Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-30


Chancery Court building during thu
Conservative ward meeting.
Lest evening patrolmen Davis ant
Odell arrested negro named Walter
Payne, who year ago robbed the resi-
dence of Mr.. Russell, near Contra
Point. The officers found the robber OF
a wagon on Main street, he having jus
arrived from Mississippi.
Professor Mueller's grand matinee
dausante and reception of his former
pupils and friends will take place OF
Monday afternoon next, November I'd
at three pm, in place Of tomorrow
His Academy, the Memphis Club Hall
has just been newly furnished and mosi
beautifully decorated for the occasion.
We have found the man who declines
to accept an Office Of trust and profit
Colonel John Donovan declines to &C
cept the position of City Assessor, con.
ferred upon him by the General Council
and by the nomination of the Mayor.
Colonel Donovan is not like Grant, who
is ready to accept Office on all occasions.
There is life in the old land yet.
The United States soldiers are camped
at Alexander's Park, on Vance street.
At early morn and at dewy eve the hoarse
sounds of the bugle awake the echoes OF
the surrounding bayous to remind the
participstors in the last war of old times.
The police we're put through course
of drill yesterday by drill.master Hag-
gerty. The police force is one of the
best drilled organizations in the city, all
of which gives the force a military ap-
pearance and adds no little to its eff.
cheney.
Novelty is always attractive, not only
in dress but in language; but this rule
is violated by the street car passenger
who always greets the next passenger
with the philosophic remark, Come in;
there is always room for one more"
This has Teen heard ten thousand times,
and even the children who are passen-
gers cry for something new. The next
man using this worn out phrase shosld
be forcibly elected from the mule-box,
and then should be sued for damages.
Esquire Miller, of our city, not only
knows Blackstone and the code of Ten.
nessee, but he also knows something
about art. He yields pencil and brush
with the facility of professional, which
fact is established by his oil paintings in
the gallery at the Exposition. Judge
Miller has generously offered to paint
the portrait of our Ledger Liner, but the
latter has not the time to take pose or
assume an attitude after the Roman or
Greek models. The Judge is now paint
ing the portrait of the Appeal local, as
he appears when sitting sstride of that
fence across Main, near Georgia street.
In all countries calamities, wars, etc,
have been religiously believed by some
enthusiasts to be the fulfllment of the
prophecy, but when man believes that
Lincoln was the Cog, this land the
Magog and the last war the fulfllme MT
of the prophecies, is he fit to go to the
Legislature to make laws for sensible,
thinking people? And of such is our
old friend Perkins, whose name appears
on the nest-hiding Radical ticket, which,
out of nine candidates, contains six
well defined Radicals who never go
back on the negroized party nomina
tions. We have the assurance of sew
eral leading RAIDS that this independent
ticket is satisfactory to them, and that
they held conferences with committee
of the P. R. and W. party with refer.
ence to its birth.
Another nuisance at the theater has
appeared this season-tbose people who
are so quick on trigger, that when an
actor is in the midst of his best part, or
delivering the finest passage in the play.
they break out into applause before the
sentences are concluded. These people
are TOO quick. They anticipate the effect
and thereby deprive the true lover of the
drama of the pleasure in enjoying the
play to the full extent. To these ap.
plauders we suggest that they hold back
few seconds and fund their enthusiasm,
as no one will suspect them of not fully
approaching the admirable passages if
they do SO. To start the applause is a
weakness with some men. But, gentle.
men, hereafter draw her mild" if you
do not wish to be observed and COM
mented upon.
SEIAWLS! SHAWLS !
LEUBRIE BROS,