Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-28
THE CITY.
LEDGER LINES
Full o o last night.

Ozanne& May S new store, 257 Main.
Extra comb honey. Lyle 4 Shields.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, go
Main street.
One hundred and eighty-fve ar.
rivals at the leading hotels yesterday.
New oatmeal, cracked wheat and
Graham -four, at Lyle & Shields.
Nine o'clock Monday morning next
is the time set for the opening of the
cotton future call board at the Cotton
Exchange.
The sale Of tickets in the Common
wealth Lottery will close tomorrow,
as the drawing takes place Saturday.
Everybody should have a ticket.
After this week only members Of
the Cotton Exchange, or their IN
plOyes holding cards Of admission, and
non-residents introduced by members.
will be admitted.
An old style watch seal, with a
snowy red stone 10 the end, has been
lost BY Esquire James NJ. Coleman.
1t is a family heirloom, and he is es-
pecially anxious to get it back.
The cotton movement is increasing
and this weeks receipts Of the leading
markets are 10 excess Of last year for
the same time. So far it has come
here in very light quantities, but it
will roll 10 fast enough in two or three
weeks more.
The paving Of Monroe street, be-.
tween Main and Second, is going on
handsomely. The property owners
between Second and Desoto, should
bestir themselves TO have the improve.
ment continued, az that highway il a
useful one for hauling purposes.
Very little game has come into
market up to the present time, and
that little has been captured almost
wholly By our restaurants. The game
harvest promises better later on, and
it is expected that prices Of all classes
will rule at rather high figures all
through the winter months.
The oyster sellers have opened out
though As Jet business has been rather
slim. The prospects indicate stiff
prices for the biyalyes all through the
season. Dealers are holding them
selves firm, and declare their inten-
ton not 70 lower figures or make con
~eessions, except 10 purchasers Of large
lots.
The Wsldrsn Guards acknowledge
70 ons mistake 10 their Cinderella
drill Last night, aud went through
their work 10 better style than on tn,
previous occasion. The members lave
secured eligible seats for the perform
anee tonight, and several have sharI
pencils and note paper for the purpos'
Of noting down al Of the errors thr
pOrfeYs Guarde make.
After building barns, digging asI
ponds and hunting rabbits fathe
bisklydudng the dog days up nearKe
Corner, 10 Madison county, Major 7
II. Hartmus returned 10 bis home il
this city on yesterday, and he vii
shortly start Bostonward. Colone
Sam Black, Of Indian Bay, on Whit
river, also arrived 10 the city yester
day, and will remlin with us a dag 0
two.
From ten 70 twenty thousand me
will be needed during the fall an
winter months 10 work on the levec
Of the river 10 the south Of this poih.
. II is expected that the contractor
will commence work In abot
. three weeks from this time. Ever
contractor must perform the job h
Z undertake. without sub letting. as II
latter is now strictly prohibited By Ii
government, under a severe penalty.
Z Several prominent bidders for woi
on the lover river leyees arc reporle
10 have failed 10 materializs zinc
|. their bids we're put in. The dgur,
we're doubtless 70 low that, upon sobt
p second thought, only financial rui
appeared likely to result. The recon
m%endations for awards Of contrac.
will doubtless all be made to day, I
Z be forwarded at once for the approyi
Of the Secretary Of War at Washing
ton.