Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-13
Dssds we're sscofdsd today fem
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Hatchett to M. G.. Gibson.

The temperature cropped 70 9V~
this morning, and the skies were clear,
with no wind from any quarter.
Very little farm work has so far
been done. Many have not yet planted
their potatoes or sown their oats.
A little rain fell last night around
Vicksburg, hut everywhere else south
of the Ohio it was dry, overhead.
The telegraph line sold by the
Sheriff this morning became the prop.
erty Of George L. Bealle for $3.50.
Choice pickles aud kraut, cheap.
Seed potatoes. General commission.
Watts & Williams, 342 Front street.
A spelling school would be a good
thing to surround some of the Sheriffs
deputies. II isn't rightto write poles
"powls."
The teachers of the public schools,
by calling at the Office of tho Secretary,
will be paid their salary for December,
1881, tomorrow.
Copper plate, wedding aud visiting
cards, engraved and printed in latest
styles at moderate cost at @. l.. Byrd
& Co, A5 Main street.
The river has fallen five inches
within the past forty-eight hours
This viii be cheerful news to the PEG
pie Of the inundated regions to the
southwark.
That portion of the Memphis &
Greenville telegraph line which lies
in Shelby county, was sold by the
Sheriff this forenoon to satisfy a judy
ment for $2S7 IS.
Twelve deaths last week, half white
and half black. Five we're infants and
seven grown people. Consumption
carried off two AID pneumonia two; the
rest died from various causes.
The Rice Surprise Party are now in
Mobile, but expect to reach here
in time for Thursday next The sale
of seats for this engagement opened
this morning at Hollenbergs.
The monthly meeting of the Old
Folks Society, of Shelby county, will
be held at the Office Of Mr.. B. Rich
mond, No. 20 Madison street, Tuesday
afternoon, March l4th, at 3 o'clock.
Mr. Samuel H. Coward was unani-
mously elected a member of the
Memphis Cntton Exchange, this fore.
noon, and a certificate stating the fact
was issued to that gentleman.
When the moon changes in the
afternoon we are sure to have dry
weather until the next change" saith
an old citizen who has faith in the
influence of the moon upon the
weather and the seasons.
1t is said that more people were
turned away from the Strangers
church for want of even standing room
last night than ever before. The
addition to the building is greatly
needed. It's nov underroof and will
be ready for use in a few weeks.
A hundred or more hungry.looking
country darkies gathered about the
public ration storehouse, on Front
street, this forenoon, seeking rations.
A number arrived from the hills and
had been offered work, but %repudiate
the labor and want to be fed for moth
ing.
The case of j. ". Burton came up
to-day in the Criminal Court. The
following jury were impaneled. j. R.
%Cheiseman, 7. H. Hartmus. Joseph
Chambers, VIM. Long, J. II. Knox,
7. B. Oliver, CIV. Miller, P. 0'Toole,
J. c. Saint. G. w. LOUDER j. NJ.
Saekett. II. Lahgbein. The trial was
progressing at noon.
The Emmett troupe viii not arrive
to-day, and no certainty of it coming
at all, owing to railway breaks. No
trains left New Orleans yesterday, and
the Emmett party, now there, will try
70 get here by to morrow night, or
falling in that, viii proceed direct to
Evansville, which is their next stop
ping point.
The steamer City Of Baton Rouge
went from New Orleans to Cairo in
three days and fifteen hours, so private
dispatches announce. The steamer
passed. here Saturday two days, twenty
hours and forty minutes out, the
quickest trip from New Orleans to this
port since the great Lee atchez race
in July, 1870.
After declining four feet four inches
the river at Cairo began to swell
slowly yesterday. The news from
above Is more encouraging to day than
has reached us for several days The
last rains were heavy and had bad
effect, but are not SO bad as was ex-
pected. The swell at Cairo is not
likely to be a great one
That popular and gifted poet, mu-
stefan, philosopher, journalist, railway
magnate, steamboat agent, bondholder,
judge ofall good things, water included,
Colonel Will S. Hays, is in our city
to-day, accompanied by his wife, son
and daughter. The Colonel has been
on a voyage by water 20 New Orleans
and the carnival festivities.
Mrs. India Evans (nee Lide), for
merly Of Athens, Tenn, was married
to Mr.. Joseph Scott by and at the
residence of b. 9. Bledsoe, Esq, at
COllierville, on Sunday. the 26th of
last month. A few friends of the
bride and groom witnessed the cere-
mony and offered hearty congratula-
tons. Both have lived at Collierville
some time, and it will be their future
home.
One Of the neatest things out in its
line is a new style automatic pencil.
for sale az Mansford's FOR oonven.