Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-13

Tue town 81 Mason shipped a0oO
bales Of COTTON this season from Sep
TENDER LIST, to Nay LIST, and is 307
bales short OF last year.
The wheat crop has been seriously
injured by rust and the army worm,
and but little more than half an aver
age yield is prodicted-says the Mason
Call.
The people of the valleys are solicit
tOuS regarding the threatening cOndi-
ton of the river. An overflow at the
present time would be particularly
disastrous in effect.
One hundred thousand feet yellow
pine building lumber at $3.50 per
thousand, delivered at depot NJ. & G.
r. R. Call quick to secure bargain.
WiggS & Co., 36l Front.
A falling barometer. winds shifting
to the southwest and a warmer tenn
perature, are weather forecasts for the
next twenty four hours for this
vicinity, and it may gain little.
The concert at the Presbyterian
church was over a few minutes past
ten last night, 1t was carried through
in little more than two hours, and
was precisely long enough to be de-
lightful.
Five church congregations in this
city have $4,000 invested in organs.
They include the Cumberland Presby-
terrain; the Calvary, Episcopal; the st.
Peters and st. Mary's, Catholic, and
the Methodist churches.
Unreasonable weather, injury to
crops, foods, or any similar drawbacks
on this mundane sphere, never affect
the regular drawings of the Little
Havana Lottery. Another drawing
takes place next week.
Sol. Coleman's' we'll known cigar es-
tablishment is tightly closed on Sun
days. Nothing can be purchased there
to morrow. He keeps his house open
for the accommodation Of customers
until IL o'clock tonight.
Fires were numerous in this morn
ing's early hours, not destructive fires,
but merely those commonly built to
keep folks from getting chilly. Win
ter wraps and warm garments we're
dOnned by the ladies out at the con-
cert and coronation last night.
The city of Nashville is enjoying a
first class elopement sensation, and it
is binted that the runaways are here.
A couple arrived yesterday, and are
| believed to be 7. B. Owens and the
girl. but they didn't register that way
at their notel.
TOO much rain during the past
week for hands to work in the fields,
and great puddles ofrain water stand
in the gardens" says a letter from
Bartlett written yesterday. The same
authority remarks that rain fell every
night during the week, except one.
A fine meadow on the farm of G. P.
Noel, in Upton county, has been de-
stroyed by cut worms, and the pests
are now working on a field Of corn,
the stalks of which are full eighteen
inches high, and they threaten to eat
it up entirely, says the Covington
Call.
Rev. N. NJ. Long will preach as
usual, morning and evening, at the
Strangers, church tomorrow. 1t is
understood that he will refer particu-
larly tomorrow night to his late
arraignment at Somerville and define
the course he proposes to pursue
henceforth.
Miss Alice Fuchs secured another
triumph last night in her artistic aud
finished vocal efforts, Her admirable
efforts in the aria, as well as in choraI
work were conspicuous. and the aud
fence received them with delighted
appreciation, which would have found
enthusiastic expression but for thu
fact that applause would have beer
out Of place in church. The lad!
possesses natural gifts Of high ordei
} and only needs instruction and prac
tice to make her an artist of repute.