Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-28

Khllery lot lne bedhOus OO OiNii RibhVo
Bill will have to howl in some other
place.
To-day the County Court, County
Court Clerk, State and County Tax Col
lector, Register and other county officials
are moving out Of the Four Courts build
ing, on the corner of Union and Second
streets, into the new county courthouse,
on the corner of Main and Poplar. The
Chancery Courts will move this week,
and the Circuit and Criminal Courts
next week.
Colonel W. NJ. Perkins wishes to cor
rect the LEDGER Of yesterday, which he
understood as stating that he (Perkins)
was the author Of Ariel The LEDGER
stated as follows, after referring to Col.
Perkins book, Cog; 1.-THE negro may
not have soul. as Ariel asserts, but
he has lots Of votes, which is better" 1t
will be seen that the authorship Of that
learned and well written pamphlet, Ariel,
is not imputed to Colonel Perkins in any
manner.
II is contemplated to petition Mana
ger Pennoyer, of the theater, to erect a
nursery in the parquette, wherein all
the crying babies and spoiled children
who are carried to the theater can be
deposited during the performance. On
steamboats, and at hotels such nursery
is usual, and why not at the theater,
where the infant prodigy, while gazing
at the stage endeayors to drown Hand
workers. music2 Why will people carry
children to theaters and annoy the audi
ence2
A crowd of people assembled in front
Of the Peabody last night in response to
numerously signed call for a mass
meeting to protest against the presence
of United States troops here during the
election. 1t was first announced that
the meeting would be held at the Green
law Opera House, then hand bills were
circulated through the city stating the
place of meeting had beer changed to
the Peabody Hotel, but no stand was
erected, no music appeared. The people
in attendance became disguised and left,
after complimenting the bad manage
ment in very choice language.
Astronomers predicted that last night
there would be heavy meteoric shower,
because on the 9th of October of each
year the earth passes very near the orbit
of the Biela lost comet Everybody has
heard of the Biela lost comet, and very
curious were the association of showers
in this connection on the evening Of
October 9th, 1872. This comet was
formerly bright enough to be seen by the
naked eye, but grew fainter at every re-
turn, and at last disappeared from view
in even the most powerful telescopes.
In October, 1872. although the comet
could not be seen itself, some of its frag-
ments showed themselves in the air in
meteoric showers, but why the same
phenomena was not observed again
last night remains mystery.
Natoma Temple Of Honor and Tenn
perance at their meeting last evening
elected the following officers to serve the
ensuing year: F. M. haley, W. c. t.
]. F. Conrad, W. V. T.; G. W. Elder,
W. r.. F. A. Hardy, W. A. r.; A. H.
White, W. F. r.; j. W. Graham, W. 7.
G. E. Tate, W. u; f. P. Griffith, w. D.
o.; F. L. Sim, W. G.; R. W. Shelton,
W. S. The meetings of the Temple are
held every Tuesday evening in the new
Masonic Hall, Gayoso Block, Main street.
This organization is devoted to the true
principles of honor end temperance, and
justly deserves the encouragement o.
our public. May the gentlemen COM
posing the Temple be rewarded with the
quccess their untiring efforts deserve.