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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-19
INTERPRETING A PLAY.
How the Reading Of a Newspaper In.
censed an Actor.

The Toledo Blade of the 18th inst.
says;
Last night, as the Williamson.
were half through their performance
OF Struck Oil, at the Wheeler Onere
House, 1t was noticed that one of the
audience sitting in the parquette was
engaged In reading a newspaper. The
company noticed it. 1t evidently am
noyed them to think that a person
could be more highly entertained
with a newspaper than with their
matchless acting. They thought.
perhaps. they were not doing as well
as usual, 50 they redoubled their
efforts and were awfully funny.
The audience was fairly c~onyulsed
with laughter, But that one person
sat there unmoved and Unaffected bv
their superb comedy. Mr.. William
son made another attempt. but IL
was no use. That newspaper was too
much for him. The criticisms and
paper could be tolerated, even com
plImentary personal mention of him
self In the columns of the press did
not annoy him very much, but to see
a newspaper so engrOss the attention
OF one OF the audience, sitting way
down front, too, whore all the best
points could be most readily cauoht
and appreciated, that he never smiled
a smile except when he came across a
funny paragraph, that was too much.
Man can stand a great deal. Man is
mortal, and actors arc men. conse-
quently can stand lots, but this
Mr.. Williamson was Just making
one OF his cutest remarks when his
eye again wandered towards that un-
lucky newspaper, whose reader was
totally unconscious of the storm that
was brewing. 1t acted like a red fac
III the arena. He cut off his line and
turning square to the amazed reader,
reclted an Grafton, of which the fol-
lowing is a shorthand report:
THE gentleman sitting there'-in-
dicatlng the unfortunate very plainly
by pointing directly at hints annoy.
ing us very much by reading that pa
per- 1t is impossible to go on, and
unless he stops the play will not be
finished. lfhe is not sufficiently en-
tertained with this performance, we
will cheerfully refund his none at
the b~ox-ofice. But he must put up
the paper
This eloquent specimen of ora
%torlcal ability brought down the
house. The gods in the gallery an
plauded v~ociferously and there was
great applause in the pit. The un.
conscious creator of all this trouble
quietly folded his paper, and, appa-
rently, was one of the most intensely
interested spectators during the re-
mainder Of the performance. But
somehow there was a dampness in the
spirit of the actors"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-19
CAUGHT NM JAILED.
Mrs, Fosters Murderers Both Under
Arrest.

The man VIM. Parker, charged with
having assisted in the killing Of Mrs.
VIC. c. Foster, arrived here last night
in the custody of Sheriff Il. L. Me-
Gowan, and was safely lodged. in Jail.
Parker claims to have left the scene
Of the murder before it occurred, and
says he knew nothing whatever about
it. The woman Maria testified, how
ever, that he came to her window,
tapped on it, called Woods out, and
soon after she heard Mrs. Foster
scream.
Parker admits having visited Jack
son, Tenn, after he left the vicinity
Of the Fair Grounds also admits that
he was arrested there for some devil
try, and managed to escape, He wrote
"a letter during his travels, in which
he threatened to return some dark
night and burn the house Of Mr.,
Graves, a few miles from the city.
Mr.. Graves had aroused his onmity by
forbidding his coming on the premises,
where Parker's wife was employed.
Some time ago Parker was shot by
Mr.. Vaughn, with whom he got into
a quarrel, because the latter refused
to credit him. He carries a wound
made by the bullet at the time, and
does not deny that he is the person.
A number Of charges arc against Par
kcr, and his general reputation is very
bad. Himself and wife formerly kept
a disorderly and vile den at Kokomo,
Ind. Both are well known there, and
no pleasant memories arc attached to
either.
A letter was received here to-day
from Kokomo stating hat while Par
ker was there he exhibited to a citizen
800 in money. His previous habits
and general conduct would not war
rant him in having honestly come by
so much. 1t was not known to Sheriff
MCGOWAN, while at Kokomo, that
Parker possessed money to any but a
limited extent. The gold watch and
a part of the chain, missing from Mrs.
Fosters dead body, would doubtless
have soldfor enough to put Parker in a
flush condition. fit cannot beproved
that he assisted in killing Mrs. Foster
he will doubtless be tried and convict
ed for other misdeeds.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-19
Annther Nlan EnnreIr.

