Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-01

from her Eastern dramatic tour. In
this instance she appeared as a reader,
her selections being, Jane Con-
quest, y" The Memory of the Dead"
and Who Fears to Speak of 49,"
Denman Thompson is having good
run at M'Vickers' as Joshua
Whitcomb;" the Evangeline Combi-
nation is taking well at Hooley's
John Mccullough is drawing large
houses at Haverly's in high tragedy;
while places of lesser note have their
attractions.
You may have missed seeing the
statement that Judge Barnum has
decided that the late Illinois law was
in conflict with the United States
constitution, consequently inopera-
tive. This was test case between
the authorities and the so-called arm
ed communists. The decision was
gratifying to the latter who had been
prohibited from parading with arms.
Immediately following the decision
the so-called held a picnic, the men,
bers of the different societies appear
ing with arms, They also sent the
governor and the differnt recognized
militia organizations Invitations to
attend. But the latter courtesy was
declined.
jim Keene, the great wheat king,
is manipulating the wheat market
here. Jim is a very Keen one. To
day there is in Chicago about two
million bushels wheat and two and a
half million bushels corn, and in the
United States about eighteen million
bushels wheat and thirteen million
bushels corn.
The New Yorker who is travelling
from that city to Chicago on a veloci-
pede is expected here this evening.
Of course he will receive an ova-
= ton. His name is Wentworth Raw
Inns.
The trial of Mrs, Robert, who kill
ed her seducer, Mr.. Weber, last
spring, will be up next week.
A special election was held in The
9 First ward this week for alderman
: The Democrats won, notwithstandin.
the fact that the Republicans alway.
=. claim the First. Fraud fraud /! i
. now the Republican cry.
= The fire insurance men are tryin,
/ to raise the present tariff rate.
On high old time was one of Chi
cago's merchants the other night. H
l offered $1,000 bill for glass of beer
j This called in the cops" and he wa
taken to the cooler, where, upol
}. searching him, near $4,000 were foun,
f upon his person. Lucky for him tn
c police got him first, because the thug
a would have made short work of hi
y wealth.
J. Friedberg, the pawnbroker, VIII,
: planned the Jaffreys robbery las
IS spring, in which officer Race wa
" killed, is before the courts on a charg
r of burglary. He may wiggle out Of Il
J. General Grant is to be "testimoni
II aled' with fine house by some Of hi
|. Chicago admirers. SO says current
n rumor.
b The Woman's Temperance Union i
1t doing good deal ofthat kind of tall
d just now.
e Henry II. Taylor, of Chicago, die,
e four years ago, leaving S6OOOCJ of al
Is estate to the Home for the Friendless
l. Then the legal consanguine heirs cam
" in and contested the will. Now a com
l. promise has been reached by whio
d the home gets one-half and the heir
is the other.
m The " Chicamauga battle investi
d cation committee will assemble i
st Chicago October l. The investigator
consist of General Sheridan, Genera
,e George Crook, and General jeff
r Davis, Twenty-Third infantry, an
a Captain VIM. j. Volkmer, Fifth cav
70 airy. The object is to arrive at accu
N rate figures of that battle, those o
,r record being so conflicting. At tha
Y memorable fight the Federals cOnced
N a loss of 974 officers, and 1882 men
rs 1857 being killed, 1894 wounded, an
,s 5255 missing, and say the Confed
le crates loss was 2G73 killed, 1921
i wounded, and 2OO3 missing Who
says the LEDGER to this statement Q
al regards Confederate loss?
$. Suppressed Sensations is th
IS title of new book by Chicago re
r porter. 1t is believed to be very il
ID teresting.
or The Interstate Exposition is
of full blast here, and is considered IA
e. superior to any of the previous exh
ne bitions.
d. am rejoiced to sec by the LEDGE
r f; that the yellow scourge is gradual
a losing its terrible hold on Memphis
ID May its death soon be announced.
he NAYR.