Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
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Red raspberries, Lyle & Shields.
Roll corned beef, Lyle & Shields.
Cotton is growing too fast just now.
Brown 4 Jones, coal, Office 282
Main street,
Best quality green and black teas, at
Lytle & Shields.
We are in the very midst of a pO-
litical tempest in a tea pot.
PUBLIC LEDGER job printingOfice
and book bindery, ID Madison.
Mr.. james P. Jordan and Miss
Mary Phillips were licensed to marry
this forenoon.
Blight in cotton, caused by too
much wet, is complained of by many
valley planters,
The orphans picnic, despite the
rain, was fairly well attended and is to
be continued to-day.
Nearly a quarter of an inch of rain
fell yesterday and last night-tOo
much for the good of the crops.
Business men will find it to their
interest to have all their job printing
done at the PUBLIC LEDGER Office.
The democratic executive commit
tee Of Shelby county will meet to
morrow noon at their headquarters,
The Lene Stars, of New Orleans,
we're beaten at base ball on Sunday
last by the st. Louis Browns. Score,
Y to8.
The criminal court did not meet to-
day, as had been announced, but will
be opened by Judge Horrigan on
Monday next.
The Hancock and English boom
has started here, by the formation of
fine club Of young men last night,
nearly all voters, too.
From 20 to s. was yesterdays range
Of temperature, and this morning it
was Y, with westerly winds promising
to shift to the northwest.
We have had three days of fourth
of July jubilee festivities, and even
this morning, a few bombs, scattered
noise and paper about in spots.
-Four prisoners went to the Forrest
island farm to-day, making 81 in all
now there, of whom 10 are on account
Of the city, and % for the county.
The scramble for Office seems to be
the whole issue involved in our local
political contest. Principles are not
a part of the play in any particular.
In our lists of delegates from the
second ward, yesterday, the name of
Mr.. NJ. COIN, by some accident, was
left out. He is a delegate and a good
one.
Fussing about the several candid
ates for sheriff is a leading feature of
those whose motto has always been
understood as anything to beat the
democracy"
Blatherskite and fustian is the game
of the first ward regarding the pro-
posed nomination for sheriff, and the
fussy fellows have the aid Of an organ
to advance their cause.
Hon. j. NJ. Harris and Col. II. p.
Chambers, elector on the greenback
ticket are to discuss the issues of the
canvass at Log Union in this county
next Monday the 18th inst.
The recent excessive wetness has
suspended traffic in potatoes. and fruit
as well. The farmers cannot dig or
gather in such a time, nor can ship
pers do anything in a satisfactory
manner.
There is bad feeling in the vicinity
of Horne Lake, Miss, between nun.
erous ugly tempered black citizen,
and their white neighbors and en-.
ployers. Threats and shot-guns arc
heard and seen.
The police court was a failure thi,
morning. Besides the case of ,Jak,
4 Jones, who was bound over to tn,
criminal court for malicious cutting
only a few minor misdemeanor case
were tried, light fines being imposed
+ The foot Of fernando street was i
a patriotic state Of illumination las
: night. Chinese lanterns in several row
= hung across the street, overhead rock
. cts with balloons attached were sen
alOft and there was a general feelin
: Of brightness over the display.
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