Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-31

The detunct Blum Ulty trays are
about to arrange with their creditors.
Our receipts Of cotton are now n, :
AGO bales behind last year at this
date.
Another artist for Frank Leslie has
arrived and is expected to remain all
winter.
Prof. Saxby's class for ladies aud
gentlemen tomorrow, Wednesday
night.
The bond of Mr.. j. J. Williams, as
collector Of overdue poll taxes, has
been fixed at $1,000.
Cotton futures range from ten to
twenty points lower to-day than ruled
at the close on Friday last.
This market is very quiet in the
cotton trade to-day. Factors and
buyers appear to be all broke up by
the snow and dizziness elsewhere.
Two weddings among well known
young people are fixed for next Tues
day by one minister, and several
others have named dates not far ahead.
The Little Havana Lottery, which
is deservedly one of the most popular
lotteries patronized by Memphians,
holds its usual semi-monthly drawing
next week.
Mr.. G. M. Padget, of Presidents
Island. has petitioned the County
Court to lot him run a ferry from the
island to the old landing near the gas
works, Fort Pickering.
The afflicted miserable Of the Morn
ing Number has another spell of his
chronic malady, aggravated, doubtless,
by the bad weather Vermifuge alone
affords him relief.
1t cost the county little over a
hundred dollars to run the pesthouse,
four miles below the city, for the last
three months of last year. Three pa
tients we're cared for during the pc
Rod.
Man with chip-on. his shoulder
wants to know why the LEDGER
doesn't knock it of. Simply because
the LEDGER did not put it there, and
knows that it will fall of its own
weight.
Esquire Spellman viewed two dead
human bodies yesterday; Bob, colored,
at stable on Washington street, who
died of want and exposure, aud the
infant of colored woman on Exchange
street, who died from natural causes.
The Cruelty to Animal Society are
anxious to have their executive officer,
Mr.. Lane, placed on tie police force,
so as to draw pay from the city. A
petition to the authorities has been
turned over to the Police and Fire
Commissioners, with power to act.
The county Magistrates yesterday
granted the Kansas City railway the
right of way from the southern edge
of the city by way of the Horn Lake
road through the French Garden.
The road is to keep the streets and
highways over which its line is TO run
in good passable condition, especially
at the crossings.
Col. J. Z. Dowdy lost about $3.50 in
the Mississippi avenue fire of Sunday
night. The kitchen part Of his resi-
dence caught from the Laski con-
aagration, and that part OF his prem
Uses had to be wrecked before the fire
could be put out. The Laski residence
was neat cottage, built seveR or eight
years ago upon the site of brick
cottage destroyed by fire while DR..
Laski and family resided therein.
At their meeting yesterday the city
authorities agitated the question oil
consolidating the hospital physicians
position with that Of the President Of
the Board of Health, one person to
lfill both places, and it was claimed
that $1,000 per annum can be saved by
this course. Messrs. Graves, Burke
| Lee, Gavin and Wallace have the
matter under advisement and will
report at the next meeting of theil
associates.
| 0f$85, 900 expected to be collected
during the ensuing season for paviut
and sewer purposes, $4,000 will b.
needed for the latter, and $4,000 viii
not reach far in stone work. Will
the intention Of finding out how mucl
it will cover, through the aid of sub
scriptions, on Beale, Union, Munro,
and upper Main streets, Messrs. James
Kney and Gavin have been appointed
as committee to obtain information
and report.
| A spirited horse yesterday tumblet
a gentleman and his wife into snow
bank near Washington street, brok
| the sleigh a little, and went home t
his stable all alone. Shortly bclor
that the same animal pitched tw,
persons against the curbstone 10 iron
of the upper Main street enginehouse
| Both times the horse was frightened
by snow balls, and one Of the times i
the driver had had a shooter about hin
be was mad enough to have turned
loose.
The police are ordered to ropor
through heir Chief the condition 0
the sidewalks, he TO report to the Leg
islative Council. The latter hav
ordered plank pavemeDts as follows
On the south side of Georgia stree
from Main to Lauderdale, within
thirty days; also the cast side Of Wei
| lington from Vance to Mississippi
avenue; also both sides Of Echol
from Vance to Elliott; also the nortl
side of LoOney from Fifth to Seventh
also both sides Of Lauderdale from
Jefferson TO Adams. Repairs ar
ordered TO pavements on Madison
from Second to the bayou; on Wash
ington from Fourth to the bayou
south side; and on Front from Make
to Winchester.