Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-03
TIE CENTS Pc NE K.
THE CITY.
Thursday Evening. April >, 1879,
LEDGER LINES.

Buy shirts aud collars at Mays.
Jardiniere ribbons at Lavigne's.
Soda water at Young's. BIO Second.
Pinafore syrup, Young, $40 Second.
Small sugar-cured iOwls at Oliver,
Finnie 4 Co.'S.
The blustery breeze had a touch oil
Arctic feeling this forenoon.
Plenty of Whitaker and magnolia
hams at Oliver, Finnie & Co.'S.
Wire and rustic work made by Male
& Lamb, florists, 355 Main street.
Openings to display the new spring
fashions is. now the order of the day.
4 platoon Of the Memphis Light
Guards practiced evolutions on the
bluff last night.
The scaveDger work Of the city is to
be letoutina few days, and in the mean.
time bids to perform the service are in
order.
The Socicta di Unione Fratcllanza
meet tonight, doubtless to consult
over the preliminaries of tho annual
celebration.
Select, fine, large and small houses.
every variety, for rent. III Alabama
street for sale Low, W. A. Wheat
ley, 2Sl Main street.
The Chickasaw Guards have set
upon giving the comic opera of II. NJ.
s. Pinafore, and the first rehearsal
viii take place tonight.
The law class will meet tonight at
the Circuit Courtroom. Judge Ham
mond lectures. Business of special
Importance to be transacted.
Don't let ii be a subject Of regret
after April Sth that you failed to pur-
chase a ticket in the Louisiana Lot
tory. Call at the usual place.
During the early hours of this
morning street travellers, teeth were
made to chatter and their fingers were
benumbed by the sharp, keen air.
The temperature had q chilly touch
this morning, and felt as if it had
come down fresh and straight from
Alaska, or even from far-off Siberia.
Yesterday Oliver, Finnie & Co. re-
ceived orc hundred and fifty tierces
Of Whitaker hams, the largest ship.
ment of that brand ever sent to Mem
phis.
The subject Of poorly.cured bag
ging that stains and Injuries cotton
when used to wrap the bales is again
exciting the attention Of dealers in
the staple.
The price Of cotton again advanced
sc on all grades here at noon to-day.
and middling is quoted at lOsc. 1t is
generally conceded that it cannot be
bought at less than to lc above the
prices quoted.
The mercury was down to 35' this
morning. This is considerably below
the frost point, and but for the sharp
northwest breeze hoary Jack would
have distributed himself freely over
all exposed objects.
Half a dozen persons are mentioned
as prominent candidates to represent
the County Court in the new legisla-
tive council. Among them arc
Messrs. Dent, Dufey. Townsend. W.
n. Brown aud James Lee.
Local politicians are discussing the
triumph Of the Democrats in elocting
their respective tickets in the cities of.
little Rock, Pine Bluff, Fort Smith.
st. Louis and Chicago. Their success
appears to have been a sweeping one
at all of the points named.
The new city engineer estimates the
cost OF repairs to the stone pavement
on the west side of Main street for
the ensuing year at $1,000. That
amount, iudiciously handled. at the
proper time, would have kept both
sides. in fine order for a year. before
the Nicolson pavement was torn up.
| would respectfully announce to
my friends and the public generally
that | have connected myself with tho
firm Of T. 4. Divine 4 Co., corner Of
fernando and Vance streets, where l
would be pleased to have them call
and examine our stock Of select aud
choice family groceries. In. Rainey.
Those who have paid licenses and
privilege taxes to the defunct munici.
pal government aud are nsw called
upon to she'll out again feel sore over
it, and a meeting has been called to
convene at Cochran Hall tonight to
consult over the situation. If feasible
a plan of resistance is likely to be
made.
Several Of the bridges over bayou