Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-01
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CANT immense. Il. P. RicxkETGd
The pastor Of the First Baptist
church. R. A. Venable, and family,
we're agreeably surprised last night BY
a pound party, composed Of the Help.
ing Hand Society Of his church, aud
their invited guests.
Cotton declined 10 in this market
to-day on all grades. The following
are now the ruling quotations: Ordi.
nary, 75c; good ordinary, Sic; low
middling, go; middling, Gle; good
middling, sic; middling fair, lOic.
A citizen, who when a lad, used to
chase wild rabbits through the bushes
in Court Square, says that the entire
southeast corner of Court and Main
street was sold for 5000 in l84S. 1t
was then occupied by a residence
building.
Thirty-fve was , the lowest Their.
mometric record his morning, and
yesterday it ranged from thirty-on to
forty-6ve degrees. The breezes have
been southerly yesterday and to-day,
and much rawness has been waited to
other points.
Sol Coleman, our cigar king, has
accepted the agency for the Missis.
sippi Valley for the Copenhagen
Snuff" an excellent article for the
head and nose. Sol has a | large jar in
front of his counter, from which his
patrons can take a pinch, and for
which there is no charge. A fresh
shipment of Diligencia cigars has also
just been received by him, fresh and
nice.
1t waa fair all over the South yes
terday. The snow we had on last
Wednesday'wa partially lmelted by
the genial sunshine, though a little Of
it is still to be seer on the hillsides
in the suburbs. The snow storm was
a general one all around. Nash
vile and Chattanooga both enjoyed Q
little Of the same sort, and it was
frosty yesterday nearly all the way to
the Gulf coast.
A political meeting at Hams Hall
last night, proved to be a delightful.
though somewhat exciting and sui.
phurous entertainment for u c%olOreC
friends. Between the juveniles at tht
thsater. the frolic Of the Sons of St
Andrew, the congratulatory gathering
at Hams Hall, and many privat,
social parties, together with the ser
vices at churches, there was no lacl
Of places to occupy the minds Of oul
people last night.
The churches we're we'll ATTENDED
yesterday, and thousands joined il
offering thanks for the bounties ant
blessings bestowed during the pas
var by a kind Providence. Man,
places Of business closed, there wa
but one postal delivery during th,
forenoon, the: Cotton Exchange, tn,
DouFis, and other public places, wer,
not open to visitors, and the peopl,
generally followed Father MADDEN
advice as given in his Thanksgiving
proclamation.
Congress convenes at Washington
December 4th, 1882. 1t is importan
therefore for Congressman and other
who will attend to know that the Cap
itOl i reached via the Memphis anc
Charleston railroad and its connec
tons, with only one change Of cars
that the trip from Memphis to Wash
ingtOn is pads yithin thirty sever
hours-more than two hours quicke.
than the best time by any other line
that connections are made with NOR,
certainty, and that the rate Of passag,
is only s26 Is, Persons leaving Mem
phis as late as Saturday, December I'd
at 8;35 am, will reach Washington
the next day. Sunday, at $3.50 pm.
in ample tiWe for the ceremonies o
Monday.
AN OdOr Waited From Arabian
Land.S