Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-27
LEDGER LINES.

now DO those thirty tour doctors feel
shout %quarAntine2
Up to date Mayor Flippin has funded
81, rs, $50 &C Of city Indebtedness.
Work has begun on the mattress work,
as the willows are already being cut.
The election will be spirited, but the
Democratic ticket will triumph by a
large majority.
The city council meets this afternoon
on important business. We hope there
will be a quorum.
The board of health has been forced
at last to indorse What Dc. Mitchell re.
commended three weeks ago.
The manne in which the aldermen
neglectthe vital interests Of Memphis Is
the subject of just and severe rebuke.
Allen Riggs was arrested yesterday for
stealing the sAtchels of Rev. James Colcr
man and Louis Taylor on a steamboat.
The tickets in the Louisiana State
Lottery Company are going fast. Rsli.
able and no postponemsnt. See the
advertisement.
Yesterday afternoon Colonel John
Donovan aud Thomas Meath had a per.
sonal difficulty, but neither sustained
serious injury. The difficulty wat caused
by politics.
There is no need of alarm because of
the yellow fever in New Orleans. In
that city there are but few cases of fever
and it is not likely that it will spread and
become epidemic.
To night the Democrats will hold a
meeting a. Hardin's store, opposite the
Brick Church, Chelsea. w. B Glisson,
Leland Leatherman and other gentle.
men will speak.
Captain John Cowden last night lee.
tured his friends at the Memphis Theater
about the Barataria Canal scheme. The
reports of United States engineers we're,
of course, referred to by way of proof.
The shelves OF Spangler, No. 1856 Main
street, are loaded down with all the Au-
gust magazines, late pietorials, weekIies
and dailies from all sources. Besides,
he has a good assortment of cigars and
tobacco.
William Bagby (colored) was arrested
yesterday for obtaining goods under
false pretences from Lyle & Shields and
forging orders on Andrew Harris. hi,
case will be heard by Recorder QuigleJ
Tuesday.
A transparency, representing a coffin
inscribed Old Man j. j.. Rawlings" il
being exhibited by the National Repub.
licans. The old man says be may b.
dead now, but the election will resurrect
him. Correct.
The Democrats Of the Tenth ward hell
a grand meeting last night opposite tn,
Mississippi depot, Speeches were mad,
by Judge Jshn D. Adams, Butler Ander
son, Josiah Patterson, George Dent
JIdge Ray aud Major Winchester.
The National;R Republicans hell a meet
ing yesterday on Presidents Island
There were fifty or sixty Legro men, VIC
men AID children present. Three cclsrel
citizens made speeches, hut the orator.
was not half as attractive as the luncI
table.
Colonel R. Dudley Frayser is writinI
cards to inform the public hat he say
no STOKES thrown at any SPEAKERS in III
Central Point meeting Wednesday night
Colonel Frayser differs with j. ]. Raw
lings and other gentlemen who wer,
l present.
The Fifth ward Democrats held
: meeting last night at the Beal stree
, mArket.house last night - the speaker
. Colonel l.. p. Cooper, U. W. Miller, r
D Frayser, George R. Phelan, Rober
Hutchinson, General Luke Wright anC
Colouel Josiah Patterson.
The Sodality Dramatic Association
. gave a delightful entertainment las
night, the play Parted being artistically
4 presented. The characters were "Yicto
: Ofme," John j. Duffy; Frank Cheeny,
: Matt E. Carter; ben Lowell" Thoma
, 0Neill; Mark Tickell," Joe P, Carey
$ "Tnomas Sparkling" john j. Barry
Joseph Sprackliug," R. A. 0dlum
ELSIE Lowell" Miss Jennie Barry
y Kate Tyson" Miss Jennie Jones
Mrs. Motley" Miss MOllie Blessing
+ The play was well mounted and the &C.
ing worthy the talent Of professionals.
Over 400 persons attended the Demo
cratic meeting last night at the cOrne
! Of Main and Jackson streets. Abb
speeches we're maze by Hon. Case
Young, Colonel CAN'T, General LUX
Wright, G. A. Hanson, DR.. N. G. Pei
kins, Ed Worsham, Robert j. BlacI
; Sheriff Anderson, General Gordon an
George Dent. At hall-past eight o'eloc
a band hired by the National Republ
' cans twice marched by this meeting, bu
this effort, while interrupting the NEE
ing, did not break it up. This ban
marched six mr. savnn scnarea from IN