coun-
Gil by the election of Mr.. Ben Bingham.
OF the company Of infantry which
passed through the city OF yesterday,
bound for New Orleans, the officers are
said to be Republicans and the men
Democrats.
At the Criminal Court to day John
McMahan was placed on trial on an in.
dictmeut charging assault with intent tc
kill one John Berrigen in Pinch abouI
one year ago.
The city has engaged Messrs. HumeI
and Poston to act for the city in its sui
against the Memphis Water Works Com
pany, at a cost of $3.50 as a retaining feI
and $1,000 as a contingent fee.
= In this city the people favor the cleo
ton Of General Bate aud ex-Gcverno
!, Harris 10 the positions Of United State
Senators, but Senator Key may hold tn
a key to the situation as to one of the pc
s%itions.
Eow is louisiana How is Sout
Carolina? and how is Florida? are til
all. absorbing questions at present in tn
u city. Could those States answer the
II. would no doubt say, Every well, sir; no
IT. are your
sn AT the meeting of the General Cou.
ell last night the bid of NJ. Larkin, (,
repairing the levee at the point know
as the new extension of work, was
ceived and accepted, the bid beil
III $780, 80:
w AT the Recorders Court this mOrail
Bill Davis, negro, was committed to j
for in default OF $4,000 bail on the charge
'0u bringing stolen goods into the State. ]
stole clothing at Scanlan's Landir
Mississippi, and was arrested in this Ct
on yesterday.
Nd Last night at the School Board me
1 pSa ing Miss Harvey was appointed one
asy the teachers Of the Third street schoo
s,.t vice Miss Johnson, resigned; and M
Martin was selected as one of the tea,
ers Of the Peabody schools.
Monday next, the fifth anniversary
the Christian Brothers College, will
} duly celebrated with appropriate s.
vices. Declsmatiors and other ex.
cises by the students, and addresses
Hon. H. Casey Young, Mayor Fiipl
a and others will be delivered,
The excitement about the President
election has almost stopped busine
People, both in the city and count
want to know the final result, and IL
cen thiak about nothing else at prese
An election is a costly luxury to
2 people of the United States.
Leisure Moments" is the title o
neat, sparkling little amateur mont
paper started ct Marshal, Texas, edi
by Messrs. W. A. Adair and W.
~. Oakley. The latter is a son Of our
teemed fellow citizen G.. P. Oakley, v
has Just taken charge of the agenc,
the Blue Line.
.. The Incline at Cairo, which has b
temporarily out Of repair, is all RI
o again and passengers by the Hill
Central and freight by the great /
Line pass through on time IS us