Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-23
BREyITIEs.

The peach crop in the vicinity Of the
city is said to have been totally destroyed
by the snow and ice on Friday night.
Joe Locke, the great newsman at 1854
Main street, has all the latest daily pa
pers, weeklies and monthly magazines.
The Chelsea Lyceum. owing to the
inclement weather, did not meet last
evening. The next regular meeting will
take place on next Tuesday week.
The quarterly examination at the pub
lie schools will commence next week,
under the direction of the supernten-
dents, teachers and School Visitors.
The examination of McGinnis and
Crowley, on the charge Of killing Henry
G. Atkinson, is set for hearing at two
o'clock this afternoon before Esquire
Winters.
Paul Wright's news stand is supplied
with all the late publications, weekly
pictorials and periodicals.; also, a hui
morously illustrated exposition of Free
Masonry.
The coroner's inquest held on the
body of the deceased Luke Paddon at
the county jail yesterday, resulted in re-
turning verdict in accordance with the
published facts.
An examination was held at the Wash
ington street colored schools yesterday.
The School Visitors expressed their sat
isfaction at the progress made by the
pupils.
The State Apportionment bill passed
in the House yesterday 1t seems to give
satisfaction to all except few East
Tennessee members who are DESTROYS of
prolonging the political life of Horace
Maynard.
Two hearts can beat as one, even
when both parties desire divorce. A
bill for divorce on the grounds of deser-
ton, was fled in the Chancery Court
yesterday afternoon by Samuel Robin
son against his wife, Ellen.
Tomorrow excursionists can ride on
the street cars within two squares Of the
Brick Church in Chelsea, and enjoy the
naturalization of the bells, so truly de-
scribed by Edgar Poe. Belling the un-
fortunate mules is an original idea,
worthy of an amateur musician.
Tomorrow the new church erected by
the German Protestant Evangelical Con-
gregation on Third street, near Jeffer-
son, will be dedicated by the Presbytery
of this city. The church is a neat build
ing, built in the gothic style of archi-
lecture.
Emmons & Son, veteran newsmen, at
No. 10 Jefferson and 4l0 Main, have the
latest magazines, periodicals, pictorials
and daily newspapers from all points.
Everything in the news, reading and
stationery lines can be found at EN-
mons.
Morris Kane, a travelling exhibitor of
stereoscopic views. was fined to-day by
Recorder Winters $50 for vagrancy, and
$50 for exhibiting Objectionable pic
lures to school children. He was re-
manded to Jail to await other charges of
grayer character.
A large number of prisoners were
arraigned before the Criminal Court this
morning. Among others, G. B. Hackett
on twenty-seven indictments; and Ern-
est Joachim or twenty-five charging
both with the larceny Of goods from
their employers, D. C. & II. NJ Lowen.
slime.
One hundred and seventy years ago
the first daily paper was started in Eng
land by a woman, Elizabeth Mallett
This was the Daily Courant, and it be-
gun with an apology for its littleness,
promising, by way of offset, that itwould
spare the public at least half the i'm
pertinences which the ordinary papers
contain.
The author, Frere, while residing in
England inlls2l, met Stael the epicene,
when she said in her intense style, " l
should like to be married in English, in
"a language in which VOWS are SO faith
fully kept" some one asked Frere-
What language, / wonder was she
married in q 2" Broken English, ] i'm
agine," answered tie wit.
The marriage licenses returned ex-
ecutsd to the County Clerk during the
week are: j. N. Williamson and Mrs.
A. A. Mckinney; W. o. Davis and Miss
Lottie Graef; Chas. Tonsman and Mrs,
Rebecca Keller; George Oscar and Miss
Mollie Lewis A. J. PendIetOn and Mrs.
Matilda Bailleau. -Four colOred cou-
pies, likewise, embarked on the matri-
monial ocean.
Eleven hundred and forty-ive dollars
in gold is the price Of ticket good for
around the world-running time, eighty
one days. The.rOute westward is from
New York 20 San Francisco, about 5000
miles; San Francisco to Yokohama,
400; thence to Hong Kong. 1000 miles;
thence to Calcutta, $500 miles thence
to Bombay. 400 miles; Bombay to