Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-07

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Important meeting of the Medica
society this evening; full attendanc,
desired.
First-elass printing at low rates a
the LEDGER job printing Office, No. /;
Madison street.
A slight rain fell just before dawr
this morning, and after day it wa,
misty for awhile.
Nearly 1000 bales of cotton were re.
ceived here to-day. Our receipts arr
climbing up beautifully.
Tramps are to be worked at street
levec and other paving labor during
the ensuing winter season.
The river is now tWofeet two inche:
above low water mark, and fell an inch
since one o'clock yesterday,
II the warmth continues the mos
quito tribe will get themselves into
position to timber up again.
Rabbi SamAeld will hold service at
the Main street Jewish synagogue this
evening also, tomorrow morning.
Tomorrow is the lasi day for the
sale Of tickets in the Louisiana lottery.
as the drawing takes place Tuesday.
Business men will find it to their in
terest to have all their job printing
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 in this city.
The public schools will perhaps
open next month. The school board
will consult over it a few days hence,
perhaps next Monday.
Families returning and wishing to
tn cir larders will find a large
stock Of groceries to select from at
Lytle a. Shields. 40
The Union Compress Association
wants to rent their Grat-class cotton
she'd, which has a capacity of three
thousand bales, to a good tenant. 60
Repairing telegraph and telephone
is now in progress throughout
city. The system was talked out
Of joint by the stay-at-homes during
the past summer.
The price of cottoD is now nearly
one and half cents per poand higher
that it was a month ago also about
one cent below the figures prevailing
On the LIST Of September.
Two dollars and a half per day for
deck hands and rousters, and seventy
five cents per barrel ier coal, is among
the heavy expenses and burdens borne
at present by river craft.
Twelve months business crowd
ed inside Of six months makes
us work too hard Just now" is the
way several Of our merchants put the
present situation in mercantile circles.
Property owners are looking into
their cisterns and filth vaults With an
earnestness worthy Of 4 good cause.
It is to be hoped the whole city will
be cleaned and purified the coming
We are 10 be congratulated over the
TACT that no election arrangements
will give us worry until aext fall.
Great relief is felt in Mississippi and
over the fact that this sub
.ect Of turmoil is over.
The thcater Improvement are near
y completed, and the temple of Thes-
PTS will present stylish appearance
days hence. Ten days hence it
will eBQp with Oliver Doud Byron in
the Continent.
Bad colds are among the most
annoying difficulties we now have to
contend witb There is little danger
a cold and therefore they are easier
70 get along with than any other mala.
especially malarious ones.
The Knights Of Honor expended
a8 during the past summer in
caring for their sick. They cursed
persons during the fever. ana
"A Of their members and 81
Of their families, moving