Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-18

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Big Injun Talk nbou, the Modocs by
Girls" At the D Memphis Theater to-
night; the noble red man will be the hu-
msrous theme. The Masquerade ball
at the Exposition building last evening
was well attended, and may be counted
q success. In Rocco Hall high carnival
was held last evening; the fair maskers
were of the unknown monde. St.
Bridget's church fair aud festival at
Cochran Hall every evening during the
week Its TO be hoped that the tight
ness Of the money market does not indi-
cate that the mouied men are in the
same condition. Bouquets Of rare flow
ers are sold daily in vast numbers
throughout the city at a price rang
ing from fifty cents to Eve dollars.
Next Monday evening the compliment
AIRY benefit rendered TO Miss Alexander
will come off at the Memphis Theater.
No, matinee tomorrow; what will the
matinee fieuds and Main street oglers do
for Saturday occupation =" Girls, the
Fat Contributor, was at the Exposition
masquerade ball last night. Mr.. 7. P.
Dunn, who, in fit Of enthusiasm, sur
rendered himself yesterday and accused
himself of shooting a man in Fort Pick
ering, turns out to have been laboripg
under an attack Of ''jimjams." A rising
barometer at the Signal Station at this
point indicates that tie probabilities are
numerous for warm and clear weather.
During the past two days, although the
backbone of winter was broken, yet the
tail wagged occasionally. In 1860 an
accurate description Of Memphis and
Tennessee was circulated throughout
France BY Colonel Joseph Barbiere; the
pamphlet, of which we have a copy, is
titled, "Memoire Adresse M. lie Min
istre des Affaires Etrangeres, par rHon-
orable Joseph Barbiere, Delegue de
I Etat du Tennessee (Etats- Unis d Amer
ique), ct agent de la cite de Memphis;
the pamphlet should be incorporated in
the work preparing for the Vienna Ex-
position by our delegates, as it contains
a large collection of statistics and facts.
The Vaughan-Hindman sensation dug
up and kept secret by our police author
tiles "pans out as a fearful hoax; so
much for keeping things out of news
papers; the conundrum now is, does de-
lection detect2 There is frightful
amount of jealousy and bitterness Of
feeling existing in the Aldermanic
Board; too many patriotic aspirants for
the Mayoralty is the matter. Among
the names mentioned in connection
with the Mayoralty are Aldermen BuHby,
Pettigrew, Cicalla, Robbins, Colonel
Kellar, of the Avalanche; John League,
John Toof, Judge Brewer, Colonel keat-
ing, of the Appeal, and United States
Commissioner Philip, all good men and
true. Vaughan, the mysterious prisoner,
has tale to unfold, and desires the SER
vices of morning newspaper reporter
who has few columns to spare for sem
sational news. Should the Vaughan mat
ter turn out to be hoax, it will place
our police authorities in a most ridicu-
lous light. 1t is useless to try to brighten
Captain Jack and his brave Modocs
with Quaker guns. The dramatic critic
of the Appeal invariably designates a
theatrical performance as bumper.
New switches are being placed on the
Beal and Vance street railroad by Super
intendent Barrett There was sound
of revelry last night in Memphis. The
Vaughan-Hindman habeas corpus case
will come up for investigation before
Judge Halsey, of the First Circuit Court,
to. morrow. Fire insurance rates should
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have been established; the insurance
companies would be benefited by putting
up the fire alarm telegraph and making
gift of it to the city. 1t is impossible
to make movement in Memphis with
out stumbling into or over ring
The persons known as tight characters
in loose pants, and loose characters in
tight pants we're all at the bal masque
last night, No verdict has been rem.
dered as yet by the jury in the Mclean
case, on trial in the Criminal Court; it
is rumored that the jury cannot agree,
and is hung on either a point of law or
question of fact; it is not probable that
the jurors will be able to render a YER
dict.
Personal.