Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-30

What do you call this burg now?
Rainfall yesterday exceeded one
inch.
Did ever SO many people have bad
colds.
The moon will set at half-past
twelve tonight.
Variable winds shifting from north
west to southwest.
Judge Hammond will deliver a lee
ture to the law class tonight.
Elmwood lots put in order by Male
& Lamb, florists, 1856 Main street.
The sun peeped forth from behind
the broken clouds near noon to-day.
Fanny Davenport appears here next
week. She is now at New Orleans.
The staple was in better shape at
noon than during the morning hours.
you onion headed old sinner is
now one of the sayings among the
gamins.
Robson and Crane, as the 1.-TWO
DrOmios," tonight for the first time
in this city.
They are all hungry to fund their
old bonds now" says one of OuI lead
ing city officials.
Walls and lamentations continue
among the ~tax-eaters about the court
house and city hall.
Thermometer at seven o'clock this
morning 45'. The highest yesterday
was 64'; the lowest 51'.
A choice fat bear to be sold il
small quantities at S. Clements
game depot, Beal street bridge.
Johnston's Csc unlaundried shirts
warranted linen fronts. Best shirt ever
offered for the price. 23 Main street.
Much feeling prevails among our
people against the murderers of Mrs
Foster. There is talk of a lynchinq
scrape.
The taxpayers continue to crowd
the tax-eaters' Office. Tomorrow is
the last day of grace. After that
heavier charges.
The regular monthly drawing of the
Louisiana Lottery takes place on Feb
ruary llth. Procure tickets at once
at the usual place.
The river level is now within Ave
feet Of extreme high water mark. Al
present, however, there is no add.
tiOnal swell expected.
Two weeks Of opera cost the people
Of Chicago, including tickets, car.
riages, etc, at least 100000. Hard
times. come again no more.
Ten hours and three-quarters is the
time between sunrise and sunset TO-
day. The light Of the days bright
orb is gradually stretching itself. Sun.
rise 6:57, sunset 5;36.
Cotton prices we're re-established al
yesterday mornings figures at noon
to-day. Dispatches from New York
announced spots Lice better, and
futures firm at eight to ten points
higher prices.
Under the present system II cost
$50 per day to run the city govern.
ment, not including interest on tn,
municipal debt, which has not beer
paid for several gears. As a taxing
district it gill hardly be as expensive
The Key family to the number Of
iorty-hve persons, have been ia SEES.
sion here for the past two days, con.
sulting over a valuable estate in Eng.
land, which is in search Of heirs
They came here from Mobile. St
Louis and other points.
Saturday night next the screamin,
farce Of Jenny Lind will be presented
at the Memphis Theater. W. H
Crane and Miss Alicia Robson will
sing several operate selections, bal
lads, Duets, ETC., on the decision. Tn,
Comedy Of Errors will also be given.
The upper rivers are again open t,
boat navigation. Ice has cleared ava,
below St. Louis and the Ohio is fire..
from obstruction. The boat peopl
have experienced a rough time Of /
during the past winter, the element
having been in an unusually disturbe,
state the past six or eight weeks.
We have a population Of more thai
fifty thousand people trembling in fea
Of a recurrence of the plague whicl
killed more than five thousand 0
their fellow citizens last summer
whose streets are filthy beyond descrip
ton, whose alleys are, many Of them
reeking with nOisome excreta, anc
without one dollar In tha t,oaeur,