Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-22

Hard weather for draymeu.
There was o shower yesterday.

haro weather ior cray NEIL
There was shower yesterday.
Municipal Convention on fourth page
The Board OF Aldermen meets this af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock.
Orphans Fair opens tomorrow night
at the Assembly Hall. A
The sun shone out few minutes this
morning.
Keno mourneth - and invoketh the
muses. in vain. Mr.. Muse, Of Jackson
village, may know something about the
Mines. but not much concerning the
"29O's." Y
DR.. StillmaRs lecture on his new chem
ical discoveries comes eff at the Munich.
pal Court room, corner Of Uaiou and
Second streets, at u clock this evening.
Free.
A beautiful badge and whip is to be
voted at the Orphans Fair to the most
popular fireman in the city; also
splendid bead-baske. (the work Of the
orphans) to the most popular married
lady.
We hear that blight has fallen 90 the
swee,-potato crop in some parts of West
Tennessee this season. One man in
Dyer county, famous for his success in
raising potatoes, has lost twelve hundred
bushels.
A number of Radicals attended the
Democratic Convention yesterday, and
stayed all day, hoping to see "bust
up" But they got hungry waiting, and
will have time to atarve out before any
thing of the sort occurs in the party.
Capt. Smith, of the steamer Magenta,
has presented Miss Mary McKeon an
elegant pyramid cake for the St. Patrick's
Fair, which closes tonight. Too much
praise cannot be awarded the officers,
especially Captain Smith, of the Magenta,
for their kindness, and liberality shown
the young ladies Of Mrs. Ashes table.
The gallant editor of the Holly Springs
Conservative announces that bis paper
was never intended to be temporary
one, and that he intends to live, grow
rich, marry and die right there. He
means business, evidently, and his paper
has an air of well-doing and ability in
its columns that speaks we'll for the pros
perity and intelligence of North Missis-
sippi.
Through defect in the furnace, the
greenhouse in the garden of st. Peters
Orphans Asylum, on Henry avenue,
caught fire, on Monday night, and the
result was the destruction of abou three
hundred dollars worth of rich and rare
plants, as well as large portion Of the
glass and framework of the greenhouse.
We trust our friends who have cor serva-
tories will make good this loss to the
Sisters and poor children by contributing
portion of their geraniums, etc.
A few days ago man named Elisha
A. Num- alias West, was arrested on the
charge of being implicated in the murder
of one Eubanks, at Dardanelle. Arkan.
sas, about a month since. Yesterday he
was brought before Judge Hudson on a
writ of habeas corpus sued out by Cap
tain YeomaB, and was released from Gus
tody. Last evening be left for Princeton,
Arkansas, with the evident intention of
Furnishing the person who caused his
arrest if be caught him.
In the Circuit Court at Humboldt, la; t
week, the jury in the case of Richardson
va. Ciiugau, awarded $25 600 damages to
the plaintiff. 1t will be remembered that
Clngan had Richardson tied to tels
graph post, during hia reign with Brown.
lows merlish," on account of which
Richardson sued for false imprisonment.
This suit was the cause of Captain
Richardson being shot by Clingan and
his cu,-throats, from the effects of which
wound he died some time since, after q
lingering and painful Illness.
A storekeeper on Main street, named
Martin, sold countryman a pistol yes
terdsy for ten dollars. The man only
had six, which he paid, and store boy
went with him, carrying the pistol, while
he attempted to raise the other four dol.
lars. Failing in this, he returned and
demanded bis six dollars, not having re.
ceived the pistol. Martin refused to give
the money back, but offered him re-
ceipt. The result was that Martin had
to sppesr before Justice Foley, and was
required to give bond for two thousand
dollars for his appearance at the Crimi-
nal Cours to answer the charge of obtain
ing money under false pretences. He
will have to turn that six dollars over
very rapidly in the meantime to get his
money back.
MEMPHIS THEATER : The reception