Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-17

-Church-goers will have a chance
to promenade by moonshine tomorrow
night, as Dame Luna will not go to
rest until close to tho midnight hour
Nails have advanced in price to
over s. per keg, and powder has risen
to Sc % per keg. Housebuilders and
hunters are especially interested in
these articles.
The departure of the survey
schooner Brisk has been delayed. She
did not sail for the south yesterday as
was expected, but doubtless gets un-
der way to-day.
The Joseph Murphy theatrical
party leave for New Orleans after the
matinee to-day, "a special train taking
them south a few minutes before five
o'clock this afternoon.
The smiles of the tickle goddess
of fortune may be wooed by getting
a ticket in the Commonwealth Distri-
button Co., Of Louisville. Drawing
on 31st. Tickets at usual place.
More papers, fresh from New
York, were sent to this Office to-day
through the kindly favor Of the
Southern express company, a corpora
ton always accommodating and lib
eral.
The river men report the Missis-
sippi bank full between here and
Cairo, and in many places it is slosh-
ing over a little. No harm has yet re-
suited. There is also a world of drift
running.
Next Monday is the time fixed by
various planters to meet here and
discuss the cotton seed Question-its
value, its uses and the relative out
turn yielded after it is manufactured
into oil, cake, pearlash and soap.
The blue store, of Mr.. Morris, on
lower Main street, was robbed Of an
%oyercoat by some adroit thief, who
took it upstairs, tried it on, then went
and pawned it for 81. The coat has
ceen recovered but the thief is still at
large.
There will he a Vance street car at
the cornerof Adams and Main streets
at the close of the Cathedral service
at Calvary Church Sunday night. The
collections tomorrow night will be
for the benefit of the Church Home
orphans.
Sol. Coleman, the indegatigable
c%igarist of this country, has again
added to his already large collection
of cartoons, two new unique signs,
very odd and very attractive. 1t pays
to call on Sol. and take a look at his
cigar novelties.
There will be a Vance street car
at the corner Of Adams and Main
street, at the close of the Cathedral
service, at Calvary church, Sunday
night. The collections tomorrow
might will be for the benefit Of the
/, Church Home orphans.
Cotton receipts here during the
past week sum up 1929 bales, against
572l bales last year, and ll,7sS bales
the year before for the anne weeks.
Our receipts are nov 1908 bales
ahead of last year, and BIZ bales
. ahead of year before last at the same
date.
Mr.. John Bolger's place ofbusi.
ness at No. 10 Towards Row, was
entered on Monday night and robbed
of six sacks of loose cotton, and wal
again robbed on Wednesday night o
ten sacks. Tie thief or thieves sue
ceeded in entering by removing an
2 iron shutter.
The Rev. David Walk united
t couple named Pattie w. Bradshaw
said to be nineteen, and n. W. Ham
S wick, said to be eighteen, in Coving
. ton, Kentucky, last Wednesday. TIL
infants were from Scott county, Ken
lucky, and the male end of the pal
y showed Papa's written consent to tn.
match.
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d gether with such a selection of read
ing matter not to be found elsewhere
can be had at Mansford's, 29S Mai
y street.
1t is limited that invitations to th
. Mardi Gras ball in course of preparf
ton at the theatre by the members {
the Tennessee Club, will be issue
early next week. 1t Is also said thI
it will be a full dress ball, and thu
the family circle, or second tier Of Il
! theater will be reserved for invit,
guests not in full evening costume.
in Several planters living in the va
MS legs to the south Of this, have fro
az twenty to fifty bales of cotton st