Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-17
sales Of tickets dis week are andcl-

Prompt payment Is necessary on the
part of consumers who desire the sup
ply Of water continued.
The river at Cairo is now six and a
half feet lower than it was a week ago,
and here il is nearly two feet lower
han on Wednesday last, when the
decline set in. No mere food trouble
is anticipated, until the next rise.
The quarantine prohibition did not
check or effect the delivery Of freight
brought from the south by Captain
Dan Able's steamer City of Alton,
yesterday. The fumigation of sugar,
molasses and other truck is suggested.
The Cotton Exchange meeting to
morrow, to arrange for the reception
Of excursionists from Paducah aud
this side, over the Chesapeake 4 Ohio
railway, two weeks hence, will doubt
less be attended by all who feel any
interest in the section alluded to.
Cotton in the surrounding country
is not looking healthy and prospects
indicate a poor yield. Vegetables and
other growth is, however, immense.
Over 10000 barrels of potatoes have
gone north from here this season and
half as many apples will go before the
crop is all in.
Mr.. George Bird, foreman Of the
LEDGER composing room, and his wife
we're made happy at an early hour thi;
morning by the advent of a beautiful
little girl. All three doing as vel
as could be expected" The LEDGER
is always doing something. for the
country, one way or another,
Wheat as food for stock Is now be
ing sold on Front Row at 81 10 pei
bushel of 60 pounds, the same price
as corn at Sc pounds per bushel
Wheat raised in Shelby county, corn
in Wisconsin, Such a thing has new
er before occurred in Memphis, and
probably never will again.
A pleasant social took place Satur-
day evening at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Mccoy, near Auction and
Seventh streets, Chelsea, for the ben
eft Of the Always Welcome Club, a
party of young people associated for
pleasurable purposes. The affair was
we'll attended, aud all enjoyed them
selves most delightfully."-,
The Democratic ratification meet
ing, on the bluff, Saturday night,
was addressed by the Hon. j. W.
0lapp, Hon. Casey Young, Colonel
George CAN'T, DR.. D. T. Porter, Gen.
G. P. NJ. Turner and Colonel L. W.
Finlay. Colonel Josiah Patterson was
Chairman, and also made a few apprO
pirate remarks.
The arrival of over $500 sacks Of
corn and nearly that number Of bbls
of cornmeal by steamers this morning
goes far toward supplying, temporarily,
the demand for these.essentials. The
consumption Of Northern meat, corn
and breadstufs generally this season
has been enormous all over the South,
and the present ruling values are
higher than have prevailed for half a
generation.
That keen bladed shaving tool and
fayorite war weapon Of darkies, the
razor, it may not be generally known,
was an invention Of the Egyptians
The same interesting people Invented
the ploE, the harpoon, the chisel,
sdze, saw, Siphons, bellows, blow
pipes and many other useful imple-
msuts. We are also indebted to the
sane rsss for the harp, the flute, the
guitar, the trumpet and oymbals.
Our neighboring city of Paducah
has II lodges Of colOred people and
several church societies beside. Only
two men Of color are in business in
the place. and one Of them deals in
bones and rags. A leading man Of
The race declares that the lodge bust
ness keeps poor people very poor, and
that three or four sets Of big dogs
goEl through golden collars at the
c~olored peoples nissteps and laugh al
their calamities.
Breeze light from the southeast and
temperature 730 at six this morning
Il promises to be rainy all over the
vest gulf States AID the Tennessee
and Ohio valleys. At Gan Antonio
Texas, II rsined over 2 inches las
night, and it was still falling heavily
At sunrise. Shreveport had an incl
Of rain last night, aud Nashville Owe
half an inch. 1t was stormy and thr
telegraph wires we're down all owe
North and West Texas, the IndiaI
Territory and Kansas. 1t wa.
also rainy about Cincinnati.
Considered the Leading Key Wesf