Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-14
LEDGER LINES.

Friday Evening, Feb. IA, 1879.
LEDGER LINES.
Raw.
Bleak.
And wintry.
Cotton quiet.
Wind due north.
Not thawing to-day.
Middling cotton 81 cents per pound.
How cheerily a hot fire looks and
feels.
Slippery and icy are the highways
again.
Remember the poor this keen nip
ping weather,
The frost king has not lost his grip
by a great deal.
How the sharp air made the ears of
the wayfarer tingle this morning.
Police matters are all froze up ar
rests are scarce and evil-doers few.
Sunrise, $40 o'clock sunset, 5:4S
o'clock. Days length, II hours and s
minutes.
The monthly drill and hop of the
Bluff City Greys takes place at their
armory tonight.
Temperature lS0 at sunrise this
morning. The lowest yesterday was
240, the highest Az.
A ball will be given at the Casino
Hall next Thursday night by the
members of the club.
The largest lot of red snappers ever
received in the city, at S. Clements, at
the Beal street bridge.
The price of cotton was reduced at
noon to-day sc on good ordinary, low
middling and middling.
-Four bodies were dug up yesterday
at Elmwoed before the desired one was
found so it's asserted by persons who
say they know. Is this outrage never
to stop?
Modjeska's benefit comes off to-
morrow night at the theater, when a
new version of East Lynne will be
presented. Frou-Frou at the matinee
tomorrow.
No place now to accommodate the
destitute with free lodging not even
a warm stove to sit by, and a soft
plank to lay on, as was offered under
the old city regime.
Fifty-eight families in want OBJ
tanned relief from the free ration issu-
ing department yesterday. No custo-
dian has yet been appointed for the
charitable fund recently released
from attachment.
Letter and note heads and envel-
opes in great variety; fine paper, and
cheaper than ever before offered in
this city. Call at LEDGER Office and
see sample and prices before giving
your orders to drummers.
The grounding was right this time
when he crawled out to examine the
situation, saw his shadow and then
crept into his hole again to rest quiet
Iy for six weeks. AS peppers into
futurity this years brood of ground
hogs are ahead of Tice.
John B. King was this morning
licensed to marry Miss Mittie House
yesterday licenses were issued to j.
Nelson Milford and Miss Sallie Beck
tel, II. Stephens and V. Barnaby, C..
II. Thomas and Emma Marble, James
Austin and Ellen Scruggs.
We are going to have some Mardi-
Gras after all. The boys will turn out
in outre garb, Mr.. Leubrie will exer-
else himself to make the Exposition
Hall the best place of amusement.
and the Ulks are discussing the pro-
priety of doing something in their
usual handsome way.
A public meeting in regard to the
magistrate Of the Sixteenth civil
district is to take place tomorrow.
Several persons are mentioned in con-
nection with the vacancy. Felix
Wilson (colored) has already an.
nounced himself for the place. The
people of the district should unite on
some good man and electhim
The German Casino having return
ished and fitted up their new quar-
ters, corner Second and Union streets,
will celebrate the occasion on Thurs
day evening next with a grand
masquerade ball. Non-members can
obtain cards Of admission by applying
to Samuel May, j. w. Voegeli, Jos.
Specht, sr., or other members.
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