Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-04
LEDGER LINES.

Fresh oysters daily at Nom. vincents.
Red snappers, perch and quails at v.
D. Fuchs.
But few citizens will forget to vote on
Tuesday next.
The General Council will meet again
next Thursday night.
The Portsrite cry in Memphis-"Yard
ley, save us, or we perishl'
Haverly's Minstrels will appear at the
theaier next Wednesday night.
To-day iSthe~ anniversary of the arrival
Of Bill Penn in Pennsylvania in the year
1852.
The big political demonstration to-
night will be participated in by thou
sands Of people.
The campaign is rapidly winding up,
aud on Tuesday next many sspirants
for official honors will be wound up.
During the past month but three fires
occurred in the city. The loss amounted
to $2l67, with an insurance over loss Of
s58SS.
See notice of Sixth ward meeting to.
night at halt-past six o'clock, at Waldran
block, to take part in the torcblight pro-
c%ession.
A discount Of ten per cent. for prompt
paymento of merchants privilege tax will
be allowed business men to the first OF
January, 1877.
The Stevens Combination closed their
engagement at the theater last night
There will be no performance at the thea
ter to-day or tonight.
During the Democratic mses meeting
at the Greenlaw Opera House last night,
Mr.. M. v. McKeon slipped and fell down
the grand stairway, and received seve
raj serious injuries.
R H ~Spangler, news dealer, 316 Main
street, has all the latest magazines, illus
trated papers, weeklies and dailies
Daniel Deronda, complete il two vol
umss, zoe per volume.
Sol Coleman, the leading cigar man il
Memphis, invites the public to call at BIZ
place Of business and get a long torch
light cigar for &c. They we're gotten ~
BY Sol expressly for the grand process
sion.
Gen. Nancy, who came to Memphis t
make a speech, concluded not to do so
He withdrew from the gubernatoria
race, seeing that there was no chanc,
for him, and left last night for his hom
at Nashville.
The General Council, at a meetin
held yesterday afternoon, ordered the
. bids be advertised for for Eve days forth
improvement Of the levee between Coui
and Monroe streets, the cost of the wor
not to exceed 5000.
/. A. Froman, editor Of the Planet yard
ley organ), while fooliDg with a loade
p'stol on Thursday last, let the thing G
OF and received the contents in his fac,
No damage was done except to rende
Froman lees beautiful in eountenance.
At the G%reenlaw Opera House la
night Messrs. 7. c. Lowe aud George ]
Peters severely criticised Gov. Porter
n bond.paying course, and gave the Cove
nor the cold shoulder. just what he
y deserving of from every low tax man
~ the State.
Robbers are getting bolder in this eli
nov that the cold weather a~pproache
y Sneak thieves and burglars abound, al
GU. c~itizens should look out for ther
The police should be ordered to "rl
in" all suspicious-looking character
and there are scores of them in the cit
al The General Council yesterday adol
d. ed the following resolution with reft
: ence to the work now progressing on Il
IN levee: Resolved, That this is to notify t
a contractor that we shall insist upon t
strics performance of the contract 9
cordins to its letter and spirit, and,
case Of default, upon the forfeiture stir
ID lated therein"
l., The retirement of Gen. Nancy fro
le the g%ubernatorial contest on yesterdt
was a bomb shell in the Porterite cam
The Porterites were in confusion al
is made every effort to keep Nancy on Il
track, but it was no 60. They nov
clare that Yardley will get the Radio
vote. They no doubt wish he woul
y But then, you know, be won't,
The late spiritualistic convention 6
vauized into life the materializsti
is business once again. If they wish
to have it again exposed as a fraud, a de
tn cation Of newspaper reporters aud e,
ng tors is at their service, who will expo
the patent humbug, you bet, if the
levers give them a chance at II.
Jim Cox aud Jack Smith, two Hay
and Wheeler negroes, were arrested
the police yesterday on the charge
III swindling country dsrkies at Cent?
Point BY means Of the three card cor
ln' dencs game. They are old ofende