Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-29
LEDGER LINES
Hair GOODS at LavigueS
New toys at Sherwood & Cos

Male Il Lambs grcen houses are at
the south gate Of ElmwOOd.
Lemons twelve and a half cents a
ldozcO at Oliver Ennic & Co.'S.
LibrottoS for the RuafOrc can be
had at 50 Main street, at Bigelow's
news stand
Not more than fifty scattering seats
for both nights Of Pinafore remained
unsold at noon to-day,
Efforts are progressing in the courts
to wnd up the estate of the late John
n Robinson as insolveut
The dancing season has opened, and
the Phoenix Club will give a calico
hon tonight at Msennerchor Hall.
The moon will shine brightly for
our sailors, their sisters, their cousins
and their sunS all through this week.
Paul BOyton flOated into New Or
leans yesterday, tired and sunburnt,
after a short little swim of about 1000
miles.
There was a dance festival at Maen-
nerchOr Hall last night by a number
Of Odd Fellows and their friends of
both sexes.
Efforts are in progress to pave Mad
isOn street, from Main to Front, by
subscription, provided $500 can be
secured for the purpose.
In our second edition will be found
the latest market reports from the
principal cities, which will be of
special value to our business men.
R. H. Spangler and R. A. Young
are in the news business at the corner
of Monroe and Second streets. They
also keep confectioneries, cigars, to-
bacco, etc.
They are now making out that the
Kansas emigrants are clothed in gar
ments purchased from people who suf-
fered with the yellow fever last fall.
1t does look sorter scary.
The leyee south of Union street is
to be paved by Larkin & Co. when the
wharfage fund is large enough to pay
for it. This is not likely, however,
during the ensuing summer.
The colored soldiers turned out yes
terday afternoon in martial array to
attend an orphans picnic held at Els
tival Park. The net proceeds of the
picnic were for the Garfield orphans.
The Memphis Law journal for May
is out promptly on time and is fully
equal to former numbers. 1t contains
a number of important decisions and
articles Of value to the legal profess
sion.
A lot on the southeast corner of
PontotOc and st. Martin streets, $50
by 5S feet, upon which is a brick cot
tage now renting for $40 per month,
sold this forenoon at public auction
for $3.50.
A ball fired from a cannon strikes
somewhere, and the prizes in the
Louisiana Lottery will fall to the lot
of some lucky individual. The next
drawing takes place May 10. Tickets
only two dollars.
No delegates were appointed at the
colored picnic yesterday to go either
to Nashville or to New Orleans. The
matter was postponed until Wednes-
day evening next, when a meeting
will be held on Beal street to discuss
it.
From SO to 75o was the range of
temperature yesterday, with winds
mainly from the north. The breezes
will shift to-day, as the warmer breath
of the wind god Zephrus is about to
drive the blasts of Boreas back IN
their hyperborean caverns.
The quarrel over the printing of the
mortuary report for the legislative
council has been amicably adjusted in
a manner highly honorable to the cour-
age Of the parties concerned. No
black eyes, but black looks alone, de-
note that there was a breeze.
A pretty Beal street brunette. about
nineteen years old, and a youthful
Italian turned up missing last night.
The pair, it is stated, took passage for
st. Louis. The young lady's father
was TINS morning in a tempestuous
state Of mind, and he let all of his
neighbors know exactly how he felt.
The merchants dealing in grain have
failed to influence the legislative coun-
ell to reduce weighing fees TO one cent
a bushel There is much injustice in
this fee and privilege tax business. and
considerable feeling has been aroused
IN various circles which will doubtless
be felt whenever a popular election
comes around.
10 capture a barber or a saloon
keeper for doing business on the Sab.
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