Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-09
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Gloves cleaned by Mrs. Gray,404Main.
Brown 4 Jones, coal dealers, 282
Main street.
Peoples cellars we're flooded last
night by the rain.
High winds from the southwest
early this morning.
The sufferers by the food become
more numerous daily.
The streets have been well cleaned
by natures scrubbing broom.
Prairie hay in carload lots received
daily by Ike A. Chase, 220 Front.
Prot. Saxby's class for ladies and
gentlemen tonight. Hop tomorrow.
Shrubbery and trees were teppled
over this morning in numerous local
tiles by the strong wind.
Gardeners and others complain Of
too much wet weather, and many have
had little chance to plant except in
the mud.
Copper plate, wedding and visiting
cards, engraved and printed in latest
styles at moderate cost at @. Il. Byrd
& Co., 275 Main street.
The sale of seats for the Emmett en-
gagement at the theater next week will
commence at Hollenberg's music
store tomorrow morning.
Fresh Savannah River Shad, Lake
Erie Salmon, Mackinaw Trout, Red
Snapper, Reelfoot Perch, at Signaigo's,
278 Second and 90 Beal streets.
Competition among fish dealers is
noted, and some sell fresh salt water
fish at ten cents a pound, while others
charge as high as fifteen cents, when
they can get it.
Sales of tickets in the next drawing
Of the Little Havana Lottery will
close to morrow. This lottery is very
popular, as there are only $4,000 tick.
cts put in the wheel, and the tickets
are 81 each.
Ar old citizen says that in '67 it
rained thirty-fve days during the
spring of that year, and that it used
to cost from 80 to zoe per bale to haul
cotton out Of the mud on the landing
during that period.
The Hon. Casey Young is in Wash
ington City on legal business. He
called upon the Secretary of War
upon arriving there to explain the
food situation, and found that official
well informed on the subject.
We are to have threa- nights of
Lawrence Barrett and three of Mich
ael, Strogof," a Russian play, by one
of Haverly's companies, before our
present amusement season closes.
Both are good, and both come after
Mccullough.
The rainfall yesterday and last night
was 2:62 inches, and the total since
Saturday night measures Z inches.
The amount of water which has fallen
over Court Square during the time
named was 1850 tons, and over the
city nearly $500, 600 tons.
Notwithstanding the fury OF the
storm, MIR. Long preached at the
Strangers Church last Sunday night,
on the Cure of Modern Skepticism.
Judge Wright says it is one of his
finest sermons, and many who could
not attend have expressed a desire to
have it repeated next Sunday night.
Many people express doubts about a
crop being raised this year in the bot.
toms. Others are still sanguine. A
popular Bolivar county planter says
he has been overhowed three times
within the past ten years, aud he has
yet to announce his FIRST failure to
make a good cotton crop.
A rift in the black clouds let the
sun peep through about seven this
morning. But few at that time, how
ever, believed it would shine much
to day. Fortunately they we're mis-.
taken. for about noon the orb Of day
sent his genial rays upon us most
cheerfully. Only a few heecy clouds
sailed aloft atthe noontide hour.
1t was raining all the way up the
Ohio valley this morning, the points
sprinkled being Cairo, Nashville,
Chattanooga, Louisville, Cincinnati
end P~ittsburg. The soaking clouds
which hung over us yesterday and last
night passed up toward the northeast,
and this has a di~seouraging appearance
for those who hoped for a continued
decline in the Ohio and its tributa-
ries. 1t was showing up the Missouri
river this morning, and snow fell yes