Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-23
PUBLIC LEDGER
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THE CITY.
saturday Evening. April. rs, lsAl.
LEDGER LINES.

Sale
By assignee,
Under the Peabody hotel.
Great bargains, fine stock /;
Must be sold out.
Spring millinery at Lavigne's.
Franchises nobby summer hats.
Paving work prospers vigorously.
Fresh strawberries. Lytle& Shields
The Royal Asylum meets tonight
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, rs.
Main street.
Fair weather here and everywhere
south to-day.
New N. Roe herring at Oliver.
Finnie & Co.'s.
Good, sound, repacked lemons, s.
per box. D. Canale & Co.
Jersey creamery butter, in 9.pound
pals, at Lyle & Shields.
Vegetation has made very rapid pro
gress during the past week.
The Burlington letter file, at Will
liams's only. Warranted the best.
The trout and perch fishing season
has opened with pleasant promise.
Gnat oil is among the Injuries now
freely sold for the benefit of swamp
ers.
The martins are nest building, and
chsttering about the caves and house
tops.
Tomorrow on the calendar isknown
as low Sunday, and is the Hath day Of
the year.
People from Crittenden by the noon
ferryboat to-day, report Hays White,
the murderer, still at large.
Young spring chickens have not
commenced to arrive yet. A few lit
tie ones may be looked for next week.
The Maxim electric light on the
bluff didn't illume well last night. The
soldiers must stick to torches for a
while longer.
Memphis and Charleston railway
stock had something of a boom in this
market to day, being quoted up to 60,
a sharp advance from previous values.
A couple Of gentlemen connected
with the public service in a secret ca
pacity, named Wells and Small, ar
rived here to-day to look after postal
matters.
Careful housewives are now pepper
ing and camphoring woolens, and lay
ing them in cosypiles out of the way,
where insects won't gnaw, and other
objects injure them.
The finest shad ever brought 70 this
can be had Of Victor D. Fuchs, 80
and Al Jefferson street. Lovers of
choice fish should get one for Sunday
mornings breakfast.
That love letter to Miss Jennie
was worth $40 cash to her, as
this is the net result Of the Thursday
night concert, handed over to the de-
serving young lady yesterday.
The steamer John 0verton will
make an excursion Sunday to Marion
and return, leaving from the foot of
Jefferson street, at 2:30p.m. Fare for
the round trip, one dollar.
Scribner's Magazine for May; also
the American Agriculturist; a new
supply Of Virginia Belle, and all the
latest magazines, Seasidcs, etc., are to
be had at MansfOrd's, 298 Main street.
Fritz and George, Of the popular
Court street beer establishment and
restaurant, are supplying their friends
with a choice article Of book beer and
book wurst to-day. The LEDGER
Office was remembered. Thanks.
A pound and a quarter pompl sold
in this market during the past week
at 81 % each fish. The printer yes.
terday insisted on reducing the fish a
whole pound, which wouldn't do, for
pOmpano that small are not worth
much.
The SILVER Moon" Royal" and
"Pillsbury's Best" new process fours,
sold by by Oliver, Finnie & Co., bake
as light and white as snow. New
process fours are taking the place of
all the old process -four for family use.
The filthy condition Of the streets
in several northern cities have started
the women, and they propose to take a
few contracts to clean up the high.
ways. Women here may take a hint.
Perhaps some will enter the list and
become public benefactOrs.
Great rush nj Fritz and Georges
saloon for the best and