Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-18
The BeIated season.

New York Herald.
II is to he hoped that the storm
which has so sluggishly moved across
the country and prolonged the period
of cold, wet weather, has exhausted
the supply Of low temperature on the
continent. Such hope is not unbound
ed. The center of the storm was four
days moving from the Mississippi val
ley to the Atlantic seaboard, and,
while the barOmetric depression was
not very deep, the indraught was sufi-
cient to have drawn several Manitoban
cold waves into the storm
track had such cold waves" been
ready to descend upon the United
States. The remarkable immobility
OF this depression, which remained
stationary in the Ohio valley for three
days, was due to the feeble pressure
behind it and the considerable press
ure in its front, which prevented its
moving to the northeast. Though a
most unwelcome visitor. it was, for
the reason stated, an index of the
meteorological conditions ofthe north
ern part of the continent, showing that
winters high pressures there have
been pretty well dissipated by the
spring sun, aud hence that after the
effects of this storm pass away there
will be little to fear from nOrtherly
winds.
The cold rainy spell may temporari-
ly retard the operations Of farmers and
the growth Of crops, but it has been
attended by no sharp lrosts. The
chief DISADVANTAGE it has entailed is
the delal of corn planting in the
Northwest. There is, nevertheless
ample zine for the planting and ripen-
ing Of this important crop. While the
protracted wet spring may now seem
an unmixed evil it perhaps averts the
great danger Of early droughts in the
grain belt, and before harvest times
comes the farmers may have reason to
rejoice that May left the soil with 3
large surplus of moisture, instead O.
causing, as it did two years ago in th,
Missouri valley and the Middle States
almost Unprecedented droughts.
In the Revue des Deux Mondes NJ
Maxine do Camp tells an amusing
story illustrative Of police methods
under the empire. He says that il
1854 he was reading by his fresidt
when he was informed tLat a detectiv,
desired to speak with him. A YER
amiable young nan entered and sale
that he had come on the part Of tn,
Director ofGeneral Safety, who wisbeC
to have a little conversation with him
adding that a carriage was at thu
door. NJ. Maxine du Camp could
not imagine what he had done; MOI
was the mystery cleared up by his
interview with the Director. Gu beinl
ushered into the presence Of that per.
sonage, NJ. Collet Meygret said: THE
government insists, sir, that you shall
say nothing about the events
which occurred yesterday evening al
the Theater Francois. You under.
stand2p Perfectly; but | dom
knew what happened at the Theatei
Francois" mo matter, sir; the Incl
dents to which / allude may be com
munioatedt TO you, and you are warned
not TO say anything about them in thC
Revue de Paris" Being unable t
get anything more out Of M. Collet.
Meygret, NJ. Maxine du Camp, think
ing that an attempt had been made Il
assassinate the Emperor az least, hur
ried of TO the pheater Francais, wherl
the truth was discovered. IL appear
that, thanks 10 a certain amount o
pressure, a Mile. Dartcs had obtained
permission to make her debut at thr
Oomedie franchise that she had ap
peared in "Andromaque," and tina
her Hsrmione, instead Of tears, ha,
provoked shouts Of laughter from thu
audience.