Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-05
LEDGER LINES.

From IS' to % yesterday,
Moon rises Dminutes of 9 tonight,
LEDGER job printing Office, 10 Madison
street.
Chickens are scarce and sell at Sc per
dozen now.
The season for planting turnip seed is
close upon Us,
A mail, thearst in four days, came to US
this morning from the North.
Camp Marks has 4Sl people within its
circle, of which A. are colored.
First-class printing at low rates at the
LEDGER JOB printing Office, IS Madison
street.
The Kountz Line boat Kehlor, is an
nounced to leave st. Louis for New Or
leans to-day.
The war ship Wachusett, raised anchor
and put to sea for a cruise from New
Orleans last Tuesday.
1t is rather odd, but a fact, noverthe-
less, that an inebriated doctor has not been
seen in public here for over a week.
The doctors continue to back bite cat
haul and eKcoriate each other. They
appear worse than newspaper men,
1t exeites any crossroads place Just now
to whisper forth that there is ii stranger
fresh from Memphis close about.
Only supplies for the Howards are to be
brought here by the Southern Express
Company from this time until cold
weather.
A printer now at Water Valley, Miss,
writes here and asks for a job. He has
had yellow fever twice and is not afraid
of the malady.
Towns in the interior are running short
o proyisions, and they are anxious to raise
the quarantine, provided they can keep
Memphis sealed.
The LEDGER job printing Office, 10
Madison, executes everything in the job
printing line as neat and cheap as any
house in this city.
The steamer Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Rowland, is running between Cincinnati
and P~lttsburg. and the Hattie Nowland
is running from Cincinnati to Cairo.
The daily Pubic LEDGER will be
mailed to any address for fifty cents per
month. The subscription must, in every
case, be paid for cash in advance.
The steamer Ouachita Belle is expected
to leave St. Louis for this place and points
below on tomorrow. The Coahoma bias
been released from quarantine at St.
Louis.
The Chicks picked nine were defeated
at a game Of baseball by the town boys
nine near GAINESVILLE a few days ago
Their friends up that way urge them moi
to be discouraged.
The mayor Of Louisville has authorized
the Howards to draw on him for 5000
the same being part Of a fund left ovel
from last year for the benefit Of yellow
fever suGererstn the South.
Eggs are just now in demand among
cake-makers. The last sold here on Sat
urday at 20 cents per dozen. Since ther
the market has been bare and the confcc
TONERS are almost out Of cake.
The mail question continues TO be
leading topic of interest and discussion
Our people are anxious 10 have dali,
communication by rail with their abseh
friends and relatives in the North.
The steamer w. p. Halliday left s
Louis for New Orleans last Saturday an
has freight for this port, which she wi
doubtless discharge on a aatboat or bare
in the middle of the river or over on III
other side.
Half a dozen open cotton hollis wer
brought in this morning from tho Grove
farm, about five miles out on the Bi
Creek road. 1t was raised by Mr.. Til
Mack. The crop is 4 pretty one an
promises a rich yield.
A few malcontents, white and blac
but mainly the latter, held a meeting dow
town last night, free rations in the eli
being the leading topic. They can't
drawn except ut Camp Marks. The fl
has gone forth and will not be revoked.
Farmers are laying by their crops
cotton in the interior. A good yield.
assured and many estimate the yield
close on 10 five millions. The corn or,
in the South will not be up To an ayera.
owing TO the drouth in many l%ocalitil
Captain Henry Powers, Of the steam
Marlin Speed, arrived home yesterda