Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-25
THE CITY
saturday EVsninE. March 20, Issa.
LEDGER LIKEE.

Balmorals,
Z for 81, only to be had
At I. Samelson & Co.'s, 80 Main st.
Francisco's latest, the Tingle.
The air was airish this morning
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 282
Main street.
Prairie hay in carload lots received
daily by Ike A. Chase, 22O Front.
Freights on cotton to the eastern
seaboard have dropped Sc per cwt.
"The Feres," new work by Mrs.
Alexander, and other new works in
cheap series at Mansford's.
The mercury was down to IL de-
grees early this morning, and ranged
from A to SO degrees yesterday.
The sales of cotton in this market
yesterday were $50 bales, of which
$50 were to exporters and 800 to
spinners.
Professor Levy will preside at the
piano this evening at the Art Loan,
and Miss Lizzie McClolland will
sing.
Only two more days are left in
which to buy ticket in the Little
Havana Lottery, as the drawing takes
place Tuesday.
The Jews of England" was the
subject of the entertaining lecture by
Rabbi Samfeld at the Hebrew Syna-
gogue last night.
The steamer John 0verton will
leave the foot of Jefferson street at 2
pm. Sunday for Marion. Fare for
the round trip, 81.
The river at Cairo is more than ten
feet lower than it was a month ago to.
day, when it touched its highest level.
The decline here is very slow, but it is
sure.
Gnats, which have been sWarming
about the city for the past week,
seemed to have retired this morning,
| 1t was doubtless little too cool for
them.
Gardeners have been active this
season, and now have green peas,
tadishes, lettuce and onions, all Of
local growth, to sell at the market
stands.
The moon sets about half past
twelve tonight and a quarter after
one tomorrow night. 1t changes and
enters its first quarter early tomorrow
morning.
There will be no Sunday school Of
preaching at the Strangers churel
to morrow on account of repairs goinI
on and unfinished condition Of thu
building.
1t was raining little down in Texai
this morning, and additional lighf
rains are anticipated in the west Gul
States to-day, while the barometer i
falling all over the Tennessee, 0hit
and Missouri valleys.
The regular monthly drawing Of tn,
Commonwealth Lottery takes place
next week, and as usual some luck,
individual will draw the thirt,
thousand dollar prize.
To live we'll on Sunday, get Sa
vannah river shad or Lake Erie sal
mon for breakfast, and also red snap
per or Mackinaw trout for dinner
from Victor D. Fuchs, 80 and al Jei
ferson.
Miss Bessie Peirce sang three ex
quisite selections at the Art Loa
exhibition last night, while Mrs. Fit
, and Mr.. Kremer performed with thei
accustomed finish and beauty. MI
Levy is to play tonight.
Reelfoot trout and striped basl
Savannah river shad, Mackinaw trou
Lake Erie salmon, gulf red snapper
and white fish; fresh Baltimore oys
}, ters, New York Counts, at j. A. Sic
naigo's, 278 Second aud 81 Beal.
The ordinance of baptism is to b
administered at the First Baptil
Church, corner Of Adams and Secon
streets, tomorrow night, and NJ
Hughes will sing several solos on th
interesting occasion.
i, Sol Coleman closes his cigar stol
on Sunday, and smokers should SUI
ply themselves with Havana, as we
n as domestic; cigars tonight Sol do,
not merely make q pretense Of closinI
but actually closes.
es GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf, "a; Mi
Daisy Hampton, daughter Of Senate
3 Wade Hampton, of South Carolina,