Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-22

/ Aou AOA RuANaJ 1ANeAAace VI NAnhNA
for those who purchase Saturday.
Clement, IS Beal, viii deliver free
Of charge choice fish for Sunday break.
fast or dinner for those who purchase
Saturday.
THE opera of "Manola," a graceful
little composition, was finely given last
night, and by general request is to be
repeated tonight.
Miss Mosby arrived at the home Of
her father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Mosby. on Vance street, yester-
Jay, and will probably make quite a
stay.
There will not be any spring races
at Nashville, the recent overflow hav-
ing damaged the race track there ana
preventing its condition from being
suitable.
The Porter Rifles, Of Nashville, 40
to Indianapolis and Louisville, aud
cannot visit New Orleans this spring.
They also contemplate tours to East
ern cities.
The thunder rumbled and rolled at
8 lively rate several times during last
night and this morning and hetuaan
nine and ten o'clock the rain came
down finely.
Our cotton receipts are now 1924
bales short Of last year at the same
time. The total stock at present is
1899 bales, and l9,495 less than last
year at this date.
The Commonwealth Lottery, Of
Louisville, will hold another drawing
next week. Those who purchase
lottery tickets should bear this fact in
mind, and not get left.
Don't fail to leave an order for a
choice lamb roast. also new vegetables,
and have same delivered fresh Sunday
morning BY H. Seessel, Sr., & Son.
corner Second and JsffersOn.streets.
Samples Of green barley, wheat, rye,
and oats, from Fifty acre field, grow
Ing near Brsy's Station, in Shelby
county, and belonging to ]. F. Frank,
is on exhibition at the Cotton Ex.
change.
Gas light was popular this forenoon
ia all bank Offices, and the dark black
clouds overhead hung so low for sew
eral hours, that even out in the open
streets it was almost as dark as night
tine.
Several dealers in corn futures we're
il the dumps yesterday. because that
cereal dropped of &c per bushel in
value. Mules on short allowance
would smile if they understood fu-
lures. but most Of them dent.
What's the reason they don't play
The MusketOss, as they said they
wouldg" was the remark of an oper-
ate aesthetic this morning, when told
that tO-night's programme had been
changed and 'Manola" put on.
A specimen Of hemp from an indig-
snous weed, grown on W. L. Vance's
plantation and picked 10 January, is
on exhibition at the Cotton Exchange
Ii Is claimed that it will produce 100
per cent more than any other species
Of hemp.
On the plantation Of Mr.. J. Hunt
and Colonel Jefferson, Aear Osceola.
ninety miles above here, the early cot
ton vas all cut down by the frost Of
week ago, and must be replanted.
Between 1000 and 400 acres of grow
ing cotton in that vicinity was ruined
By the frost.
The New York cotton kilograms re-
port the last weeks receipts, at
twenty six towns, the past week we're
Is, 293 bales, a decrease from last year
for the same week Of u 1859 bales. The
stock at the same towns is 1929
bales, and 6O,9l2 loss than last year
for the same period.
The work Of clearing away the old
Nicholson on Beal street, from DeSotc
to Main, is nearly complete. The old
Nicholson foundation is 10 good cor
dition, aud the grading performed fol
it many years ago materially lessenl
the labor for the stone-layiDg con
tractor. The sand there is also bi,
help.
While criticising the work Of
prominent Official this morning, in re
ply to an expression Of regret from
bystander that the head Of the oficia
was not on the critics shoulders, an,
the critics on the other. laborin
son Of the sod remarked, "Yes,
might be 3 good thing for the othe
man, but 'twould make a blamed foo
Of me. 81
For Sunday breakfast or dinner, &c
pOmpsno, Lake Erie salmon, re
snapper and fresh Kentucky eggs iror
: Victor D. Fuchs, 90 and Al Jefferson
These choice catables were receive
! last night and ara heing closed ont .