Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-20
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THE CITY.
Tuesday Evening July 30. 1850
LEDGER LINES.
Full moon tomorrow.

Full moon tomorrow.
Francisco's feather weight hats.
Brown l. Jones, coal, Office 282
Main street.
This is the season to SOW Ruta
Baga turnips.
From p to Sc degrees was yester-
days thermometric range. .
Those afflicted with rheumatism
complain of aches to-day.
Nearly half an inch of rain fell
during the shower yesterday.
PUBLIC LEDGER job printingofice
and book bindery, ID Madison.
Scattering mad dogs roamed abroad
yesterday. They should be slaugh-
tered without mercy.
The work of excavating a road bed
for the railway track along the river
front has commenced.
Business men will find it to their
interest to have all their job printing
done at the PUBLIC LEDGER office.
Five bidders are before the city
authorities, to do the paving work on
the landing, in front of the old ele-
vator site.
The genial temperature of the pres
ent midsummer is highly enjoyable.
No use of going to the springs while
it is so pleasant.
Late New York papers only three
days out continue to reach this Office
through the polite favor ofthe South
ern express company.
Collections for weighing and inspect
ing weights during the month Of
June, in this city, is given in by Cap
tain Mallory as $267.79.
The Fifth civil district voters are
to organize a club on the boulevard
tonight. The Sixth ward club is to
meet in the Waldron block,
The city has eleven fire alarm sta
tions, and six Others are wished for.
The police commissioners are medi
tating over their establishment.
Darts Of lightning flashed about the
western horizon last night, and flying
clouds swept across the armament.
Many thought a storm to be immi-
nent, but none came.
Several hog wallows down in the
vicinity Of DeSoto and South streets
cry aloud for attention and renovation.
A little engineering in the way of
drainage, would be beneficial in that
quarter.
Several topics Of interest, public
and local, occupied attention last
week, but they have run their course,
and now we have only politics, Presi-
dents island, and pleasant weather to
talk about; even yellow jacks advent
into the harbors of New Orleans and
New York are stale.
Mrs. l. N. Snowden, Miss Alice
Snowden and masters Joe, Eugene
and Frank Snowden are summering il
at Bailey springs, where they are well
pleased, everything being kept and
furnished in the best of style by the
proprietors, Messrs. Ellis & Co.
The Hon. John League, member Of
the Legislature, ex-mayor, etc, etc.
was last night chosen as vice presi
dent Of the Fifth ward democratic
club at its meeting, held on the cor.
ner Of Beale and fernando streets
This is the most interesting politica.
feature of the present week.
The First ward Hancock and Eng.
lish club are to have a meeting a
81 Main street tomorrow night, anC
an interesting time is anticipated. L
could not be otherwise, when so eff
cient an official as Louis Daltrof, tn,
accomplished secretary of the club
sets to work in the matter.
The name Of the lad shot acciden
tally by his father while out fishing Oh
Saturday last was Oscar j. Christen
sen, and he was thirteen and a hal
years Of age. The unfortunate DO.
died yesterday, and was buried nea
noon to-day. The rief-stricken par