Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-04

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cold.
Ladies, who have been closely housed
for weeks past, we're numerously seen
o. the highways yesterday taking a
stroll for exercise and to rec the
sights.
Several ladies were out calling yes
terday in fine costumes. To-day they
are busy scraping, brushing and clean
ing the sticky mud from their soiled
dresses.
People kept open doors and windows
during the warm hours Of yesterday,
for the first time in several months.
They find it uncomfortable to do it
to-day.
Mileage tickets oyer the Memphis
and Charleston railroad are sold at
twenty. five dollars, or two and a half
cents per miles. This is less than
most southern roads charge.
The new finance committee Of the
school board, Messrs. Jordan, Gre
nauer and Boyle, have arranged 10 bor-
row $4,000, a sum sufficient TO keep
tine schools active until the first Of
May, and perhaps a month later.
The subject of running a line of om-
nibuses out to the south gateof Elm
wood is under consideration. Several
citizens living directly on the line Of
the present street railway offer a bonus
Of $50 to establish such a convent
ence.
For Mardi Grasl Fancy sandals,
slippers, CATERS, ETC., will be made to
order on short notice, by Zellner &
Co., who have engaged skilllul work
men from New York. We would
advise the ladies to place their orders
early.
Several diamond rings of value have
gone astray in this city within the last
few days. The wife Of a prominent
merchant laments the loss of n
worth $3.50, and the circus artist and
manager Robert Stickney, has lost one
worth more than that.
Cotton shipments to Fall River and
other manufacturing points away down
east are now made from this city by
the river to New Orleans, thence by
the gulf and Atlantic ocean, an all
water route, at rates of fifty cents per
bale and over cheaper than inland
railroad figures.
The fields are still too soft aud
muddy to admit Of cotton picking.
There has never been a season more
disastrous in a weatheristic sense,
than the past winter has been for saw
ing the cotton crop, and yet, from
appearances, the yield is likely to
equal, if it does not exceed, that Of
last year.
Numerous darkies residing in cabins
about the edge of the city have been
foraging freely for fuel uron the sides
and walls of the very houses that shell
ters them, during the recent wintry
weather. Some of the houses have
been stripped Of boards, shingles, and
even the Sanctions that hold them
up, have not been omitted.
With becoming pride the frugal
housewife now exhibits her basket
filed with fresh laid eggs, the product
Of her own poultry, and in the open
market the late steep figures for tho
same begin to rule downward. The
is becoming plentiful, and val
ues to-day have dropped to about
thirty cents per dozen. For some
time past eggs have been worth from
81 to 4 cents a piece. When they get
down toa cent, we may enjoy one
fresh boiled every morning.
The city of Pine Bluff last year
purchased a lot Of carnival parapber-
MALTA, including masks, dresses, floats
and odd things, formerly used by the
delunct Ulks, paying $500 for the
same. The city of Little Rock
wanted them, but was too late to get
shem. The latter place will not have
much Of a celebration this year, but
Memphis will, and all who wish to see
something chaste, beautiful and in.
structive should visit us on the closing
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