Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-09

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Genuine Majolica, new designs, re.
ceived at Erich's.
Happy Go Lucky" and "a College
Widow" at Williams's.
Riversides, IS; picked nine, 8;
yesterday at Olympic park.
Everybody was out for a drive yes
terday, or a ride on the street cars.
Our cotton receipts are now 46,829
bales ahead of last year at this date.
Red snappers and other choice fish
at VictorD. Fuchs, 80 and Al Jeffer-
SOD.
Variable winds and occasional rains
are to.day's weather predictions for
this section.
Dog muzzles are in demand at pres
ent, and dogs are too numerous by a
large majority.
Confederate memorial day is Sunday
May u, and the Federal decoration
day is May 30.
Father Ryan, the poet priest, preah-
ed at St. Peters Catholic church yes
terday forenoon.
$4,000 of Sol Coleman's No. los
have been sold by Sol Coleman up to
date. An absolute fact.
The B. B.. BIS all sported outside of
the city line yesterday, except where
back yards we're big enough.
A large class Of communicate were
confirmed at St. Mary's (EpiscOpaD
church, yesterday, by Bishop Quin-
tard.
The assignee Of the defunct cloth
ing house of Morris Fuld is Mr.. AL
bert Seessel, a brether-in-law of Mr..
Fuld.
Lamb and green peas, with ice
cream and strawberry short cake gar
nishments, was a favorite menu yes.
terday.
The soldier lads, in their SNOWY uni
forms, were out yesterday to attend
divine service, and many afterward
made social calls in the same garb.
Two horses slipped and fell at the
corner Of Jefferson and Main streets
this morning. One Of them broke a
shaft in Captain AID. Storms buggy.
Major G. v. Rambaut is chairman
of the finance committed for memorial
day funds. All interested are work.
ing to make the occasion worthy Of the
subject.
Fortune knocks once at every
mans door" Be at home when she
knocks, by having a ticket in the
Louisiana lottery. Drawing to-mor-
row. Get a ticket at the usual place.
Choice homegrown strawberries
sold readily in this market Saturday
at fifty cents per quart, while those
from Louisiana and southern Mis-
sissippi, were inactive at two bits a
quart.
The congregation of Calvary church
worship at st. Lazarus, on Madison
street. The contract for Calvary
building alterations has not yet been
given out, but it is expected will be
on Wednesday next.
Menken Bros. are offering a hand
some line of grenadines, buntings and
parasols at greatly reduced prices in
order to close them out. Ladies pur-
chasing their summer outfit can find
everything they need at Menken's at
satisfactory prices.
One Of the church congregations of
colored folks were much elated yester-
day over a subscription made to aid in
building a house of worship, made by
DR.. Porter and amounting to $3.50.
The COMMITMENTS all agree that the
doctor is a noble man.
Mr.. II. Dow this morning resigned
as assignee Of the firm of j. W. Avery
& Co., the new assignee relieving him
Of all liability by his endorsement of
each of two notes for $500, held by
the Phoenix fire insurance company.
The new assignee is Mr.. George Her
bert.
A new process to utilize cotton seed
and market the kernels, retaining the
shell and other parts for fertilizers on
the plantations where the seed is pro-
duced, has. been discovered by Mr..
Felix R. Lanier, of this city. He con-
siders the invention valuable, and a
public benefit.
Inc Trio oil postal investigators are
still here examining the situation and,
as it were, going through the whole
business, making it thorough, SO it is
limited. There has been a fine bud
get Of explanations made, according
to common rumor, and the river mails
don tmonopolize the situation, either.
Rev. N. NJ. Long preached his first
sermon as pastor Of the Park avenue
Presbyterian church yesterday NOR
ming to a large congregation. A num-
Der Of persons were present from the
city. Last evening he preached an
able and impressive sermon to crowd