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, 1880-03-20
THE SOUTHERN MERCHANTS.
Speetdk Dtfpdteh to Iha Chteaao 1%tb,,.


CINCINNATI, o., MArch 19.-About 400 n, th.,
Waiting Southern merchants left CIpctnuot, ~
night for Chicngo, having accepted tho lnylis.
tion OF tho CtnoEnnatt Hamilton l. Dayton n",i-
ruad to free ride. Thcr object IN going Il n
sec tho grcat city Of tho Northwest and 70 ~.
tend tholr ptcnsuse-trip. They viii h,-
gods e in oa GhieaRS 4 thsY sPn 'ase noney
frankly while here, TINT thoir trade Viii 70 oAto -
Cincinnati louisville, 1t Louis or Chcap1 aea ~
c0rt,Ii,g to terina offered by thoae etiea, TSsv
hsye no preference = e plaee which ffactioR
Vile as milking strung efforts IN secure t6o ~,
turn OK tho oxcn1cohlsts thrDi!gh that city Gr-
c,Iars were distributed To-day Offering frna
trMn,sp2rtetlo1 oyer Gll lines controlled by ,he
tho excurslnntsts would pass through Ltlusyiies'
Quito large number will accept tho inyjtauoHE'
To tbs lPtstkrn Astoetattd Frtge
Tho Southern linilroRl Visitors arc ulyjny ,,n.
measured praise today to tho nanRgcrs 0f the,
great banduct Ut Inst night, Ehio tho managets
themselves ntn delighted with tho prOno,nrrd
eucccBs Of tholr unprecedented undertaking.
Tho EIi!road has extended tho time Of tho r..
turn tfGkets till March III. Tho visitors are busv
look Ing after ptaccs Of interest and attending "a
business. There will bo no futthor formal c1-
terlllntncut.
, 1880-03-20


mnnf. WtlI 1,ccrssnriiy rpn,ttfe n ani1,t,whnt
larger oullay IL, tho maintenance Of tho ViloEo
Government ~ the future, thouEl. tho eMtlro
payment ,of Tho .l,ark assessuents and tho
levy will greatly tclltrn tho burden uf vi.
lage taxatlon. .
Thg report Of tho reslrIng. Super1nt ntentlent
pSo 5 Efnss pfov.ss y f aSe S 1s ot tfS%ns se ea at
lectetl. This cutting Of the drain from Eighty
seventh street to Calumet Like, the recover.
inK Of stinlry streets with stone nr cfntlera,
iilo inpr9,vgi.lSnt Pre-, , Of the ci,lcago 4 Thorntor
sewers on Brooks street, rrarie. intiana,
Michigan, and Wabash AVENUES, nre cited ns
showing TIC improvements which arc iii
progress, III nid!t0n to which tlle ust1nl re-
pairs Of streets, bridges, drains, md cuiverts
llnye bFel! kent up.
Tho Qualification and printing ,ot the ordl-
nnrcea. missed since 1876 Ind beet accom-
Tho report of tlc Village Attorney al'owsa
!nrGe reduction Ill the number Of enses peiltl-
nE y the COURTS any! The trtal Of tlle suit for
$4,000 hBaahst tho Fifth National Dnnk for
IariiIes ) tiqiiy expseied 70 canie OIL. fIo
key to Mf. Hcn!tett's management Of village
affairs Is Elscn In tho statement nlatle III COIL
hcctinn with Ills reterrnct 70 the Attorneys
rsn,grt, 10 the elect tint "Ile board hive
ADMINISTER MUNICIPAL. ArFA,l,s upoy u,,s1-
NERs r1ltNCilIEs
and within tbe well,letIurd nowcra az tha
e"rporatlan to ,,]cal wltl' municipal! rs Sns @
nnltrv 1,ns hnti tlrnrt tnn,in,,cv ~ ti,o o,na
nn n, ~ az n""nr %ie iiticat ecy 1y H. * te CLOS
tlui IT fresh suiis,'i '~'' ''>' ''N0 ''0'0''
tncnte,l utou Its efficiency, tllo security Ut
never before having been SO great. 'rhe Tos-
llcc Captains report shows that over % urr
, 1880-03-20

