Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-28

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Fred Seidell, George Braseman, F. h.
Finnie, Hartmus L Co., William Myer
and Isadore Beck. running wagons with
cut license; J.. H. swayne and John
Warwick, doing business without license;
James Lyons, drunk; Willie Thompson
(colored), obstructing sidewalk.
Willie Thompson, a colored boot black,
was arrested this morning for obstruct-
ing the pavement on Main street, in front
Of Court Square. Why not arrest some
of the ropers who obstruct the sidewalks
and stare at respectable ladies as they
pass by2 Why has the chief Of police
refused to raid gambling houses that are
public, open and notorious2" The an.
sWer will surely come.
Yesterday afternoon there was a COW
driving a boy home. By means ef a
rope connecting the cows horns with the
hands of the boy, the %latter's steps we're
controlled by the qusdruped. Near the
intersection Of Wellington and Herman
do streets the COW ran down the hill end
dragged the boy through the mud. The
boy finally regainsd his feet, aud al.
though resembling a mud pancake, no
longer refused to obey the COW. BE fol.
lowed the %qusdrupsd and made no resis-
lance.
Says the Appeal: THE 'ropsrs' of
Monroe street are up in arms against the
newspaper reporters, who try to protect
the people Of the city, and strangers es-
pecislly, from robbery. Let the gang of
thieves be made to leave the city by the
chief of police" Newspapers have a
duty to perform, and as the war against
"ropers" has begun it must be prose-
cuted to the bitter end. II the police
authorities do not act in the matter then
there are other means to be invoked
from the officers of the law.
Mayor Flippin's acheme is now to
nominate and have elected General NJ.
I. Williamson tax collector. He has
found it impossible to get General. vii.
hanson elected comptroller, and hence
are we doctors politically. General
Williamson is q clever gentleman and a
staunch Republican, to whom Mr.. Flip
pin is obligated, as he is to Ed Shaw,
Captain Garrett and other Radicals that
assisted him in the late municipal cleo
tion. What will he do with them ? is
the question, Alas, poor Jack.
In the Brownsville district there are
half a dozen Democratic candidates for
congress. Among this crop are Hon.
W. W. Vaughan, Hon. Lewis Bond, who
vas speaker Of the Tennessee house in
1875, David Bell, of 0bian, who is a son
of Hon. John Bell, r. P. Caldwell, of
Gibson, member Of congress in 1870,
Coptsin Sam Latta, of Dyer, a brilliant
lawyer and most excellent man, and
Hon. William P. Caldwell, Of Weakley,
the present incumbent. Col. Vaughan
was member of congress several years
ago.
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" At halfpsSt two o'clock this morning
4. b. Longs one.story frame residence,
on the southeast corner Of Broadway
and Third street, Fort Pickering, caught
FIRE and was burned to the ground. The
furniture and most of the wearing appa.
re. of The family we're also consumed,
including a loss Of $500, covered by an
insurance Of $500 in the Phoenix. The
origin of the FIRE is unknown. Engine
No, 2 was prompt TO reach the burning
building, but owing to the condition of
the roads had much difficulty in its
travel.
The Appeal is right IN sayirg that
the system adopted by the detective
force in employing gambling ropsrs,
both white and black, TO give away
others, is not a good one. The ropers
SO employed give away a few outside
thieves, but they continue to do their
own plundering work in the meantime,
they believing that the information given
the detectives is ample reward.to prevent
their w arrest. The detectives should
work on their own basis, and should
never place themselves under any obi.
cations to the ropers, 1t is a demoraliz
ing system, and should be abolished at
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