Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-01
BREVITIRS.

(Arb) Times, is in the city on business
connected with his journal.
Mile Aimee and opera bouae troupe,
at present in New Orleans, will be the
next musical sensation in this city.
The Christian Brothers college, on
Adams street, is rapidly filling up with
students from this and adjoining States.
Joe Locke, the great newsman at 1864
Main street, has all the latest daily pa
pers, weeklies and monthly magazines.
Prof. Joseph Anderson, colored man,
is on trial in the criminal court on the
charge of attempting to kill one Joseph
Meyers.
The roads in the suburbs Of the city
are in bad condition, and require i'm
mediate attention from the proper au-
thorities.
The Swedenborgian theory Of saliva
ton will be Interpreted by Rev. Mr..
Walton at the United States courtroom,
Waldran block, tonight.
Jupiter from now until the I'd of
August will be the evening star, and
from now until the 9th of July Saturn
will be his morning contemporary.
Paul 7. Wright, at his news stand, 296
Main street, keeps all the leading pic
torials, magazines, newspapers and light
literature. The PUBLIC LEDGER can
always be found on his counter.
The Theodore Thomas orchestra gave
their last concert in this city at the
Greenlaw Opera House last night. The
ave Maria" from Gounod, was received
with tremendous applause. The Thomas
orchestra leaves. to-day for Nashville
and Louisville.
Poor Miss Finch" is considered the
best novel written by Wilkie Collins
The various editions, at fifty cents, one
do liar, and one dollar and fifty cents, can
be procured at Mansford's, corner Of
Second and Monroe.
The jury in the case Of the State vs.
Phil Cavanaugh, indictment for the
murder of James Russell, returned a
verdict this morning of murder in the
second degree, and sentenced the pris
oner to ten years Imprisonment in the
peniten tiary.
EMMoATs Il Son, newsdealers, at No. II
Jefferson street, and 40 Main, have re
ceived the latest daily papers from New
York, Ne,g Orleans, Cincinnati, St
Louis, Chicago and all other cities
also, illustrated weeklies, foreign publ
cations and news goods generally.
The amount of pure advertising offered
to newspaper men as reading matter i
prodigious. The unfortunate city edito
who inserts puff as news for the public
has che pleasure of paying for the sam
at the rate of twenty cents line. Thi
should be understood by the public.
The popular phrase, " too thin, hear
SO offer in Memphis, is not only foun'
in Shakespeare, but in Smolletts Peri
CRIME Pickle. In describing Amilia'
tears when fpsrigrine announces his in
tent;on 10 60 oh,road, the author says
This pretext was too TIL" to impos
upon her lover. "
1t is reported on the sire, 'na' aOou
ten tho usand dollars worth ~ sVou'
belongi ng to Messrs. Leowenstine, n1'
been found near Eastoa, Pennsylval. -
whittier, it is alleged, they had been sent
by Mr.. Hackett The Sheriff, at the
point above indicated, made seizure Of
the goods. The private marks of
Messrs. Leowenstine were found on the
goods.
The foreign residents Of our city are
disoGssing the attempt made yester-
day to assassinate Victoria on Constitu-
ton Hill, England. Alfred 0'Connor, a
crazy youth, eighteen years of age,
rushed up to the carriage and struck
the royal breast with an old fashioned
and unloaded pistol, crying out as he
held paper, "Sign or die or sine
die" The insane youth was arrested
Immediately, and will no doubt be sent
to the lunatic asylum.
Gamewell & Cos. Automatic system,
and the American Fire Alarm and Po-
lice Telegraph system are on exhibition
at the City Hall, the agents of each
claiming superiority and desiring to
erect their respective fire alarms in our
city. The utility of the FIRE alarm in
city must be admitted by every sensible
man. Its Introduction into Memphis,
however, depends on the finailcial ability
If the city, the need for the fire tele-
graph above other important questions,
and the probable cost of the affair. These
questions are for our able mayor and
general council to determine.
The 18th of next August, it is predict
ID, will be an eventful day for Memphis.
The famous NJ. Plantamour, Professor
VI Astronomy at Geneva, has discove red
new comet of immense size, which, ,1c-
'ording to elaborate calculations, is DART
ng forward toward our globe with pro-
ligious velocity, and will come into col
ision with II NJ eona no;nt N al. M,