Dallas, Tex, March 10.-S. r. Myers was
hangcd here to-day In the presence of n grent
crowd OF people. The murderer was hardly
more tl,nna hoy, being only IS. years Of arc
Wien tho murder WIS committed. Ills fa-
ther had been n leading citizen of johnson
County, aud Ills fuMily, who were wealthy,
stool high IN the community. Ills hrother
was convicted nt tho sninu fine, hut was
granted II new trial by the Court 0f Appenls.
Myers was executed for tho murder III Mrs.
Mary +. Hester, Feb. q, 1877, III johnson
County, this Stite.
, 1880-03-20
GRIBLER GRIDIRONED.
Continuing tho Examination on til,
LMrOr.IlrlterY Cttnrge.

Continuing the Examination on the
r, s"ror-l,rlbery Charge,
co,'oat,n,, ,,,t,, n,' na.t. ,o "'.o'nss, "to' III
car0e,l viii avtny hriI,n,i 'vv, t"ror na,o., -
se,axa Weeker, was , resumed d. before judge Moran
packed fu1l, Us on tho previous day.
m0ny Of Grlhtur himself vim ,1sn;o,t Il, vo.
crul ind III detail tilt. tlni,,nrnir nhnr,n.o ~ esa
A[r. Stiles asked tllt, ,yitnGss 1yiat ia kne,v
atu!lt the packing Of juries. >'' - 's'N"
show fnnr il il beimr Hin cnnat,'nti,. NJ T !"
"WacreY";' '''t's u'"' e'iS''''''S
will ear S % me ot that III avu svf' no lne 5 1eom; oIIt s
"i I'll % YOU .'' WV nve lt iaf9as fnryeant,on with
sen!iott aLnut Col. TaylorP. ''"'''''' "''A
npIS j xs, I'll ssnaots w'"t @' e yoa ''t thought
ii iii sioil't kIlow ia whether did mr. notr
rayiar was SS 'f1i ryacEer ' II substance that Col
sennott ] sal so,etr Hill a11nK q ~, OF thG kad
"Dil yUat ever poirt mt ~ IN, anvbnav Ia scr.
''T:s "YSs."' ~ "'"'s'pAeAs1
"Wm:"
"is "si l,o heresn m A'
"iin Is tlsnil'n ryouohto.,
~ Ii thprn t,nv X -. ,,.s ,,.,. .,.t.1
out ns d i,try.naciier ir "'' ''i3'' you po'"'eo
Yrs.,}
.Whnan
Mr iIynes ohtooto1 ,r,, ,,,a,,,ro, A..
pi$$';|aa;, i; E f; sss w. 00'ee'ea' 'na Inquired tho
Gen. StiIca '"'0's'' u !us''ce' a''s"eseo
"it js. n notor1ona foct y, .ranor,<o,, ,,o
0f cou al II nas WY M 1hS in ras ~ ,S fhat thnK,
nfu m, ,nrs ~ ""st tot t,oso ni,, LILY ~. ,aac
,rsS H st sIass sot ~ men en9agea ~ tils onsi-
ru,ni' M"ne '4@o W ''"so e1o t11oi'""ttoA 8eES
;, tensc. ''~'' >''A'' ''''> ~ "''' p'op'4 wv
ce1iim.. wv @''' '"''.~' ~ -
"Giyp ,s,n went OIL Gen, Stiles. "tl,e na,na
OF s0l,lr live lnln that you pollitel out rs Il
tl,ry-Dnckern .
"Sutli,Ott knows lis Nnmc. I tlo not. ]
pointed hin nut"
"lIow did you know llo wns Il iury.
pnckere'
callcil Senott'a intention to tfitt fact tlsat liz
MnY tulklng to Jurors in tllA llull.''
"liow lid you know Clark WIS n Iury
packrrw'
| "I know that h0 packetl n Jury IN u,e.''
!, did yo,i Ma1,lU Or point i1iybnsiy eise ou
TO SrnNt,tt nj
NJ tputt think did. I hatl n Eoott man,
ta!ks WITH, icnnntt about Tint sort Ut ttling,'
HWrrn thnv rnififin,,fjni III, 'e'
no. i hal 'tt 10 issItsttlton In telling III,
"NII yaat spoimt dit any lawyers rs e,,
gaEru y! the bllsintss
~. Mant khnW {Int Ahy members OF Iii
l'er y, wers rS S',t;aEe'l ,1; u T." IN ,o,,
Without tho niil nf the nttUrnRY?"
, 1880-03-20

