Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-02

morrow Tuesday, evening ats o'clock,
in Hollenberg's music hall, 229 Main
street.
Ladies and gentlemen desiring to
participate in the proposed Elmwood
decoration ceremonies, are to hold a
meeting at the cotton exchange rooms
tomorrow evening at eight o'clock.
Those who were out on the Poplar
boulevard yesterday exercising their
stock speak in anything but compli-
mentary terms of the condition of
that thoroughfare. 1t needs repair
badly.
Everything in the way Of vehicles
was out for exercise and airing yester-
day. The livery men did a fine trade,
and private c~onveyances also showed
off nicely. No accidents, as far as
heard.
The county fair, to open here IN the
24th inst, is in a promising condition.
Space for exhibitors is fast being
taken up, and all interested are exert
ing themselves to make the display a
great success.
The death list in this city last week
numbered twenty-seven, of whom
eight we're white and nineteen colored.
Pneumonia carried off four, measles
one, congestion three, and the remain
der were from scattering causes.
A musical soiree with choice Selec-
tions and a varied programme, is to
come off at the rooms of the Tenn
essee club tonight. The street cars
will wait until it is over to convey Wis
itors homeward.
The river here has fallen nearly
four inches during the past three days,
and if heavy rains will hold off from
over the Ohio valley region for a week
or so, no danger need be apprehended
of an overflow in the low land regions.
Last nights thunder storm and rain
shower refreshed vegetation and laid
the dust beautifully. There was a
lively rafting of small hailstones for a
while during the shower, and the wind
blew great guns, but no damage was
sustained.
Our neighboring city of Nashville
enjoyed a thunder storm at sunrise
this morning, doubtless the same we
had a few hours earlier. Louisville
also had a fine shower during the early
hours before daylight. No rain was
reported anywhere else south last
night or to-day.
We are likely to have six well paved
streets, running east and west, during
the next business season. Adams and
Madison are already complete, Vance
and Linden are under contract, and
Jefferson and Union want bidders.
The Telford aud McAdam system ap-
pear to be the favorite style at present.
The opera of Der Freischutz ran
very smoothly at the matinee last Sat
urday, and it drew a full house. Miss
S. Woodward and Miss Camp were
the prima donnas. The Mozart club
is expected will come out about even
on their venture. Rather poor en-
couragement, but it will not prevent
renewed exertions in the future.
People from up the country report
little or no injury yet experienced by
the overflow, except below the foot Of
island 40 and in the vicinity of Brad
ley's landing, where much of the tilla-
Bile land is under water. At Osceola
the water has declined nearly a foot,
and the prospect tavors a more rapid
fall from this time forth.
The signal service morning bulle-
tins have added eight stations in Texas
and the Indian territory to their pre-
vious list. This will let us know a
good deal about the elements in hat
important region during the ensuing
cotton season, and as we get a liberal
share of showers from down there
during warm weather, it will be Of ad-
ditional interest.