Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-09

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q north.wsstsrly breeze tonight
The masked ball at the Exposi.
ton Building tomorrow night will BE-
enjoyable, and thousands are going
to it.
"A mule and dray belonging to the
Sothern Oil Works, was drowned in
the river this morning at the foot Of
Court street.
Records we're made to-day sf a
sale from j., W. Alley to Brown 4
Jones, and trust deed from w. I. G,
Barker to A. Hatchett, trustee.
Victor D. Fuchs, 80 and Al JEFF
ferson street, received to-day per ex-
press an extra fine lot Of dressed poul-
try, young venison, oysters and red
snappers.
Judge j. A. Anderson is still in
Jail awaiting such a time as his friends
may succeed in giving bail for the
$4,000 yet waiting to complete the full
bond Of $4,000.
The legal contest now before the
United States Supreme court regard
ing the validity of the present debt Of
Memphis, it is believed, will be de-
cided early next month.
Cabbage, from the Gulf shores,
fresh and nice. sold here Saturday
evening up to 81 per crate of about
forty. Rather steep for the esculent
known to botanists as the brassica.
A ladies handkerchief, with 8
valuable pin attached was found at
the theatre after the audience depart
ed. Friday night. The owner can get
it at the LEDGER office if able to de-
scribe property. iaaviae
The friends Of Gen. w. j. Smith
will sincerely sympathize with him in
the death of his son, which is an
nounced elsewhere. The young man
leaves a wife, as well as parents and
other relatives, to mourn his early
death. The funeral takes place this
afternoon.
The gathering at Calvary church
on Second street yesterday was beyond
the capacity of the sacred edi6ce, and
a large crowd collected on the side
walks near. Mr.. Tom Karl sung a
hymn in the early part Of the service,
and again in the offertory, his rich,
pure voice resounding far and near to
the delight Of all who heard the great
singer.
The taxing government may be a
good thing for the people, but acts Of
oppression, distasteful to many, will
be likely to shorten its life, by a large
majority. The lynx eyes of various
officials yesterday, peeking around
corners to get a chance to fine a poor
man $25 if he was caught selling a
cigar, is a rather tight state Of affairs
in a city like this.
"A thick smoke lowered about the
earth before and after sunrise this
morning, and for a while was almost
fog.like in its denseness. Smoke is
described by a scientist as being small
PARTICLES Of carbon. separated by com
bustion from fuel, and not consumed.
1t floats upon the air because it is the
lighter body, but it is unable to ad-
vance in the most minute degree
without displacing or thrusting down
ward portions of the atmosphere
equal to its own bulk. This morning
the air was apparently in a fcathery
state, hence it declined to let the
smoke rise, as usual.
1T has been said that no prima
donna has either a moral or an @sthet-
ic right to a husband. A number re-
gard this as an infraction upon their
private rights, and they take one
sometimes more. Miss Abbott has
one, no more or less, ard he is a clever
gentleman named Wetherell, who be.
fore marriage was a well-tO-do mer.
camille citizen Of New York. He
owns q handsome residence on Fifth
avenue, in that city, and the couple
reside in it when not out on Their
travels. The fair sOngutress is pas.
~sionstely devoted to her art, and she
has a consort who is as ardently de.
voted to her.
If there are any Of our country
friends who desire to have the &C.
qu%aiutance of a gentleman who, fol
the past ten years, has catered to tn,
wants Of the luxurious army o
smokers. and who has, by persisten.
advertising, built up a trade hal haI
no equal in the South, and who, a
the present day, sells a better. finer
and an agreeable cigar for the nomina
sum Of FIVE cents, we recommend
their attention to our enterprisiDl
citizen, Mr.. Sol Coleman, 316 Mail
street, who can be found at all hours
waiting upon his customers in person