Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-06
PUBLIC LEDGER.
Office: is Madison Street.
TIE N Pc WE X
THE CITY.
Friday EVENING, June 8, 1879
LEDGER LINES.

The dust is beginning to stir again,
At half past 9 tonight the moon
will rise.
Best shoes at lowest prices at the
Big Boot shoe store, 344 Main.
Elmwood lots attended to by Male
& Lamb, florists, 355 Main street.
Fine crop prospects aud hopeful
people expresses the situation at pres
ent.
The gas office has removed to the
Masonic Temple building, on Madison
street.
The s~anitarians will be around to
inspect eyerybody's rear premises in a
day or two.
The public schools are closed. The
exercises Of the graduates will take
place at the Memphis Theater to-
night,
St. Joseph's Catholic church, on
Georgia street, holds a mission from
this evening until Sunday evening for
the benefit of Italian citizens.
Parties going to the springs want a
travelling cup. Mansford can supply a
good article, pocket size, enclosed in a
neat ease, for twenty-five cents.
The oscillation Of the thermome-
ter yesterday was 24'-the highest
being So and the lowest ga. Winds
! shifting from southeast to southwest
Potato and cabbage shippers have
begun active operations in this market
Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Chicago
have so far got the most we have sent
away.
A promenade concert and hop at
the Exposition building, in the inter
est of the Masonic order, is spoken o.
for the 24th, when the custom-h house
cornerstone ceremonies come off
Star chamber or secret meetings Of
our authorities are necessary to the
preservation and execution of the
affairs OF the city. A meeting witt
closed doors was yesterdays pro.
gramme.
The congregation Of the Contra.
Methodist church are to have a picnic
at Mitchells tank, Mississippi ant
Tennessee railroad, to- morrow aud the
train starts about half-past eight il
the morning.
Seventeen years ago to-day this cit.
was evacuated by the Confederate
after having been held by them a lit
tie over a year. The Federal flag i
more popular now than it was at thI
time this change occurred.
The crops in the bottoms lool
splendid. They are free from grass
weeds, bugs, lice, worms and all othe
evils, are growing beautifully ant
planters never exhibited a more cheer
full temper than they do now.
When the katydids chirp It's sal,
four months will elapse before fros
appears. They we're heard last night
so on the morning of the 9Th of 0cto
Der, one hundred and twenty-five day
hence, look out for Frosty Jack.
Interior resorts, where comfortabl
quarters may be found at REASONABLE
rates, should be advertised in tn
. LEDGER, A number of families, O
moderate means, are anxious to leay
during the heated term, and wish t
find a location where they can affor.
( to stay.
The chamber of commerce is t
meet st 3o'clock tomorrow afternoo.
to discuss their interests in connec
ton with the proposed planters liz
of steamers to be run between thi
port and points on the river below
The subject is one of much import
taaee to our commercial interests.
During the month Of May n peopI
: died in this city. against 10 last ye,
for the same month, - the year befol
and lO4 in 1876. OF the II only 81
died of four kinds Of fever, includir
typhoid, eongestive, malarial an
, typho- malaraI. Six died Of old az
nine Of consumption, six Of acciden
one by murder and two by suicide.
: Cotton futures are now ono eel
lower in the New York market tia
they were at their highest during Il
few days Of excitement that pyeyailc
j. come two weeks ago. Spot cottol
are three-foprths Of . cent lower tbl
at their highest quotations The