Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-09

funerals or calling, can leave orders at
Park stables and be promptly waited
on.
Three barges loaded with ice, from
the upper Mississippi river, are now
in course of being discharged at our
landing aud stored for summer use in
the city.
Only one a appeared on the po-
lice docket for the last twenty-four
hours, hat Of Joe Miller, who was
fined len dollars for being drunk.
He goes to the Island.
Those who have recently attended
the festal gatherings at Estival Park
speak in glowing terms of it floral and
other beauties. No city in the coun-
try has a more inviting resort.
The extraordinary semi : annual
drawing of the Louisiana lottery takes
place next Tuesday. One chance in
eight to win a prize should be an un-
usual inducement to purchasers.
The United Irishmen extend one
hundred thousand welcomes to their
friends and the public generally to
to attend their first grand picnic on
Sunday next at Fitzgibbon's grove.
The members of the First Metho-
dist church congregation, and their
friends, enjoyed a pleasant excursion
on the river last night. The steamer
Hard Cash was the vessel they vOy-
aged on.
A new ferryboSt to ply between
this city and the Arkansas shores, is
in course of construction at Jefferson
vile, opposite Louisville, on the Ohio
river, and the craft is nearly ready to
be launched.
The Hon. POindexter Dunn, of St.
Francis county, whose wife, in herl
girlhood days, was a bright social star
here, is a candidate for reelection to
congress from the First district OF
Arkansas.
The residents along the Poplar
boulevard are up and acting in a
lively way against those who own and
do not repair the highway. The So
ciety for prevention should also get
after the stockholders.
The question of a superintendent
for the public schools, to serve dur
ing the next scholastic term, is likely
to be considered at the school visitors
proposed meeting next Monday night.
There are two candidates in the field.
Severe hail and wind storms are
predicted for this week, by old Tice,
but he nearly always misses the mark
when he fires at the weather. Old
indications at Washington can knock
him sky high in making accurate pre-
dictions,
In the ensuing presidential race,
Shelby county will be well and ably
represented on the democratic side.
Carroll and Heating as delegates to
Cincinnati, Judge Sneed as state cleo.
tor and Judge Morgan as district cleo
tor, are all good men.
Colonel NJ. G. Galloway, editor of
the Appeal, and Mr.. j. r. Goodwin,
delegates to the Nashville convention,
returned to the city On the early |
morning train, expressing themselves
satisfied with the work done yesterday.
The other delegates will arrive this
afternoon.
The societyfor prevention of cruelty
to animals will not interfere with the
use Of Persian insect powder. This is
awful hard on the poor insects, but
then it is such a relief to suffering
humanity. Asour readers we'll know,
the Persian powder is sold only by
Fahlen & Kleinschmidt, Second and
Beal streets.
The Little Democrat" is the
name ola bran span new brass carron-
ade just turned out by Messrs. Ran.
die 4 L~ivermore, and turned over to
Mr.. Tom Sullivan. 1t is a beauty and
will belch forth its resonant notes Tor
the first time in its life, when Bayard,
or some one else, is nominated at the
head of the presidential ticket. Mr..
Sullivan is proud of his net.