Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-20

Cotton worms have appeared In the
prairie country about Columbus, Missi
Planters are fixing their poison pots
and London blue watts.
On Monday the next drawing of the
Little Havana Lottery will take place.
Get a ticket at once, and you may re-
joice over a handsome prize.
Persons leaving the city for the
summer can order the DAILY LEDGER
at 90 cents per month in advance, with
the privilege Of changing postof6ce.
1t will pay you to take an evening
walk and drop in to Sol Coleman's
cigar palace and see it lit up with the
electric light. 1t presents a fine scenic
effect.
The heaviest yield Of corn ever
grown in the South is expected to be
harvested during the ensuing fall, and
all kinds of crops, cotton not excepted,
are in good promise.
A Winters man offered to bet a
Shea Tipperarian fifty to FIVE, yester.
day, that both Winters aud Athy will
be elected by a large majority. The
Shea supporter didn't accept the offer.
How the politicians howl. 1t is the
old fight to keep in the ins and to push
in the outs. Some of the ms ought to
be kept where they are, while many of
the outs should remain just as they
are.
Deeds we're recorded to-day from
Lillian Anderson to F. H. Venu,
Mrs. Orlena Horn to George Wallace,
S. Hirsh, Secretary, to E. R, Groves,
L. R. Groves to w. D. Lucas, G. P
Freeman to W. D. Lucas.
The Besl street pavement approaches
completion and the PAYERS are laying
the last square of the work between
Main and Second streets. With good
luck the street will be open to travel
by the end of next week.
A very light shower fell here yes
terday, but liberal ones spread them
selves through the country round. 1t
was raining heavily at Galveston this
morning, and an inch and a quarter
of rain fell there yesterday.
The Gobble song, from the Mascot
and parts of Patience" can be heard
on hundreds Of front porches about the
city heal the shades Of evening. The
Juvenile operatic troupe have made
Patience" all the rage in aesthetic
circles.
Mr.. Nash, of Ohio, has been notified
by the Nash Library trustees that the
necessary building fund of $4,000
cannot be raised at present, but if his
generous offer is not Withdrawn before
next May strenuous efforts will be
made to raise the amount BY that
time.
The Charleston railroad train, with
a large crowd OF Georgianq, came in
yesterday neal noon, several hours
late, the detention being caused by
the smashup beyond Germantown the
night before. The ex~cursionists left
for Texas in the evening. The break
in the NJ. & c. track has been repaired
and trains now move on schedule time
Mr. Pat McCsdden, of the firm of
McCadden & Kelly, on Main street
near Beal, left a very odd fashioned
ear Of corn at this Office to-day. 1t is
rathera bunch of ears, one in the
center being surrounded by four
smaller ones, all pretty well formed
and covered by a single husk. 1t was
bought from a wagon and the producer
is not known.
The twelve year old son of Mr.. B.
Whitson was killed at Covington,
Tuesday, BY a collision between a pass
ing railway train and his wagon. He
vas in the act Of crossing the railway,
and his wagon was wrecked, while
Mr.. WhitsOn's arm and thigh we're
broken. He tried to back off tho
track, instead Of going ahead, when he
saw the train approaching.
Colonel D. @. Slaughter, Of Good.
let's Station, obtained and planted
about two bushels Of Whipple seed
ling Irish pstatoes last spring. The
crop is ready for digging and will pro-
duce about thirty barrels. After
digging be will plant a second crop,
as an experiment. 1t is claimed that
the yield Of this potato is one third
greater than the Early Rose.
The stumbling block in the Repub.
lican camp is the $500 per annum
Office Of Register. Mr.. Fred aunt,
colored, the present incumbent, is
anxious to keep his place, and Green
Evans, a protege of Orator Ed Shaw,
wants to crowd him out, and the Hon.
Edward declines to barmonize unless
they let his man in. This is the whole
issue, but it is a scorcbing hot one,
between the %contending factions.
Mr.. Hsggerty, proprietor of 300
acres on the site once known as Camp
10 Williams, five miles south of this
/ cifv now ~convarfad into a mndo1 &C.,