Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-28


the motley getters-up Of the hurrah
are those who have been pardoned, "
those appealing for pardon" and
those expecting to be pardon-seek-
ers" And this is from journal with
a decided tendency toward Republi-
canism One of the features of the
boom" will be the presentation to
Mrs. Grant of splendid album, en-
bracing choice sketches by local artists
Of note 1t will be intrinsically val
ued at $1,000. This interesting gift
will be from the ladies of Chicago.
Grocery merchants who laid in a
heavy stock, are reaping a grand har-
vest now Sugars, teas, cofFees, spices,
syrups, rices, ETC., have gone up with
a boom inside week. Where it will
stop no one can tell. 1t is impossible
to get low grades of teas in this mar
ket. What cost 25 cents last week
now commands 30 cents. This sudden
rise in articles Of home consumption
creates great discomfort among labor
ers Of all classes, and an advance Of
wages is demanded on every hand.
William F. Storey, proprietor Of the
Times, is in fair way of having to pay
a lady $4,000 for libeling her in his
paper.
The Standard of Labor" is another
candidate for journalistic honors and
emoluments. 1t appeared last Satur-
day. 1t is a neatly gotten up folio
containing seven columns to the page
Its mission will be devoted to adyoca.
ting the rights of the laboring men oil
the country, irrespective of politics
religion or nationality. 1t will be con.
trolled by stockholders, and no one
can be a stockholder who is not 9
member of some bona fde labor organ
ization A. r. Parsons is president
and Benz. W. Goodhue secretary. L
it is kept up to anything like its ini
tial Standard it will do well.
Among the missing is Waiter S
Goodrich, a lawyer of Chicago. Sew
eral days have elapsed since he wa
l seen by his friends. He had severa
thousand dollars about him when las
seen. Foul play is considered tn
cause Of his disappearance. A woman
is supposed to be at the bottom of tn
4 mystery. This conclusion is base,
. upon his remark to friend that h
5 had accidentally meta late arriya
t in the city.
e The bulls and bears have bee
} fighting hard battle recently for tn
r masterg Of the wheat market. TIL
bulls have had it, as a general thing
e their own way until the last two days
e Now the bears are hugging the bovine
{, considerably. Wheat has fallen fror
r $1.25 to Sll7, with downward ten
e dency,
Colonel Kellar, of the Memphi
: Avalanche, is in the city enjoying tn
! delights of the Grand Pacific hotel.
+ Mile Singer, the prlma donna O
+ the Strakosch opera troupe, now play
y ing here, was robbed of diamond
, valued at $1,000 the other night at til,
: Commercial Hotel. This occurred
2 while she was at the theater. Mis-
g Singer is attracting favorable notice
a Last night she figured as Aida il
the opera of the same name. Aida
is the central figure, she being tn,
daughter of Amonasro, king of ETH
opia, and is in love with Radames. tn,
arch enemy of her country, which
, love she confesses in powerful musica
, pathos, aud then seeks death by hi
! side. The opera is powerfully drawn
, and in parts approach high tragedy
thus severely taxing the vocal ant
b dramatic talents Of the chief actors
Her rendition of the difficult rol,
assumed was simply perfect.
NJ. L. Norton, who recently suicidec
in the Palace Hotel, San Francisco
l | was formerly in the jewelry business
here. Ten years ago his wife was tn,
! main figure in a disgraceful scanda
! with young bookkeeper. This do
nestle difficulty caused Mr.. N. to g,
) West, where he speculated in minin,
stocks. Reverse of fortune is assign
ed as the cause of hisself destruction
Rev. DR.. Lorimer, of the First Bap
2. tist Church, is getting considerabl,
4 gratuitous advertising from the Daily
News. That journal charges his rever
e ence with plagiarising whole sermon,
5 OF English divineS of celebrity. The
doctor accounts for this on the grounds
t of his great admiration for these
g orators, and for the fact that anything
t literary to his taste becomes, as il
were, incorporate among his own idea,
r to such an extent that he at times uses
. the one for the other. The doctor
however, cannot induce the News tc
t believe that he acts in tho premise,
9 other than intentionally. The New,
forgcts the old saying that there,
{ nothing new under the sun - or so,,,