James Wilson is now in Mexico.
He killed a colorcd man last summer
and was indicted here by the grand
jury, was arrested and gave bond, then
made himself scarce by going to Tex
as and thence to Mexico. Mr.. Robert
Church is a halfbrother Of his, and
he knows that he is not the person
charged with improper behavior
at fernando and vicinity dc.
scribed yesterday. 1t must
have been some other person
who 80 outraged the people there
abouts. Wilson is ignorant, and can
not read or write. lie is wanted here
aud would not be likely to hang around
fernando Or anywhere else 50 close to
Memphis. The man he killed was
named Henry Falconer, the quarrel
having been caused by Wilson's wife.
Mary Ann Dolap, mentioned in the
same connection, has been dead for
nearly ten years past. The people
about fernando have been getting
things slightly mixed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-19
FIRE ON MA1E STREET.
Sohwarzsnberg's Tin Store Partially De-
strOyed-- Insurance $2I, 600.

A fire broke out in the stove store,
No. go Main street, about dusk last
night. 1t started up stairs in the
workshop portion Of the establish
ment, and was first noticed by the po-
lice from the Chief window on Adams
street. The smoke issuing from the
alley windows in the rear of the store,
was the tell-tale signal. Before the
engines could reach the scene of the
conflagration it had a good start, ana
the tall building over the alley was on
fire. The latter was quenched by the
fire engines after a window or two had
been pretty well destroyed. 1t was a
narrow miss for this store, the damage
to which was, however, not over two
or three hundred dollars.
The store, No. $50, where the fire
occurred, was occupied by N. Schwar-
zenberg, who, something over a year
since, was burned out in the house
next to the one he now occupies. As
yet, the origin Of the FIRE is a mystery,
though the indications are that it
either resulted from ~carelessnsss or
incendiarism.
1t was about nine o'clock before the
fire department extinguished the fire.
The damage is estimated at about 40
per cent. of the entire value. The
insurance on stock sums up a total of
$751; which, together with $4,000 on
the building aggregates $4,000. The
store is a four-story, metal rooted
structure, and the two upper stories
with the roof were almost destroyed,
while the main walls are also much
damaged. 1t is calculated that the
injury sustained by the building will
amount to so per cent. of its value.
The insurance was placed as follows:
On building owned by w. H. Wood,
$4,000, divided $500 in the fernando
and $500 in the Planters, both Of
this city. The Mississippi Valley
Company of this city also held $1,000.
on the stock. In the Sturm & Hursh
agencies $4,000, divided $4,000 on fix
lures in the Scottish Commercial,
$4,000 on stock in the French Co-opera-
tive, and $1,000 on stock in the st.
st. Joseph MO- companies. In the
TOmlinson agencies a total of $4,000
was held, divided $l4OO on tinware,
tools, ETC., and 5000 on counters and
shelves in the London also $4,000 on
stock in the Queens Company of
London and Liverpool.
The building next door, owned by
W. NJ. Perkins, who resides near For
rest Hill, was injured to the extent of
a few hundred dollars by water.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-19
Good for a Quarter Of a Century.

When the legislature of Louisiana in
1868 pledged the faith of the State to the
preservation of the franchises of the Lou
isiana State Lottery, it builded better
than it knew, for the supreme law of the
land, as decided by the Supreme Court of
the United States, has pronounced the
dictum that a contract made must be adj
hered to, and the franchises of the LOU
isiana State Lottery, with its vast capital
of over a million of dollars, must remain
for fifteen years yet, until the expiration
of the original term. d&w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-19