TRENTON, n. j., Myrcll 10.-The Court Of
Partlons refuses to Interfere In tho case Of
Frederick Grill, sentenced to be hanged for
the murder of Ills daughter
RMspnEfoNr, Conn, March 1o.-Tho SUI
prctne Court refuses q new trIRl tn Edwin
Iloyt, sentenced 10 be hanged Muy % for tic
murder Of Ills father JUNG 81, 1873.
, 1880-03-20
pEDES'rlsIANTaAf.

NEw Y0l,K, March lg.-lM Tic contest for
tbs O'1.eary belt hers II, April, In u.itlttion tn
tl.a 1900 w!sln! gues tn tl,e WILMER, 81 900
Will bo glycn 1t l.e bats "Islower" Browns
rueursl,-tss niles md lts yar.ls In 1I0 hours
a ter wii b. VI uat 81 Wiz yute yute
buck to eucll nl,n hts 500: IN, committee to
yuto themselves 900 ur 81 600; nll4 10 cOni
,nltteU 0r iiOar.i ut any kind to ,tabbla with
rree!pts aiM( sWarEel A,lol'g themselves aINl
disgust tlle public
, 1880-03-20

Tho Information received herc yesterday that
tho swltchmcn and othor tstlntad employees NJ
1T. I,ouIs had souc m strike has caused much
uncusll.ess an,o,lY tho n,llruad managers III this
city, who fear that this strike might prove con-
taxious, and spread over all tho roada In the
country. Although tho ncn bero continue at
work as usual, yet thcso Il no telling when they
tIuy ~ OUT u4 lhere IL nluch ttIssattsfactton
pressed unionK than, and ull asr Icstou1 Ut
butter waxes. clalmtnK that 1t costs them mora
u I've noW, aud the tallzvada are ~ prosperous
, 1880-03-20

1,,..a.p ns's. ."p| ,'s, ~ -" ,IA's INS ~ IT,
!SDiASAtoLis' lhu., Mhrcil Au-A1ter q
trinl OF five dnys the Jury In tho casB OF
Nancy z, Glen. the wc]l-known uur,lcress.
rcturnc,l ycrtict of sim f}nr nurf four yrnrs,
,,,,,,''n,,, l., A.. 1,s.,,t,.',,,s,. So ,'...,
ct'''1"c,nent III .lic 4e"!tehIlat3' DIV WIS
clstrgetl with stealing two notes OF S2,boO
alsd $500 respectively, alM afterwards af
denying tho theft, the indictment
"ass's rI' p"'Ju1y a'a.s s'"'.s 1'a, hai,
ce''y. Tho sentence ~ regarded
n very light one, although there
Il great rejoicing that she il convicted Mt nil.
hnylnr cost ti,n conntv frnn, ffrst II, Inst sty
.,,na" -, ,.',.,,,, -. ',.t,,','.I u, = ~.
ti''es ~ l'lucll "s "''S eT''l'''ai Ill II. SlFs.
Clem llas been q notorious character since
the murder Of the Y0ungs ln September,
1873. md during most of tl,ess yanrs her
wnno Inc hnn,, ~, ,,o or;m,,nl cainn,tnr ~
a'"io % ""a pceu vi ,. u'o ci4A.s''"' e"Slt."t ~
Mhr'oh county shn WIS nfst tl'ca 1or the
% TiIe jury r ialIing I to ] ag1ee, In tic following
F.l,rnnry n srrnntl trlnl t,rcurrcd. when tlln
t.r,, rn,,,I ,,',s ..,,,,t, ~. ,,,,t.n T., H. ..
10y i".'n isI 8 g".ss 49,. VI uu.ue. -, t!1e see-
ontl degree, With tic penalty OF lmprisoti-
,nent for life. An uppcal WIS then hatl 10
eIsion Of @ tic lover . court, % mud | sLo was IN nratn
tl,r,wn al, n t,.c ro,,nty fnr n tl,ir,l tr1nis a
s.I,s,nI," ~ ~ vnt,,n ~ H1nn. En,ntv hn,nr
GrintH,t. abn w,,s agn,m irinI in .i.ii, fS7i'
iii" tm,sv !" srcn,',I timn f.,,i,,r !" rtrt.a
sl,m c5,tfn,Iai n inti thrn,. W..1rs " ,",.,nr'
rl,nt, ill.,. ,,n,,ntv war, n,,t hv ;"I" axIM.1,ss
tIat @ ti,c i,,l,t..,'t hs noiii a I"SoT.s III ,vns
, 1880-03-20
SENT ENCE.IAY APPOINTED.
Sfttk IL f}fsIuffh to Ths Ghtt,In, 1xfl,uu.


