Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-12

Mississippi, etc, which outsides we're
printed in Chicago. The PUBLIC LEDGER
job office is prepared to do this work in
the most satisfactory manner.
The heavy weight Joe Coburn, and
his trainer, Johnny Dryer, paid the
editorial sanctum visit to-day, and
informed US that they will give an exhi-
bition tonight and tomorrow night at
Broom's Opera House Mr. Coburn is
on his way to New Orleans, to go into
training for his fight with Jem Mace
next month.
John Wagner, the appropriation Of the
great Fisher diamond, has been indicted
by the Grand Jury of the Criminal Court.
II will be remembered that some months
siucesa man rung the door-bell, and when
Madame Fisher appeared he snatched
the diamond pin that the latter was wear
ing. The jewelry was valued at 81 500
1t has not been recovered, although the
thief has been caught.
Mr. j. G. Lonsdale, insurance agent,
at Al Madison street, informs us that the
New York managers Of the North British
and Mercantile insurance. Companies of
London and Edinburg, have received
from the Chairman Of the London Board,
by cable, the following instructions;
Subscribe five thousand dollars for
Chicago sufferers, settle all losses, and
promptly draw three days sight" This
speaks well for the liberality and gem
crosby of the English Insurance Com
panies.
The grand trotting premiums open to
the world, which will be contested for at
the Shelby County Fair, on Wednesday,
October 18th inst, has attracted the at
tention of owners of famous trotting
stock from other States. twenty-five
hundred dollars in premiums are offered
for the first, second and third fastest
horse-mile heats, best three in FIVE.
This contest will bring an immense
crowd on the Fair Grounds. Already
fine trotting horses have arrived in the
city to compete for the splendid prizes.
1t is no uncommon thing in our streets
to see laborers rubbing down the fronts
and otans or f.oastona ku.iJ;nn, ,y.th
sand and water to take off the stains
and give them fresh appearance. In
London recently a steam fire engine is
used, and the jet of water is projected |
with such force that the discoloration is
removed as efTectually from the stone as
by hand and sand, and at fraction of
the cost, 1t can also be used on Port
land stone and marble fronts with like
effect i1
The supply of coal in the United
States is inexhaustible, but in Great
Britain the probable exhaustion Of the
coal fields at no very distant date is a
most important question. Recently
royal commission examined the matter
and reported that the coal fields now
known to exist will maintain the present
supply and provide for any increased
demand which may be expected for the
next two hundred and seventy-seven
years. If there be no increase in the
use of coal the supply will be sufficient
for thirteen hundred years.
The dilapidated pavement around the
Court House block, on Second and Union
has been taken up and new pavement
is being put down. During the reign Of |
the defunct County Commissioners this
corner was the daily resort of about three
hundred negro politicians, who acted as
guard Of honor TO the members Of the
court. These loa6ng negroes stamped
he brick pavement to pieces while dis
u, 'sing politics, or advocating the plum
lerl hg acts of their official friends up
tair.'. 1t is a source of happiness to
Inow that the nuisance, both above and
,elow. has departed forever.
Rev. W. Pope Yeaman, d. D., Of st.
louis, in an article in one of the city
,apers, commencing the Lauderdale
Orphans to those people, says; The
Orphans Home. at Lauderdale, Miss, is
low assuming important and interesting
The sum of 5000, clear
# all expenses, has been realized in the
asst year by the childrens' concerts, and
he orphan boys of the Home have made,
nth their own hands, over 700, 900 brick.
lr. Trimble and Mr.. Carter (who have
he children travelling in charged are
nown to us as Christian gentlemen,
very way worthy the largest confidence
nd as thorough business men," Re-
member the concert next Saturday
light.
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