Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-09


Christmas Issue Of London
Graphic and 81. Nicholas, also alLths
mOnihlies for November, this weeks
EDITORIALS and latest issues Of Seaside,
can be had at Jimmy Corwins' news
stand, 285 Main street.
Masy residents in the southern
portion Of the city thought they saw
an aurora borealis in the northern
heavens last night, but it was merely
the light reflected by the burning saw
mill near the mouth of Wolf river.
The temperature rose, and the ba-
rometer fell everywhere in the north
west and south last evening, except
directly along the gulf coast, where
the chilly weather continued. The
cold wave is, however, passing away.
Colonel Willoughby Williams, a
we'll known Tennesseean. and an
owner of property here, died in Nash
vile yesterday. For some years past
he has been interested in planting
cotton on the lower Arkansaw river.
Kate CastletOn, Irene Perry, May
Stembler, Lille Grub, Ida Smith,
John A. Mackey, George K. Fortesque
and Charles DUNCAN, of the Rice
Surprise troupe, are all clever per.
formers, and they will leave many
pleasant memories of their stay in
this city.
Mr.. D. @. Slaughter, injured some
time ago by a railway accident heal
Ripley, Tenn, passed through the
city yesterday on his way to his home,
this side of Whites Station, He had
three ribs fractured and received
other iaiuries by the mishap, but is
progressing fsvorably toward recov-
cry.
The mercury never rose above the
freezing point yesterday. and the
warmest portion Of il was late last
night, the winds having changed from
a northerly to a south easterly direc.
ton. The lowest record of tempera-
turs during the day was LIZ degrees,
or over 20 degrees below freezing
point.
Attorney Ganeral G. P. NJ. Turner
has a fine suit of clothes, presented hy
Mr.. L.Goodbar IS q token Of his ap.
preOiaton for effective work performed
by General Turner during the recent
political canvass. General Turner
says that he needed the suit, aRd that
he will don it when General Bate is
inAugurated as Governor.
The sale Of the Wickersham prop
erty has been postponed by the Chan
Gerry Court until next Saturday, the
10th inst. This property consists of
the old postOfice building, corner JET
ferson and Third streets; and also a
cotton she'd on Court steeet near the
bayou. Capitalists will find a good
investment by attending the sale.
The Rice Surprise troupe 60 South
after the performance this afternoon,
showing to night at Grenada and open
at the Grand Operahouse, New Orleans
to morrow night. The Hess Opera
troupe present mariana" and close
their engagement to night at the latter
house. The latter company will be
here the first week next month.
The South Memphis Lodge +. A.
A. H., has chosen the following off
GERS for the ensuing term: G. L. Loop,
W. NJ; H. G. Wilton, s. W; c. l..
Pullen, ]. w; D. +. Jet, Treasurer,
and B. X. Pullen, Secretary. The
Leila Scott Lodge has chosen A. s.
Myers, W. NJ; NJ. Carrigan, s. W..
Aaron G%erdlund, s. W.; G. v. Ram.
baut, Treasurer, and j. 8. Mahaffey,
Secretary.
Orders to buy cotton given to the
Tennessee Brokerage Association has
the following clause within its printed
contracts; IF any margin shall at
any time be entirely exhausted, the
contract shall thenceforth be mop
%erative and void. 1t is further stipu
lated that a notice Of seven days
previous to maturity of contract (f
not previously must be given, naming
to whom deliveries are to be made, or
Of whom received in New York City"
Sol Coleman has the pure, genuine,
unadulterated B. F. Gravely chewing
t1bacco, strictly first quality, which he
sells atISl.6O Fer pound, and it is the
scarcest article in the tobacco line, as
B. f. Gravely has quit manufacturing
until next July, because there was no
tobacco grown last year fine enough to
put in his brands, hence the extreme
scantiness Of the stock Of "frstsp in
the land. Sol Coleman says he is
determined to sell it even if be has
to pay FIVE dollars a pound for it.
Nothing but the best Of everything
will Sol dabbls in you can rely on it.
Can it Be Done?