llAs:Mr stsulso. Pa, AInrcI. lp.-Gny. lIoyt
to"s"y designated Thursday, May IL, for tl,u
executor 0f lleMry Wise. lArlel 1lrall.it, alll
!Sat; uuuhnel, convicted, III connection. with
Gi'!r'rs Drews. EraMi StLcl,er, anu Gcorgo
Iaef!'tiis', ut tho Mllr,lar Of III, Dltt maj.
,'a11tal Joseph Ns,bcr. I>rews aild Stlchler,
WI" confessed thAlr participation III The MUIR
aer' aftrr they tla i been sentenced to deathj
wera hanged an tlls l4tll Ut November Inst
ut l.Hbano'i. Z'schlnan WIS acquitted ul, tle
secaad tsIai be' ;ausu tie Jury refused to IT,
csssc tha tcstt mony Of Henry Wise, at, It,
cnnipl!ca III tlle crime. Illo cases
Ut isrsndt uml llunnnel were taken
tu tic 6uprunle Court Oh wrltB of
error, al.tl .l.u slecisinns OF tho lower Court
were altlrma II. Wise, through counsel. lnalle
W '.isl!scS ssful c'fort for II communication Ut
the .lsat Asnalty to life-IMpsIson1lltilt nc tho
Muellng os ths board Ut rAntotls this Weuk.
.rllo crl!H 0 fur which the c"Mue!nlel will be
uxt:enten WIS committed III 0ruur to sccnre
$40, ,0o9 nsurauce-ll.ul,ey which four of tie
murder sra had on Tho llfa Ut JosuDh liaber,
, 1880-03-20
TOBACCO RATES.

Commissioner Fink has Just issued tho follow
Ing circular regartItnR rites on tobacco:
committcc or Tnl,acco iintes ut tic CbicoRo
meeting Of Fob. 70 nIli :7 1880 tBce Soc. u, pAEo
81 Of tho report Of proCcGsltn9s} the Committee.
snei nj 1Iou!ayillu March IL, lA ald adeptett tho
following rites:
Mnfiufi.utlrUtt tnhacco and tobacco-stcms In
hogsheads or cases 10 New York Us foElows:
80 IftN and
, 1880-03-20
SUICIDE,

SAN FnASclsco, Cal, March 10.--The wife
of lIypelite Belize. nl IIell0c &, Frarey, hank-
urst committed suicide III the Old Mission
Cemetery yesterday afternoon by taking pol
sun. ller friends are unable tu account Tor
the net, =
, 1880-03-20

No other whiskes Dye eaua,s Illll's-N ceats.
, 1880-03-20
UWHs
lfttN and
ttflltFuM
IN fdt1 Cht4.kD.
EEr no fEF fW

