Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-21

! CaihphoF, BIC PER pounds tue Per.
| llsn insect powder only at Fahlsn 4
| Kleiuschmidt, cor. Beal and Second
Copper plate wedding and visiting
cards, engraved and printed in latest
styles at moderate cost at 0. l.. Byrd
| & Co., 275 Main street.
Review &c Ia Mode, Milliner and
Dressmaker, Young Ladies Journal
and Demorest, are the late arrivals in
the fashion line at Manstord's.
The regular monthly drawing of the
Commonwealth Lottery, of Louisville,
will take place on the 3lst inst.
Ticket purchasers should supply
themselves in time.
The mercury here this morning
dropped to AZ degrees and the wind
came IL miles an hour from the west,
Yesterdays range of temperature was
81 to 70 while sOutherly or southwest
erly winds blew all day.
1t is unlawful under the new game
law of Mississippi to kill deer, doves
or larks between the 10Th OF March
and 10th of September; also to kill
turkeys or quail between the 1st of
May and the lst Of October.
The cotton market is quiet here to-
day. Futures in New York were from
/ to 5 points rbove last evenings close
on the late months, and the same as
last evening on the early months.
Spots were easy in New York.
Owing to the changes being made
in the Strangers church this week
there will be no prayer meeting
tomorrow night If the weather is
pleasant the building as enlarged will
be ready for use by next Sunday,
1t was showing at sunrise this morn
ing up in Dakota, Minnesota and Wis
consin, also raining little at Pitts
burg. The rainfall last night did not
exceed half an inch anywhere, except
at Vioksburg. There it measured
nearly an inch and a half.
The total visible supply of cotton
on Saturday last, including stocks in
Europe and this country and amount
afoat, was 2,9S8,78 bales, decrease
from last year at the same time of
81, ops bales, and an increase over the
year before Of 404,9SS bales.
Only one Gainsborough hat attended
the theatre last night, but it was
g0odly hat and occupied front seat
in the dress circle. 1t seemed to enjoy
the play, from the manner in which it
monopolized the view. A few assert
that little, blushing lady was CON
cealed beneath it, but they do so
timidly.
The sun crossed the line to- day, aud |
according TO the theories of ocean
it is the season for violent |
storms. A close examination Of reg
ular weather records, however, for
rly.seventy years during the period |
when equinoetial storms are said to
occur, show that no particular day can
be pointed out upon which there ever
was or ever will be so-called cqui-
n0ctlal storm.
Just received at John Mergle's, No.
$50 Main street, strictly choice Sc
ection of foreign and domestic pre-
serves, pickles and canned goods
'piced oysters, spiced tongues. picked
ripe. deyiled crabs, with shells; cod
ish balls, CLAIMS, clam chowder; green
turtle, Huckins soups; kidney with
mushrooms; Hallibut smoked and
1ickled salmon; cream homeless cod |
ish and Orange county Goshen butter.
Jail and see for yourselves.
Cotton futures in New York this
orenoon we're from 40 to 50 points
over than in the second week oil
January last, when they were the
highest Of the season, and from 100 to
20 points has been the widest fuct
Iation Of the season, the lowest hay
ng been touched January 18th, when
July deliveries dropped to II SO, while
he highest was February 10th, when
hey we're 1917. With but little more
han a cent a pound total variation
Millions have been lost and gained, By