Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-15

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be tried the present term.
The msyoralty race.horses are how on
the home stretch, Johnson being three
lengths ahead and Anderson blanketed.
They will pass under the string in this
lead.
This morning eleven trsmps we're fined
s. each, and three assigned to the chain
gang. The tramp question should re-
ceive especial attention at the next legis-
lature.
The ward candidates are generally on
good terms with each other. They joke
aud drink together. but do not quarrel
and abuse each other. This is as it
should be.
The muddy condition of the streets is
deplorable. Ladies who do shopping the
present weather need no reminder of the
difficulty to get across the streets, or
reach q car.
Candidates for the approaching Au.
gust election are already appearing. The
jndgships, especially that of the Criminal
Court, are the official b~OnAnzas most
longed for by the coming candidate,
In the Fifth ward last night the Flip
pinites made the following nominations:
Alderman, Richard Dougherty; council.
men, Green Evans (colored) and ]. N.
SnoWden; school visitor, ]. R. Goodwin.
In more than one ward the same can.
didate for alderman, councilman and
school visitor is the nominee of johnson,
Anderson and Flippin meetings. There
is luck in odd numbers says Rory o.
Moore.
The Flippinites, thirteen in number.
held a meeting last night in the Sixth
ward and nominated the following can
didates; For councilmen, Charles Kor
trecht and Charles G. Fischer; for SC hoo.
visitor, W. A. Goodman.
In the Criminal Court to-day the mo
ton for a trial of Frank Barton,
convicted Of stealing an amethyst ring
from a colored woman, was overruled
and the defendant sentenced to three
years in the penitOntiary. Notice of an
appeal was filed.
The Third ward Democrats last nigh,
met at %Emmerick's, Adams street, anC
made the following nominations: Fol
councilmen, Thomas Boyle and vic,ol
D. Fuchs; for school visitor, W. &,
Pickett. The meeting was presided ovel
BY 6. W. L. Crook, and Henry Schilling
as secretary.
The Union and Planters Bank yester.
day elected the following directors: C.
W. Goyer, WIN. A. Williamson, A. Vac.
caro-, Napoleon Hill, Joseph Bruce, A.
c. Treadwell, W. B Galbreath, Henry
B. Howell, E. Ensley, J. F. Frank, E.
NJ. ApperSon. T. B. Turner, M. P. Jar.
nSgin, A. N. Mckay, B. Bayliss.
A number of bArkeepers have beer
summoned before the grand jury to es
tablish the fact that they sell whisky on
Sunday. This announcement causes a
huiter among saloon.keepers. Barkeep.
ere object to testifying, as they thereby
expose their own as well as the conduct
OF their employees in the sale of liquor.
The b~arkeeper has a right to refuse to
answer.
Said a FIlppin man to a friend yester.
day: Don't you remember when you
and | and other good Republicans used
to throw our arms around the negro's
neck aud get him to Vots our ticket2 OF
course you do then why don't you 90
for Flippin now, SO as to split the Demo.
cratic party in time to revive the Repub.
lican organization for the August cleo.
tionsT' Yes, but you cant do it.
Last night a colored man on the cor
ner Of Main and Commerce streets was
assaulted by a party of negroes. The
colored man cut one of his assailauts and
then fed. Upon rerching a place near
the Louisville depot he was accosted by
a white man, who tried to stop him. The
fugitive drow a knife and cut the white
a across the neck, inficting a painful
wound. He then made his escape. The
whole affair is wrapped in mystery,
which the police are unable to ravsi.
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