Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-03

who played that game he did not un-
derstand with Bill Nye, and whose
smile was " so childlike and bland had
charge of the party NttAN
The parties entering into matrimonial
alliances during the past week are as fol-
lows; j. r. Parker and Mrs. Mary Kelly;
B. s. Sweeney and Miss M. A Novay;
Nathan d. Bailey and Miss Emma Ten
nants; John W. Miller and Miss Mary j.
Smith; Henry H. Booth and Miss Julia \
Townsend; Joseph Graham and Mrs. Sal
lie Aston.
The weather reports by telegraph this
morning show the ate,of the thermom-
ter at thefollowing named points: Bos-
ton, $50; Charleston, $40; Cleveland, 37';
Chicago, $50; Chattanooga, 380;; Cincini
matt, $50; Detroit, 80; Louisville, 42';;
Nashville, $40; Natchez, 450; New Or
leans, 500; Pittsburg, $50; St. Louis, 3S0;
Saginaw, 320i Shreveport, 500.
The retail price of game in the city is
as follows: Venison, s to cents per
pound; bear meat, 8 cents per pound;
ducks, 81 so to 81 per dozen; quails, 81
to so per dozen; squirrels, 81 per
dozen; rabbits, 81 to SO per dozen; wild
turkeys, 80 to $l5 per dozen; wild geese,
Sc to 50 per dozen. Game fish-perch
and trout, to cents per pound.
The committee of the General Coun-
Gil and the Water-Works Company com
mittee met yesterday in consultation.
A discussion sprung up as to the right
of the company to construct water
works, which discussion resulted in the
Water,Works committee retiring from
the field, after one Of the committee had
declared the interview to be "a farce"
A negro girl employed by Mr.. R. W.
Ainslie as nurse, because she was
reprimanded yesterday by Mrs. Ainslie
revenged herself by putting the baby's
bare foot against red-hot stove, inaict-
ing severe burn on the little innocent
The nurse then left the premises, and
has not as yet been found The baby in
question is known as the prize baby, who
carried off the premium at our late coun-
ty fair. 1t is to be hoped that the heart
less nurse will be properly punished for
her brutality.
A few days since we gave an account
Of the injuries received by John Thomp-
son, who was caught in the machinery
at Gill's cotton press. Both wrists were
badly crushed, and his right hand had to
be amputated.i The unfortunate man,
after suffering terribly for several days,
died yesterday. Thompson was well
known in this city as an industrious,
Woodworking man. He was sailmaker
by trade and Scotchman by birth. He
leaves wife and three children in al
most destitute circumstances.
The breaking of the Prussian lines
before Paris by General Ducrot at the
head of 100000 men, and its effect upon
the prolongation Of the war, was gener-
ally discussed throughout the city to-
day. Our German friends regretted it;
our French friends rejoiced at it; while
those interested in the cotton market
saw in the success of the French arms
the downward tendency Of the fleecy
staple. Indeed cotton follows the Ger
man flag, and goes up or down with it..
The Prussians are the bulls and the
French the "bears - of the market at
present.
The stockholders of the M. and S.
railroad met yesterday in this CITY, and
reelected the old Board of Directors, as
follows. Gen. N. B. Forrest, Col. W.
l.. Hunt, Gen. John c. Fizer and Col.
R. NJ. Pinson, of Memphis; Gen. N, S.
Fetheston, of Holly Springs; Captain
Bond, of New Albany, Mississippi; Col
R. A. Murdoch, of Okolona; DR.. G. A.
Sykes, of Aberdeen; Col. W. W. Troop,
| of Aberdeen, and Col. S. NJ. Meek, Maj
Joe Billups and Harrison Hall, OF
Lownds county, Mississippi. The Board
of Directors, upon the adjournment OF
the stockholders meeting, was called to
order and proceeded to an election OF
officers, with the following result: N.
B. Forrest, President; w. r. Hunt, Vice
President; Peter Frazwieth, Chief En-
oineer and Superintendent.