Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-03
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Bulk oysters sold by the dozen al
Clements.
LEDGER JOS printing office, iS Mad.
ison street.
Clements Arrow brand oysters are
the very best.
Brown 4 Jones, coal dealers, 90
Main street.
Chickens and turkeys in endless
quantities at Clements.
Extra quality mixed pickles, by the
gallon, at Lyle & Shields.
Clement has choice white fish,
Mackinaw trout and red snapper.
A few PARTICLES of dirty looking
snow may still be seen laying around
loose.
One thousand choice rabbits at S,
Clements. Sc Beal.
Mercury at sunrise 46 degrees, and
eight degrees warmer than yesterday,
the breeze blowing light from the
northeast.
G. Monnier, at 128 Beal street, has
just received fresh supply of bovine
virus from the New England Vaccine
Company, at Chelsea, Mass.
The my Geraldine" dramatic par
ty arrived here by way of Decatur, at
eleven last night, having performed at
Nashville Wednesday evening.
Attention is directed to the com.
munication signed Republican" on
the second page of to-day's paper, re-
garding our present pOstofice officials
From 81 to 57' yesterday with south,
erly winds all day. Calmness and
fog prevailed last night, and the warm
est period was between dark and mid
night.
The river here fell an inch yester-
day. This will be good news to those
who have cattle and other stock in the
swamps, many of which have nothing
but water to range on at present.
A considerable quanty of mump'
are scattered around. The affection
is not as bad as smallpox, and what is
worse about it is sufferers get little oil
no sympathy from those who do not
suffer.
The Fanny Davenport engagement
beginning next Monday with "Tht
School for Scandal" will be one o.
the best features of the present dra-
matte season. The sale of seats begins
tomorrow.
The Magistrates sitting as a County
Court passed an ediot not to allow an
assessor the usual five cents for putting
down a mans name as owing poll tax
unless he does it on his property tax
account, where he owns any property
Ito be taxed.
Elk Mayor John Park, who carries
his three score and ten with sprightlJ
vigor, was in the city yesterday, shak-
ing hands with the boys Of twenty OIL
thirty years ago. The lively old gen.
tleman went back to his country homo
in the evening.
Over thirty stone cutters are busy al
the customhouse grounds. The amount
Of stone cut and ready for use in lay.
ing the second story is nearly sufficient
for that purpose, and the department
at Washington has ordered the con
tractors to begiu their work of put
ting another story on the structure
without delay.
The second ball of the Memphi.
Deutseher Schuetzen Verein will
come off Monday evening next al
Casino Hall. Tickets one dollar fol
gentlemen; ladies free. Committee OF
Arrangements: Joe Walter, +. Gold
schmid, i. Montidonico, with good
Committees on Floor and Reception
1t will be pleasant affair.
An effort to pass a measure through
the County Court, yesterday, to remu.
nerate overseers and pay expenses in
cured in working the highways, fell
through, all because the 'Squirei
thought it best for oyerseers and col
lectors to show up their balance sheets
to see whether or not moneys already
collected had been properly applied.
| A poor darby was found on Poplar
near High street yesterday SUFFERING
with smallpox. and while prepare
tons we're made TO convey him Il
the pesthouse several dozen impru
dent, though extremely curious peo
| pie gathered around, to lock at him
| The spotted peck marks appeared Il
strangely infatuate the entire party D
lockers on.
| 1t is limited that there has been
| little irregularity in the Fourteenth
civil districts road tax and commute
ton Of work collections, and that tn
fund was not used as the law directs
| Whether this is 90 or not, a new col
leetor now has charge Of the uncol
lected list, and several persons ar
something out in the way of bills 70
supplies and work performed. TIL
Communication money Of Sc per hea
and the road tax money collected ha
all been consumed, but not 10 roa
repairs, and the roads are in miserabl
order.
Coffee drinkers should read the ad
yertisemeDt in another column heade
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