Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-19

terday, grossly insulted q respectable
lady on Dunlap street. Several OF the
ball tossers entered the premises for the
purpose OF stealing apples, and on being
demonstrated with by the lady, they in
suited her in the grossest manner, using
language unfit for the lowest order of
beings. Such r%ufians should be arrested
and severely punished.
The Hayes and Wheeler club, of the
Frances Thompson party, will indulge in
a meeting at Cochran Hall tonight.
The advertisement says the orators will
be Kortreeht, Hill, Turner and Mulver-
hill, all good men and true, as Falstaf
would say. Our dramatic critic will be
on hand to take notes, and will nothing
~extenuate nor aught set down in
malice"
Rumor has it that Kortrecht declines
the martyrdom of the race for Judge of
the Criminal Court, and that the barren
honor will be rendered to the convert, G.
Post Mortem Turner; also, that Gro
nauer or Garrett is to be the candidate
for Sheriff. Should Hayes be elected the
boys think that by leading the forlorn
hope they will stand a chance for a To-
erative government office.
The Exposition building was crowded
with black Sons and Daughters of Zion
last night. They INDUCED in a perspir-
alton hop for several hours. Late at
night a runner from the building arrived
at the station-house out of breath and
asked that q policeman be sent down tc
arrest a negress who vas Furnishing q
pistol and a knife, threatening to scalE
some Son of Zion who had triAed with
her dark affections.
Frances Thompson is now engaged il
the laudable work of w~asherman a
T the station-house. The personal effectl
Of the wretch were sold a day or two ago
but they did not bring at auction mucl
more than would pay a house rent deb
aud a lawyers fee. Should the presen
fine be paid, another case will be mad
against the vile prisoner, as he has com
mitted scores of infamous acts in thi
betty, ana of such a character as would
if prosecuted, send the criminal to tn
| penitentiary.
Several readers Of the LEDGER ask tn
origin Of the name Sitting Bull. On.
day when a certain Indian baby wa
born, a buffalo bull sat down Oh tn
ground a short distance in front OF tn
tent where the youthful pappoose wa
. engaging in milk business. The Indian
being a poetical and imaginative set {
persons, caught the idea at once, IN
christened the youngster Sitting Bull
q Since that time Mr.. S. B. has made b
mark in this world.
e The leading RAIDS" both white an
black, met at General Smiths ofiC
on Madison street yesterday afternoon
. The boys present were Shaw, Fromsl
Thompson and other black Radicals, an
Messrs. Garrett, Randolph, Barbol
Lewis and lesser lights. The Radici
boys are fixing up a ticket for Angus
d but they might as well let that alone, u
' less they aspire to become polite
martyrs by being r%epudiated by bo
white and black voters.
Yesterday afternoon Signor Mil
0 Provinzale, a tonsorial artist doing bus
ness on Jefferson street, between Ma
and Second, got on board q Popli
u street car for the purpose Of reachil
his home at the head Of Adams stree
e The car being crowded he took a seat
IS front on the dashboard. A sudden jc
k pitched him overheard, and the C
n wheels passed wei one of his leg
Ie breaking no bones but inaicting seve
and dangerous flesh wounds. The sire
D car driver is not chargeable with Il
n matter, as it was an accident ~attributab
II to the carelessness of the wounded ma