Main street, where the goods were
found.
Henry 6oodrum has been arrested
as n Of the parties mixed up in the
shooting of Joseph Wallace. He is
now in Jail. James Logan was COM
mitted to Jail to await a hearing, The
wounded man is reported to be better.
The Musical Trade Review, a semi
monthly publication, is a valuable
dissemination of theatrical, operate
and musical information. The last
issue, under date of the 10Th inst, is
freighted with good reading. II. G..
Hollenburg, the Main street music
merchant, is agent for it.
The old police force have accepted
the situation and take $50 per month,
the rate fixed by the new authorities.
The police captains will get so per
month. The fremen are to receive
$50 per month, captains $50 and engi-
neers $50. The force is to be reduced
to seven men to each engine.
Illuminated posters calling Mobile
the mother Of mystics are to be seen
in various places. They recite details
of a splendid time to be had at the
Gulf city next Tuesday. The bills
also tell of equal glories to be pre-
sented at New Orleans on the same
day. A number of our people will
doubtless visit one or the other Of our
sister cities on carnival day.
As yet there has been no conflict of
opinion or of authority between the
receiver on behalf of the old city gov
ernment and the new legislative coun-
Gil. Possibly there will be none.
Both may be able to conduct their
respective duties in harmony. 1t is
to be hoped they may, though the re-
cent decision Of Judge Baxter would
hardly warrant it. When the two get
down to real hard work then we shall
see.
An exhibition drill is to be given at
the Exposition building tomorrow by
the Chickasaw Guards. The company
practiced earnestly last evening in an
ticipation Of their exercise tomorrow.
Ex-Judge Samuel P. Walker was last
night chosen an honorary member of
the Chicks. The following active
members were elected: Butler Jack,
John NJ. Bradley, J. W. Tyler, w. D.
Talbot, Morris Guerrant, B. R. Sprat.
ley,
Visiting strangers complain, and
with cause, of the lack of amusements
or attractive passtimes here, such as
are to be seen in all other cities of
equal size. This was not so in former
years. Our people, however, have
recently grown more and more straight
laced, and in some cases try to shut off
as much as possible the innocent
pleasures that others like and they do
not. 1t is to be hoped that we will
not permit another year to pass with
an omission of our usually brilliant
carnival celebration.
The Memphis Oil Company against
the steamer Joe Kinney, will be the
hext case in the United States Court,
before Judge Hammond, after the n
now before it is concluded. The lat
ter is the United States against the
Memphis and Charleston railroad, and
involves about 81 900 interest and
dividends during the civil war, when
the government had possession of the
road. The suit also involves $1,000
claimed as penalties for failing to re-
port the value of the road subject to
taxation during the war.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-19
The Origin and Use OF the Motto
az PIuribuS Unum.s


Mr.. A.. Loudon Snowden, of Phila-
delphia, thus describes the origin and
use of the motto, Il Pluribus Unum
ut is ascribed to Colonel Reed, of
Uxbridge, Mass. 1t first appeared on
a copper coin, struck at Newburg,
New York State, where there was a
private mint.
The pieces struck arc dated 1856;
in 1877 the motto appeared on several
types of the New Jersey coppers, also
on a very curious gold doubloon, or
sixteen-dollar piece, coined by a gold
smith named Brasher. 1t was there
put "Unum II Pluribus." Only four
Of these pieces arc known to be extant,
and they arc very valuable. One Of
them, in possession of the mint, is
supposed to be worth over $1,000.
When Kentucky was admitted, in
1891, it is said copper coins were
struck, with IL Pluribus Unum."
They we're made in England. The act
Of congress of 1902, authorizing the
establishment of a mint and the coin
age Of gold, silver and copper, did not
prescribe this motto, nor was it ever
legalized, 1t was placed on gold coins
in 1896, and on silver coins in 1913. 1t
was constantly used thereafter until
1886, when it was withdrawn from the
quarter dollar of new device.
In 1884 it was dropped from gold
coins to mark the change in the stand
ard frmness of the coin. 1t 1887 it
was dropped from the silver coins,
making the era of the revised mint
code. 1t has been thought proper to
restore it recently to our new silver
dollar, without any sanction Of law,
although the expression is one very
proper for our COIN"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-19
The New Police.

