Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-23
BREvITIEs.
Judge Reid, of coahoma. is in town.

Judge Reid, Of Coahoma, is in town.
DIR. Y. G. Carr, the clever gentleman
and successful agent Of the Southern
Life Insurance Company at Mobile, has
been in the city a day or two.
r. Walpole, Esq, editor of that ster-
ling, widely circulated paper, the Central
Star, Goodman, Miss, is stopping at the
0verton Hotel.
Adams& Walter, at 1874 Main street,
have sold out--not all their fine liquors,
but their Stonewall jackson tickets.
They took the field and disposed Of all
they had What other establishment
can say as much?
Mr.. Michael Nealis has returned from
an extended trip to the North, which he
made after accompanying the remains Of
Col. J. Birney Marshall to Louisville.
We have to thank him for his kindly re-
membrance in the way of New York pa
pers.
Mr.. &. G. Barnaby, proprietor Of the
elegant store under the Overton Hotel,
has returned safely from the North,
where he has been making purchases for
the fall and winter all of the latest
styles. Next week he will have grand
opening and display.
Col. Van H. Manning, now a resident
of Holly Springs, Miss, who commanded
the Third Arkansas infantry of Lees
army from February, 1862, to May, 1864,
has been for day or two guest at the
Peabody. The Colonel is in excellent
health and strength of body and mind,
and has almost entirely recovered from
the effects Of the terrible wound he re-
ceived at the Wilderness.
The grand concert has been duly an
nounced from day to day; it has been the
talk for aweek in all circles of society; the
tickets are sold; the rehearsals are over;
the grand piano is in its place; the organ
is there everything is ready. We can
safely risk our judgment on full, fash
ionable, critical house-such as has not
been seen this season. 1t will be pay
ing house The generous managers and
proprietors contributed everything free;
the amateurs and artists give their SER
vices free; the newspapers have given
free notices, and the editors are to buy
their own tickets. This means that no
free tickets will be issued. and that for
every seat occupied dollar will go in
the treasury box. We refer again to the
well selected and very attractive pro-
gramme.
Reading an editorial in a contemporary
this morning did not remind us of the
time when we were Consul General to
Mecca, and met one of old Mahomet's
great-great grandsons driving bull
wagon for his whisky and water. His
name was Ali Packamulo, and he was
not very particular friend of ours, be-
cause we neglected to dose him on four
bottles of Piper Heidsick every hour
and to wear the tri-colored cockade
designated by his notorious ancestor
and worn by all true Musselmen.
Yet we indRlged together frequently in
libations of euchre and copious games
of Kentucky whisky which he furnished.
On one occasion, it was Sunday and the
pious Mohammedans were all at the
masque witnessing 3 bull fight or at
home drunk on cistern water, when
we were seated at the side of an empty
bottle to finish the little game of the pre-
yious day. He made remark to us in
Arabic; we answered him in choice
Syyiac. He retorted in bad Hebrew;
we put at him a fill sentence of French.
He came back in Chaldiac; we gave o
classical quotation from the Sanscrit.
He attempted to rally in broken Coptic;
we broke Persian pitcher of raw pine
top over his head and he left next day
to find what route we took for CONSTANT
nople.