Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-28

auditors. Mr. Barrett is an actor of ge
MUS, and Memphis will doubtless show hel
appreciation Of it by greeting him will
full house tonight.
WIFE WHIPPING Some men are very
bellgerent. They must fight, and fight tt
conquer. One of these chaps named Pa
Manning, one-eyed, Unlocking speci
men of humanity, was up in the Police
Court this morning for whipping has
wife. A policeman testified that when
he arrested him he was beating his wife
over the head with revolver. The wife
who appeared with an infant in her arms
did not wish to prosecute, but wanted
protection in the future Col. Beaumont
fined the brute twenty five dollars; he
appealed. Afterwards he was bound over
to keep the peace. A big, bull-headed
double-fsted, ebony Bureau pet, who
rejoced in the name of Major Allen, was
next tried for thrashing his wife. She
was terribly bruised about the face and
arms. He said she needed the licking,
and he gave il to her. He was commit
ted to the chain-gang for one hundred
and three days, in default of paying a
City dollar fine. 1t would be good idea
to establish whippingpost and give
these wife heaters taste of their own
medicine.
BENEFIT OF EMILE MELVILLE "A fail
house witnessed the nonsensical Pet OF
the Pethcodts at the Greenlaw Opera
House last evening Tonight Miss
Emile Melville takes farewell benefit,
appearing as Peggy Green" in the
drama of that name, and as the gentle
savage in John Brougham 8 Pocahontas.
Miss Melville has gained many friends in
this city by her sweet singing and charm
ing manners, and we expect to see the
Opera House filled tonight with her ad-
mirers Her rendition of "Pocahontas
has been highly complimented by Mr..
Brougham, with whom she appeared in
New York a short time since. During
the evening a new song by Mr.. Gus Sig
naigo, entitled The Dreams Of Long
Ago, will be sung by Miss Melville, and
Mr.. j. W. Hill will recite The Battle
field Of Shiloh
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD.
Mail and passenger trains leaving Mem
phis at Gas am. by city time,
connect at Chattanooga with trains
for all important points in Georgia,
East Tennessee, Virginia, North
and South Carolina Passengers for
points south of Grand Junction. and for
points on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
either north or south of Corinth, leave
Memphis at 6:45 am, making close con-
nections, Express train leaving Memphis
at l45 IN makes close connection with
the Nashville and Decatur Railroad
for Nashville, Louisville and all
important points North, East and
West. Time TO Nashville, 10 hours and
45 minutes. Baggage checked through.
Through tickets and information can be
procured at IL Court street. Is
FIRsTIE THE FIELD AND READY FOR
Action. j. Fellowes & Bro, merchant
tailors No. 80 Union street Leno Block,
between Main and Second, are just re-
ceiving their fall stock of cloths, cassi-
meres and vestings; chinchilla and bea.
yer overcoatings of all shades silk, vel
vet and plush vestings cassimeres and
grenadines of the most beautiful styles !;
grey, brown and blue jeans; black, brown
and drab velveteen, for sporting suits ;
business coatings and fancy cassimeres
of every shade and variety, all of which
they are ready to make up on the short
est possible notice in style and at prices
to suit all As for the reputation of Mr.
j. Fellowes as a cutter, he is well known
to our public. 30
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO KILL-About
ten clock this morning VIM. McNair,
who has store on Main street, near Ex-
change, was arrested for committing an
assault with intent to kill, by striking
his wife with a glass tumbler 1t ap-
pears that he went home intoxicated this
morning, quarreled with his wife, who
was lying in bed sick, and threw the
tumber at her, inficting an ugly wound
on her head An aggravated feature of
this case is that Mrs McNair is in stu
alton that may require the services of a
midwife at any moment. The perpetra-
tor of this horrible. unnatural and dia-
bolical deed is now in Jail.
SWORD, Torch AND CoNPAss The
sword to kill, the torch to burn, and the
compass to divide out the soil we bought
and the soil we live upon. This is the
language used against us as Southern
people. Shall we calmly permit those