The following have been confirmed
as police officers under Chief p. r.
Athy by The board of police and fire
commissioners. From this force a man
each must be detailed for turkeys,
clerks and other necessary officers r.
f. Arata, w. c. Davis, G. +. O'Hara,
Charles Kunholz, A. j. McLendon,
G. X. Weatherford, Il. G. Forrest, T.
NJ. Baker, 7. Carmichael, +. T. Couch,
Albert Cook, John Dougherty, John
Jenny, p. Logan, j. Lengenetti, Dal-
las Lee, }. McPortland, NJ. Malowney,
II. Wilson, John Brennan, II. Cullen.
William Conway, II. Chastaine, p.
Hacket, w. o. Hedrick, 7. d. Jack
son. Thomas McGuire. w. II. Mccall,
d. Mitchell, August Pantc, Nose
Plummer, A. NJ. Rodgers, B. Ran
dolph. j. Scott, J. w. Smith, George
Glll, w. u. Pride, NJ. McCunc, ID. Il,
Jackson, Edward Heating. The lat
ter will be Court Square keeper, and
Mr.. Jackson is to be sanitary officer.
Nine Of the above arc colorcd. Six
whites of the old force have been
dropped and three colorcd. Thcil
names arc Getzendamcr, Toler, An
derson, Cole, Daley, Wclch, Campbell
burden and Mcmahon. The foregoing
list was confirmed and sworn in to-day
Those dropped we're good men and arr
left only because it became necessar!
to reduce the force.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-19
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

Boucicault is playing in Boston this
week.
Sothern when last heard from was
in Rome.
Dan Rice is fitting up another float
ing show at St. Louis.
1t is feared that Rubenstein, who is
now in Dresden, is to become totally
blind.
When Talmadge laughs Soldene's
smile could hide in one of his hilari-
Gus wrinkles.
Lolita made a great hit in La Cigale
at st. Louis. She is playing at Gin
cinnati this week,
The opera of Don Pasquale was
first introduced at Paris in 1843, Don
izetti being the author.
Fanny Davenport performed at
Quincy, ILL.,, last Friday. She goes
from town to town, stopping II night
only.
Florence Davenport, a sister to
Fanny, will soon appear with a Pima
fore troupe under John Ford's man
agement.
A Mexican opera manager was lately
q r
fined fifty dollars for selling opera
tickets to more people than his house
would accommodate.
The Hess opera troupe, with Emma
Abbott as prima donna, are perform
ing in Texas, and will be at Kansas
City, Mo-, in a few days.
Gcncvicyc Rogers opened at New
Orleans on Monday night. John Nc
Cullough at the Academy, and Robson
and Crane at the Varieties, have drawn
well.
The Hayerly Minstrcls, forty in
number and organized on a grander
scale than was ever before seen in
minstrelsy, played to big houses at
Cincinnati last week.
Wilhelmj says that Theodore
Thomas is the finest conductor in the
world, and Thomas says that Wilhelmj
is the greatest violinist on the face Of
the globe; so it will be apparent that
both are satisfied with each other.
An operate drollery called Her
Majcsty's Ship Pinafore is running
over the North. 1t has proven a fine
thing for the managers, is full Of fun
and music, and there are good pros
poets of the mania extending here
before the season closes.
Alice Oates is at St. Louis this week
and next. She has just completed a
somewhat remarkable engagement Of
seventeen weeks in San Francisco, and
has come East with most ~aattering
comments upon her troupe and pOr-
formances.
Mapleson's new tenor, Gillandi, had
a little scene with Pappenheim at a
rehearsal of the Huguenots, at her
Majesty's Theator before leaving Lon.
don. The tenor said that he could
not learn his part unless she sang
out instead Of humming the mu-
sic. The prima donna refused, and
the tenor put on his bat and disap'
peared.
Mr.. Charles Adams, the tenor, bad
a gold wreath presented to him fol
nine years service at the Imperial
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-19
A REMARKABLE pRopHEnY.

THE following, which is known as "Mother
Symptoms Prophecy" was first published in
1883, and republished in 1871. 1t will be no.
that all the events predicted in it, except
that mentioned in the last two lincs-which
is still in the future-have already come to
passl {:
Carriages without horses shall 20,
And accidents fill the world with woe.
Around the world thoughts shall Hy
In the ~twinkling of an eye.
Waters shall yet more wonders do;
Now strange, yet shall be true.
The world upside down shall be,
And gold be found at root of tree,
Through hills men shall ride,
And no horse or ass be at his side.
Under water men shall walk;
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen,
In white, in black, in green.
Iron in the water shall float,
As easy as a wooden boat.
Gold shall be found and found
In a land that's not now known.
Fire and water shall wonders do,
England shall at last admit a Jew.
The world to an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-19
Type for Sale.

