Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-28

papers anu pictorial puDhcauohs'
The regular meeting of the Chamber
Of Commerce takes place to-day, when
subjects of importance to the city will
be introduced.
A stage proprietor in Ireland, a Mr..
Bianconi, has over nine hundred horses,
working sixty-seven conveyances, which
daily travel 4244 miles.
The delightful weather yesterday at
tracted hundreds of people to our beau
tiful city of the dead. The fernando
street cars we're crowded during the day
Emmons & Son, newsdealers on JEFF
ferson street, have received all the hate
Eastern and Northern city papers, pic
torial publications and literary maya
zines.
In the Criminal Court this morning
the case Of the State VS.. Amos I. Curtin
Indictment for killing Bill Porter-was
called for trial, Several Jurors were OBJ
tanned up to II m. to-day.
Two of the prisoners who escaped
from the jail at Fayetteville, Ark, on
the 4th, have been recaptured and put
in irons. One Of them, a murderer, is to
be hanged on the 10Th of December.
The delightful weather last evening
attracted large crowd out on the bluffs.
The sunset, the Arkansas shore, and the
arrival and departure Of boats were the
chief attractions.
Judge Emmons, Of the U. s. Circuit
Court, opened court this morning. Judge
Trigg had not arrived up to II m, to-
day. Until the arrival of Judge Trigg
but little will be done in this court.
The Executive Board of the famous
Red Stocking Base Ball Club, of Cincin-
natl, has abolished the system OF paying
salaries to a picked nine, and favor the
formation of an amateur club for 1871.
The noted Aline LIE Favre who played
the Can-Can with such abandon in Mem
phis not long since, is astonishing the
Cincinnati people with similar exhibit
tons of shape and talent.
1t has been discovered that wood ashes
placed around the base of peach and
apple trees, at the junction of the stem
and root, will, in all cases, restore these
trees to their original vigor, and SPLEEN
did crop of fruit will be the result.
Roller skating is becoming fashions
BILE recreative exercise in Memphis. The
four-wheeled skate used is so modelled as
to admit of the execution, on the hard
floor, of the most difficult and intricate
of the fancy movements performed by
expert skaters on ice.
The alarm of fire yesterday was caused
by smoke issuing from the cellar under
the drug store of DR.. Potter corner OF
Main and Union streets. The arrival of
the fire engines brought DIR. Potter to
The front, and he informed the firemen
hat il was false alarm.
Ticket No. 1923 drew the gold watch at
he drawing at ST. Patrick's Fair The
blowing numbers drew the ten other
prizes: Nos. AL, So, 229, lO9, 30, 2s2,
1873, Asa, 297, 81. Holders of lucky
ickets can obtain the prizes on applica-
ion to W. J. Mansford, corner of Second
nd Monroe streets.
Bishop Quintard of the Episcopal
,hurch preached an eloquent discourse
asst night at Grace Church. The subject
yas eulogy on General Lee. The dis
curse was listened to with wrapt atten-
on by the congregation. On Wednes-
ay night next he will deliver a lecture
, the young men at st. Marys Church.
The matinee at the Recorders Office
,-day was largely attended. One hun
red and two cases were heard. Over
ur hundred dollars were assessed as
nes and two hundred aud fifty dollars
ere collected. The draymen contrib
ed large amount on account of their |
,erating without a license.
The members of the bar met this morn v
q at the Second Circuit Courtroom v
r the purpose of passing appropriate v
solutions with reference TO the death a
the late B. Newton Hart A commit 1
: was appointed TO draft resolutions c
d to report at an adjourned meeting,
be held tomorrow morning at the :,
me hour and place. y
We have received letter from re- =
ectable parties at Somerville, Tenn, \
mplaining Of the irregularities Of the =
ills from Memphis These Irregular 4
5 have become so frequent that the 4
people are justly indignant. !,
II not our postmaster look into the
tier aud regulate this apparent neg :
/ on the part Of some employer =
/ is said that there is no hope Of there a
n being a large supply Of female ii
,e-setters in the market. As soon as a b
becomes a proficient and valuable a
npositor, some male printer marries a
:, and that puts an end to her work in R
printing office. Counting in the Of Il
while at work is said to be another Il
al objection. r.
1t recent trial of a mitrailleuse by
Spanish government in one minute
ten volleys Of thirty-seyen !
iical balls Of one ounce weight apiece. G
sse prcjectiles pierced a three-inch =
tai plate at 1900 yards, at which dis
ce three per cent. reached the mark :,
mitraiIleuse weighed 336pounds, and !
{ about one thousand dollars.
he tract or circular, entitled What q,
st Do to be Saved" which was so a,
ishly scattered all over the Greenlaw A,
era House on Saturday last, caused r.
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