Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-25

The tickets WILDE redeemed, in the man.
ner expressed upon their face, at any
time. We heartily recommend Uncle
Tom to the kind consideration Of our
readers. Buy his tickets.
Our query yesterday as to why we
can't have Fechter" is answered by our
managers Of the Theater thuswise: They
offered him $500 per night and half re-
ceipts of the matinee for one week here.
His terms were 5000 per night, in gold.
Now, as the other expenses Of the Thea
ter would be about $500 nightly, the
management concluded that discretion
was the better part Of valor," and,
whether wisely or otherwise, declined
the offer.
A number of parties in our city have
received circulars from John F. Hamil-
ton, 2l2 Broadway, New York, or 81
John street, inviting them to purchase
counterfeit money, which is to be sent
by express. These sharpers were ar
rested recently in New York, but they
are again at their swindling business.
The package received by express always
contains wooden blocks and shavings
instead Of counterfeit money.
Mardi Gras was celebrated in grand
style in New Orleans. The Mistick
Krewe of Comus" presented as a pageant
representation of Spencer's Faerie
Queene. Gorgons grim and fairie
knights, queens and attendants, made up
the grand procession, portraying in q
graphic manner the allegory Of darke
conceit born in the brain of Edmund
Spencer. The Memphians who have re-
turned speak in the highest praise of
New Orleans and its grand celebration.
The blonde young man of the period,
who does the river business on the Sun,
introduces his illusions with the words,
"We are creditably informed. If he
wishes to write creditably he will use the
word credibly hereafter in the connec-
ton above mentioned. But the com
positors, you know, made the mistake,
and destroyed the grammar and diction
of our juvenile friend who, like well
known bird, fits along the shores of our
mighty river picking up items and things.
At the Criminal Court this morning
the following prisoners were brought out
and sentenced, they having been con-
victed during the present term of Court:
Geo. Walker, one year in the peniten-
tiary; Fannie Brown, three years; Chas.
Forrest, two years; James Francis, five
years; Ben Fellows, three years; Lee
johnson, one year; Chas. Link, ten
years; Yorke Baker, ten years; j. w.
Jones. five years; Thomas Ryan, one
year; Henry Jackson, one year and
three years, 1.-TWO cases.; Jake Williams,
one year; Forrest Powell, five years;
and lastly, the namesake of the immor-
tai Thomas Jefferson, three years.
The Avalanche of this morning APP
pears without that funny paragraph at
the head of the letter list. The polite
invitation extended last Saturday by the
LEDGER to its contemporary, to take down
the notice that it (the Avalanche) had
the largest city circulation within the
delivery of the Memphis postoflice, has
been complied with. We were well
aware that our funny neighbor merely
intended the thing as a joke, and had
no real intention of claiming the largest
city circulation; but then, our comic
contemporary forgot that many persons
were deceived by the publication, they
being dull of apprehension, and unable
to see the thorn beneath the rose.