tween Louisville Anu Ck1r0 ...:...W bt
Hates frum prints on west sisle Of mississippi
River will be tho sa1nu as from st. Louis IN uo-
corslamco with tho report ndoptcd Mt Chicago
Fob. 20 and n, 1BBu.
Tho nyrucnlcnt with tho Chesapeake i Ohio
ntiruNd Ia that, III Orlcr to cquMzc Its limo with
al.r1,1l 1t shall Ilvo tho right TO- work ut i've
cents per 100 pounds less thun ail.rntl ratGa on
uninsured bills Of lading, md that 1t will not
Issue insured bills Of ladinK from any point b..
!ew Lo,lisyille @, b.,ylness tEum Io.'syille and
CInG1nlIMtt tho railway nHly exercise tho right
to Issue insured l,lly 1f nng but In such cQscs
tho rates given shntl bo only tbreo cents per 1U0
ptlsNtea less than Ali-rull.
1t is further agreed that rates as ti1ed from
from TING to ttnU shall bo. lnaintnlncd by nll
phrttes, md TINT agents ehall not bo permitted
to dtSrG9lrtl tho agreement lit ntiy respect. In
case Modification Of tho agreement is desred In
rtKars1 tu wnter differences, nr Insured or uhtr-
srtti bills of lHing, ut least thirty dRya notice
must bo given.
AT tito retltlcst 0f Tho Committee. Mr. 3. s.
Fitch. General Freight agent of TUG ChosapoAk,93
s. Ohiu llnilrsHll, ilAs becH lltlded to 1t. nn Will
participate IN ts future conferences and ACTION.
1nastnljch ns neither tho I1bnccG-ttNt1 Commit.
teo nor tho Classification Committee hMvo tlxod
Any to!,acco ratea trNsn .solnts othor than thosc
tIAined herein, tho tates On unnaituflUturet& to-
Gtcco mt! tobAccn atas. In toEsllcN.ls Or caaes,
Will be liked lit sixth clnss ftUlA All other points
until further notice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-10

them, found them soon after in the
possession of bnrly roustabout. Sui
Ivan, who is man of small stature,
at once swung on to the b. r, aud in
spite of some pretty rough treatment,
recovered his property and put the
scamp to fight. A coat and pair Of
shoes we're "shucked" to facilitate
progress, and are now held by the
shoemaker as hostages.
Several foul-mouthed blackguards
and whisky soaks hanging about the
stationhouse deserve the attention Of
police, and ought to be in instead Of
outside the bars.
David Allen snatched a dollar bill
from John Holmes last night while
the latter darby was in the act of in
vesting in a watermelon. David will
be tried tomorrow morning.
William Beck is held to answer a
charge Of carrying a pistol and shoot
ing in the corporation.
Mr.. A. Boyd, turnkey atthe station
house, has resigned and now caters to
the appetites Of passengers by the Lee
line. His place is well filed by Mr..
a. Cook, who has already made a host
of friends by his uniform courtesy and
imparSiality while patrolman.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-10
JOHN WALSH, UNDERTAKEN,
6RA second street. l43t
Lee on Hia Extrn daas.


School visitor Edward Shaw. late
candidate for sheriff off Shelby coun.
ty, ventilated his sour feelings las.
night at a meeting of the school board,
the cohesive strength OF his anatomy
being unable longer to contain
his pent-up expressions. The sub
ject Of discussion was that Of let
ting out by contract the taking Of
the scholastic census required by law.
Mr.. Hugh Knott offered to do the
work for thirty dollars, compiling the
names from the United States census,
Several visitors claimed this census
to be defective, and that many names
Of children were not enrolled. Wis,
itor Shaw took issue aud
advocated the acceptance Of
Mr.. Knott's proposal, saying
the U. S. census was accurate enough
for all practical purposes, except on
the recent election day. Then the
records showed republican voters to
be conspicuously absent. Mr.. Shaw
remarks brought down the house and
Mr.. Knots proposal went through
like a fash.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-10
Police Poin,s.

