Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-21
BARNEY HUGHES LECTURE.
A Iarre crowd out 80 Hear Him nj
- COlIfervlIle.

A Large Grove OUT 20 he"E -
! A special train last evening from
the Charleston depot carried Colo
mel Barney Hughes and number
of his admiring friends-it was a
free ride-out to Collierville, which, by
the way, is not only one of the most
prosperous towns in West Tennessee,
but bids fair to become q seat of learn
ing and refinement second to none In
the country. On the train were Messrs.
A. J. Kellar, John Brown, Joseph Ell
lott; Miss Emma Elliott, and other
Young ladies'; George Mallory, W. j..
| Garrett, Duke" Johnson, George F.
| Rootes, Colonel Thomas Dunn, S. Lar
rentree E. A. Densen, A. Ledger Man,
Colonel j. NJ. Fowlkes, and several other
folks. Spain Joy, the gentlemanly con-
ductor, collected no fares and all went
| merry as a marriagable bell with an e)-
The entire party was met at the Collier
vile depot by Colonel johnson, and
escorted to an excellent hotel near by,
whose host, with many apologies. soon
invited his guests down to good sup
per.
1t was Just ten minutes to nine o clock
when Colonel Kellar concluded a neat
address of introduction, and fifteen min.
utes to eleven o'clock when the lecturer
of the occasion bowed his thanks to the
large and appreciative audience that
had assembled in the main hall of
Bellevue College. The professor had
no notes--that is, that anybody could
see. It was all apparently impromptu.
We cannot do him justice in. less than
three or four columns, and perhaps JUS
tice is not what he wants. But we will
say that as burlesque and humorous
address his lecture was success. The
house was kept in a roar of laughter a
greater part of the time; at intervals
thew shed tears. He knows haw that
is himself. We have heard Artemus
Ward, the Fat Contributor and other
popular lecturers, but believe that
Barney is naturally superior to any of
them. His jokes are never obscure
or fetched; never depend upon
word.play or puns. The situations
in which he appears or places his sub
jects are so ludicrous, grotesque, and
withal so analogous to nature and fact
that a child can understand him, and he
keeps the sympathy and attention of the
audience to the last.
Before and after the lecture there was
music and other exercises by the teach
ers and pupils of the college. Miss
Fannie Davis recited most effectively
very spirited and beautiful address.
The programme for the evening was
about as follows Music-by amateurs.
Chorus-by college choir. Lecture.
Music-by gent and lady, on piano
and string instrument. Duet" Moon
light on the Rhine" Solo" Katy |
Strang," by Miss Carrie Hereford.
Speech-by Miss Fanny Davis. Quar-
tette-" Come where my Love Lies
Dreaming" Solo" Valley of Cham
mount, by Miss Fanny Davis. Solo
f" Maggie Secret" by Miss Ellen Per-
kins. Ouartette-Come to Me, Angel Of
Sleep. Miss Ellen Perkins sang Wait
ing" with fine effect, and was heartily
encored, as we're several other pieces.
Those who appeared in the programme
were, the Misses Perkins, Hereford,
Scheduled, Ingram and Davis, and
Messrs. Elliott, Strickland Moore and
Hill. The hall was beautifully deco
rated with flowers and evergreens, and
there were abundant evidences on every |
side of refinement, culture and taste.
DR.. Plummer, the able President OF
the College, is an accession to the COM
munity of which Collierville may be
justly proud. The college now has one
hundred pupils on the rolls, and is in u
hourishing condition.
The Memphis party arrived back at
the Charleston depot at l:3O this morn
ing we'll pleased with all they saw and
heard.
Earl I.ra.yiIla aa Lord Wardan Of