Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-03
LEDGER LINES.

excellent.
No rain anywhere south yesterday or
last night.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 280
Main street.
Our cotton receipts are now 65,438
bales behind last season.
The Menken store is open to BUSH
ness to-day, sure enough.
Eight leading varieties California
canned fruits, at Lytle & Shields.
Glass tonight at Prof. Saxbys for
ladies and gentlemen. Hop to-mor-
row.
The Oriola 0ctette is the name of a
newly organized society of musical
amateurs.
Jugs, jars, crooks and churns. Ike
A. Chase, 22O Front. Also 10000
secondhand sacks.
Choice dressed chickens and tur-
keys; also fresh lot salmon and perch,
at Clements, Sc Beal.
For choice fish during lent get deep
sea mackerel or homeless Goldfish at
Buckham & Campbell's, so Beal st.
Prof. Saxby's hopto. night at Coch-
ran Hall, 1874 Main street. Admission
30 cts; ladies free.
A fresh shipment of Savannah river
shad was received this morning by
Victor D. Fuchs, 80 and Al Jefferson.
The actor John Mccullough, played
"Virginius" at Nashville last night,
and appears as Richard III" to-
night.
Charles Shock, a mulatto, stole a
gold watch from his employer and was
yesterday sent to Jail upon acknowl-
edging the deed.
There is plenty Of dry land down
about Cat Island, near the river, and
hands are blowing on several planta-
tons in that vicinity.
Copper plate, wedding and visiting
cards, engraved and printed in latest
styles at moderate cost at G. L. Byrd
& Co, 275 Main street.
A couple of females were talked to
like a father by Judge Hadden, yes.
terday, all because they strolled into
a barroom to get a nip,
The ginhouse of r. NJ. Mason, a
mile and a half north of Whites Sta
ton, was burned a few nights since.
Supposed incendiarism.
The women of the town when found
riding out at night with men will be
sent home, while their male escorts
are to be taken to the calaboose.
The staple fell off &c here yesterday,
but to-day's advices from abroad were
of a favorable tenor and a slightly
better feeling was impaired thereby.
The upper rivers are declining, and
many are confident that the water will
be inside of the banks all the way
from Cairo to White river before the
middle of this month.
Half a dozen darkies from the hills
went about yesterday hunting for the
government ration man, and declared
they were-as good as any of the bottom
niggers, and ought to have as much.
The Main street grocery house of
Oliver & Finnie was broken into by
thieves last night, and half a dozen
dollars or such a matter we're stolen.
The rascalS entered from The rear.
The W. c. T. U. society will hold a
business meeting to morrow afternoon
at B o'clock in their Office, No. 80 JEFF
ferson street. The society expect to
hold a public meeting ON Monday
evening next.
Judge L. II. Mangum, of Helena.
and Colonel w. l.. Hemingway, of
Mississippi, as agents of the govern
ment are here lusy with the rations
which have been turned over to them
for public distribution.
Jim Bates, a bootblack, was guilty
of disorderly conduct. "Ill fine you
twenty shines; that's one dollar said
His Honor. I'll begin on yours
now, Mr.. Hadden," sobbed the boy as
he was led back, and the President
smiled.
After several months iDdustriously
expended over the work, the Commit.
tee have made their final report of the
affairs of the County of Shelby as kept
during Chairman Holman's term Of
office. Things are mixed, but no de-
falcations we're dug up.
Last Saturday the river at Cairo
was 81 feet 10 inches, the highest
point for this season so far, and it
will not be apt to go there again very
soon. Last night it was reported 50
feet 6 inches, a total decline in five
days Of foot 4 inches.
The next regular meeting Of the
Eclectic Club will be held in the lee
ture room of the Court street Presby-
terrain church, on Monday evening,
March 9Th, at 1880 o'clock. Pro-
gramme, Modern Philosophy, same as
announced for February q.
Before the city garbage carts arc
housed up for good, a few loads might
be thrown into that frog pond on JEFF
ferson street, corner Of Second. II
will be hardly fair to compel folks to
carry garbage out of their back yards
whites so many open lots are full Of
filth.
The Abbott opera troupe appeared
in Patience" at Louisville last night.
1t is limited that a we'll known and
sweet voiced young lady Of this city
went up the river by steamer last
evening to join the choral force, and
that another will be a member Of the
same next season.