Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-20
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| the privilege Of changing postofice.
The island toilers can now indulge
in plenty of rest and sleep at the
county clearinghouse, over which
Sheriff Athy presides.
The Remy Clarkes, of New Orleans,
we're faxed at Olympic Park yeSter.
day afternoon, and left for Louisville
last night, to play the Eclipse Club,
at the Falls City.
Sixteen county prisoners were yes
terday brought up from their recent
working quarters on Presidents Island
aud lodged in Jail to rest, and the gang
are glad Of the change.
The red car liue has quit using
West Court street as turning point,
aud now go up to the corner Of Main
and Poplar. This is to last until
West Court street is paved.
Two choruses from the opera of
Patience will be sung by children
under training by Prof Levy at EST.
val Park next Friday evening, when
the benefit to the Chicks is given.
The value of the cotton crop ranks
fourth upon the list of products in
the United States. In 1880 the corn
crop was worth S6SO,OOO,O 900; the wheat
crop $475, 100000; the hay crop $751;.
100000, and the cotton crop $780,
100000.
The cornerstone of many a princely
fortune has been laid with prize in
lottery. The Little Havana Lottery
draws on Thursday. The sales Of
tickets close to morrow. Don't delay
getting ticket until too late and then
regret it.
The change Of residence from the
the Island farm for evil doors, is an
enjoyable one for those interested.
No terror SO great to a yagrant as hard
work, and nothing delights him more
than to rest in Jail where he can feast
on good fare and loll in the shade.
For two weeks previous to their de-
parture from Nashville, the Porter
Rifles drilled four hours daily. Now
they go it ten hours a day. A Nash
vile man writes to New Orleans that
If the first prize does not fall into their
hands at Louisville and Indianapolis,
it will not be because they do not de-
serve success.
1t cooled off four degrees here this
morning as compared with yesterday.
AT six am. the mercury recorded 70I
degrees. Range here yesterday SO to
81 degrees. A. Louisville, Cincinnati
and Pittsburg it was from 10 to 10
degrees cooler than yesterday, and at
Shreveport q degrees cooler, the
record marking from 30 to GO degrees.
Numerous well.to- do people declined
to subscribe dime, or buy ticket to
attend the cornet concerts at Estival
Park during the Levy engagement,
yet their manly faces were conspicu-
Gus in the congregation at Calvary
church when Levy performed Near
er Ny God to Thee" on the Sabbath |
day. Several were noticed in the |
throng who had never been seen there
before.
The wizard of the cornet, Levy, |
went to Louisville last night, and was |
nearly a thousand dollars better off |
than when he came here. He wrote
Mr.. James Kirkland highly compli !
mentary note, lauding his skill as |
manager, for working up" SO much |
enthusiasm in his behalf and putting
so many dollars in his pocket, all of
Which Mr. Kirkland deserves, mas
much as he wrote several dozen col
umnS of laudatory remarks for the
newspapers, relating to the cornet
players skill, previous to his arrival
here.