Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-02
TEN CENTS Pc We E X.
THE CITY.
LEDGER LINES.

Ooda water at 10uAgS, 0lU
Lavigne's grand opening Thursday,
Pinafore syrup, Young, 80 Second.
Spring openings are now close at
hand.
Only ten days more of the Lenteu
season.
Some say there was a fog on the
river last night.
Emerson's Minstrels at the theater
tomorrow night.
The Legislative delegation from
Shelby may be expected home to-day.
Greet them gently.
This mornings chilly air is to give
way to a warmer temperature when
the next sunrise comes.
Seats are selling to-day at HOllen-
berg's for the Emerson minstrel en-
gagement, which begins tomorrow.
Almost every day the Southern Ex-
press Company favors this Office with
a fresh batch of New York papers.
Two different amateur parties here
have II. NJ. S. Pinafore in their eye
for practice and future production.
Two dollars will buy a ticket in the
Louisiana Lottery. The drawing takes
place on the Sth. Call at the usual
place.
Clear skies to-day here and all over
the southwest, so says the signal ser
vice report, which is always accurately
posted.
Select, fine, large and small houses,
every variety, for rent. III Alabama
street for sale Low. w. A. Wheat
ley, 81 Main street.
The entire stock of furniture of the
late W. K. Thixton, No. 256 Second
street, is being sold out at administra.
tors sale at panic prices.
Fresh candies, confectionerio cakes
bananas, etc, at John Cuneo's, 4Ot
Main. Finest bananas in the city al
thirty-6ye cents per dozen.
Arrests have begun under the new
regime for not having proper licenses
Those who paid for the year under tn,
old government must get out a new
set of papers.
An inch of rain fall, when it drop
fast and heavy, is the best Scavenge.
extant. The rain of night before las
cleaned many of the streets in a mos
excellent manner.
The ward politician and ward bum
mer laments his lack of occupation
most wofully since the legislativ'
council began to run the city of Mem
phis and its appurtenaces.
An advance of s@lc per pound oc
Cured in this market on cotton a
noon to-day. The staple is firm an,
excited, with a farther advance indi
Gated. Middling is now quoted a
10lc per pound.
An old building, worth about S10OC
and situated near the corner of SOut'
and fernando streets, was burne
last night. The house was formerl
used as a grocery, and it belonged t
Mr.. j. A. Kirby.
With a north wind all of yesterda
the temperature vibrated between 4[
and CO.., a range of2l'. This mornin
the mercury marked 45', which
about the frost point. The wind va
still from the north.
The capital Of the American natio
possesses many winning attractions fC
a number of our citizens, Captain Nj
Harry among the rest. He started f
that important center to-day on b
twcnty-seyenth tour.
The plank walks leading down Ii
slope from Front street to the landin.
on Uuion, Court and Jefferson street
are much in need of repair. I'll
wharfmaster should stir up the ca,
penters on the subject.
Purloining flowers in the gray.
yards is one of the mean practices
mean thieves, and which is now ca
ried on by a party of scamps who ha,
been spotted. When caught a no
will be made aud their names printe
The spectacular effect produced
a burly policeman trying to pilot
country darky chuck full of me;
whisky up Main srteet toward Il
5 calaboose, this forenoon, excited Il
amusement Of the bootblacks and co
ner oilers.
A dead calm prevailed last mig
0 and the atmosphere throughout Il
: city was thick with smoke. The sire
lamps hickered a dismal glimmer
the haze, and but for the moonshi
wayfarors would have pronounced il
gloomy night.
The German Casino ontortainmel
!, to come off this evening, has eve
u promise of being a delightful affair.
is given only to the members and tn