Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-18
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THE CITY.
Friday Evening. July Is, 1879
LEDGER LINES.
From To to 81 yesterday.

NlaulSOn htTeet.
First-class printing at low rates a
the LEDGER job printing Office, L
Madison street.
The Chickasaw Guards agreed a
their meeting last night to camp on
for the summer neal GAINESVILLE.
The Hotel Castor closed yesterda,
and will reopen after the first heav,
frost, a hundred days or so ahead.
Temperature at sunrise to-day 75'
with a gentle northeast wind. This i,
A. cooler than it was yesterday at tn,
same time.
Popular Monthly, D~emorest's, Re.
view De La Mode, and a large line o.
cheap reading received at Mansford's
298 Main street.
The LEDGER job printing Office, !;
Madison, executes everything in the
job printing line as neat and cheap as
any house in this city.
The absence of the chairman Of the
committee, Mr.. Gum, caused no hack
stand report to be made at the legisla-
tive council meeting yesterday.
The Commonwealth Distribution
Company will hold another drawing
on the 3lst. This is a fine opportuni-
ty for some lucky individuals to draw
prizes.
The daily PUBLIC LEDGER will he
mailed to any address for fifty cents
per month. The subscription must
10 every case, be paid for cash in
advance.
Eighteen days is a long time to 60
without rain in this part of the world,
but hat interval elapsed between the
shower of last night and the one that
preceded it.
Grumblers thrive in such times as
the present, and their garrullity wor-
rics quietly disposed people while it
does no good to anybody except those
who let off their pent-up feelings.
Heavy thunder, violent winds and
plenty Of lightning flew about last
night for a short period. The storm
First came from the northwest, but at
its heaviest moment was from the
southeast.
The chief Of the fire department,
Mr.. McFadden, has been authorized
by the authorities to make requisition
for horse prCvender to last for three
months and DR.. Porter is to be en-
powered to make the purchase.
1t looks as if the majority of our
city rulers are about to join the trav-
cling throng. A few days hence it
will be difficult to get a quorum
together Of either the board of public
works or the legislative council.
A delightful aud most refreshing
shower of rain came from the
northeast about nine o'clock last
night. OF and on it lasted several
hours, and vegetation looked clean,
fresh and vigorous this morning.
The subscribers are urged to pay
the carriers in full for their papers to-
morrow morning. They are obliged
to pay the Office for all papers they
carry out. are responsible for them
individually, and must settle to-mor.
row evening.
About two hundred people left by
the Louisville road this morning. and
three hundred last night. Between
one hundred and fifty and two hun
dred left by the Memphis and Charles.
ton road last night. The train went
out with four coaches.
The sidewalks on Adams street are
to be made four feet wider than now,
all the way from Front street to Bayou
Gayoso. so that but thirty.eight feet
OF width will remain to be paved with
stone. The ordinance was yesterday
passed by the legislative council to
carry this into effect.
1t is stated as a fact that the vacant
criminal iudgeship was rendered to
General L. b. Horrigan, and hat the
place was entirely unsolicited by him
also that it was FIRST offered to General
Luke r. Wright. Those who sought
the position were badly left, though
several had very influential endorse
lAents.
The knights of Honor, Diamond
Lodge, No. 5S3, through their special
relief committee, james B. Cook.
chairman, has taken charge from the
beginning Of the Hester family, on
Clay street, rendering them all the aid
and assistance in the power of the
order.
The Chickasaw Guards move thei
headquarters to GAINESVILLE this even.