Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-23

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Prairie has ID SAti0ad lots resolved
daily By Ike A. Chase, 20 Front,
The voraclous gnats raise knots on
ones eaf.tips nearly as big as pigeon
eggs.
Finest -four in the known world al
S. L. Moore & Co., fernando and
Vance.
The Engineers force is partially
busy rounding up fernando street
south of Beal.
Quinine and whisky will shortly be
in big demand throughout the over
flowed districts.
Especial inducements in Brussels
carpets, mattings and rugs, at G.. w.
Nails, 352 Main street.
Copper plate wedding and visiting
cards, engraved and printed in latest
styles at moderate cost at O. l., Byrd
| & Co., 275 Main street.
Lake Erie salmon, Savannah river
shad, Maokinaw trout and red snap
pers received to-day by Victor D.
Fuchs, 80 and Al Jefferson.
| Next week the Commonwealth Lot
terry, of Louisville, will hold its
usual monthly drawing. Seekers after
wealth should get tickets at once.
The descrvedly popular Little Ha-
vana Lottery draws again on the 18th.
The small number of tickets COM
pared with other lotteries makes the
Little Havana favorite with buyers.
The blustery breeze has toned down
considerably, after rafting over the
country from twenty to forty miles
per hour for two days and nights, and
| playing havock with levees along
swollen rivers.
A carload of bananas, worth $1,000
cash, arrived direct from the islands
of the Caribbean sea, under the trop-
les, this morning. They retail at
from 81 so to 50 so per bunch, accord
ing to size and ripehess.
Reelfoot trout and striped bass,
Savannah river shad, Mackinaw trout,
Lake Erie salmon, gulf red snappers
and white fish; fresh Baltimore oys
tiers, New York Counts, at j. A! Sig
naigo's, 270 Second and 81 Beal.
The buffalo gnats made their APP
pearance a month earlier this season
than usual, and are more numerous,
larger and bloodthirsty than ever
known. They are not expected to
leave until few real hot days scorch
them into inactivity.
A cotton planter now ref1geeing
here, his whole place being submerged
and much fencing destroyed, was
heard yesterday to lament the terrible
destruction among rabbits and deer by
the food. He's fond of hunting and
sympathizes with the wild things Of
the forest.
Religious meetings to awaken the
minds of unconverted sinners con-
tinue nightly at the First Methodist
church. Last nights meeting is re
ported to have been very interesting
and effective. Those desiring to at
tend tonight will meet a cordial vel
come.
Over hundred strangers. travelling
northward by the steamer City of New
Orleans, passed yesterday afternoon
and last night in roaming about our
city, many attending the theater last
night. Among the list were sixteen
Canadian tourists, on their way home
from the West Indies.
The West Tennessee, North Missis-
sippi and Arkansaw country will be
better supplied with homegrown
bread and feedstuffs than ever before,
if the season prove favorable. A
larger area has been planted than ever
before. The oat and wheat crops are
especially promising in all directions,
but especially so in the hill lands. :,
my clearinghouse has been four
feet under water for the past three
weeks, and | 20 to my meals in a
gondola, or rather an old fashioned
skiff. and am glad 70 get that" wrote
q young man Of Helena. He further
adds that it is a strange sight to see a
whole town under water and every
one passing to and from house to house
in boats.
Trains are now running from Little
Rock to within two miles of Arkansaw
City, and it is expected will enter the
city by the end OF the present week.
The water there began to decline a
week ago to-day. The water in the
streets was from four to six feet deep
at last accounts, but the mails were
carried without interruption to the
hills west of the place by means of the
levee.
The mercury dropped to 36 degrees
in exposed places this morning, within
four degrees of freezing point. There
was little wind last night and the skies
were as clear as a bell from dark to
dawn. The breeze this morning came
very lightly from the south, and
warmer weather is close ahead. The
range Of temperature yesterday was A
to 30 degrees, with wind west until
last night, when it shifted to the
east.
Just received at John Mergle's, No.
$50 Main street, strictly choice Sc.
lection of foreign and domestic pre-
serves, pickles and canned goods;
spiced oysters, spiced tongues, picked
tripe. deviled crabs, with shells; cod
fish balls, clans, clam chowder; green
turtle, Huckins' soups; kidney with
mushrooms; Hallibut smoked and
picked salmon; cream homeless cod
fish and Orange county Goshen butter
Call and see for yourselves.
Drink only
BOHEMIAN BEER,
ut LuehrmanR's. lot