Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-31
LEDGER LINES.

Aiken Dramatic Company.
Our exchanges who receive the Asso.
ciated Press dispatches come to US filed
with tributes Of respect to the memory
of the late General N. B. Forrest.
An association is being organized for
the purpose Of keeping down the price Of
coal in this city. The association will
sell coal at the lowest prices during the
winter months.
The city Offices, the courts, and many
business houses we're closed this fore
noon out of respect to the memory of
the late General Forrest, whose funeral
took place this afternoon.
1t must cause a feeling of disappoint.
ment to the Memphis o6ice.sesker to
take up the daily papers and not be able
to see his nomination by the President
confirmed by the United States senate.
Our theater going people will regret to
learn of the death of Edwin Adams, the
we'll known actor who so often delighted
our citizens at the Memphis Theater in
past seasons. "Enoch Are:n" is no
more.
Sneak.thieves continue to prowl around
the premises of citizens. Why not run
in all suspicious characters and persons
known to be Migrants, having no visible
means of support, Will the police ever
do III
The Drury.Gi5son murder case on
hearing before the Criminal Court has
come to a stand.still until a witness
needed by the State can be Brought
from the peuitentiAry at Nashville to
testify against Drury, who served a short
term in the penitentiary some time
since.
General Forrest ere he died requested
to be buried by the Odd Fellows, he be.
ing a member Of that distinguished or.
der, and he also requested to be buried
in his cid Confederate gray uniform, he
ranking as a major general of the army
of the Lost Cause and the Conquered
Banner.
When an ugly mau is seen with q pref.
ty girl at the theater, next day the uRfor
tunate man is overwhelmed with ques.
tons and compliments not compliment
tary to him. 1t makes him feel as il be
had been doing something wrong. Ugli
ness and beauty are not expected to 60
together.
Last night Magistrate Spelman held
an inquest upon the body Of Mrs, Mary
Price, an old lady who was found dead
at the residence of Mrs, Sullivan, on
fernando street, near Gayose. Mrs.
Price died Of consumption, and the cor
oner's jury returned q verdict in accord.
ance with the fact.
Among the incidents connected with
the burial of General Forrest is the TO-.
lowing: The little daughter OF General
Wheeler, of Confederate cavalry fame,
prepared a beautiful bouquet OF flowers
and requested Colonel John Donovan to
place it upon the grave of General For
rest a. Elmwood Cemetery.
Eight hundred dollars were collected
on yesterday by the cotton exchange
committee for the yellow fever sufferers
at Fernandina, Florida, and a telegram
to draw for that amount was seat to the
mayor of the latter city. The committee
will resume work to-day when the ilnd
will be considerably increased,
From Mr.. john S. Too!, secretary Of
the Cotton Exchange, the LEDGER &C.
knowledges the receipt OF Il pamphlet
entitled Report of Proceedings of the
Third Convention Of the National Cot
ton Exchange of America" elc which
convention was held in July last al
Greeubrier White Sulphur Springs, Va.
The street force struck for back pay
today, 1t is very unfortunate that the
city employ es cannot be paid their daily
wages. 1t is more important and more
just to pay the poor man rather than thu
bloated b~ondholder, The one can live
in luxury if not paid, while the Other
must stArye. The general council should
do something to raise money to pay th'
city employees.
At Louisville the stockholders or d.
~rectors Of the famous Louisville base
ball club have discovered that their play
ers we're knaves, who sold out games
and, at a meeting held last night, by 1
unanimous vote, Ball, Deylin, Nicholi
and Craver were expelled from the nine
Other members are in danger OF expul
zion. The honesty OF the base bal
leather Founders it would seem is below
par ut present.
At Washington City last evening tn,
ex-members Of General Forests %cavalr,
corps mst at the rooms Of Colonel II