Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-07
LEDGER LIESr.


Oysters every style. Crystal Palace
Brown 4 Jones, coal dealers, 2S
Main street.
"Sophy' and latest Seasides daily a
Williams's.
The moon rises tonight a quarter
after 8 o'clock.
Mercury at sunrise, 599, and 13S
warmer than yesterday.
Office of Scuppernong Wine Co.
No. 4 Madison street.
After Monday next sl2 per ton is ia
be the price Of cotton seed here.
From 4O' to $40 yesterday, with
varying breezes, mainly southerly and
westerly.
Choice dressed turkeys and chickens
very low at V. d.. Fuchs, 80 and II
Jefferson.
Mr.. Long will preach morning and
evening at the Strangers Church to-
morrow.
Mr.. John Leonard died of con-
gestion at Hopefeld, Ark, yesterday
afternoon.
First-class watch and jewelry re-
pairing by j. N. milford 4 Co., man.
u%facturing jewellers, 1913 Main.
The feast of the Epiphany, or man.
Hesitation of Christ BY the star Of
Bethlehem, was observed yesterday by
devout people.
DR.. Charles E. Stott, representing
the University Publishing Company,
Of New York, is in the city, and is
heartily welcomed by many friends.
The mother of Mr.. Ambrose l.
Rowe died at her home on Webster
street, yesterday, at the advanced age
OF seventy years. Her funeral occur
red this forenoon.
Out of 5000 bales of cotton sold in
this market during the past week,
1900 were to exporters, 800 to spinners
and 100 to spectators. Sales Of the
past two days were wholly for foreign
account.
Banner Lodge No. 147, |. 0. O F,
installed the following officers, to
serve during the next six months: J.
NJ, Jones, NC; R. II. Mitchell. VIC
j. III. Sheppard. Secretary, and James
S. Wilkins, Treasurer.
Bishop Raimondi, of Hong Kong,
Vicar Apostolic Of China, will preach
tomorrow at st. Joseph's church at
10 am, and in the evening at halt
past seven. Subject: Lite for twenty
three years among the cannibals and
savages,"
Captain James Cleary, of No. 8 fire
engine, is generally indorsed for the
vacant chiefship Of the Fire Depart
ment. But one other is mentioned,
and the opposition to him is very
limited. The best men 10 the city
favor Captain Cleary.
Goose Island, where the steamer
Grand Tower sunk last night, Is 10
miles below st. Louis. The lost
steamer left st. Louis on Thursday
evening last, with a heavy cargo for
points between here and Vicksburg.
Sol Coleman is the only merchant on
Main street who had enterprise enough
to expend the simple sum Of n dol
lar for the purpose of making a decent
crossing with sawdust. Ladies and
gentleman a now cross the street
from Sol Coleman's store without get.
ting muddy.
The telegraph line to Covington will
soon be completed. A large force
began digging the holes for the poles
last Tuesday. The poles are now
being distributed along the line of the
road. The party will work as far as
Covington digging holes, then back to
Memphis erecting poles. From Mem
phis they will return to Coyington
putting up the wires.
The value of cotton in this market
to-day is as follows: Low ordinary. Sc,
ordinary, 9bc; good ordinary, 1Osc:
low middling, l05c; middling, lie:
good middling, lltc; middling fair,
l2bc. There is not much activity here
though prices in New York and Liver.
pool are quoted higher than ruled yes.
terday. The soaking weather has a
depressing effect, and the outlook is
not all that buyers desire.