Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-06

ANAAa a 49, = w.
married to Miss Lottie Boykin at
Tilden, Dallas county, Ala, on We'd
nesday last.
Eggs at 80 and 4Oc per dozen, and
fresh butter at 4Oand 45c per ID will
make plum cake and egg-nogg dear
about Christmas time.
MansfOrd calls the attention OF art
lovers to his line Of Christmas cards,
guaranteed to be the largest and finest
selection in Memphis.
A spectator sat in a side window at
the theater last night and counted
ninety-seyen hairless heads in the
parquette and dress circle.
Mr.. Mook's soiree ~dansante, next
Thursday night, All holding invita-
tions from last party must come again
and bring their friends; admission SOC.
People in the country are buying
fruit trees literally and appear bent
on having good orchards by the time
the cotton crop gets ready to fail
again.
Over sixty-fve stone cutters are
busy in the custom house yard, aud
raw marble blocks are getting very
scarce, nearly all on hand having been
smoOthed up.
The temperature marked Az here
early this morning, with light south
easterly brcezes. The range yesterday
was from IS to 50, with a calm atmOs-
phere all day.
A planter named j. D. MeGrath'
residing at Sunnyside, Miss, on the
river 275 miles south Of this city, is
reported killed by a half crazy darky
named Samuel Call.
A goodly number of curious people
have visited the Exposition building
within the past two or three days, to
look at the track over which the walk
ing match is to come of
The bald heads turned out in great
force last highland we're disappointed.
In a legitimate sense they didn't see
half as much as was exhibited when
"0livette' was the attraction.
MeLaughlin's grocery was flooded
with water last night by the breaking
off water pipe, and eight or ten men
we're busy several hours baling out bis
cellar and cleaning his premises Of the
matter.
The 100000 drawing Of the Louisi-
ana Lottery takes place next Tuesday.
Many prizes have been awarded to
Memphians in past drawings BY this
lottery, and more will probably fall to
their share. Get q ticket at the usual
place.
The planters Of the Mississippi val
ley will be largely represented at the
Atlanta Exposition this week. They
have been passing through this city in
great numbers for the past four days,
and they come from go miles to the
southwark, $50 miles to the north
ward and from all other directions.
The farmers of Upton county
have been selling corn in the ear de-
livered in fat boats at the river for
60 cents per bushel. Capt. Hardwell
bought 5000 bushels from Thomas II.
Mari for that price, and Capt. BalSley,
his partner, is also buying to load
boats, all for the Southern sugar coast
trade.
A wager of $500 was reported to
have been made at the Exposition
building last night between two per-
sons, one betting that Hartman will
beat the colored man, Hart, in the
coming acc. The interest centers
largely in the approaching contest be-
tween the two named, they opposing
each other in the go-as-you.please
style.
An entertainment will be given at
Temperance Hall, 1872 Main street,
tonight by Anchor Lodge, l. 0. G.
T. Prof. Strelczki will give a nun
Der Of selections from various authors
on the piano, and the entertainment,
which promises to be pleasurable, will
conclude with a hop. The price Of
admission is fifty cents.
Sol Coleman has more nerve and
pluck than any cigar merchant this
side Of New York. The double col
umn advertisement in this morning'f
Avalanche speaks for itself. He is
now oversold on both Of bis brands Of
No. 10 and Public Opinion" He
has now agents on the road who are
keeping Coleman pretty busy. Why
do not others adopt bis method o.
doing business2
The ocean cable was in trouble lasI
evening and this morning, and cottor
kilograms we're delayed in conse.
quence. Dealers in the staple numer
ously congregated at the Cotton tx.
change during the early hours of tn,
forenoon, and awaited the arrival o
the dispatches rather impatiently
being unwilling to transact bushes.
until advised as to the condition o
the markets abroad.