Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-15

burger cells in jelly and Thurber's No.
II coffee at John Mergle's, $50 Main.
True Persian insect powder only at
Fahlen & Kleinschmidt's, cor. Beal
and I'd. Camphor 30 cts. per pound.
The market gardeners in from the
country to-day say last night frost did
no injury to tender young vegetables.
New potatoes. new snap beans, new
peas, new caulifowers and new maple
sugar at Matt Monsghan's, 244 Front.
Over a million and a quarter dol
lars worth of cotton has been sold in
this market since Monday morning
last.
Fair weather, stationary tempera.
ture and variable winds, is the prog
nostics ahead of us for this afternoon
and night.
Our merchants are expendipg from
six to seven thousand dollars each
day in cash to supply the interior de-
msnd for cornmeal alone.
Robert NJ. Schuyler goes to the pen
itentiary for two years, upon convic-
ton for raping a eirl of less than four
teen years, named Nellie Cooney.
For information about Royal Ha-
vana Lottery call at No. 6 West Court
street. Grand extraordinary drawing
April 18th, with only 1900 tickets
In place of the usual service at,
Grace church tomorrow night, there
will be Service Of Song" by the
Sunday school and choir at eight
O'Clock.
A dwelling house, No. LOG Court
street, caught fire this forenoon. The
engine turned out, and the flames
were quenched before much damage
resulted.
Seaside and other Libraries re-
ceived daily. The largest selections
and stock of Libraries in Memphis
can always be found at Mansford's.
298 Main street.
Seventeen hundred square yards of
Monroe street will be paved with cedar
blocks, if the city authorities decide
upon accepting bids invited. The
space to be experimental upon ex-
tends from Main to Front street.
Mr.. Charles Plunkett the comedian
ofthe Barrett troupe, was called be.
fore the curtain last night, both in the
comedy of Money" and in David
Garrick, in compliment to the excel
lent manner in which he carried his
parts.
After about two months of suspeu.
sion, by overflow, the Little Rock
railroad track is again in running
order, and trains will 90 through to-
morrow The boats. hence to Madison,
on the ST. Francis, have been with.
drawn from railroad connection.
Cotton lreights between this point
and Liverpool are cheaper than at any
previous time in history. Sixty cents
per cwt, or about So per bale, is the
ruling figures from here to England
The cotton goes to Baltimore by rail
aud thence by steamship over the
ocean.
Sol Coleman, the live business man
Of the South, hos received fipe line
Of imported Reina Victorias, Villar
Villars, Reinas, Carolinas, Clays, and
other popular brands of Havana cigars,
and msintains the lead in the tobacco
trade Of our city Fair and square, T"
is his motto.
Mr.. Fred Book, Of the Barrett
troupe, is said to DO one of the most
skillful chess players in this country.
The gentleman also possesses eminent
literary accomplishments. having ar.
ranged several popular productions for
the stage. He acted leading parts here
through an entire season nine or ten
years ago.
| Bonfres, stump pulling ditch.dig-
ging, blowing, and every kind of field
work is going on vigorously at the
present time. 1.-THE country people are
everywhere moving about as lively as
il each individual had kicked over a
bee hive" said railway man this
morning when telling about the sights
along his line.
This is opinion day in the Supreme
Court, and as the lawyers can read
| the decisions in the LEDGER, a mum
Der of them came home by way Of
Humboldt yesterday afternoon to
spend Saturday and Sunday, among
the number Judge s. p. Walker, Judge
i CIV Heiskell. T. W.Turley, VIM. NJ
Randolph, VIM. M. Sneed, u. w
Miller, VIM. Fl. Carroll and perhap:
others.
The Strangers church on Union
street has been enlarged and repaired
aud is in thorough order. 1t will com.
fortably seat about 500 people. The
collections taken at night Will be ap.
piled to the extinguishment Of the
debt incurred in the necessary changes
just finished. Mr.. Long will preach
morrow night on Genesis and The
scientific doctrine of Evolution" this
beinga continuation Of last Sunday
nights sermon.
Captain John B. Pirtle, of Louis.
vile, General Southern Manager oil
the Travellers Accident and Life In.
surance Company, is in the city, on a
trip South. When very young man
ne served with conspicuous gallantry
In the Confederate army and he was
at different times on the stats Of Gen.
erals Helm, Bate and Breckenridge