Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-20
PUBLIC LEDGER.
ONCE: is Madison Street.
TEN CENTS Pc WE Elk.
THE CITY.
Friday EvenIng, juno 20. Is79
LEDGER LINES.

Big Boot shoe store, 344 Main, is
the place to buy shoes.
Professor Saxby's grand hop to-
night, corner Jefferson and Second.
The office Of the Memphis Water
Company is being removed to the
Masonic Temple.
1t is getting quite dusty, and a
shower would not be unwelcome. No
rain since last Saturday.
The potato shippers are closing up
their labors. They have had a lively
time of it for ten days past.
"Sir Harry Hotspur, of Humble
waite, by Anthony Trollope, ten cents
a copy at Mansford's, 298 Main street.
The cornerstone of the custom
house is to be chock full of newspa-
p2rs and other curiosities when it is
laid next week.
A private dispatch which appears
in our Geographic columns to-day an
nounces the destruction by fire of FIVE
stores at Milan, Tenn, this morning.
Strawberries from Chicago, ripe and
sweet, we're selling here last evening
at fifteen cents per quart box. rather
scant quarts, but called. that by cour-
tesy.
Two horses ran away with a pair of
boys last evening on Second street.
No damage was done, as the flying
steeds were checked and the lads dis
mounted.
Two sensations last evening and to-
day, the clothing store crookedness. a
small affair, and the Voss- 0'Brien
verdict. The latter was right; the
other wrong.
! Next Tuesday is the cornerstone
celebration day. 1t promises to afford
a fine spectacle, while the ceremonies
will be interesting. A large crowd
will be present.
Substantial seats, in amphitheatri-
cal style, are in course of erection on
the..bluf, between Union and Monroe
streets, for the promised Fourth Of
July fireworks.
Visitors will be admitted free OF
charge at Estival Park, Sunday, from
10 o'clock in the morning till 10 at
night. Cool beer and other refresh
ments at usual rates.
The French picnic managers had
nothing over for the sanitary associ-
alton. In fact, fell short, and were
obliged to make up their expense ac-
count among themselves.
Cool and pleasant all of yesterday.
the temperature ranging from Gl0 to
83o, with n~ortheasterly breezes. The
wind will shift to southeast to-day
and a warmer temperature is indi.
Gated.
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Sol Coleman, the indefatigable, has
for sale the genuine first quality B. +.
Grayely chewing tobacco. lie sells il
at SLIGO per pound. We know this
article to be scarce 10 the Eastern
markets even at the above price, and
in order to get the genuine Sol paid a
premium for it. 1t is rich and coed.
The Chickasaw Guards have aban.
doned their proposed tour through the
South. The time required to make
the trip would be greater than many
could we'll spare; hence the requisite
number entering the list fell short
In the meantime the Guards will work
like beavers to attain perfection in the
drill, aud in the fall there is a three
thousand dollar purse in sight at the
st. Louis fair.
Captain Stacker Lee, with his great
favorite and popular packet, the Goa.
homa, will give a grand Fourth o.
July excursion from Helena to Mem.
phis, leaving Helena Thursday morn.
ing at 7 and arriving here Fri.
day morning at 5 o'clock. The colc.
bration in Memphis will be the grand.
est that has ever taken place. and
Captain Stack is making preparation
to accommodate a large number O
excursionists.
The Missouri, Fort Scott and Gul
Railroad Company has purchased tn.
Kansas City and Memphis road an,
will at once put the route through Il
completion between Kansas City anC
Springfield, Mo-, also forty miles thi
side. The building of this road il
more important to Memphis aud it
future trade than any proposed line o
railroad. We need the heavy yield o
grain produced up that way aud it
growers need a marketabls quite
for il.