Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-06

week ana our buyers are very hungry
for more.
Dray No. So failed to deliver a load
of goods shipped by Coffin 4 Co., on
Front street, and the police are after
the driver.
Ned Roberts, a white man, had a
fight with some one, and is now in the
station-house to answer for his bad
behavior.
Coal is selling here at seventy-fye
cents per barrel delivered, not seventy
five cents per bushel as was yester-
day reported.
The hog and cattle slaughtering
season is upon US. Plenty of fat
stock this season, corn being abund-
ant aud cheap.
Over a. dozen lawyers of this city
we're applicants for the Criminal Court
judgeship vacancy caused by the death
of Judge Ray.
Cotton shows increased strength to-
day, and factors claim to be able to
realize nearly Bc better than they could
obtain yesterday.
Business men Will End it to their in
terest to have all their job printing
done at the PUBLIC LEDGER Office, 10
Madison street.
The LEDGER job printing Office, 10
Madison, executes everything in the
job printing line as neat and cheap as
any house iD this city.
Families returning and wishing to
supply tn cir larders will and a large
stock Of groceries to select from at
Lytle & Shields. 80
The Union Compress Association
wants to rent their f%rst-class cotton.
shed, which has a capacity of three
thousand bales, to a good tenant. 60
The river has fallen a little over
two inches since yesterday, and is now
two feet three inches above the ex-
IRENE low point of the present season.
The last grand meteoric shower of
special importance occurred on the
18th Of November, 1857. 1t ATTRACTED
general attention all over this cOua-
try.
The feecy staple went up lc along
the whole line in our market at neon
to-day. 1t is also1-lGc higher in New
York, and l-1Gd better in Liverpool.
The c~otton.seller is buoyant
Toward noon to-day cotton buyers
manifested vigorous activity, and the
indications point to liberal sales be-
fore the day closes, also at better
prices than prsTailed yesterday.
Geo. Thomason was arrested this
m9reing on a charge Of having stolen
fly dolIars from Mr. Shade, at the
corner Of Beal and Shelby streets,
The case is only one Of suspicion.
Merchants ard others will remem,
Der that the PUBLIC LEDGE bindery
d. prepared to furnish all manner Of
binding. from a pamphlet to a full
bound ledger in the best style and at
moderate rates. Office - Madison
~gtreet.
a sight shower fell herd this morn.
ing before dagbFesk and again about
eight o'clock, not enough. hoBeyer 70
lay the dust. More may be expected
shortly, Vicksburg had 300 inche.
/ Of rain this morning aud Shreveport,
|, had 5LlOo,
None Of her clothes fit her nov
: except her pocket. handkerchief mol
even her stockings said a man tbi,
morning who stuck it out here. whil,
+ he sent his wife among her countr,
cousins. And il was Of tho wife bo
; was speaking.
Cotton is going through here from
Bartlett to New Orleans by way Of N.
river at the rate Of $l.75 per bale. an,
from points further UP tho same roa,
with a slight advance on this tariff
y Agents Of New Orleans houses traye
e, from point 10 point soliciting shin
ments.
Felix Fransiola, who is noted 70
:. serving at his celebrated bous
> @92 Front street, the finest she'll oy,
ors thas come here, received to.da
his first shipment, aud from TO-DAY h
viii serve the best aud most seloc
she'll oysters ever brought to this ma,
kei. lie is also fully prepared Il