Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-12
LEDGER LINES.


The General Council ia now called the
''Skoupschina" Of the city.
The General Council will assemble at
the City Hall tomorrow afternoon at the
usual hour.
A assignment of 200 packages Of vir-
tobacco, just received BY 7. War
rem, 2s7 Main.
On tomorrow the Reds and the Blues
will 90 to grass at Central Park and
smuse each other with the ball and bat.
The General Council proposes to ex-
tend the city landing up to the foot Of
Washington street for the benefit Of
steamboats,.
The meeting of the Supreme Court for
the western division of the State will not
take place until the fourth Monday, or
the 25th Of September.
The different court-rooms aud the
courthouse generally are being cleaned
up and repaired preparatory to the open.
ing of the courts next Monday.
The very cool nights create heavy
dews every morning, 1t is predicted by
Ksty-did meteorologists that we will
have frost by the FIRST Of October.
The Radical boys will indulge in the
bloody.shirt Topping business at Coch-
ran Hall on tomorrow night. All
Cruichy Therapeutics are expected TO
be in attendance.
School Superintendent Leath reports
that there are 1883 white and 200 col.
ored children IN attendance at the pub
lie schools, with the Second street color.
ed school yet to hear from.
School children laden with works CT
learning now crowd the streets each
morning and evening. Booksellers and
stationers rejoice now that there is a
sale for schoolbooks, states, pencils, etc.
When the landing at the foot Of
Washington street is properly graded
and paved it is proposed to remove the
big green wharlboat to that vicinity, thus
giving more steamboat territory to the
regular landing.
Candidates for Legislative honors are
now moving about through the reserve.
ton with alacrity. They make war talks
to all warriors who will listen, but avoid
those warriors who are thirsty and who
demand ire-water as q reward for listen
ing to a political %harrangue.
The rumor current that the Board o
Police and Fire Commissioners held i
meeting yesterday afternoon seems tt
have been without f~oundatio1. M
meeting had been called BY either thg
president or secretary of the Board.
John Stocks, negro, was arrested to
day by patrolman Hubar on the charg,
of stealing a lot of iron CRATES from tn,
St. Joseph's I%nfrmary on DeSoto street
The thief sold the CRATES to a second
hand furniture store on Beal street.
at the General Council meeting bel,
on yesterday afternoon several bids t
repair the wharf or landing were opened
The matter of accepting the bids wa
referred to the committee 90 wharves an
the City Engineer, with instructions t
report thereon at the next meeting.
She'll oysters will soon be opened il
this city, and the mouths of gourmand
will open likewise when the mollusk
! will disappear at the rate Of fifty cent
+ per dozen, unless some enterprisip
S dealer runs the price down, as was don
+. last season. Should this be so, tn
/ oyster-eating public will bless him an
. patronize him.
On the 2lst and 22d instant, at Gov
ington, Tenn, a reunion of the s%urvivia
members of the Seventh Tennessee CAY
/ airy and of the Sixth and Ninth Infautr
will be held. A big barbecue aud a ger
eral good time will be enjoyed by hui
dreds Of people who will be in attenC
ance. The railroads will sell tickets a
reduced price upon that occasion.
The man who says he will elect you {
Office and who takes you out into a
q alley and wants to borrow a few dollar
is out on the war-path. He visits III
Offices of candidates, makes himself {
n home, follows the unfortunate about tow
during the day, and at last, as you Wal
# der homewsrd at night, you find thi
the villain still pursues you" The onI
redeeming feature 10 the entire affair
that the dead-beat only wishes to borro
the money for a few days, and pledge
his word OF honor to return it at the q
pointed hour.
Mr.. Loudou, the contractor, will COZ
mence laying down the stone paveme.
Of on the west side of Main street on ne.
lie Monday, A tow of barges ladea wi
rock from the Ohio river will arrive t
s. day or to.morrSw. Mr.. Loudon has Il
contract to lay a stone pavement on Il
ID west side Of Main street, from the Nj
s. sissippi and Tennessee depot to Il
Louisville depot. The wooden bloc
removed from the west side will be ust
IN ranair tha M;noleon nm the east ai,