Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-16

There we're three separate storms
last night, the central one before two
am. being the toughest. The boat
people say it blew great guns during
the middle watch.
People about the city were rem
dered quite uneasy during the blow
of the early hours this morning.
Several thought houses would be
unroofed, but they were not.
The Arabian nights entertain
ment to open here next week is spec.
tacular, musical and pleasing. The
sale of seats begins tomorrow morn
ing at H ollenberg's music store.
"A line of new pavement is in
course Of being laid along a portion Of
the south side Of fernando street, an
Improvement badly needed for several
dozen years. Wayfarers who pass that
way are delighted.
Barbour brought in the first
strawberries this morning. He says
the crop will be short but the quality
good. He will hereafter have them
daily, fresh and fine at Oliver, Finn;e
& Co.'S.
On Monday evening next tie ex-
quisite opera of "The Armorer' is to
be repeated at the German casino club
hall. Several Of our lady ametuers
distinguished themselves at its first
presentation, and they will be certain
to do it again.
-Telegraphing was going on last
night and to-day between this and
New York regarding the interest of
the county in the Louisville & Nash
vile railway. The sheriff certified to
the editors last evening and the stock
will be sold as soon as expedient.
The teachers and pupils of the
Sabbath school Of the first Presbyte-
rian church, are requested to meet in
the lecture room, promptly at 10
o'clock tomorrow Saturday morn
ing, for the purpose of attending the
funeral services of their late superin-
tendent, Mr.. G. l.. Denison.
There has been much talk to-day
on the subject Of sensational reports
regarding sickness. Two or three
cases of malignant fever, during the
past winter, has been distorted into
malignant yellow fever, or something
worse. Nothing ofthe sort happened,
except in the distorted imagination of
scary people.
The sewer diggers are running a
deep excavation straight down the
centre of St. Martin and Mulberry
streets, and also down the middle of
the sidewalk along Beal street from
Main to the river. Half a dozen more
Of lines are in course of being laid on
other streets and the sewer work pro-
crosses with fair speed.
Madame Marie Salvotti, who
made a very pleasant impression here
some three years ago, as a songstress
is to revisit us next week in company
with the yiolinist, Wilhelm. The
madame isn't much when it COMES to
good looks, but as a songstress she is
superb, while at the same time she is
a very genial. a very clever, and a de-
servedly popular lady.
Numerous people continue to
snarl because Memphis and her citi-
zenS exhibited the same courtesies to
General Grant that they did to ex-
president johnson, or the Grand Duke
Alexis, when they visited us a few
years ago. There was no politics in
the ovations of those periods, and
none now, except among those who
wish to so interpret the situation.
The only article of commercial
traffic not droopy or waning in value
just now is cotton. A little spring
upward occurred yesterday after two
or three weeks of depression and de.
cline. AS a result sales here were
liberal. Flour, meat, grain, iron and
nearly everything else has been seal.
ing downward in value for some time
past. The boom last fall and winter
was too rapid, by a large majority.
1t makes no difference as TO
whether a man likes General Grant
personally, politically, or otherwise.
He cuts a big figure in the history of
the two past decades, and his name
will continue TO do so during the next
few thousand years. Whether he
achieved fame or had it thrust upon
him, fame is his, and when carpers,
grumblers and the like are dead and
forgotten, thename of Grant will rank
among great mems NAMES. 1t does
not follow, however, that any of us
should endorse him for a third term.
Gs-BUCK BEER BUCK BEER~ya
From Val. BIatZ's Brewery.
Milwaukee, Wis,