Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-24

Conch and small white shells from
the sea shores of the West 1ndii
Islands are now articles of traffic here
The former sell at two dollars and
half per dozen, and the latter on,
dollar a peck.
The street-cars did an improved
traffic yesterday, the new Sunday or
ders causing many to go beyond tn,
limits of the Taxing District to enjo,
themselves. Suburban resort-koeper
favor general orders"
Letter and note heads and envel
opcs in great variety; fine paper, anC
cheaper than ever before offered il
this city. Call at LEDGER Office anC
see sample and prices before givin.
your orders to drummers.
The boulevard resorts were heavil,
%patrOnized yesterday. The beer raj
short towards sunset and the THIRSTY
suffered after that, The garder
keepers will take warning and lay in .
larger stock for next Sunday.
The late much respected and widely
lamented Charles Parsons received as
pay for his last years service as rector
of St. Lazarus Church the sum Of
S2OSl.55, according to an official state.
ment of the vestry Of that parish.
Half a dozen baseball clubs were
hard at it in the suburbs yesterday
practicing, 50 that they may play with
ease, grace and skill as soon as the
weather is more settled. Sunday or
ders have no cares for the base. ball
boys. Irr
The Wilhelmj and Carreno matinee
on Saturday drew a rather thin at
tendance. Cause, high prices for
admittance and too much classical
music. To properly appreciate Will
helmj an auditor must be well educa-
ted in the lyrics.
Our receipts of cotton gradually in
crease and from appearances will soon
be up to those of last year. At present
We are 29,840 bales short of last years
receipts at the same date, our total
now being 298,S5l bales. From this
date othe close of last year our re-
ceipts we're $4,000 bales.
The unpopular Sunday order to
close business in this Taxing District
was not enforced beyond the old city
limits yesterday. People who desired
recreation could ride out on street
cars aud other cOnveyances to the
suburbs and enjoy themselves the
same as in former days.
1t was only the central part of the
city, after all, that was closed to wine
bibbers, topers and smokers. There
we're a dozen or more drinking places
that people could get in for a nip if
they wanted to, and all fruit and eat
ing stands down about Beal street had
their fronts open and lit up as usual
last night.
A few people like the Sunday order
regulations; others by a large majority
don't. The new authorities all have
comfortable homes and belong to the
former class. Poorer folks and tran
sient visitors are compelled to stroll
about sOlus,o or in squads with no chance
to recreate unless they go to the sub.
urbs, or fishing over the river.
Several gentlemen who are set down
as having participated in a meeting
last week to endeavor to influence a
return of the old city charter, assert
that their names were used without
authority. If such a move was really
on foot they would go to Nashville,
they say, and work like fury against a
cOnsummation so devoutly not wished.
AT the election for magistrate in the
Sixteenth civil district last Saturday,
to fill a vacancy caused by the death
of Samuel H. Jones, Mr.. d. G..
Slaughter was chosen by a vote of 115,
against p for McKenna, q for Willis,
and 3 for j, H. Goodlett. Total vote,
l6l. Mr.. Goodlett withdrew early in
the day in favor of Mr.. Slaughter.
The birth of George Washington
the Father Of his Country, has always
been recorded as having occurred on
the I'D Of February, 1872, just one
hundred and forty-seyen years ago.
Yet our neighbor, the Appeal, puts it
ten years to the rear of the accepted
period. The old reliable is a useful
and much appreciated newspaper, but
it is aslikely to err now and then as the
rest of us.
Jealous rivalry prevails among all
mankind. Even congregations of
Christian church people have petty
quarrels and schisms which they some
times carry beyond the grave. This
is not in accordance with the teach
ings of the Saviour during his worldly
career. The ungodly hear of these
quarrels and wonder if they will not
cause a postponement of the prom