Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-17

ing, a heavier one yesterday morning
and a moderate one the morning be-
fore.
/ Tomorrow closes the sale Of tickets
in the Little Havana Lottery, as the
drawing takes place Wednesday. This
drawing is the best Of the year.
Gnats have not quit entirely, though
are less numerous than ten days ago.
In the swamps they continue to worry
stock to a considerable extent.
The Eclectic club will meet this
evening at 7:3O O'clOOk, in the lecture
room of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church.
For information about Royal Ha-
vana Lottery call at No. 6 West Court
street. Grand extraordinary drawing
April 18th, with only 1900 tickets.
The Strangers Church was filed to
overlooking last night, and Mr.. Long
preached one of his greatest sermons,
the subject being Genesis and the
Scientific Doctrine of Evolution.
Every man in the country, worth
Shucks, is working like a beaver at
the present time. An immense guam
tity of corn was planted last weak and
a considerable area was seeded with
cotton.
Gsyoso street needs rounding up
very badly. 1t is full of holes, ridges
and ruts, and a smoothing Of the same
would cost but a triAe, and save many
vehicle from being wrenchsd and
twisted out shape.
The upward boom in cotton is
cheering to those who have Gotten to
sell, but the:upward boom in neces-
saries Of life has an opposite effect
upon those who have feedstuffs ard
eatables to buy.
This has been the coolest spot in
the cotton belt for a DAY or two past.
The mercury was down to Az early
this morning. with an airish breeze
from the northeast. Yesterday the
temperature ranged from 80 to SO,
and the day before 40 to co..
The frantic jerks given to a street
car bell while the car is turning a
curve, is one of the points which fire..
quently attracts the attention Of those
who ride, aud know thata car cannot
be stopped while on the curve alluded
to. Some folks, however, refuse to
learn or be comfortod.
After eleven weeks service between
this city and Madison on the St.
Francis, the steamers Hooper and
Mscready have been withdrawn from
railway connection and trains resumed
their trips from this city to Little
Rock on yesterday morning. Until
further notice but one train per day
is to leave here.
The only place in the cotton bel
where a sprinkle of rain fell yesterday
and last night was at Wilmington, n
C., and the precipitation there wa,
barely perceptible. The day before
a quarter Of an inch Of rain fell about
Wilmington and Charleston. Will,
| light showers occurred at Savannah
Atlanta and Montgomery.
A consultation Of persons interested
in the improvement and paving o.
Court street, between Main and Front
is understood TO be one Of the Incl
. dents Of the day. Several are anxious
to have the thorouRhfare paved Will
wood, and will increase their subscrip
tons largely if this can be secured
Round post oak blocks have been sug
gested, and We have several othet
woods equally durable and desirable
! all Of which would be excellent t,
. experiment with.
Two months in jail is the sentencr
upon people in the recently submerge,
/ region Of Mississippi, for letting stool
run at large. Such a law would hav
a salutary effect upon the owners 0
: COWS, ifin vogue in this city.
Commissioner Graves occupies tn
: bench during President Hadden's alb
: senee, and inhicts the hundred lashe
, upon all who fail to keep COWS of tn
= streets, he'll distinguish himself an,
3 earn applause from bis afflicted fellov
Z citizens who own no COWS.
Sol Coleman has on exhibition i
bis showcase a photo OF the famou
outlaw, Jesse James. The photo wa
taken soon after death, before tn
features we're swollen, and is pro
: nounced a good likeness by friend o
Sol Coleman's, who saw the remains a
the desperado's home. A walking
stick belonging to the late jess
: accompanied the photo, and was prob
ably used by him in putting on styl
in hours Of leisure, when resting frou
bis usual occupation Of robbing pas
Songer trains. When calling on So
Coleman to get a good Havana or
domestic cigar, ask to see the plot