Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-21
TIE CENTS Pc WE X.
THE CITY.
LEDGER LINES.

Middling cotton 81 cents.
The staple is neither bluen nor stupid
to-day.
Male & Lamb, florists, are sOdding
Elmwood lots. Leave orders at 355
Main street.
The street railway track is under
going repair. 1t is a much needed
improvement.
We are catching up with last years.
cotton receipts. Our present shortage
is only 32,O13 bales.
Temperature this morning at s
o'clock 35o. The variation yesterday
was from 32' to 4S0, a rise and fall
of 160.
Very active are the cotton dealers
to-day. When the staple is lively
business is always good in Other
circles.
The price of cotton went up L
here at noon to-day, and Lice in New
York. Our market is reported
steady.
1t ought to be a fine harvest field
for vault and sink cleaners here from
this time forth. Many are nearly full
and awfully dirty.
The renowned violinist Wilhemj,
aided by the soprano singer Kate L.
james, and the pianist Teresa CarenO.
will appear at the Memphis Theatel
tonight.
Stray cows, hogs and dogs roam a
large through the streets, break fence,
and gates with impunity, and commit
a lot of other n%uisances. They should
be arrested.
The health authorities are out fol-
thirty carts and fifty men to clean up
the city. Look into back yards and
down sinks and vaults as you go along,
gentlemen officials.
Tomorrow being a general holiday
in honor of Washington's birth, there
will be no telegraphic cotton news
from New York. So say dispatches
received this forenoon.
From this time to the close of the
last commercial year our cotton re-
ceipts were $1,000 bales. Prospects
indicate that we will get fully as much
as last season from now to the close.
The Phoenix and the Man of the
People will be Milton Mobiles plays at
the theater on the three last days of
next week. The first gives him a
clever show-off in "The villain still
pursued her"
Letter and note heads and enyel-
opes in great variety; fine paper, and
cheaper than ever before offered in
this city. Call at LEDGER Office and
see sample and prices before giving
your orders to drummers.
An exhorter holds forth at the cor
ner of Main and Madison streets daily,
and draws several hundred people to
hear his harangue. He appears to
inveigh against the Protestant religion
and is creating an open air revival
neither popular nor edifying,
The Chickasaw Guards had a fine
time with their Exposition building
drill last night. There were forty-two
men in line. Their snowy uniforms
and matchless evolutions was the ad-
miration of a large number of specta-
tors.
The pretty and talented actress
Genevieye Ward will appear at the
Memphis Theater Monday next as
Maud Muller" following with Cou-
sin Roxy and the Tieket-of- LeaveMan
Her character in the latter is "Sam
Willoughby."
Rev. DIR. NJ. Samfeld, Rabbi of the
Hebrew Reform Synagogue, delivers
tonight the third lecture on Ancient
funeral rites and customs of mourn.
ing" These lectures are of great
archaeological interest, aud have been
well received. Services commence at
half past seven.
The Puritans Of our early history
could not ask more than the people
Of this district are likely to have in
the way of enforced business closure
on the Sabbath. In spite of it, how
ever, cattle and cats will roam at large
and folks will drink whisky.
The old city's cash assets are yet in
bank and are likely to remain there
for a while. Should they be given up
| Governor Marks will hold each con
Germ responsible, if the law will let
him. Judge Baxtcr's receiver, as be-
fore remarked, has no bed Of roses
promised him.
It was nearly four years ago that
MIR, Schwarzenburg was burned out,