Two sinners went to the island
workhouse this morning.
Miss Eta Cooper raised a little row
at the DeSoto street bagnio last night
and was arrested this morning.
Henry Taylor, colored, will be tried
tomorrow morning on a charge Of
stealing a load Of lumber.
Two vicious dogs were slaughtered
this morning at the station house
One of them bit a little negro boy
badly, tearing the flesh in severa.
places on his face, and striking hi
teeth through his nose.
A large copper cylinder was cap
tured this morning by a negro dray
man, and taken to the station house
where it awaits an owner.
A Shelby street shoemaker, on en-
tering his shop this morning, found
pair of shoes missing, and taking
walk down Beal street in search 0
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-10
JOSH KILLINGS PHILOSOPHY

Cunning IL a very cheap edishun oy
wisdum; it develops among the ami
mails, and | hav even seen idiots who
had it.
A yung sloven endsb being a filthy
old man.
However miEerly a woman maybe.
she seldum shows it in her bennett.
1t alwuss bothers the devil to knc
on which side to attak a bizzy man.
We see in others the virtues and
vices we have got ourselves, but we
see the vices the plainest.
There are but few things Judged by
their merits, but rather by the way
they affect our opinions or interests.
The men who have the strongest
intelects have the weakest memorys,
they trust more to invention than
memory.
Where there is one man who knows
how to do a thing, and does it, there
are three who are satisfied by telling
how it ought to be done.
The top ov the ladder IL a tieklish
spot, yer are liable to fall emmy time,
and kant pix out the spot yer are a
going to strike.
Menny a NAL who haz made a fust-
rate konstable haz split hiz milk bi be-
ing made a deputy sheriff,
The man who haz noluvof applauge
IL either an angel or an idiot, proba-
bly, the latter.
The crate ov mankind liv Just az the
birds do, from hand to mouth.
A mar better hav no creed at all
than to have one he is always anxious
to fight for.
Jealousy sleeps with one eye open
and the other ajar.
Hope IL the halfway house be-
tween fear and fruition.
1t il difficult to define our happiness
without making itlook suspicious.
The nan who IL original in man
ner il generally more or less so in
thought.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-10
CROP REPORT FOR JULY.
The Condition of Cotton at This
Time.

The cotton exchange crep report
for July was issued to-day. 1t is made
up from l47 responses received, "A
from West Tennessee, AZ from North
Mississippi, 10 from North Alabama,
and 81 from North Arkansas. In the
summary made up from the aggregate,
the following information is impaired:
WEATHER-48 report the weather
for July as having been very favor
able, 80 favorable, 76 ~seasonable rains,
ID wet during first and dry latter part
of month 4 dry during first and wet
latter part of month Al report un-
favorable, on account of too much
rain.
COMPARED WITH 1874 report
much more favorable, % about same,
Al less favorable.
ABANDONED CRoPs.-119 report no
abandonment of cotton crops, Is re-
port from l to 5 per cent, averaging
about 45-1O0 of l per cent of crop
abandoned during July. on account of
wet weather and scarcity of labor.
FORMING, BLOOMING, FRUITING.-
1O4 report the crop forming, blooming
and fruiting very we'll to never better,
n moderately well, 6 not well.
WORMS AND SHEDDING-127 re-
port no worms, 10 report some boil
worms, 4 without serious damage, 6
serious damage, | reports appearance
of army worm, but without serious
damage /; l04 report no shedding of
fruit, "a shedding slightly, not seri-
Gus, 6 report serious shedding of
forms.
CONDITION OF CoTToN CRoPs.-2l
report condition satisfactory in all re-
spects, 100 report well cultivated, 50
free Of grass and weeds, 40 slightly
grassy, % report not well cultivated,
very grassy, owing to wet weather and
scarcity Of labor, II report plant grow
ing too much to weed at expenseo ffruit;
10 report appearance of rust, but men.
ton nc serious damage.
Corn CRoPs-1l8 report previous
to June planting, very fine crops, gen.
orally represented being much better
than for many years Is report aver.
lge crops, 4 poor, owing to dry
weather in early growth. OF the
planting since June LIST. 104 report
very favorable prospects, % inferior,
wing to lack of rain, 10 inferior, ow-
ing to being too wet to cultivate.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-10
N~On-resldsnt Notice.

No. 3677-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tennessee-John w YoeReli vs.
has. Hippel ct al.
RI appearing from affidavit in this cause
i that the defendants, August Maurer,
Bertha Maurer, Otto Maurer and Amelia
Maurer are non-residents of the State Of Ten
nessee; il is therefore ordered that they make
their appearance herein. at the courthouse of
Shelby county, in Memphis, Tenn, on or be-
fore the first Monday in October, 1880, and
plead, answer or demur to complainant
bill. or tho SINE will be taken for con.
ex,parte, aud that a copy Of this order be
published once a week, for four successive
weeks, in the Public Ledger.
This the 9th day Of July, 1880.
A cOpy-attest:
By L. B. MoHENRY, d. G. and NJ.
Weathorford & Estes, Solicitors for com
%plainant. l26 1872 1873 l4t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-10
THE CITY.
LEDGER LINES.