A font Of 800 pounds long primer, in
good condition, with all necessary " sorts :
used about one year; suitable for a country
Office. For sale cbeap by immediate
application to this office. SGT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-19

Opera House, Vienna. 1t was at
tached in New York recently to satisfy
"a judgment for nearly $500 in favor of
Louis FL. Leon, an operatic agent, for
services previously rendered Eugenia
Pappenheim and Charles Adams.
SYou know said Emma Abbott,
while in Chicago, " it is an old accept
ed fact that l am not pretty, and
therefore afford distracted youths no
opportunity to rave but, will you
believe it, since | came out in a yellow
rig | have received no end OF love-lorn
letters from college youths and half
grown boys, who seem to think me
sweet sixteen, and are ready to swear
by my blonde locks that they adore
me?"
Lawrence Barrett's recent engage
ment in Boston was one Of the most
successful he ever played. The pub
lie favorites in Mr.. Barrett's repertoire
seem to have been Hamlet, Richelieu,
The Man O. Airlie and Howell's A
New Play. As these pieces, with a
single exception, are old, good acting
by the star and his company was evil
IDENTIFY the secret Of the success
he achieved. Mr.. Barrett was in
Washington last week and goes next
to Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Agnes Robertson (Mrs. Dion Bouci-
cault) made her first appearance in
this country over twenty-five years
ago in To Parents and Guardians, al
Burton's Thcater, New York, Mr.
Burton playing Master Waddelove.
She for several years occupied the
same place in the public mind Of that
period which Lolita now holds. Her
temperance last week in New York
was an ovation, and she is said to have
lost none of he" vivacity or brilliancy.
Her best characters in days gone by
were "Eily O'Connor," Jesse
Brown" Jennie Deans 1.-The
Young Actress" "Milly," Andy
Blake, Bob Nettles," and the "Oc-
toroon."
Brignoli's farewell benefit in New
York last Friday was a failure fnan-
cially, but in an artistic sense it was a
great triumph. The World says at
might have been reasonably supposed
that the association of four such fav-
orite artists as De Murska, Brignoli,
Ferranti, and Susini in an opera pecu-
liarly suited to their humorous and
musical powers would have filled any
theater in America. But the house
was not much more than half full, and
the loss is with the absentees as vel
as the beneficiary, for the performance
was exceedingly good. De Mursks
as Norma and Susini as Don Pas.
quale' were both in their element, anC
the latter really scored a great success
Signor Brignoli was very warmly re.
ceived and was loudly cheered wher
he sang the Romanza from I LON
bardi,' and 'GOodby, Sweetheart,
the pieces interpolated.
Amusements in New York last weeE
were well patronized. Mrs. Bouci
cault drew largely at Booths, anC
Ours ran brilliantly at Wallack's
Lester Wallack playing Hugh Chal
cote" George Edgar made a success
in "0thello' at the Broadway. TIT
critics call damned Miller's Mexico
but it draws nevertheless at the Crane
Opera House. John T.. Owens, a
the Park, closed his engagement las.
night. John A. Stevens closed at tn,
Globe Friday night. The Bowery il
doing well with Nathan Hale, now il
its third week. Pinafore is all tn,
rage, and is running at the Standard
Lyceum, Fifth Avenue and Niblo's.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-19
Choice Dressed Turkeys,
Choice Dressed Chickens,
Fine Creamery Butter.
II. SEESSEL, SIR, a. son,
li5t Cor. Second and Jefferson.
A FRESH lot Of cheap gas fixtures at
III Brownies, 25S Second street

MY grandfather was a most wonderful
man, and he had seen and heard Of many
wonderful things, but acknowledged that
he had never seen anything equal to
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic as a cure for fever
and ague, and declares It an unfailing
remedy in bilious and malarial fever. In
It you will find speedy relief from dyspep-
sia; il win tone up the stomach restore the
appetite, purify the blood and stimulate
the whole syste'r; it Is pleasant, safe and
efficient,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-19

Nj Receiver Latham is expected
home carly tomorrow morning.
c. c. Munzie, Cincinnati, was regis
tered at the cotton exchange to-day.
Miss Oracle Toof, one Of our favor
tie Memphians, surrendered to a party
of her old schoolmates and joined the
Mardi-Gras excursion to New Orleans
on the Robert Mitchell.