Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-10

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1.-THE White Rose Of Memphis" il
the title off story by W. G. Falkner
now undergoing publication in the
Ripley, Mississippi. Advertiser.
A crowd of political giants went
from here to Nashville last night
Our city and county is represented
there by at least three hundred strong
CaterpiIlars are reported in the
cotton fields along Red river and over
in Alabama. No bugs have worried
the crops hereabouts. as far as heard
Our sheriff, E. L. MCGOWAN, has
gone to Nashville on a business visit
and will peep in on the greatgovernor-
manufacturing convention while
there.
A double rainbow encircled the
southeastern heavens last evening, q
few moments before sunset. 1t was
regarded as a harbinger of clear
weather to-day.
Gardeners complain hal this has
been a bad season for melons in this
vicinity. 1t costs from fifteen tC
twenty-five cents to get a rather
sickly locking specimen.
DR.. Augustus Keuhne, formerly Of
this city, is over about Hot Springs,
and occasionally. when he has tine to
spare, writes a scientific or gossipy
article for the newspapers.
Col. Jesse f. Brown left last night
for Nashville, as a delegate to the gu
bernatorial convention. What he
does not know about state finances
would hardly be worth knowing.
The convention at Nashville has
been worth at least a thousand dollars
to the railway Offices in this city, An
estimate for all the railways in the
state would be hard to guess at, even
for a railroad man.
You a never replace the old
friends" song and chorus, words and
music by w. G. Woodward, and dedi-
Gated to Mr.. j. H. Thompson, of the
Avalanche, has been received from
the publisher, H. G. Hollenberg.
1t was out near Benjestown, some
ten miles or so to the nOrthward,
where Mr.. West was assassinated.
The killer fired from the cover of a
cOrnfeld, turned a load Of buckshot
through the open doorway, and
q dozen or more struck Mr.. West,
causing his death.
Esq. s. A. Moore, of this city, has
pre-empted a section Of rich land near
Black Fish Lake, in Arkansas, eigh-
teen and a half miles from here, and
has gone Over to make the necessary
improvements to perfect the title. 1t
is very rich land, heavily timbered
and costs but a trife.
People along the line of the Mem
phis and Charleston railway have re-
expressed much qualification at
the reduction in eastward bound
freights a new tariff ofwhich went in
to effect about a week ago. 1t cheap
ems freight about $40 per car load, at
many points not a hundred miles dis
tant.
Fresh flowers adorn the foun-
tain at the cotton exchange every day,
despite the fact that few visitors aud
not many cotton dealers c~ongregate
there now, this being the vacation
season of the cotton merchants. Sec.
retaryGales is a lover of the beautiful
and he admires fragrant roses at all
seasons.
A contract for from sixty to one
hundred thousand bushels Of coal, for
schoolhOuse use, was made last
night by the school board at forty-fve
cents per Dbl. delivered, Messrs. c..
B. Bryan l. Co. being the successful
bidders. The bid of Brown & Jones
was the same, but they had the con-
tract last year, and it was deemed
best to rotate, or change SO that all
may have an equal chance.
"Clorinda; or, the Rise and Reign
of His Excellency Eugene Rougon,"
just published by Messrs. T. B. Peter.
son 4 Brothers, Philadelphia, is Emile
Zola's characteristic picture of the
court Of Napoleon ILL.,, and many
prominent characters of the time Of
the last French emperor figure in the
novel. The restless ambition Of the
hero and the way in which a scorned
woman takes vengeance for her wrongs
are the main points Of this great and
realistic fiction. Look out for another
eruption.
Among the positions of honor be-
slowed upon Memphians, is that of be.
ing one Of the three grand command.
ers in the great Knight Templars
procession, to come off at the Chicago
triennial, to which Mr.. B. Il. Hallel
has been appointed. The procession
is to march in p~latoons of twenty-fou