Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-05

now HAVING q run ~ NC .. ~
is too funny TO think Of, really" Is the
general criticism. Mr.. Clinton Hall
Is the leader ofthe company,
The Pirates of Penzance" will be
presented at Haverley's tonight. II
is the latest grand effort Of Gilbertand
Sullivan, and viii attract crowds. Its
presentation In New York met with
unbounded success.
Chicago baseballers are ready fol
the field.
The new custom house in Chicago
is nearly completed. 1t is a magnif.
cent structure, and a credit to the
Garden city. 1t occupies a large
square, is three stories high, with
basement and attic; is 344 feet by
240; has four principal entrances, etc
The basement and first floor viii b
occupied by the postofice, aud the
rest Of the massive structure also by
national public Offices. The cost o.
the edi6ce will be about $6,0OO,0 900
1t is considered a splendid piece Of
architecture. One attractive feature
Of the building is a grand court Of
lobby, on the second story, measuring
SO by 40 feet.
VIM. R. Alger, of this city, desig.
mates poets as soul elevators" anC
gloriiers OF human nature.
Chicago and western merchants are
cautioned against becoming entangleG
with New York sellers. 1t is claimed
that the laws are so lax in that state
that a western merchant is entirely al
the mercy OF those from whom hC
buys there; that is, if he happens tC
owe them any balance and desires tC
change his house. He is liable to be
thrown into the filthy prison of Lud.
low street, and there lett to suffer fol
an indefinite period, perhaps to die
as has frequently, it is said, been the
case. Certainly this is a bad card fol
New York. Nevertheless, for good
testimony on the subject, she is de-
serving Of the obloquy cast upon her
NJ. Finity, of Champagne, ILL.,, was
once a Roman Catholic divine. Now
he is a Protestant preacher Meth.
odist, | believe. At present he is
engaged in the questionable business
of furnishing literature for the press,
%endeavoring to saddle the past,
present aud future woes OF
Ireland upon the Roman Catholic
church. 1t seems a strange position
for a presumably we'll educated person
to take, and it may require a lifetime
OF argument to induce a meager mum
Der of people to believe his assert tons.
However, without contradiction, there
cannot be much of an argument.
The collision on the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern railroad in
the southern portion of Chicago re-
suited, fortunately, in no loss Of life,
and very little damage-say about
eight thousand dollars.
A strange incident overlook a news
boy, Charles w. Curry, Saturday.
One Jack Mallory asked him for a
loan of tive dollars. Curry led the
way to an Out-of-the-way place to take
the money from about his person
without attracting public notice. AS
security Mallory gave Curry a re-
vOlver. This is all Curry can remem-
Der of the occurrence. However,
eighty dollars of his money was miss
ing when he came to himself, but a
watch and ring wa on his person. A
bruise on his face and head indi-
Gates that he was sand. bagged,
the blow paralyzing his brain on one
side, and thus disorderedh bis memory.
1t is remarkable that when the boy
came out Of the stupor he found him
self selling papers, as usual. How
ever, he cannot recall anything that
transpired after the transfer of the
money was made. Mallory was an old
acquaintance of poor Curry. The
question IS, who struck the villainous
blow2
The Hon. David Davis boom for
president is getting louder in these
parts; and General Hancock's is also.
NAYR.