Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-10
Di Cars, At Williams,
The winds we're wild yesterday.

Brown & Jones, coal dealers, %
Main street.
Fresh fish and eggs at Victor D
Fuchs, 80 and Al Jefferson.
The staple went up Lice on al
grades at noon in New York.
Prairie hay in carload lots received
daily by Ike A. Chase, 22O Front.
Gallon apples; also their own Glib
canned pie peaches. Lytle & Shields.
Licenses to marry were issued to-day
to Geo. W. Enas and Miss Mary Gre.
gan.
The indictment of Mundinger BY
grand jury was a general theme last
evening.
Prof. Saxby will give his hop to-
night for the benefit of sufferers from
the overflow. 1S4 Main street.
The children of believers are espe-
cially invited to attend the services at
the First Presbyterian church this
evening.
Copper plate, wedding and visiting
cards, engraved and printed in latest
styles at moderate cost at c. L. Byrd
& Co., 275 Main street.
Fresh Savannah River Shad, Lake
Erie Salmon, Mackinaw Trout, Red
Snapper, Reelfoot Perch, at Signaigo's,
2IS Second and 80 Beal streets.
The sales of tickets in the Little
Havana Lottery close to-day, as the
drawing takes place to morrow. A
few tickets can be secured, and every
body should have one.
The County Trustees Office looked
like a human bee hive this morning,
Yesterday was the busiest day of the
week, the cash receipts being $4,000,
all for Taxing District taxes,
The mercury dropped to 400 early
this morning, the breeze being fresh
from the northwest at the rate Of nine
miles an hour. Yesterdays tempera-
ture ranged from 40 to SO degrees,
A washout is reported on the Mem
phis 4 Charleston railway beyond
Middleton, a little over fifty miles from
here, and no trains came in from be-
yond Grand Junction this morning or
last night.
In Catholic circles the name of the
Very Rev. Father Corby, Of the Order
of the Holy Cross, now Of the college
Of that order at Watertown, Wiscon-
sin, is discussed for the next Bishop
Of Nashville.
Sol Coleman has the we'll earned
reputation Of being the only enter.
cigar merchant this side of
New York, and his celebrated Nc. 10
are as well known throughout
the country as any article now in use.
1t was raining 9 little down at Eads'
Iethes and along the gulf coast this
morning at sunrise, also showing I'D
N Nebraska; clear skies favored the
rest Of the South and the North. Fair
weather is anticipated to-day, I o.nieht |
md tomorrow ali around US.
Two trains came in over the Missis-
;ippi and Tennessee railway last even
lng, q long way behind time. a sand
Tide this side of Hardy. a dozen miles
IT SO north Of Grenada, caused the |
One train was about eight
hours behind time, and the other
more than that.
Passengers from the South by rail
asst evening report the entire country
with rain water all the way
rom the Gulf to this point. A delay
several hours was encountered |
lbove Canton, and those who came by
he Memphis & Charleston railway
we're also behind time some hours.
The Southwestern Benefit Guild is
low ready to pay benefits on all mar
iage benefits from 81 to 60 inclusive.
This will be done whenever proper
)roof Of marriage is filed, although not
Iet quite due. The Guild is moving
'long carefully but steadily, and IS
'rowing as rapidly as its mansg rs
,ould expect or desire.
Another committee of fifteen ex.
,erts is talked Of to 60 through the
courthouse from cellar to garrett. The
asst one made many lazy officials stir
heir stumps as they hadn't stirred for
Years. When an oficeholder is in
ioubt about the investigator proba
Die time Of visit, he naturally works
% keep things in good shape.
1t frequently happens in the trial of
case for horse stealing in the Crimi-
Court, that a person summoned as
! juror, is asked the question By the
defendants counsel, if he has ever
lived in Texas? and one challenge is
scored whenever the answer is In the
affirmative. A prejudice seems to ex-
st in the mind OF a Tennessee horse
.heifto being tried by a Texas jury.
The slow decline of the water at
which has been in progress for
past twelve days, hasabout ceased.
md another swell will doubtless be
heard from there by tomorrow. In
I'll the river fell at Cairo during the
lime mentioned four feet, and at
Evansville the Ohio declined twelve
.eet during the past two weeks, but a
well has now set in there, and the
leavy volume of waters pouring out of
he Tennessee and Cumberland at
PRESENT bodies no good to tie country
Town this way. If it does no other
ojury it will proloDg the duration of
he food.