Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-22

sorted, 15c pound. Lyle & Shields.
Elmwood cemetery wants a gate.
keeper. See advertisement in want
column.
Il Slightly colder weather is promised
to-day, but it will warm up little to-
morrow.
Green apples retail at six bits a
peck in the markets, and strawberries
are not much dearer.
Especial inducements in Brussels
carpets, mattings and rugs, at G. w.
| Nails, 1852 Main street.
Camphor, 3Oc per pound; true Per-
sian insect powder only at Fahlen &
Kleinschmidt, cor. Beal and Second.
Wind west and temperature down
to A degrees early this mOrning.
Range of the mercury yesterday 46 to
"a degrees.
Copper plate wedding and visiting
cards, engraved and printed in latest
styles at moderate cost at Q. L.. Byrd
& Co., 275 Main street.
The owner of No. 13l Beal street is
to be arrested and fined for not put
ting his premises into shipshape order
as the fire laws demand.
The Little Havana Lottery is i'm
mensely popular, as there are only
$1,000 tickets put in the wheel, while
other lotteries have 100000 tickets.
Next drawing is on the 18th.
Misses JEANNE and Lou Looney and
Mrs. j. w. Moores, left for Washing
ton City yesterday to pay a visit of
month to Miss Jackson, the daughter
of Senator Howell Z. Jackson.
Those who travel by animal power
at present, either with oxen, mules or
horses, should carry a can of gnat oil
and little mop to drench the animals,
check their sufferings and perhaps
save their lives.
The tickets for the April drawing of
the Louisiana Lottery have arrived,
and as there is large number on
hand a purchaser, by calling soon, can
pick his number it SO disposed
The residence of Mr.. Ben. Coleman
was injured by fire yesterday to the
extent of some three hundred dollars.
The fire was luckily extinguished be-
fore further harm resulted. The loss
was covered by insurance.
The Commonwealth Lottery, Of
Louisville, will hold its regular |
monthly drawing on the 3lst instant. |
Parties in the habit of buying lottery
tickets should supply themselves at |
once.
The Governor of our loyal State,
Alvin Hawkins, arrived in the city |
last night on tour of observation, to |
look after the condition of the over
flow sufferers, and perhaps to scan the
political horizon, just little bit.
The pestiferous buGaIo gnats are
more numerous and voracious than
they were ever known. 1t is
consoling to think that the first real
warm sunshine will send them to their
last homes, to be seen no more for
year to come.
Many wayfarers who failed to keep
a hand on top OF their heads early this
morning had to race with the wind for
their hats. A man walking up from
the Beale street market counted sew
enteen hats rolling before the breeze,
each with man bowling along after it.
Miss Willie Belle Taylor, daughter
Of Mr. John H. Taylor, was married
at Pine Bluff, Ark, yesterday after
noon at 2 o'clock, to Mr.. Hays Black.
man clark, of Nashville. The couple
left Pine Bluff for this city at 4 O clock |
last evening.
A map of the cotton belt, to show
the rain fall from day to day, and the
oscillation of the mercury, has been
furnished to the Cotton Exchange by
the Signal Service Department. 1t is
useful, as we'll as an instructive fea-
ture, and every man interested in cot
ton will want to study it.
The chorus of Calvary church will |
meet this "wednesday and next Fri |
day evenings for rehearsal. A fine
musical feast is in preparation to be
presented on the occasion of the Sun
day school anniyersary-Easter Mon
day, April 10th. A large chorus of
leading amateurs will assist.
The people Of the Fifth Civil Dis
trict met last evening and decided not |
to form a vigilance committee, passed |
a series Of thanks to Judge Horrigan
and Sheriff Athy for sending mount |
ed patrol among them, asked Cover
nor Hawkins to offer reward for the |
murderer Of A. H. Thomas, and then |
adjourned.
Of the many charges and counter
charges made by the "outs" against
the postofice "ins, the unkindest oil
all is that of the Cincinnati CONNER.
cial correspondent that the present
employees are Democrats. 1t is the
first time SO grievous and SO mean an
accusation has been even limited at.
After that, who will dare to assert
that VIM. r. Moore may not be
Democrat in disguise.
Mr.. james B. Dowd, of Aberdeen,
Miss, foster brother of Mr.. Ed J.
Wendell, will be married tonight to
Miss Eta L. Busby, at the residence
of the young lady's father, Major J. j.
Busby, on Vance street. The event
has been anticipated with lively in.
terest in society circles for several
weeks. It will be a very quiet but
elegant affair.
just received at John Mergle's, No.
$50 Main street, a strictly choice Sc.
lection of foreion and dornost;o ,ro