Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-20
lay evening. August 20. 1850
LEDGER LINES.
Roll beef. at Lyle & Shields.

Francisco's new styles for autumn.
Brown Il Jones, coal, Office 282
Main street.
New Graham -four and oatmeal, re-
ceived by Lytle & Shields.
FranciscO's nobby feather weights.
Earth boxes removed. Leave or
ders q South Court, in basement.
Real estate is looking up in value to
a considerable extent, and house rent
is advancing.
The brush of the painter aud the
hammer Of the carpenter appear to be
busy all about the town.
The blind Stat securer appears al
ready on most of the aristocratic resi-
dences. They are a success.
Numbers 10 and u Union street,
valuable stores are for rent by w. l..
Parker, agent, No. 16 Madison street.
The new bale business was knocked
sky high, all inside Of II hours yester-
day, FIVE arriving from three different
states.
A small show, that on the bluff last
night, for two guns of the calibre of
Wright and Hawkins, was the general
verdict Of lockers on.
"Iheard both and don't like either"
was the remark of a prominent citizen
after standing on the bluff nearly three
hours, to listen at Wright and Haw-
kins.
The many friends of Mr.. julie Pol
lock will deeply sympathize with him
in the death Of his estimable wife.
The funeral is announced to take place
this afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The enterprising firm of Sherwood
& Co. have just received 300 dozen
dolls and a large lot of German toys
of their own importation. The atten-
ton Of the trade is especially invited.
The railroads terminating in this
city contemplate a series Of excursions
to Memphis during the month of Sep
TENDER. Our business men and mer-
chants should encourage this move
ment.
New cotton will be coming in from
this time forth in every imaginable
shape, loose in wagons, done up in
long bags or commercial snakes and
bales, slowly for a few days, to be sure,
but a gradual increase will be noticed
as the season advances.
The sales of tickets in the drawing
Of the Commonwealth Distribution
Company continues to increase daily,
as the next drawing takes place on
the 3lst, and its many old patrons are
anxious to be represented in the
wheel of fortune. Call at the usual
place for tickets.
Mr. Richard Whitmore, of this Office,
says the southern census is all right
at his house, out on Orleans street.
About the year 1901 there will be an
, other democratic voter in the family.
At present he is a chubby faced, hap.
py little chap OF ten pounds. All
doing as we'll as could be expected,
including the father in particular.
Many congratulations are in order.
e Incoming freights by both river and
r rail are heavy at present, but very lit.
tie is going away to the seaboard mar
4 kets. The old stock of cotton is re-
duced to barely 5000 bales, and4here
: is nothing doing in cotton seed pro-
ducts. We are, however, sending
among the people near us, liberal
shipments Of lumber and blildinc
material, provisions, breadstuFs. gro.
%ceries, bagging, ties and Other com
modities, and the trade increases in
. volume each day.
Our five bales of new cotton. re.
ceived yesterday, coming from Missis.
sippi, Tennessee and Alabama are in
ahead Of first bales from tie same
states, seven out of the last fourteen
years. The earliest reception of ,
new bale, during the period alluded to
was August 1lth 1874 from Alississip.
pi, and the latest, August 3lst, also
from Mississippi. Year before las
our first Shelby county bale came Au.
gust 10th from Presidents Island
We are three days later this season
and the first bale that season cam,