Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-25
BREyITIEs.


o'clock.
The Democratic Executive Committee
meets at Cadmus' at half past three
o'clock this afternoon. II is hoped that
all the members will attend punctually
The New Orleans Picayune tells US
that Miss Williamson, of Memphis
brilliant brunette and an heiress--was
the belle Of the late commercial conven-
ton in Cincinnati.
We regret to learn that Capt, w. d.
Stratton is seriously i'll at his room in
the Lee Block. He is worthy gentle
man, and has many friends who will
sympathize with him in his suffering.
Splendid season for picnic or shoot
ing match. Why don't the Confederate
Relief and Historical Association give
the former, or the DeSoto Rifles and EN-
met Guards get up a match? Anything
for amusement.
The attention Of the city authorities
is called to the condition Of Fourth
street, between Adams and Jefferson
streets, in wet weather The grading
lately done leaves the street and sidewalk
in very bad state. Look to it.
Trains for the races during the week
will leave the Charleston depot at the
following times: 10 am, HOO am,
LAS am, 1890 pm, Ills pm, and q
As pm. Those who will lpreserye this and
set their watches with railroad time,
which is nine minutes ahead of city
time, need not miss train or have to
stand half an hour at the depot waiting
for the next one.
Rev. David Walk announced on Sun
day morning last thathe would be assisted
in series of meetings in the Linden
street Christian Church, beginning next
Sunday, by the Rev. Isaac Evrett, Of Gin
cinnati. DIR. Evrett is editor of the
Christian Standard, widely circulated
and influential journal Mr.. Walk in
forms us that, since the death of Alex
ander Campbell, he regards DR.. Evrett as
the soundest and best exponent of the
principles and objects of the great re-
formatory religious movement of the
nineteenth century.
Arkansas must be land of paradise
for the sportsmen. The Osceola Times
of the 22d says:
It is the remark of the Oldest of our
citizens, that game is more abundant in
this county than it ever was known be-
fore. The woods are literally filled with
bear, deer and turkeys, while our lakes
and bayous are swarniing with ducks
and geese. A citizen of this county
came into town few days ago with his
wagon, and brought in three fine deer he
had killed on the, road as be came in.
Yesterday we saw a bear being sold in
town that had just been killed and
brought in by hunter. Our woods are
alive with squirrels, and we hear that the
trappers ON Little river ape meetipg with
unusual success this season.
The Peoples Literary Companion, for
November, comes to us as bright and as
fresh looking as the green fields are after
a gentle rain. 1t is published by Il. c.
Allen 4 Co., Augusta, Maine, Terms
seyenty-fve cents per year. A fine steel
engraving, entitled From Shore to
Shore" is presented to every new sub
scriber. II is ,eally one Of the most
pleasing engravings ever before lie pub
lie. The Companion is printed on fine,
heavy paper; IFS columns are filled to the
brim with good things ny talented au-
thors, and withal it is one Of the largest
and finest illustrated family papers pub
lished
A youth named Eddie, who ran away
from a rich home in Newport, Ky, was
employed recently by Captain James
Duff as waisef. Yesterday a hand
somely-dressed gentleman, who has jusi
arrived from a trip South, sauntered into
Durff' Delmonico and ordered oysters.
The youth who carried in the dish was
greatly astonished. to see his father sit
ting at the table. The gentleman was
still more surprised to recognize his
hopeful son in q short coat and white
apron. He ought TO have wall0ped
him; but, not knowing he had lost
son until he found one, he fell
on his neck, like Jacob of old, and
says, Joseph, Us son, what the deuce
does this mean?" The Joseph Looked
very mean and looked like a prodigal
son. But he owned up manfully, took
some oysters at the old gentleman ex-
pense, dispensed with his white apron,
and started home with his father on the
first train, and clad Of the chance,
though he had been literally takap in
out of the wet by Capt. Duff and treated
very kindly. jim was a boy once him
self, and has a fellow feeling for that
kind.