Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-04

Tranquility prevails.
Umbrellas are in vogue to-day.
School children nearly all have the
snufies bad.
The chamber of commerce holds a
meeting tomorrow afternoon.
Cottan is in fair demand and IN
changed in price from yesterday.
Elmwood lots put in ;order by Male
b Lamb, florists, 1856 Main street.
The moon will shine through all the
night, and sets at FIVE o'clock tO-mor-
row morning.
Judge Brown, ofthe United States
Court, departs for Detroit, Mich,
within the next few days.
The sun rose this morning ten min
utes before seven and sets at 3 o'clock
and thirty-eight minutes.
The Louisiana Lottery drawing
takes place on the llth inst Procure
tickets at once at the usual place.
Mardi-G ras tickets to New Orleans
and back at sixteen dollars each is
cheaper than to have a frolic at home.
JOhnston's Csc unlaundried shirts,
warranted linen fronts. Bestshirt ever
offered for the price. 2S3 Main street.
The potato planting season is at
hand. The horny-handed yeoman is
preparing for his usual spring crop,and
rest is no more.
The NJ. V. T. Barge Line, repre-
sented here by Captain James Good.
has applied for membership in the
cotton exchange.
Temperature at 8 o'clOck this mora
ing 42'. a rise of g from yesterday at
the same hour. The highest yesterday
was 54' the lowest 81.
Influenza prevails, not to any alarm
ing extent, but it hangs on with a firm
grip. This weather gives it a chance
to keep on a while longer.
The beautiful Fanny Davenport
opens at the theater to-nightin in. Pique,
following tomorrow night with that
fine Old comedy The School for Sean
dal.
Il was rainy this morning at New
Orleans, yicksburg, Shreveport and
along the gulf coast, and foggy at
Chattanooga and in the Tennessee
valley.
The aggregate tar levy under the
neF order for future expenses of this
taxing district Is 1O9 on the 500.
This does not include State and coun-
ty taxes
A few dozen postage stamps was all
Of the citys assets that ex-Mayor
John r. Flippin had on hand when
the city charter was repealed bv the
legislature.
Checks in the sum Of 5000 each
have been received BY the trustees Of
Unity Lodge No 2l7 Knights Of
Honor, 70 pay the widows Of the late
Je Watson and J. W. Ennis.
There is no time for politics or ring
work in the ensuing election to come
of Thursday next for commissioners
Of FIRE and police and ofpublic works.
It vas a quick call and means sudden
business.
Two dollarsa day in cash, one dol
lar and a half in county scrip, worth
ninety cents. is the jurors pay. the
irst when he serves before the United
States Courts, the last when before a
county judge.
The faces Of the water sprites and
little swamp birds on the Court Square
fountain are awfully dirty. They need
a scrubbing. Even the squirrels turn
up their noses at the yeIlowish plas-
tered and sticky stuff.
The Central National Club have
nominated Hosea Townsend for com
missioner, aud John Green. J. w.
VOegeli and Green Evans, colored. and
a graduate Of 0berlin Ohio College.
for the board Of public works.
John w yoegli, a good nan and
frst-class citizen, is among the promi-
nent ones mentioned for public works
commissioner in connection with John
Gum aud Henry G. Dent. The three
would be a strong team. Mr.. L. B.
Eaton has also been called on to run.
Personally responsible, sir | hold
you personally responsible, is now
the cry among certain cotton dealers,
whose chief business is to distinguish
the difference between dog.tail and
clean stains. To rufle their temper is
to smirch their honah, sir Col.
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