Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-24

during fair week, and messages may
be sent from the grounds to any point
insthe country.
The LEDGER Office book bindery, ID
Madison street, has good workmen,
uses good material, and charges mod
crate prices.
Marriage licenses were issued this
forenoon to L. D. Jones and Anna
Stubs, Samuel Lowenstein and
Rosa Peres.
Revised version of the New Test
awent. A complete assortment just
received at Clapp & Taylor's, 3l5
Main street.
One thousand copies Of the march
of the famous Chickasaw Guards just
received by II. G. Hollenberg, 229
Main street.
Mosquito bar frames, square, can
opy and half canopy. The Armstrong
patent, best in the market, at 352 and
354 Main street.
Headlight oil (water white) 25c per
gallon. Coal oil, full test, Zoe per
gallon. s. L. Moore & Co., corner
fernando aud Vance.
The LehOyne normal institute, the
eading college for the education of
colOred people in this city, holds its
commencement exercises next Friday.
Captain Harry Aliens Crescent
Rifles do not expect to win the first
prize at Nashville, but will be salts
ig6ed with second hOnOrs and the
$500 purse.
The school children are busily i'm
mersed in the work Of answering crit
ical questions just now, undergoing
examinations, preparatory to closing
their season next Friday.
Under the recent orders Of the pos
tai authorities the steamer leaving
here for the st. Francis river this eve
ming will not carry mails to the people
along the valley Of that stream.
All delegates and invited guests to
the convention ofthe Mississippi valley
cotton planters association are request
ed to report on arrival at the head
quarters OF the association, Peabody
hotel.
The Chicks drew the $1,000 prize at
New Orleans. Some lucky individual
will draw the 100000 prize in the
Commonwealth lottery at this monthly
drawing. Get a ticket at the usual
place.
Sky rockets illuminated the space
over head at Estival park last night.
They were shot off for the benefit Of
the Knights of Pythias, that society
holding a pleasant picnic at the
grounds of the park.
The delegates to the Mississippi
valley planters convention anreceive
passes to the fair grounds free Of
charge by applying to the committee
appointed to manage the affairs Of the
agricultural association.
The case of DR.. Nuttall against
Cornell, is going on in the circuit
court to-day. 1t is the old suit for
professional services rendered Correll
during the fever of rs, to the amount
Of sos. DR.. Nuttall was in the en-
ploy of the Howards at the time.
The first specimen Of the revised
edition of the New Testament, to the
extent of the gospel of St. John, has
been received by Mr.. Nicholas Will
liams, and is sold for the low price of
two cents. The LEDGER Office is
obliged to him for a copy, but will
most likely adhere to the old version,
as usual.
Mr.. s. P. Glenn, proprietor of Glenn
springs, near Randolph, forty miles
up the river, is in the city making ar
rangements for opening his hotel on
the first of June. The Memphis peo-
pie who visited the place last summer
we're very much pleased. 1t is a quiet,
pleasant, cheap place to spend the hot
months, and is in daily communica-
ton with Memphis by way Of rail
road and stage connections.