Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-08

best and cheapest paint In the market.
License to marry was granted to-
day to Chas. Harris and Caroline
Nicely.
The Memphis Reds and Wetter
Nine play at Olympic Park tomorrow
afternoon.
The military men were in high glee
yesterday, while the cotton men were
little of.
The Grand Jury will propably report
next Tuesday, to which time they have
adjourned.
The first bale Of new cotton went
into the Houston, Texas, market
Thursday last.
The drizzle yesterday and last night
altogether measured ten one-hun-
dreths of an inch.
One hundred thousand dollars of
solid capital is the way the Vanderbilt
ms. Co. comes to the front.
For Sunday breakfast or dinner get
a fresh red snapper, Mackinaw trout
or White fish Of Victor d. Fuchs, 80
and Al Jefferson.
The Gobble song, from THE Mas
cot" is to be a feature of Patience, q
it having been introduced for two of
the leading characters to sing.
Persons leaving the city for the
summer can order the DAILY LEDGER
at 80 cents per month in advance, with
the privilege Of changing pOstofice.
A service of song, under the direc-
ton of Mr.. w. Z. Hughes, will be
held at the First Baptist church to-
morrow evening, in lieu Of the regular
services.
The only yellow fever case at New
Orleans this season was the English
sailor sent to the Charity Hospital
some time ago. So says Drs. Chaille
and Bemiss.
A full dress rehearsal of Patience
is to take place at Estivsl Park Tues.
day afternoon, and visitors will be
most positively excluded at it as well
as other rehearsals.
The Chickasaw Guards redeemed a
Porter Rife uniform at Louisville
pawn shop and brought it home as u
trophy. 1t is reported that they will
hold a wake over it and then consign it
with military honors to the soldiers
rest.
A darby named Charles Heath took
cold pizen last night and tried to shut
Ae off his coil of life all for the love
he bore dusky female he married
some time ago and who would not live
with him. Charles was dosed by doc
tors and brought around.
The new items in the river and
harbor bill include $4,000 for the
improvement Of White river, $4,000
for Current river in north Arkansaw,
and emptyiDg into the Black fifteen
miles above Pocahontas, and $4,000 for
Little Red river, Arkansaw.
A suit for $1,000 on an insurance
claim against the Louisville Board Of
Underwriters, and for which Mr.. j.
W. Moores is plaintiff, has been tried
before Judge Hammond, who has re-
served his decision. 1t is a claim for
logs destroyed or los. in Wolf river.
The skies were overcast during all
Of this forenoon, and the Signal Ser
vice kilograms proclaim local rains as
imminent over the west gule States,
Tennessee and in the Ohio aud lower
Missouri valleys. That takes us in
hereabouts, and gives promise Of a
supply Of dampness.
Each individual member of the
ChickasawGuards reports thaton their
late trip to Louisville and Indianapolis
they nowhere found as choice cigars as
those sold by Sol Coleman, Of our city.
This is great compliment, but a well
deserved one, as Sol always keeps his
entire stock up to the highest standard
Of excellence.
There are fair prospects of Bealt
street, between Wellington and Lau.
derdale, being paved at an early day
Two wealthy citizens of the vicinity
offer $500 toward paying for the same
and the authorities have ordered tn,
City Engineer to make an estimate o
the cost Of Wykdsff cedar blocl
pavement for that part Of the street.
Our State Board Of Health arr
strong for an appropriation and tn
old flag. They have resolved forcibl
that the nation ought to put $4,000
in cash where the State Boards cal
get at it, to check the spread Of cpl
denies when they get int this country
and to make them stay out as long q
possible. The doctors are wise on th
9 money question,
c Mr.. ThOmas Flanagan, Of tn
law library, has completed a catalogu
Of all the authorities in his charge.
7 is a model Of excellence and invaluS
bic to lawyers TO whom time is valuI
bic. 1t is said to be tho only catalogu