Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-31


rOughness in a sailors life. It's Cue
school for bad boys and never hurts
good ones.
Tho Taxing District is all right
said a dispatch from Jackson carly
this morning. The news spread rap
idly Over the city and good cheer pre-
vailed all round.
8 Several efforts on the part Of the
elements at getting up a shower last
evening resulted in a failure. Sue
cess, however, crowned the rain god
Pluvius this morning.
The children of Grace Episcopal
Church Sunday-School were in the
dumps this forenoon, a picnic having
been programmed for their benefit,
and the rain spoiled their fun.
News from New Orleans is to the
effect that no yellow fever prevails
there in any form. An emphatic de.
NAL is given TO a report which had
spread that several cases had occurred
there.
The cutters were well flushed BY
the shower this morning. When it
comes to effective sanitary work ma
ture can beat human inventions all
hollow, and the expense is also a big
feature in its favor.
The range Of the temperature yes.
terday was 2O', the highest being 93'
and the lowest 73'. Throughout the
day the wind came from the southeast,
and in the afternoon late was quite
dusty, with threats Of rain.
The children Of St, Mary's Cathe-
dral, on Poplar street, will hold n
Whitsuntide Festival tomorrow,
Sunday night. The exercises will
be interspersed with beautiful songs
and addresses. The public are invited,
and a large crowd is expected.
In order to spend Sunday pleasantly
and make it a day of rest reading mat
ter is required. To obtain a general
assortment go to Mansford's, 299 Main
street, and YOU will find the very latest
in all branches of the news AID book
trade. Prepare to-day, as all close at
one o'clock on Sunday.
The Louisiana lottery holds another
grand drawing on the 18th. The CAPT
tai prize is 100000, aud tickets $40
fractional tickets in proportion. 1t is
a good opportunity for some person to
get a fortune, and each ticket-holder
has an equal chance with every other
ticket holder.
The level of the river at present is
far below the usual point at this sea
son of the year; and without the ira
ditional June rise of the waters above.
we r likely to have a season of very
low water. At present the river level
is twenty-seven feet six inches below
high water mark, and sand bars stand
high above the surface of the waters
at all points.
The auxiliary sanitary association
are sending envelopes to various fami-
lies throughout the city asking that
the people cooperate with them in
enforcing sanitary regulations. They
wish to clean the streets and prevent
disease. 1t is an important matter-a
matter of life and death they say
and they ask contributions, large OF
small, to aid them in executing the
work they have undertaken to carry
out.
1t is stated that the supply of Goa.
now in this market, az we'll as Other
points below Cairo, is ample to las
several months and that there is not
likely to be any advance in prices. Al
the same time coal dealers would be
happy were a coal-aOating rise to take
place in the upper Ohio as just nov
over l5,000,0O0 bushels of coal i,
loaded in boats and ready to start
South oil the first swell. This is saiJ
to be the heaviest stock ever placed
aAoat at Pittsburg at once. All min.
ing has ceased for the present OWNS
TO boats and other receptacles bein.
full.
I'm the hour when, from the boughs
the nightingale note is heard" whiel
was sometime after midnight and yer,
early this morning, the musical band
at Estival Park took passage on ;
street car for their uptown touches
Whether it was the influence of extrI
potations of beer, or otherwise, is un
known, but they made a prodigou,
budget of hideous noises, sharp, shril
squeals and inharmonious squeak.
garnished with scattering yells from
those who had no brass except tina.
which they carry in their faces. Th,
risky fellows had a hilarious time o
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