Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-15
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Pltts esula 4 meath will sacaFs the
mailing Of q copy Of this papst each
day to summer or any other abssnteeS,
The widow Of the late Rev. John Nj.
Morrow died near last midnight at the
residence of her son, Captain j. D.
Morrow.
r. M. Schuyler, charged with at.
tempt to outrage the person of Nellie
Cooney, was on trial in the Criminal
Court to-day.
A little white boy, name unknown,
while catching tadpoles near the
bayou bridge, on Market street, fell in
and was drowned.
w. Il. Bennstt, the wife thrasher,
received II months and 20 days on the
Island, aud fine of $50, in the Grim
inal Court yesterday.
The visitors rate from here to the
competitive drill in Louisville will be
one half fare each way over the Louis
vile and Nashville railway.
Persons leaving the city for the
summer can order the DAILY LEDGER
at so cents per month in advance, with
the privilege Of changing pOstofice.
1t was showery up about Louisville
and Cincinnati yesterday; also along
the upper Mississippi and over at
Fort Stockton, Texas, but no rain fell
in the cotton belt.
A large number of Memphians have
drawn handsome prizes in the Little
Havana Lottery in the various draw
ings. The result is that tickets sell
very rapidly in this city.
The highest barometric area to day,
therefore the dryest, is along the At
lautic coast, and all the way
West to the Rio Grande, while the
lowest is up north of the lake region.
Front street was enlivened yesterday
b. a fstic contest which ended with
out serious harm to the parties most
concerned, and the incident afforded a
theme which lasted through the day,
People from the country report
young cotton SO small that spyglass
is necessary to get clear view of it.
The present warm and genial cotton
weather is, however, invigorating it
nicely.
Mr.. W. H. Williamson, who lives at
the Poston Plice, on the Horn Lake
road, is selling some Of the finest
plums that come to this market. They
are immensely large, juicy. well Aav
ored and uniform in ripeness.
Messrs. John ]. Duffy, DR.. E. Miles
Willett, c. o. johnson, John S. Toof,
Captain James Cleary, Hugh Ferrin
and NJ. Mageyney have been chosen
as committee to solicit subscriptions
for the improvement Of the old Cath
ole Cemetery.
The Somerville Reporter speaks
very favorably of Hon. G. B. Simon
ton for reelection to Congress, his
county (TiptOn) being now attached
to the Tenth District, and thinks he
would be acceptable to the people Of
Fayette county.
Miss Ida B. George, a popular and
we'll known young lady in this city,
was married near noon to day, at the
residence Of her father, near Madison,
Indiana, to Mr.. Junius VIC. Wright,
formerly of this city, but for several
years past a resident Of Cairo, Illinois
No competitive drill at Mont Eagle
by the Knights Templar, as the st.
Elmo's drill too well, is the news this
forenoon. The Knights aud their
guests went on a railway excursion to
Tracy City this morning, have a dress
parade at SIX this evening and q recep-
ton at eight.
While Mrs. Hyams and family, re.
siding at No. 30 johnson avenue, were
at the Assembly picnic, about eleven
O'Clock last night, burglarious citi-
zen undertook to cut his way into the
domicile through the window shutters.
A colOred preacher, living next door,
fred shot and drove the rascal
of.
A little boy, giving his name as
Nash Sullivan, and about six or seven
years old, went astray and sought shell