Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-08
PUBLIC
osoe. Is Madison Street,
CENTS Pc WE X.
THE CITY.
rnesanN ENeninr. IulN :. 1879
LEDGER

LEDGER J0o printing once, 10
Madison street.
All the best styles at the Big Boot
shoe store, 34l Main.
First-class printing at low rates at
the LEDdER job printing Office, Il
Madison street
The Havana Lottery draws again on
Friday. Tickets can be found at the
usual place in this city.
Empty beer kegs piled along the
alley way payements worries the olfac-
tories Of numerous wa5ssrers.
The committees are working ike
Beavers to make the Maennerchor ex-
SrsiOn next Sunday a grand success.
After learning the boys TO drill So
thoroughly certain people now desire
to see our soldiers learn to shoot pre-
The big running race as Olympic
Park will not come of until G o'clock,
Come out. The best race Of the
season.
a concert comes of in Chelsea this
evening for the benefit Of the Third
Presbyterian church. Fine music is
promised.
The slaughter Of the d,gs began
yesterday. Several defunct bow-wows
we're scattered along the highways
this morning.
Lemons at a cent each and ice a
cent apound or less, renders a pala;able
pitcher Of lemonade within the reach
Of the poorest.
Burnt alum as an ingredient in soda
water or the syrups used therein has
caused many to repudiate the beverage
a. q sumner drink.
The LEDGEz job printing ohee, l3
Madison, executes everything IN the
Job printing line : neat and cheap as
ar h5uss IN this city.
Ms-ps Degree Lodge, l. o. o. T.,
have slaeeei ihe fSlloEing officers
10 arEs z. tie next siK months
B. c. Trader. D. 81. N. Logan,
D. D. NJ L. ;. Burr, Is. 4.
b u. J. 7. Les.A A D. u 5. H.
Gibson. Seey T. 5. Bingham. II.
Mr. Charles Hattendorf has re-
moved bis popular meat and vegetable
store frcm ORLEANS street TO No go.
on the corner Of Lauderlzls and
Vance streets lie i successor to Z
drug store ghieh failed The neigh
b0rhoOd Is evidently hairhy and
hearty.
4 week ago 10 zzrtes ~ Ehss.
could Be found here There Is NV .
good demand At 50 esaa gsr bushe.
for No. 2 grade. AID iAs wrapsess az.
good for the demand 10 BE- tem %,
during tbs fall months 4 sosnai
mill, with liberal capacity. Tillosrelig
for service in a few days.
During the hottest portion Of yes-
teFday afternoon the temperature At
signal service Office marked 81 Al
other points about the city it wa two
or three degrees higher. The coolest
hours Of the morning was II. The
breezes promise to shift to the north.
west this evening and blow slightly
cooler.
The election Of Sheriff McGowan II
represent the county aud protect IL
prisoners at the Presidents Island
WORK house is regarded as a wise and
salutary movement The appointment
Iof w. W. WAR to be deputy sheriff
and his place of duty at the island vii
insure a remedy Of all evils and nc
cause t1y future complaint.
The Mcclellan Ggqrds, Captain
Glass. are out with a challenge 10 drill
any company Of colored folks IN the
nation, the matab to come off within
ninety days after ths challenge is ac
cepted. Captain Glass and Ftst Lieu
tenant Lorenzo Dow have been re
elected to their respective places. r
L.. Church is treasurer, aud NJ. Mel
son, secretary
They have drogaed j. iq the bow
and all differences have been sunk j
a bowl of punch between the Chicks
and the "Grays." The soldiers ca
nov fraternize cordially, and be eS
eeedingiy polite to one another unde
all circumstances Who will now de
clare that beneaceut Influences. ma
not be worked through well brewe
champagne punch2 .
The false alarm Of a r|eappcaranc
of fever ia this city WAS spread upo
the wings Of the Montgomery, Ala
wind a couple of weeks since, tongue