Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-12

morrow.
Estival Park concert tomorrow
Sunday from 3 o'clock in the after
noon to 9o'clock at night. Admission
ten cents.
A number of officials about the
courts were out for a fishing spree
yesterday, and more are going to-day
to bridge oyer the Sabbath.
Cotton was advanced here at noon
to-day ] Of cent on all grades. Mid
ding is now 1O5 cents per pound and
firm. Transactions to-day are light.
The churches will be decorated
with flowers and brilliant yestments
tomorrow morning, and choirs will
shout hosannas to the resurrection
morn.
The river has begun to fall here at
the rate of six inches daily. The
general impression is that there will
be no inundatiOn of the low lands
this season.
A full dress and orchestral rehearsal
of the Daughter Of the Regiment, the
last previous to its public presenta-
ton, will be given at the Memphis
Theater tonight by the Opera Club
The dark, the inconstant moon,
changes and enters its last quarter to-
morrow morning. 1t rises tonight an
hour after midnight, at which time
but a very small part of its face will
be visible.
Mozarts 18th mass with Hanover
ker's band of string and brass instru-
ments will be among the features of
the service tomorrow morning at ten
and a half O'Clock at st. Peters Cath
Ole Church.
The residence of Henry Carr, near
Tillatoba, some eighty-fye miles south
of this city, was destroyed by fire last
Friday night. Loss about $1,000; no
insurance. The sleeping people with
in barely escaped with their lives.
The temperature yesterday yibrated
between 5l' and 6l', a range of 1O'.
The wind came straight from the
north all day. Late last night it was
calm and clear. To-day it is chilly
and clear, with the breeze still from
the north.
Are you in search of reading mate
rial? Then go to Mansford's, Dos
Main street, and examine the largest
line of papers, magazines, reviews,
Libraries and novels to be found any
where. You can then go home and
read and thank the inventor Of cheap
reading.
Monday next is a bank holiday in
England, and to-day as we'll as to-mor.
row are general holidays throughout
the united kingdom Of Great Britain.
A general suspension of business
therefore prevails, and no Geographic
news concerning the markets need be
expected.
The ball to be given by the police
force is postponed from Monday, the
l4th, to Thursday, the 18th, owing to
the opera nights interfering. Ladies
going to this ball without masks will
be admitted free; others must pay
their way in and submit to a commit
tees examination as they pass.
The drill Of the Bluff City Greys
Thursday night at the Exposition
building was highly satisfactory. The
boys were SC enthusiastic that some Of
them wanted to drill all night. The
coming public drill will develop the
fact that this is one of the best trained
and best handled companies in the
State.
Fifteen voices will assist in render.
ing Mozart's Twelfth Mass to. morrow
at st. Peters Church. Among then
will be the accomplished tenor, Mr.
Martin, who will sing the Veni Gre.
ator Come, Holy Spirit, from II
Millard's Mass. At the oTcrtory Mr.
Martin will assist in the trio an,
chorus, Gandeumus (Diabelli), will
Mrs. Miles and Mr.. Carey.
The Easter anniversary of Calyar,
Sunday -school will be held Monday
April l4th, at 8 O'Clock pm. Tn
programme Of services, printed in tn.
most elegant style Of the art, has beef
t already distributed. The occasion vii
D be one Of great interest. A featurI
will be an address by ri. Rev. Bisho.
Quintard, aud the music Of the choir
assisted by its musical friends frou
other parishes.
1t has been incorrectly stated tia
pirate boats went out TO see Paw
BoytOn yesterday, aud thus reduce III
!. profits of those legitimately employed
This is mistake which arose FROM th