Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-30

Co., Of Louisville, as the drawing takes
place tomorrow. Get a ticket at the
usual place.
School. boys puzzles, pulled from
arithmetics, and put forth as fresh,
are among the present items interest
ing to those who have a mania for
such work.
-Messrs. John I. Willius and r..
L. Coffin were yesterday added TO
Calvary church vostry in place of w.
D. Goodwin and Jerome Hill, who no
longer abide here.
The cotton spectators, after hold
ing out for more than a week past,
went in yesterday and purchased 300
bales of the staple, full double the
amount bought by them for over three
weeks past.
Over $500 in city taxes were
taken in yesterday for account Of the
city. After tomorrow, those who are
in arrears, will fnd their bills in the
hands of officers who will exact pen
alties and perquisites.
Clear skies all over the central
part of the south this morning, and
cloudy in the western and southern
part of Texas. No rain reported at
any point south of the Ohio by the
signal service kilograms this evening.
"A very charming piece of new
music is just out, and will no doubt
have good run "Sallie Horner, round
the corner" song and chorus words
and music by John T. Rutledge ded-
icated to John Champ Chamber
lain.
-Hebe, and the water sprites upon
whom she seems to look down SO
pleasantly, decked in a new spring
suit of paint, makes Court square
appear to much better advantage than
when dirty mud plastered their outer
surface.
Several persons about the city
feasted on broiled pompano. freshly
brought from the briny deep yester-
day and to-day. From three to four
persons could dine sumptuously on a
fish costing from six bits to SIPS, or
about thirty cents a pound.
"A new three-story structure is to
be commenced next week at the cor
ner of Monroe and Second streets,
upon the present site of the Bay
Horse Saloon. The property is owned
by John NJ. Lea, of Nashville, and he
has an abiding faith in the future Of
this city,
Dan Fleming is an unlucky Wighs.
His counsel at the trial yesterday in
the criminal court, wherein Dan was
under indictment for stealing trunks.
agreed to abide by a verdict of the
majority of the jury having the case
under consideration. To Dan and the
counsel's surprise, he got three years
in the penitentiary.
"A mortgage was entered in IL
court house to-day, to secure G. ?.
Hunt & Co. and Brooks, Nicely & Co
in the sum Of $4,000 advanced to the
steamer w. j. Poitevent, to enable
her to prosecute the present voyag,
up Hatchie river. The papers recorC
the vessel as having been built a
Gainesville, Miss on Pearl river, il
1870. Mr.. Albert S. McGee is mad
trustee.
The LEDGER office book bindery
l3 Madison street, is in the Gam
building as the newspaper aud jo'
printing establishment is owned b.
the same proprietor, embraces al
machines and material used in a first
class book bindery, and is conduoteI
by competent workmen capable 9
executing work in as good and sub
%stantial a style as can be done any
where.
The money-drawer ofMr. Alfre
Carter's milk wagon was robbed i
front of the Whitemore house 0
Adams street, yesterday evening be
tween six and seven o'clock, Will
Mr.. Carter had stopped inside. ]
was a bold act, in broad daylight
when a number of people were pas
ing. He would not care SO much fc
the twenty or twenty-five dollars !
money taken ifthe thief would retur
the tickets and papers.
"A big crowd attended the erin
inal courtroom this forenoon to liste
to the proceedings in the Andorso
case, on an application fora change (
venue. Half a dozen newspaper me
we're on hand as witnesses, and tn.
naturally enhanced the interes