Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-07
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LEDGER LINES.

INO ram uO-udg.
New moon this morning.
The showers have quit for a spell.
Peaches and blackberries cheap anC
plentiful.
Brown Il Jones, coal, Office %:
Main street.
Anything to get Office" is the CRY
of the noisy politician.
PUBLIC LEDGER job printingoficC
and book bindery, 13 Madison.
The chances are that John Powe'
will not be endorsed, by a large major
ity.
We have several Hancock and Eng
lish clubs, aud the cry is more arc
forming.
Iced tea is now one of the popular
beverages. Buttermilk is also liked
by some,
Numerous cotton planters are re-
portedt have over cropped themselves
this season.
The blight has struck the cotton
plant in spots, but as yet no serious
damage is reported.
About l75 to III will be number Of
persons who will make up the con-
vention tomorrow.
Our stone laid streets cost from
twelve to fifteen thousand dollars for
each mile, on the average.
From 20 to Sc degrees was yester-
days range Of temperature. The re.
cord is some higher to-day.
Business men viii find it to their
interest to have all their job printing
done at the PUBLIC LEDGER Office.
Planters can now 60 to work to get
the grass out of their crops, those
who have more of it than is healthy.
Annie Ward, who fell out of win
dow on Washington street some time
since, is reported to be getting well.
Potatoes are going up a little. Wet
weather has shortened receipts and
improved the demand in western
cities.
Republicans say there will be a ter
rible split in their party over the Hor-
rigan nomination and the way in
which it was secured.
A few hungry ofice-seekers, with
several noisy followers, are trying to
make trouble, and refuse to do any
thing towards healing differences.
Q. B. Bryan & Co., coal dealers
of l3 Madison street, will remove to-
morrow to No. 20 Madison street, the
former location of the DeSoto bank.
The cash receipts of the city dur.
ing the past six months has averaged
close to $4,000 per day. We ought to
run a very good town on that much
money.
Rooms on Fifth Avenue New York
City, are advertised under the head Of
summer resorts. They were doubtless
refreshing quarters during the recent
tOrrid weather.
The Third ward delegates to the
democratic convention are to meet al
Esquire Quigley's Office this evening
at 6 o'clock, to fill two vacancies in
their represent alton
A colored woman was found dead
IN south Memphis this morning, near
the corner of La Rose and Jackson
streets. Name unknown-likewisc
the cause Of her death.
The quarterly court voted an appro.
priation of about $1,000 this forenoon
to build an iron bridge over Noncon
nah, near Ensley's farm. Nothip,
else OF interest was transacted.
The McAdam and T.lcord do.
ton of pavement (which is broker
stone), costs the city from 81 30 II
81 60 per square yard, while soil,
stone paving costs from 50 to 50 % ne.
yard.
We have nearly twenty-three mile
of sewers in this city at present. A
yet no complaints have been heard a
to their proper working, and the gen
eral verdict is that the system i
vogue is a perfect success.
The political cyclone now sweer
ing this country will pass here tc
morrow, when the Shelby count
democratic convention meets. Man
burning words of elOquenCe will doubt
less be turned loose during it's sittip,
The board of commerce made
semi-annual cash dividend 90 K -.