Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-24
Saturday Evening, July "a, 1850
LEDGER LINES.

Chancellor Mcdowell opens court
Monday.
Brown & Jones, coal, Office 2S2
Main street.
Two hundred fresh melons on ice
at Clements.
Ten minutes before nine tonight
the noon will set.
Business men will find it to their
interest to have all their job printing
done at the PUBLIC LEDGER Office.
DR.. f. L. Sim bad his buggy bro
ken last evening by the street railroad
track, while driving out on Vance
street.
The city authorities consult TO-
gether over municipal affairs next
Monday afternoon, at their room in
the courthouse.
The Eighth warders had a rousing
time at their meeting last night
Orator P. Winters always makes it
lively when he turns his tongue loose.
The days are now nearly half an
hour shorter than they were a month
ago. The time between sunrise and
sunset is thirteen hours and forty
minutes.
Tomorrow is the ninth Sunday
after Trinity, and in the religious
calender is known as St. James day.
1t is also the two hundredth day Of
the present year.
From 60 to 50 was the thermometer
oscillation yesterday. This is about
midwinter weather in Cuba and other
islands of the gulf, and it is regarded
as delightfully."- charming.
No one ticket holder will have any
advantage over any other ticket holder
in the Commonwealth distribution
company's drawing on the 3lst. Get
a ticket at the usual place.
A dispatch from Helena to her
agent, Captain j. T. Washington
states that the steamer Robert
Mitchell will pass up at Z o'clock this
evening, bound for Cincinnati.
A gentleman came in last evening
after an extended tour through North
Mississippi, and reports splendid
crops of cotton and corn. He did not
see a dirty field in all his travel.
A pleasant excursion on the river,
chaperOned by several of our most re-
spected lady citizens is to come off on
Monday night, the steamer James D,
Parker being the vessel upon which
it willoccur.
The Southern House Furnishing
journal, by the enterprisiug stove
house Of Ozanne & May, has made its
appearance. 1t is readable, we'll made
up and an evidence of the prosperity
and gO-aheadativeness of Memphi,
merchants.
The Seventh ward democratic club
one of the most thorough orgauiza
lions in the city, will meet this even
ing at eight o'clock at the corner o
Beal and Orleans streets. This vii
be a rousing meeting. Everybody i
invited to attend.
Railway AM steamboat passenge.
agents have of late been complainip.
considerably Of the scant travel out 0
this city. Nearly all boats depar
light, and railway trains 60 off hal
empty. Our folks are disposed to sta
at home this summer, by a large ma
jority.
Mr.. Jack O'Brien's dog, for bitin
Mrs. Jeffries, was slaughtered in tb
stationhouse this forenoon" Th
foregoing is the way it was written
+ but the printer made it read, "Mi
Jack 0'Brien, charged with hittin
Mrs. Jefiries, was slaughtered at tn
stationhouse this forenoon" Tia
typo goes to Presidents island 70
forty days.
Goods from Boston to Memphis, b
the Virginia and Tennessee Air lint
over the improved schedules on Mem
L and Charleston, make the remarkabl
uniform time of seven days. Fried
r man Bros, received a heavy shipmen
on this schedule to-day. Barne
. Hughes is the contracting agent, an
will make competitive rates for GU
merchants ordering from the east.
A correspondent ventilates in thi
mornings Appeal to the effect tina