Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-15

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entertainment.
Temperature Sss early this morn
ing. The highest yesterday was 51'
and the lowest 43'. Variation s..
Receipts of cotton here for the
present season are now within 1901
bales of the receipts at this time last
season.
The baseball clubs expect to turn
out in force for exercise tomorrow.
They go beyond the reach of police in-
reference.
The third story walls Of the new
Masonic Temple are nearly completed,
and the structure will shortly be
rooted over.
The new four per cent. government
bonds at the First National Bank are
in universal favor with parties seeking
investment.
A strong feeling prevails among cot
ton dealers to-day. Prices are now as
high as they have stood at any pre-
vious time this season.
The Chief of the Black Horse So
ciety Cavalry Squad has been in care
full training during :.the week to find
out where side doors will not be closed
to his followers.
The new authorities are closing up
all branches of business on Sunday.
We advise our friends to procure
Guatemala cigars at Myers, Is Mad
isOn street, this evening.
The Hayerly Mastodon Minstrels
open at the theater next Monday
night, They embrace more burnt
cork talent than was ever before col.
lected in n troupe.
Those who sprinkle the dust in
front of their premises may be SET
down as public benefactOrs, even
though the work is done for their own
convenience and pleasure.
The pupils at the Linden Street
school were quietly dismissed in regu.
lar order yesterday at noon out of re.
spect to Mrs. DOnelly, who had served
as janitress for the past twelve years.
Our river nayigatOrs complain 0.
hazy and smoky nights. At times il
is difficult to run the boats, and of
when vessels meet pilots are unable tC
make out the name of the passing
craft.
Se~venty-two baldheaded men were
counted in the parquette of the thea.
ter last night by persons who vieweC
their sconces from an elevation. /
is said that badness to mankind il
caused by piety in early life.
Should the FIRE and police commits
s%ioners strengthen the police force t,
aid in carrying out the Sunday order
tomorrow will they not themselve
violate the command, Remember tn,
I Sabbath day and keep it holy2'
A fancy dress or masquerade ball i
the entertainment arranged by tn,
Milan Club to come of tonight. TIL
members ofthe club are adopts in tn,
art Of preparing mimic costumes, anC
they are destined to have a jolly time
: Street cars are likely to do a thriving
traffic tomorrow conveying people t,
/, the suburbs. 1t is charged that som.
Of the drivers took advantage of tn.
thronglast Sabbath and charged doubl
fare. Several persons complain o
! this imposition.
In the Zouave Guards match drill
, last night Sergeant r. r. Smith VOL
the white plume after a close contest
The judges on the occasion were Capt
S. Carnes and Lieutenant Rhett. 1
: large crowd of spectators witnesses
the drill. For the time the Zouave
have been practicing they have don
well. The occasion was in every wa
an enjoyable one. Sergeant Smit
will carry the white plume for on
l month.
= Parties were summoned to-day
appear in court with a view of NAL
ing up a jury to try Golly Bond nea
week. 1t will be remembered tn;
Bond perpotrated on of the mo-
fendish murders in the history
crime winter before last, on the pc,
son of Mr.. L. s. Hill, a respectful.
and well-to-dO farmer, living abol
seven miles north of Shelby Depot,
this county.
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