Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-26
BREvITIEs.

. Inc new musical society organized b,
Prof j, 0. Schulze has been named III,
Memphis operate Musical Society. A
series Of concerts will be forthcoming il
due time.
Go to Mansford's, corner Of Second
and Monroe streets, for news goods
foreign papers, illustrated weeklies, lite
rary, scientific and fashion journals, and
all the daily papers from Northern
cities
The great Gayoso Gas case is still on
trial before Heiskell, of the First Circuit
Court. The magnitude of the interests
at stake-$4OO,OOO damages-give the
eminent counsel engaged fine Geld for
argument and defamation.
The able and scientific address re-
Gently delivered at the Shelby county
Fair by Commodore Maury has been
published in pamphlet form for distribu-
ton by the Agricultural Association.
Every planter should secure a copy of
this practical publication.
Col. William L. Duff and Col. A. H.
Douglass, delegates to the Texas Rail
road Convention, have been making
speeches at Jefferson and other points
in favor Of railroad from Memphis to-
Texas. Messrs. Duff, Douglass and
Ruiiin left Jefferson yesterday for home.
Emmons & Son, the veteran news
dealers at 10 Jefferson and 40 Main,
have received foreign newspapers Of
latest dates pictorial publications and
New York, St. Louis, Chicago, Cincin-
natl, Louisville, Nashville and New Or
leans daily newspapers.
A supper for the benefit of the new
church on Georgia street is to be given
by the ladies of that place Friday even
ing. Those who attend may expect
plenty of good things to eat The church
is two squares west Of the Mississi Dbl
depot, and is easily reached by the
Main street cars. nH3f54
The Judiciary Committee of the Legis-
lature has recommended bills for the
establishment Of county warehouses;, to
amend the vagrant law, and provide for
the punishment Of gamblers, and to
make rape capital offense, but giving
juries discretionary power to commute
the sentence to imprisonment for life.
Smoking on the street cars, or on the
platforms, under any circumstances, has
been interdicted by the fat of Superin-
tendent Barrett. The world moves,
however, and when ladies are not pres
ent the lovers of the weed manage to
enjoy their HavanAs as they jolt over
the track.
The work Of boring for foundation
upon which to erect the elevators, at the
foot Of Beal street, has been commenced
by Captain Dodge, Superintendent of
the ST. Louis Packet Company. The
works will be commenced Immediately,
and hundreds of our mechanics will be
employed in the construction of the
buildings, etc.
A party of Raleigh Nimrods passed
over to Arkansas this morning for
weeks hunting and fishing in the wilds
Of our sister State. Bear, deer and
ducks will have TO get out Of the way Of
the Raleigh boys, who carried swivel
gun, to mount on a canoe, for the pur-
pose of Strengthening feathered game by
at long range.
General Breckenridge arrived in the
city yesterday. The railroad men of
the Memphis and Charleston railway
gave dinner at the Peabody, which was
attended by General Breckenridge. The
railroad connections through the States
Of Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama
we're discussed and numerous toasts
we're responded to during the repast.
The trial test of the new engine inter
cred with the running Of the street cars
on Main street, but transfer
If passengers was made at the corner of
Main and Madison. The fre-engine test
icing Of much more Importance to the
,itizens than little delay on the street
ailway, none outside of the railway
uperintendentr regretted the interference
nth travel
The negro found dead in Wolf river
wamp was inquested by Esquire Spell :
nan yesterday. An empty pistol found
wing by the side Of the corpse and a
ullet hole in the head OF the deceased /,
Induced the jury to return verdict of
uicide-a fact which might or might not
e true, no light being discovered which y
ould explain the deed other than that :
asst by the appearance of the body and :
he suspicious pistol
Mrs. Leary, and her husband Tim a
cary, whose COW has been charged with a
he crime of destroying Chicago, have 7
lade afidavits before magistrate that a
o such kicking was ever done by any I,
attic of theirs, but that the barn or COW !,
ouse was set on fire by some incendiary n
hey say they never had kerosene n
mp on their premises, and lost six c
undred dollars in COW flesh by the fire. /,
his statement relieves Mr.. and Mrs. n
cary from the necessity Of paying
100000, 900 in damages to the smoked
At Chicagoans. [
" | see a star" was the poetical excla- c
alton of several hundred persons on u
ront Row yesterday. Sure enough Q
enus peered out at midday from the p
", through rift in the clouds. Hun V
eds of fingers were pointed at the stel-
r attraction, as il it was a newly dis :.
,yered planet. By going down in a N