Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-29

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one y-second over the figure an.
nounced in the three p. m. telegram.
The board of health met yesterday
and recommended hal Jefferson street
be paved by the authorities, for the
sanitary benefit Of the city and its in,
habitants.
Miss Carl's art exhibition opened
to-day over Clark's jewelry store.
Owing to the weather it will be con-
tinued, and open to the public to-
morrow only.
Young cotton looks greasy in its
richness and healthy growth, but we
fear these too frequent showers will
do it no good" Thus spoke a yoeman
from the country to-day.
About 1000 pounds Of Reelfoot
lake fish arrived by steamer this morn
ing, and found a ready market among
retailers at nine and ten cents per
pound. They we're in fine and tooth
some order.
The whOoping cough has nearly run
through the list of city children and
but little is now heard of it. The
measles are now taking their turn.
Four cases have been reported to the
board of health yesterday.
A life size statute of the departed
Rev. Morris Henderson, colored, has
been placed on a commanding dome
over the belfry, at one ofthe four cor
ners of the Beale street Methodist
church, a fitting tribute to the mem
DRY of their late earnest and pious old
pastor.
The temperature ranged IS degrees
yesterday, the highest being SO and
the lowest 81. The latter point, with
a fresh breeze, is rather chilly, and
heavy garments were brought out,
parlor or sitting rooms were
best adapted to comfort with a light
fire.
The next dramatic exhibition of
Importance will be by home talent,
and is entitled "a Coronation Elk.
A hundred and sixteen
are to do the acting, while
several dozen elderly people are work.
like beavers to perfect them in
their parts.
The driver of No. 70, on the Her
nando line, placed a layer of clean
straw in the bottom of his car, when
starting out this morning. This fea-
ture Of neatness is so unusual that
those who rode early marveled and
spoke in terms of admiration of it.
b. NJ. Sherrell, travelling agent of
the great paper house of Dupont &
Co., Of Louisville, has been in the
city a day or two, and notwithstand-
ing that business is rather quiet, he
has taken a large number of orders.
He is a splendid worker and repre-
sents one of the best paper houses in
the world.
Eggs and chickens are very scarce
and high in our market at present.
The latter sold to-day at from 4 to |
70 per dozen, and a Front Row
lealer undertook to get up a corner on
eggs by buying all that offered at lie
per dozen. The price will be consid-
advanced between now and to-
morrow.
A. .. johnson, a milk man, tied
TWO calves to an oak tree beyond the
brick church in Chelsea a couple of
days since. He stepped in his house
near by, and had barely closed the
door when lightning hit the tree, split
It wide open and killed both calves.
The tree doubtless saved the house
being demolished.
Water from Raleigh sulphur and
'ther springs is now brought in at
stated periods, for those who wish to
'uy it. A gentleman living in the
over portion Of the city has a few
ugs of genuine water from the Jordan
liver, Holy Land, but he don't offer it
or sale. 1t is only used to baptize
ais friends, when they become con-
or get religion.
Three heavy blocks Of bridge stone
a big wagon, buried in the sewer
Itch about eight o'clock this morn
ng, at the corner of Beal and Second
The people who came up on
'ix different Beal and fernando street
,ars, were compelled to foot it the
'est Of their respective routes, as that
number Of cars had an embargo placed
upon their further movement, by the
team.
The leading topics last evening and
were, the railway pools; public
streets as cotton warehouses; and
wretched, unrepaired roadways.
J Judge Horrigan's order to stir up the
.shortcomers furnishes a subject for all
to worry their minds over. If
the judge continues his work of re-
form it will be difficult for him to
keen from having his tanuro oe a..