Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-03

five years.
The half-world end Of society are to
have a terpsichorean festival next
Thursday night. Many single gentle
men, and some married ones, have
been invited.
To secure beautiful patterns of car
pets, rugs, shades and mattings, call
on G. w. NALL, 354 Main street. A
few ready.made carpets at special
May, L~oewenstine & Co. have de-
cided to discontinue business, and are
off their large stock of mems
furnishing goods and shirts at their
cost in New York.
Those who feel an interest in laying
upon the resting places Of de-
voted soldiers, are to meet tonight to
make preliminary arrangements at the
exchange rooms.
The river here has declined a little
over 6 inches during the past five days
and careful observers are of opin-
ion that the water will be within
the banks at an early day.
Spanish mackerel from the Gulf of
Mexico, Mackinaw trout from Lake
Superior, and salmon from Lake Erie,
were received per express this morn
ing by Victor D. Fuchs, 80 and Al
Jefferson.
The mercury at sunrise this morning
recorded 65, and seven degrees cooler
than yesterday at the same time. The
range yesterday was 70 to So, with
shift ng breezes from the southwest
and southeast.
Among the delicacies now offering
in our market are fresh Spanish mack
erel, less than three days from the salt
waters of the gulf. No fish hat swims
the ocean is regarded with greater
favor by e%picures.
An over charged soda water cylin-
der blew up yesterday in Towler's
drug store Grenada, Miss, killing DR..
H. j. Ray and fatally injuring w. T.
fowler. The latter's eyes were put
out by sulphuric acid.
The work of enlarging, repairing
and improving Calvary Episcopal
church is about to be commenced.
The congregation during the ensuing
summer will worship at St. Lazarus
on Madison street.
The opportunity offered by May,
L~oewenstine 4 Co. should be taken
advantage of by every person in
want of summer underwear. The
stock is the best and largest in the
city, and goods are to be sold at cost
The race for sheriff Of Crittenden,
made vacant by the murder of W. f..
Beattie promises to be between j. T.
Barton, Henry Ward and Clark Brew
IN. The latter, it is said, will receive
.he republican and Independent sup
port.
We have a bicycle club, with an Of
ice for every member of it. They
practice week days oyer the parade
round on the bluff, and on Sundays
axe a run three or four miles out of.
he city and return. 1t was warm
work. last Sunday.
Yesterday being payday, in bust
less circles trade was rather inactive,
tut last night, the wages working
being flush, money was scat
cred about in a very generous manner.
All the employees of the city, includ-
Dg police, fremen and other officials
we're paid their usual monthly salaries
The total liabilities of j. w. Avery
I Co., which firm assigned yesterday,
cot up s21 500. 80, and their assets
bout $4,000, of which $18 600 are
egarded as available. Preferred
.laims amount to $l5,l45,53, and be.
ween six and seven thousand dollars
ire due to business firms in other
titles.
A retail grocer named A. H. Muir
ell doing business at 29l South street
ssigned yesterday; the total liabili-
les being 1852 So, Of this 1852 62 was
Iue to j.. J. Busby & Co., and $40 to
hrs Wilcox. This morning the
anger share of the stock remaining
n hand was removed to other places
most OF it being sold to various par
les.
A leading topic in business circles at
present is the decline in cotton, which
ell here yesterday ] to / cent per
andis very fat to-day. On the
irst Of September last middling cot
on here was worth II cents, and it de-
,lined steadily until the middle Of.
when it touched 1OI cents
NOT quite down to present values.
Then it gradually advanced, reaching
IL the first week in January. Since
hen the decline has been gradual, and
t seems disposed to keep on.
A fresh lot