Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-10
LEDGER LINES.


The General Cosncil will meet at the
courthouse tonight.
The old Pickett ring is trying to gel
back into the Educational Board.
Snow aud rubber overshoes just re.
ceived at Coffey's, under Peabody Hotel
Old Probs" intimates that We will
have clondy and warmer weather, FIRE
quent SHOWS and light rains.
To-day in the District Court a dis.
charge in bankruptcy was issued to P.
S. Jones, of Shelby county.
The Wallece Sisters, who appeared
here last season in a sensational drama.
will appear at the theatsr next Monday
night.
The masquerade ball given by the
Menus Club at Cochran Hall last night
was largely attended and was a mosl
enjoyable affair.
The southern end of the river, from
tSis point, is open to navigation; but the
northern end is yet gorged with ice al
Randolph and other points.
The Milah Club, composed of young
Hebrews, INDUCED in an elegant sociaI
entertainment at the residence of Mr.. II
Rosenthsl, last Saturday night.
The weather has moderated somewhat
but it will not do to praise it too mucl
in advance. Last night about II o'cloci
a slight fall of snow took place.
The time has arrived when it is usua
for grand and petit %juries to draft resolu
tons and to thank officers OF courts foi
numbers Of things too tedious to mention
The negro Radicals of the Fifth ware
have selected Ed Shaw and F. + Cassel
(blsck), and W. J.. Smith (white), a
candidates for Councilmeu and Schoo
Visitor.
On tomorrow at IL o'clock the United
States Marshal will sell at public auction
and to the highest bidder, the steame
Carl Scburz, near the elevator, at th,
foot of Union street.
Judging from the number of Office
seekers in this city at present, it is dem
oustrated that offices which pay no sala
ry are the most sought after and popular
Is this patriotism, or what We expo
that it is the latter.
Look out for the bulldozing fraudu
Ia Mt voters tomorrow. The ring ha
m,sde arrangements to carry hack.load
Of repeaters IRON ward to ward and de
feat honest men. Challenge them ant
have them arrested.
The Chickasag Guards Dramatic As
sociGtion will reproduce the Romance O
a Poor Young Man, Friday sight, at tn.
New Memphis Theater. This will be th
,reat attraction of the week, and vii
command n full and fashionable house
EK-Mayor League has assured GU
political reporter that he is not a cand
| date for the Office Of Councilman, or fc
any other in the Fifth Ward, and that h
is not a member Of, and will not perm
himself to be used by the bulldozing G
any other ring,
To.morrew will be municipal electio
| day. The citizens OF the different ward
\ should turn out in force and rebuke b
their votes the deep laid scheme OF th
bulldozing ring to get possession of tb
city. The ring candidates have croppe
out in nearly every ward.
A recent letter from Captain Harr
TomlinsoE, from Ashtabula, Ohio, says
II am sitting up; my arm and leg al
terribly bruised, but the doctors say l CO
leave for home in about two weeks.
am staying at the residence of the Mayo
and have all the attention possible" eli
There is a crowd of bulldozers who Q
around from ward TO ward and who il
t%erfere with the citizens ward meetings
These msn are all In the interest Of tn
ring" and are working against the bes
interests O. the people and the city. Tt
morrow scratch all the bulldozing rim
candidates.
The Avalanchisn joker and apologies
for polce mistakes coolly says, wit
reference TO the arrest Of the negro We
man without q warrant on a charge c
suspicion: Yesterday she raj dii
| charged, owing to lack Of sufficient proc
to warrant her detention" We presum
this is the reason why every ~innocen
person who is illegally arrested on So,
picion is discharged by our police al
thorities.
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