Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-03
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Ohio is going to elect a Bishop as gov.
ernor and Mississippi q Stone.
Mr.. jerome Hill has retired from the
position Of State director of the Charles
ton railroad.
Paul A. Cicslla, jr, has filed his peti-
ton in bankruptcy in the United States
District Court.
Even in Memphis away down in the
corner Of many a woman's heart Turks
the sentiment, "Old bonnet, no church"
Another grand concert will be given
at Estival Park tonight. Nine Salvotli,
the charming vocalist, will sing several
Of her sweetest songs.
"Fare ten cents" still stares strangers
AID citizens in the face on street cars
The notice serves to rope in strangers
aud swindle them out of five cents.
The United States marshal, it is ru-
mored, has about fifty thousand dollars
worth Of mandamuses to serve on the
city whenever the general council meets.
The lively letter written by Mr.. Hidell
on the subject of city taxes and tax
payers elected no response from any
body, although everybody expected such
a result.
The general council stands adjourned
over to the first Wednesday in September
next. The hot weather and the absen
tees prevented the meeting from being
t held on yesterday afternoon.
The citizen who maintains a nuisance
on hia premises or fails to keep his side
walk in good repair must expect to c,n
front the recorder some day or other and
answer the solemn question, Are you
guilty or not guiltyP'
Thousands Of people are considering
how they can find IA new way to pay old
debts" The bankruptcy court and max.
ing an assignment by agreement with
creditors are popular modes by which the
grand result is expected to be reached
The street railroad company is not
complying with its promises to the city
to repair its tracks and remove the 90
~structions created by its tracks on many
streets. At the next meeting of the
general council the mule.box corporation
will be attended to.
DeSoto county, Miss, has t%wenty-nine
q candidates for tax assessor, aD d Marshall
county tweuty-six. Hence the Holly
Springs Reporter calls upon the sons Of
Marshall to come out and announce
"a themselves SO as to make DeSoto county
haul dcwa her flag,
- The concert at Estival Park last night
was very fine. Mime Salvotti sung with
great effect and captivated the audience.
, She has established herself as q f%avorite.
Arnold's band never played better than
last night. Tonight another charming
concert will be given.
, Messrs. Sutton & Co. on Main street
near Gayoso, have made arrangement
~ to erect a corn mill in the rear of their
III e establishment at a cost Of some $4,000
Msssrs. Randle, Heath & Liyermore, o.
X the Chickasaw Iron Works, have secured
the contract for furnishing the ma
!, chinery, etc.
" In Germany and France captains Of
., infantry companies are mounted on
horses. The companies number $50 men
. The necessity OF mounting all infantry
I captains is becoming apparent to The
. governments of Europe, and this plai
~ will no doubt be adopted in this country
! in due time.
The people of the South, says an ex
change, while considering the Northern
strikes and its effect upon the people 0
= that section of country, need not noel
at their calamities nor laugh when thei
fear cometh, but they can hail it as tn
{ dawn of q political millennium. There
bellion has broken out in o new spG
where least expected.
At Reinig's bowling alley on Mai
street, a big contest closed last night 70
y prizes as followsi A fine meerschaur
% pipe, q cigar holder, and o German pipe
Messrs. Reiser and Gardiner tied on tn
IN first prize, making Gtty.seven each in tw
- frames of six balls. In the saw of Care
liner won the first prize, Rsiser tho ser
! , ond, aud Henry Hemple the third.
An effort is making to organize a lon
range rife club ia this city. The GeI
- mans have a club already organized, an
q they practice weekly. Our Irish fellow
~ citizens have many crack shots anon
them and should get up a club. TIL
American element should do likewise
aud then sometime this fall q long rang
contest between the teams could be 60
ten up.
Nothing has been heard from May
Flippin for some time. He is East pus
ing his financial scheme, viz; the e
!. changing of OLD bonds ftr new on a bai
/ l,f Grty-6ve cents on the dollar, Shou