Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-16

B00 10AA0 ANN N40s
Music by a band of colored players
was a feature Of this forenoon. The
martial notes we're drawn out merely
as an advertisement for a business
house.
The moor rises tonight at halt pas
nine, and tomorrow night nearly an
hour later, too late, indeed, for it to
illuminate the pathway of those home
ward bound from the churches.
The paving Of Vance street is likely
to be shortly commenced, the people
having subscribed nearly enough to
accomplish the work. On Linden
the paving force has begun and will
be pushed forth vigorously.
Asparagus, green peas, radishes,
young onions and other early vegeta-
bles we're plentiful on the market
stalls this morning. High livers can
have nice dinners tomorrow at high
prices.
Strawberries are selling among the
Main street dealers at 25 cents a pint
in a retail way. A choice lot on Front
street sold at 81 per case, OF % cents
per pint box, wholesale. They will
be cheaper in a day or two.
To-day's kilograms from the signal
Office report a rise yesterday at Nash
vile in the Cumberland Of q inches,
and in the Tennessee, at Chattanooga,
26 inches. The swell in those streams
has nearly exhausted its force.
The only quarters where rain is re-
ported to-day is up the Ohio valley
where the showers are light, and in
the st. Lawrence river valley. 1t is
dry all over the country except as re-
marked, and the dryest quarter is in
Texas.
H~ousekeepers needing carpets
should delay purchasing until the
arrival of the new stock of Mr.. G. w.
NALL, 354 Main street. Mr.. NALL is
now in New York laying in a large
stock Of handsome patterns Of the lat
est designs.
Mint sauce with spring lamb and
green peas may be enjoyed tomorrow
by those luIuriously inclined who can
afford it, and they may top off with
strawberries and cream, the berries at
four bits a quart and the cream at
something less.
John Mccullough, the actor, is to
open in London next Monday. Next
he will be supported on his tour
through this country by Miss For
sythe, Mr.. John A. Lane, Edmund
Collier, and others of the troupe who
were here some time ago.
Miss Mary Anderson, accompanied
by her brother and Gtep-father, left
for Nashville this morning. The lady's
mother went home to Louisville a
week or 50 back. The Anderson
dramatic troupe, will leave for Nash
vile tomorrow and open in that city
Monday evening.
The position of Inspector Of weights
and measures il a subject Of sharp
contention by about two dozen candi-
dates, and that of secretary to the
commissions for the settlement of the
city debt is also looked after by several.
The latter place will pay aboutSl5OO.00
per anRum for an indefinite period.
The storm which started over in
the Indian nation the other day and
with such Obstructive e.
feet forty miles south of us, moved
over on the North Carolina coast,
thence Dortheasterly up the Atlantic,
aud before daylight this morning was
centered over the British maritime
provinces.
The wind blew from the west and
northwest all Of yesterday, and the
mercury oscillated between 48 and 68
degrees. This morning at sun up the
breeze was gentle from the southwest,
AID the mercury marked Sc, which is
5 degrees warmer than yesterday 1T
the samo time. The temperature is
to-day from to 10 degrees warmer all
over the south than it was yesterday.
The colored military serving on the
bluff here during the summer of 70 ARE
to be paid $40 per month for the pri-
Yates, Sl2 for corporals, S15 for SER
geants, $50, $40 and $50 for lieuten-
tenants, and $50 for captains. Colo
mel Cameron is to have an allowance
of 800 per month. This will be a
nice plum added to the pay and per-
quisites of the period.
Sol Coleman, the smokers friend,
was the first merchant who reduced
the price of cigars to FIVE cents each,
and to reduce the price Of Durham
tObaccos, cigarettes, pipes, etc., etc.,
which are usually kept in cigar houses.
He is now selling a genuine Spanish
cigar four for twenty-five cents, which
nothing can equal. Sol was the first
cigar merchant who closed his doors
on the Christian Sabbath. Now we
ash whv should he not he natronized9