Bad time for buggy riding.
Real estate is looking up in value.
Night Waterman wanted at Peabody
hotel.
Little sickness of any kind this
summer.
Brown & Jones, coal, Office 282
Main street.
Too much dampness for cotton, says
a valley planter.
In mercantile circles trade is buoy
ant, and dealers are cheerful.
Earth boxes removed. Leave or
ders q South Court, in basement.
Fruit plentiful, but dearer Than it
was two weeks ago, especially peaches.
AS the cotton picking season opens,
barbecues and camp meetings de-
crease.
Fresh receipts of E. F. G. and
Ocean Foam -four, at Lyle &
Shields.
The rush and activity Of business is
a source of surprise to visitors from a
distance.
Annie Louise Cary is to sing in
concert and oratorio, and not in opera,
next winter.
Political clubs are enjoying a rest
just now. They will warm up as the
weather cools.
The new moon sets soon after nine
to night, and changes to its first quar-
ter next Friday.
During his term of office as sheriff
Mr.. Mc'iowan has not been called
upon to hang anyone.
Salsbury's troubadors have made 8
great hit in English cities, and are
now playing in Scotland.
From 20 to 81 was the tempera.
lures range yesterday. 1t began al
% this morning at sunrise.
Strangers from a distance praise
our sanitary condition, and think ",
have a clean and healthy city. Cor
rect.
A prominent and popular younl
couple are to be united in wedlocl
at st. Peters church tomorrow even
ing.
Eleven school visitors met last night
several coming in from the suburbs Il
make up the necessary official quo
rum.
Our defeated candidates all feel bad
~ since the election turned out so un
xpectedly bad, and have been as quie
as mice.
Carpenters and other mechanics ar
very scarce here now, aud those her
are ali at work, unless they wis
otherwise.
Mrs. Albert Seessel and childre
have returned home after a month";
pleasant sojourn among old friends Q
Dyersburg.
The scholastic term for the fall an
winter season begins TO worry tn
minds Of pupils. Their vacation
drawing to a close.
Place-seekers and money beggar
have driven several of the recently
elected out Of hecity, and more tina
one-half distracted.
Some person has been travelling
/. the west and swindling notels, an
pretending to be a correspondent
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-10
HOMEMADE CANDY.
&. l.. S~TAFFER'S, 22O Main. 81

The LEDGER Office book bindery
ID Madison street, is in the same
building as the newspaper and jot
printing establishment is owned by
the same proprietor, embraces all
machines and material used in a first.
class book bindery, and is conducted
by competent workmen capable o.
executing work in as good and sub.
%stantial a style as can be done any.
where.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-10
S~eideHberg's Rosa COnCha and SOlitairOs
IOc Straight,
AT SOL. COLEMAN's.
Last Week's RainTaU.

The Weather Chronicle, for last
week, issued by the signal service.
gives the following as the average rain
fall for the week closing on Saturday.
Ohio. valley and Tennessee, 0.96.
lower Missouri, O.05; werstern gulf
or; eastern gulf, 1.62; south Allan
tic, 3.57; Canadian maritime prov.
%inces, LA middle Atlantic states
2.47; upper Mississippi valley, O.53
eastern Rocky mountain slope, 0.53
interior of Texas, 0.13; Rio GrandC
valley, OH; Rocky mountains, 0.06
plateau districts, O.O1; California, 600
Oregon, 0.25.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-10
TO-day's Weather.

Occasional rains and cloudy weather
is indicated to-day by the signal ser
vice bulletin for the Tennessee and
Ohio valleys, the east and west gulf,
the Atlantic, middle and New Eng
land states, also in the upper and low
or lake regions. In the lower and up
per Mississippi valleys no rain is
promised.