Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-11
LEDGER LINKS.

From Az to52o yesterday.
Best roasted coffee. Lytle& Shields
Oysters every style. Crystal Palace
The crops are not suffering for rail-
at present.
LEDGER job printing Office, ID Mad
ison street.
Brown 4 Jones, coal dealers, %.
Main street.
Moon enters its last quarter to
morrow forenoon.
Office of Scuppernong Wine Co.
No. 4 Madison street.
Extra quality mixed pickles, by the
gallon, at Lyle & Shields.
Fresh homemade leaf lard, snow
white, at John Mergle's, No. 450 Main
street, l29c per pound.
The choicest staple and fancy groce-
ries, and fresh meats, at John
Mergle's, No. 400 Main street.
The sky cleared away awhile before
dawn this morning long enough TO let
a thin crust of ice form in exposed
places.
Sale Of seats for the Booth engage.
ment is two days of, and the great
actor will be here a week from to.
morrow.
Prof. Saxby's hop, Friday night. at
Cochran Hall, 1874 Main street. Glass
nights for ladies and gents Mondays.
Thursdays and Saturdays.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are on a big swell. The latter
has a depth of thirty feet and the
other close on to forty feet.
Go to John Mergle's,. 45O Main st..
and get your coal oil at l5c per gal
lon and headlight oil at Zoe per gallon.
The wind Was III a swinging mood
yesterday. 1t came from the north.
east In the morning, southwest in the
afternoon and west at night.
AT six this morning 400 was the
mereury's exposed record, and the air
was calm. 1t bids fair to be some
what colder tonight aud tomorrow
morning.
Memphis Lodge, Knights of Honor,
have a called meeting Friday
18th inst, to confer first and
second degrees. All applicants will
attend.
The old Memphis Lodge, |. 0. O
F., installed Mr.. W. c. Schwalmeyer
N g., and Mr.. la. Walter as V. G..
asst night. The Lodge numbers lOi
members, and is in good financial con
A thirty thousand dollar prize in
the Louisiana lottery has been drawn
by Mr. |. NJ. Davis, a resident of this
county, some twenty miles east Of the
city and nearly midway between here
and SOmerville.
The poll tax levy for 1878 aad
1879 for the county use appears as
s72,756, Of which only $l3,37976 was
ever collected" says the grand Jury
This is hard on those who paw
and easy on those who do not.
The printed report Of the grand
jury under an order of Judge Harri.
gon, issued May 10th Of last year. TO
make a thorough examination of the
Offices of the county, has been
issued and makes up a book ofl7l
pages.
Light rains fell early this morning
down along the Texas gulf coast and
over at Chattanooga. Everywhere
else in the South it was dry TO dsy
overhead, though not under foot.
Heavy rains fell nearly all of y~ester.
day all the way up the Ohio valley.
The State National Bank elected the
following directory yesterday: A,
Woodruff, A. D. Gwynne, II. 7. Lem.
mon j. h. DOan, Owen DIVER. G. p
W. ii. Sneed. j. j. Busby. T.
Latham, Cotton Greene, +. l.. Nc.
Gowan, j. A. Hayes, jr., r. l.. Coffin.
The Mcintyre & Heath Minstrels.
twenty six in number, after a tour
westward took passage by the steamer
Uity of New Orleans to day at noon
Tor Helena, Ark, where they are to
play to night. Besides they may return
and give us a taste Of their quality
before the end Of the present season.
Our Beard Of Health recommends a
general vaccination Of all unprotected
citizens and all INDECENT persons who
are residents Of the county at the pub
lie expense. We have had but one
case of smallpox as yet, and II was
contracted elsewhere, but the preya.
lence Of the malady in other localities
makes the proposed measure a wise
to pursue.
The Little Rock Democrat of ves-
afternoon contains the follow
ing sad romance: Certain circles of
Rock society are engaged in
the bad luck of a young
man engaged to be married to a fair
Memphian. He made his house ready,
the day was fixed; he went over to
have the knot tied, and was coolly in
formed by the lady that she wouldn't
marry him or any other man. He has
returned, and is bearing up brsvely
rader the persecution Of his many
friends. Better luck next time, old