Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-05-22
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| "A YouSo Mrss LhrEkknr AssociA-
! rIbS,-Anyihing like an effort toward
the iormation ola Literary Of librssy as
soeiaiion IN Memphis has almost become
Isypony nous with iailufeyand 'she bare
M ntion Of the birth Of still another
IbrIngs TO memory as numerous an array
Of ghosts az haunted the dreams Of Clos
tot. Why such fatality should have at
tended such most worthy efforts, we are
at a. loss. 10. soc. Whatever ahe dsslrue-
tive cause may have been, We most GER
sainly hope Il has ceased to operate, and
that the offspring Of the meeting Of young
men, last evening, may be favored with
an existence beyond It's mere infancy.
We refer 70 the meeting called in the
-Gayoso Block, and which did meet last
evening to take the initiatory steps
toward the, organization Of q Ig-
ceum or Young Mems Literary Asso-
citation. Though the attendance was no.
large, there were a number Of youths,
TOD ethsr with some older heads present,
quite Sufficient 10 form the nucleus Of
what may, and we trust will, develop
into a thrifty and prosperous society.
The meeting was presided over by DR..
r. J.. Sim, with Mr. W. j. Smith as Sec
rotary, and after some discussion as to
1.-THE mothed of proceeding best calcula-
ted to place the associations upon per-
m lament footing, Mr.. Chas. Coffin, Dr. p.
G. L. Grasty and Mr.. W. c. Griswold
wete appointed committee to draft a
substitution and bylaws and report the
same at another meeting TO be held at
the same place, on Thursday evening
next. Nothing beyond this was done, and
the meeting adjourned to await the action
of the committee as above stated. And
thus another move in the direction Of a
society for the mental culture and intel
|lectual recreation Of our youths, as an
offset to idleness, or, what is worse, dissi-
patton, has been iuaugurated. May it
succeed, and, despite all past failures,
assume at no distant day the dignity and
influence of an institution which shall
command the respect and encourage
ment Of the community at large. ~.
NUMEROUS CousTERFEITs IN CIRcULA-
rIoS. Authorization has been lodged at
the police headquarters in this city, that
three bogus national bank notes. Of the
denomination of one hundred dollars,
have been passed off on unsuspecting
|. parties along the line ofthc Mississippi
Central railroad within the past week,
and an Investigation of the matter reveals
the fact that there is an organized band
observation-disclosures, and their agents, whose
line of operations seems to extend from
Grenada, Mississippi, to Louisville, Ken
lucky. More or less bogus currency has
been showed along this entire
|:line, and, in most instances, the
negroes appear to have been the
victims. Where the headquarters of the
band exists is not known, but as the de-
tectives are tracing the matter up, their
den will probably be discovered before
many days. In this connection, we may
call the attention Of the police authori-
ties to the unusual quantity of bogus cur
frenzy of the fractional denominations
afoat at the present time in this city.
We have likewise been shown several
bogus Treasury notes of the denomina-
tions of one and two dollars, which were
so we'll executed as to be easily passed
off,, on even the most vigilaut Of the
fractional currency we would es-
specially make mention, as scarcely
day passes but at our own
counter more or less Of it is pre-
sented--in some cases new and in others
old and ragged. We have also several
times been offered counterfeit nickles,
which likewise seem to be quite numerous
hereabouts. These latter, however from
the softness of the metal Of, which they
are made, are more easily detected, and
seldom pass further than into the second
or third hands. If there are those liz
Memphis who are making business of
Showing" these bogus monies,wi not the
authorities look after them and put stop
to the practice before the city is flooded
with the stuff.
HOWELL, WooD h Co. are offering
great inducements to purchasers of dry
goods. 81
WHAT CAN BE DONE Mr.. j. N. Shep-
pard, who resides at Raleigh, in, this
county, planted last season IN strawberry
vines a plat of ground on his place one
hundred and twenty; five feet in area,
and the following is the result: Up to
the present time he has brought to this
market and disposed Of over thirty
bushels of strawberries, which have
Melted him between four and FIVE hun
bred dollars, aud he expects to be able to
gather at least eight bushels yet. If this