Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-13
LEDGER LINES.

d. Fuchs.
The country districts are warming up
over the August election and Democratic
are organizing rapidly.
1t is time for Legislative candidates 10
be coming to the front and making pre-
parations for the contest with Radical
ism.
The RAIDS hold caucus meetings every
few days and are fixing up a ticket for
the next election and for the State cleo
ton in November.
The can't getaways this season out
number those Of any previous eason
The scarcity of both hard and soft
money is the centennial reason.
Mr.. John Greener, a we'll known engi.
neer on the Louisville road, was acct.
dentally run over by a Locomotive aud
killed, near Brownsville, on yesterday.
The Grand Jury is in session examin-
ing into county affairs and the affairs Of
county officials. The Grand Jury report
will probably be presented in about two
weeks.
Judge Heiskell, of the Circuit Court,
has returned from . trip to his native
East Tennessee mountains, where he
has been fishing in the clear, sparkling
streams.
Our fellow-eitizen, Mr.. Emerson Ethe-
ridge, has declared for Hayes and
Wheeler, and will making
campaign speeches next month, when
the weather becomes cooler.
Mr.. William H. Carroll reached home
last evening from his St. Louis Conven
ton trip. He went East and to Wash.
ington City, and says the people seem 10
be almost unanimous for Tilden and
Hendricks.
Mr.. Dorsey B. Thomas was in the city
yesterday, but he will make no speech
here at present with reference to his in
dependent candidacy for the position O
Governor Of Tennessee on a twenty
cents tax platform.
At the Recorders Court this morning
John Riddle, negro cow-thief, was sent t,
Jail in default of $4,000 bonds; and Johl
Jones (negro) was committed on tn,
charge Of misdemeanor in default of TIN
same amount Of bonds.
The Sisters Of the Good Shepherd re
turn their thanks to the members of tn,
Sodality Dramatic Association for thei
kindness in aiding them to pay off par
OF the debt of the Home for the Retol
nation of Fallen Women.
The famous and Infamous negro
Frances Thompson, now wears male ap
parel and sdorns the chain.gang daily
working for the city OF the rate of fit,
cents per day, the first honest work tn
old villain wei did in his life.
A dead and decomposed body Of q hi
man being was found in the river nea
Fort Pickering on yesterday afternoon
1t was impossible for the Coroner or jur
to designate the sex of the drowned PEE
son, so greatly decomposed were the II
mains.
The County Quarterly Court stand
adjourned to next Monday, when Ii
committee on the sale Of the Raleig
railroad will report. We believe a bas
of settlement has been agreed upon b.
, tween the committee and the bon,
Y holders.
Z At a meeting Of the School Board ha
9 last night Secretary Carnes tendere
B his resignation, which was accepted, an
3 School Visitor T~rezevant was elected
fill the vacancy pro TEN. The Boar
Q then adjourned over to the next reguli
0 meeting.
The Memphis Reds and the Memph
Amateur clubs played a match game
five innings at Olympic Park yesterda
which resulted in a victory for the Re'
by a score of 3 to 2. The playing vi
. not good on either side, as the game W
remarkable only for errors"
The fishing fever has abated somewh
since the mosquitoes became f%erocior
and numerous. If you want your sea
taken take to the woods and lakes wi
fishing rod and tackle in hand. Evl
the snake bite medicine is no balm
the bites of the musical mosquito.
1t The General Council will meet in a
jourued session tomorrow afternoon
l. order to wind up unfinished business,
ter which an adjournment will be had
the next regular meeting. Owing to q
senteeism it is not probable that a
meeting will be held before Septemh
90 next.
g Keep cool do not indulge too free
"a in intoxicating drinks; do not indul
GO in heated discussions over local or I
% tional politics; do not work yourself in
% a passion over the bloody victims
90 General Sitting Bull-and the chanC
20 are that you will pass through the tori
season without receiving q sun-stroke.
This afternoon the notorious Franz
K. Thompson, with his attorney, will
'ts pear at the ofiee Of Esquire Spelman
#, resist an attachment writ sued out