Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-24
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Since September LIST, Brownsville has
shipped 1926 bales Of cotton.
! The Second Chancery Court stands
adjourned over to Monday next.
The thermometer at IL m. to-day indi-
Gated Coz and the barometer 20 2-lO
inches
Recorder Scales heard twenty-four
cases this morning, and assessed $40
as fines.
At an ice-boat race, few days since
in New York, the ice-boat Ella ran twelve
miles in eleven minutes.
Joe Locke, newsdealer on Main, near
Jefferson, has everything in the newspa-
per and news goods line, including the
latest daily papers from all points.
Mansford has the Technologist, Manu-
facturer and Builder, and other scien-
tifc publications, at the corner of Mon
roe and Second.
The decision Of Chancellor Scott yes
terday permits meat to be sold through
out the city. He refused to enjoin par
ties selling meat outside of market
houses.
Charles Fechter and Miss Leclerq
appeared in Ruy Bias at Cincinnati, last
night, to an immense audience. Why
cannot these star performers be induced
to appear in Memphis2
Several of our officials who attended
the Mardi Gras celebration at New Or
leans have returned. They pronounce
the Crescent City ahead Of every place
on earth except Memphis.
In the Criminal Court this morning
Forrest Powell was sentenced to FIVE
years imprisonment in the penitentiary
on the charge of stealing lot of jewelry
from Mr.. Pierson, some months since.
The alarm of fire last evening was
caused by defective nue at the resi-
dence of Mr.. J. S. Caruthers, No. So
Pontotoc street. The house and furni-
ture were considerably damaged by
water.
We have received from Mr.. Emmett
Woodson, assistant private secretary to
Governor Alcorn, of Mississippi, copy
of the Governors special message to the
Legislature of that State on the subject
of the revenue law.
Last night the wind and the rain held
high carnival on our streets 1t blew big
guns, and the rain poured down in tor
rents for hours in the midst of darkness,
which was occasionally lighted up by
the fitful glare of lambert lightning.
The little female Bohemian and dram
attic critic, Miss Kate Field, in a raptur-
Gus panegyric on the acting of Fechter,
says: When men love as Mr.. Fechter
loves on the stage, earth will become a
heaven to women" Miss Kate evil
IDENTIFY admires the great actor.
The alarm Of fire last night was caused
by the explosion of an oil lamp on
Monroe street, near DeSoto. The oil
burned little girl and set fire to the
carpet. Lamp explosions, like boiler
bursting, has become an epidemic, and
can only be accounted for under the
convenient theory of electricity.
The Changing deserves all credit for
preserving the Nicolson pavement from
decay. 1t has been suggested that it
would look better to separate the white
chain-gang prisoners from the negroes;
if for no other reason, to prove that the
Caucasian is not as yet played out in the
South.
Emmons q Son, news dealers on JEFF
ferson and Beal streets, have received
Nashville Banner, Courier-Journal, Mis-
souri, Republican of yesterday and Gin
cinnati Commercial of Wednesday last.
The latest illustrated papers and month
ly magazines always on hand at their
news stands.
A morning contemporary wishes to turn
our City Council Hall into a portrait
gallery, by hanging on its bare walls
portraits of our ex-Mayors. We protest
against Furnishing, even in theory, our
worthy ex Mayors with buncombe
speeches and the dull recitals of munich
pal proceedings.
The st. Patrick's Church concert last
night was largely attended Several of
our best amateurvocalists and musicians
performed with fine effect The con-
Guiding piece-an oratorio from Moses
in Egypt"-was magnifcently rendered.
Not only in a musical but in pecuniary
sense, the concert was successful.
A movement is on foot to organize the
Shelby County Farmers Club. The Da-
wilson County Club meets at Nashville
weekly, and its proceedings are enter
tanning and instructive. Let our farm
ers attend the called meeting on Satur-
day, March 9th, at the Office of the Prac-
teal Planter, 379 Main street, when an
organization will no doubt be perfected.
Dom Piatt, of the. Cincinnati CONNER
cial, thus describes the belle of the Ar
lington ball: Miss Blanche has a COM
plexion delicate as a rose leaf, eyes that
are the outlook OF the soul, and lips the
honey bee might sip and dream of buds
in June A wealth of soft blonde hair