Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-09
LEDGER LINES.
Gutherz valentines at Williams.

SnoWnake biscuit. Lyle q Shields
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 281
Main street.
/ Many cellars in this city need look.
ing after by the sanitary force.
Practical Silk Culture in the
South, " tonight at 1870 pm.
Cotton and Tennessee bonds appear
to be running race on down grade
| The Board Of Public Works hold
their regular monthly meeting this
afternoon.
| Practical silk culture is to be lee
tqred upon tonight by Mr.. Wallace
McKittrick.
Savannah river roe shad at Sigma
COS, 27S Second and 81 Beal street. at
60 cents each.
| Picked, smoked, spiced and salt
fish ofall kinds, at John Mergle's, No.
400 Main street.
Whitaker Star hams, cut in slices
to suit customers, at John Mergle's,
No. 45O Main street.
Prof. Saxby's grand hop tomorrow.
Friday night. Glass tonight for
ladies and gentlemen.
Mr.. Caldwell Bradshaw, a prom
lnent young attorney of Little Rock,
is in the city on business.
My Love" valentine illustrated
with six designs in water colors, by
Carl Gutherz, at Mansiord's.
The river level opposite the city is
now within about thirteen inches of
the highest water ever known.
Rattle for the thoroughbred mare.
Mary Wynn, comes off this evening
without fail at Gastons Hotel.
Seven thousand punches bananas
cheap. One thousand boxes oranges
and lemons. D. Cauale & Co.
Raffle for the thoroughbred mare,
Mary Wynn, comes off this evening
without fail at Gaston's Hotel.
Our cotton receipts are now 1904
bales short Of last year at this date,
the total at noon to day being 292 ,275
bales.
A man too honest to beg and too
genteel to work wanted his name kept
out OF the paper to day on charge Of
stealing.
Another shipment Of those superb
Canadian smells, was received this
morning by Victor D. Fuchs, 80 and
Al Jefferson.
The poll people have even gone after
women to gather taxes, but they won't
let the poor women vote, except when
they vote among themselves.
The ferrybeat John Overton will
make trip to Marion Friday, leaving
from the foot Of Jefferson street at
2 pm. Fare for the round trip, 81.
By request, the lecture on Practical
Silk Culture, by p. Wallace McKitt.
rick, will be tonight at Free Trade
Hall, Jefferson st., bet. Main and %.
The degree lodge of the Odd Eel.
lows meet tonight; SO does the Ger.
man American Building and Loan
Association and the Parnell Land
League Club.
The mercury recorded 45o at sun
rise this morning, and the range yes.
terday was AZ to Coz. The winds were
northerly all through yesterday, but
are westerly to-day.
The skies cleared away and the sun
shone out clearly this forenoon. 1t is
awfully sloppy under foot but nice
overhead this afternoon, but there are
not many going that way.
The "M'liss" troupe, in which
Annie Pixley is star, are under wav
for this city and cannot reach here In |
time to exhibit to night, but will be
on hand for tomorrow evening.
A storm of considerable energy was
central in Northern Mississippi several
hours before daylight, according to the
morning weather bulletin. 1t moved
eastwardly, and is not there now.
The new scenery at the theater was
badly handicapped by inferior lights
the night "As You Like II" was per |
formed. So at least said leading
actor, and the actors ought to know. |
Nearly two and half inches of
rain fell here yesterday and last night
and the total rainfall here during the
past six weeks measures nearly
eighteen inches, an unprecedented !
precipitation.
Numbers drawing prizes in Royal
and Little Havana LotteryCompanies,
February s, 1882 1861 drew $500, |
1866, $1,000; 1899, $1,000, q 1888. |
500; 20,553, $3.50; II ,732, $3.50; 1880. |
$780, 1926, $500; 1887, 5000.
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