Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-06

went to press--ipcendiaries having APP
Piled the torch, it 10 thought, in each in
atance.
TENEMENT HOUSE BURNED.
The alarm sounded about four o'clock
Saturday afternoon was occasioned by
the burning Of row Of tenement houses
on Chickasaw street, opposite the gas
works, owned by Messrs. Williams q Co.,
lumber dealers, and usually occupied by
employees Of that firm. One Of the
buildings was untenanted at the time,
however, and in this the fire originated
The flames spread rapidly, and owing to
the inAammable nature of the buildings,
they were entirely destroyed before the
steamers could bring q stream Of water
to bear on them. The furniture and eff
fects OF the tenants were rescued from
the occupied tenements and all saved.
Messrs. Williams 4 Cos loss is estima-
ted at seven thousand dollars, in which
they have $4,000 insurance, in companies
represented by Mr.. Tomlinson.
FIRE IN CHELSEA.
Between eleven and twelve o'clock on
Saturday night, stable situated on the
old Raleigh road in Chelsea, and owned
by Mrs. McGrau, was entirely con-
sumed, together with two mules which
we're stabbed in the building at the time.
The loss in building and in stock will not
fall much under $500, on which there
was no insurance.
= FIRE on FRONT STREET.
Shortly before eleven o'clock yesterday
morning, attention was directed to the
business house, 29S Front street, by q
dense volume Of smoke rising from the
roof. An alarm was promptly sounded,
and upon the arrival of the steamers ii
was discovered that fire had broken out
in the second story of the building, and
was making rapid headwdy.
Several streams were therefore quickly
brought to bear, and very shortly the
volume of water thrown subdued the fire,
while at the same time it completely
flooded the lower stories of the building,
causing much damage. The store in
which the fire originated was recently oc-
cupied by Messrs. Higgins & Fisher, but
these gentlemen having moved out was
untenanted at the time. The store 300 was
occupied by Messrs. Sutton, Berry&M Mann,
whose stock was damaged by water to the
extent of at least $4,000. Messrs. Hesse
h Co., who occupied No. 2s6, were also
damaged by water to the extent of $500.
The building, No. 268, was owned by K.
A. Parker, Esq, whose loss is estimated
at $4,000. Messrs. Berry, Sutton d
Mann have $1,000 insurance in the North
American and other companies, and
Messrs. Hesse 4 Co, $500 in the Home
of New York, and $500 in the Queens of
Liverpool and London, while Mr.. Parker
is fully insured in the Desoto of this city
COUNTRY MERCHANTS, NOTICE
Great reduction I'm the price of Prints,
bIeached and brown DOmestics, IO-4
sheeting, plain and striped Osna-
burgs, Jeans. J. III. Loewenstfne az
Bros, Clay Building. Must sell out
the stock.
SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Nothing affords us more pleasure than
to note the rapid and permanent growth
of this solid and popular home institu-
ton. Being, as its name purports,
purely Southern company, and appeal
ing for support to people rendered
almost bankrupt by the war, and the yet
more disastrous peace that has followed,
it has nevertheless steadily extended its
business until its patrons can be found
in every State south of the Ohio
and the Potomac, and its poll
cies are held by thousands. No corpo-
ration of the kind chartered since
the war can show more rapid rise in
influence and the confidence of the pub
lie, while its solvency and promptnessin
the adjustment of claims has long since
ceased to be questionable. That this is
largely due to the sound basis upon which
the company has conducted its business
cannot be doubted, while the high CHAR
acter of its officers for strict integrity and
business capacity has likewise tended
greatly to enhance public confidence in
the institution. To the consideration of
those who have not as yet provided for
their families in the event Of their sudden
removal by the hand of death, by taking
out life policy, We cheerfully commend
the Southern. The company is also pre-
pared to write endowment as well as life
policies; and to this feature Of their BUSH
ness we direct the attention ofthose who
are as yet young, but who should not for
get in the strength and vigor Of youth
to provide against later period in life,
when the hand and the brain may be
paralyzed and enfeebled by disease or
age. The home Office of the company
will be found at IL Madison street, in this
city.
Planters wanting BOOTS, SHOES,
or the very latest style of HATS,
should call nj the large and masnil-
cent house of J. II. HANDLAN d CO.,
2zo Main street, where they are SELL
ing UNDER COST. I
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