Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-24

done at the PUBLIC LEDGER Office.
Fresh papers from New York
came in again to-day, through the
kindly favor of the Southern express
company.
The South Memphis Book and
News Depot has a full line Of reading
for Sunday. New Orleans cigars a
speciality.
Mr.. Jno 7. Raymond, the actor,
continues quite i'll, and he is likely to
be confined to his room for a week or
ten days to come.
The river here has fallen about
6 inches. People living in the low
lands can now smile on both sides of
their c~ountenance.
Clear weather at all ports south
to-day, with a southwest wind here
and through Arkansas, North Lou
isiana and Texas.
-Strolling COWS and other brutes
run a chance to be arrested from this
day forth. People must keep stock
in fields OF pens, or pay fines.
Advice to all who want choice
Sunday reading. Nowhere elfe can
such a selection be found in the city as
at Mansford's. 298 Main street.
Despite the sharp, frosty air Of
night the buds are swelling on the
trees, all because the sunshine of mid
day is like genial April weather.
The LEDGER Job Printing Office
and Book Bindery, 10 Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as neat
and cheap as any house in this city. t
Unusual vigor marks the course
of the party season, owing to the
nearness of Ash Wednesday, and
a desire to enjoy what remains Of car
nival time.
The seventeenth anniversary OF
the Knights of Pythias will be cele-
brated at Casino hall, corner of Second
and Union streets, Thursday evening,
the 10Th Of February Tickets one
dollar.
Only a favored few have so fal
received invitations to the proposed
bali to be given by the Tennessee clut
at the theater on Mardi Gras night
1t is expected a numerous list will &C
forth next week.
Poverty and all its attendant
miseries may be avoided by getting
a ticket in the Commonwealth Dis.
tribution Company. Some lucky in.
dividual will be made rich. One
ticket is as good as another.
The Charles Morgan, which is one
Of the most popular steamers on the
river, passes down tomorrow at - m
for New Orleans, making all principal
way landings, and ticketing into New
Orleans all Mardi Gras excursionists
or those that wish to do honor to
King Rex. Harry Stein, one the
c~leverest fellows in the world, is in
charge of the Office.
Two huge performing bears, q
brass band and a river captain were
hired to go about the streets in furni-
ture wagons to give free open-air con
certs and a public exhibition Of
bipedal and quadrupedal antics. 1t
was an advertising dodge for a variety
theater show on Jefferson street, but
it failed to draw the popular crowd or
shekels enough to keep the sheriff
away.
There will be a presentation Mon
day night at Odd Fellows Hall of a
solid silver service to Mr.. j. B
Cook, president of the relief commit.
tee of the Knights of Honor. A full
attendance Of the members of tht
order is expected. The committee il
charge of the affair consists of GeorgI
Z. Rudisill, of Memphis Lodge 1876
N. L. Avery, CT 217: W. T. Shippey
of 296, and B. F. Haller, of 583.
Sol Coleman is just completed.
full of enterprise. After having learn
ed what brand of Havana cigars Gen
eral Grant smoked, he immediatel
semitic order to Havana and procureI
the identical cigar. He has them nov
in stock and they arc retailod at 6
cents each. There should be asmoker,
picnic and each should be in the pos
session of at least one of these elegan
cigars tomorrow.
IMPORTED CIGARS!
IMPORTED CIGARS