Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-24

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A telegram from Captain Thompson
at Cairo, to. day, says the steamer Vint
Shinklc will be here at noon to-
morrow.
II believe that Legislature
would pass anything" said a leading
citizen to-day when he warmed up
about the local financial problem.
The cotton exchange of New York
will be closed on Monday and Tuesday
next for the memorial celebration,
and that at Liverpool will be closed
on Monday next.
One of the jury in the Mundinger
case never in all his life before served
lon any. jury. Four of the number
live in the country, and three or more
have had liberal experience in jury
service.
The bright sunshine has revivifed
our people and the formerly despon-
dent are now buying tickets in the
Commonwealth Lottery in the hope of
winning a prize. The drawing takes
place next week.
1t was 140 warmer at Little Rock
and IL warmer at Nashville this
morning than it was yesterday at the
same time. Rainy weather was re-
ported at sunrise up at Leayenworth,
Kansas, Missouri river and at San
Antonio, Texas.
The Chicks insist on a company of
30 men in line for the coming contest
at Louisville. The Porter Rifles, Of
Nashville, insist on a squad OLA men,
and a growl has gone forth because the
Chicks don't desire to come down to
the squad system.
First Sergeant Wildberger, now at
Marietta, Ga, has been telegraphed to
come on at once to lend his skill in
working up the Porter Guards above
Quapaw standard in tactics. He will,
doubtless, be heard from on the subject
to-day or to morrow.
Captain Waldran drilled twenty
four Porter Guards on the bluff, last
night, until nearly ten o'clock. Second
and acting first Lieutenant Looney
was absent on account Of illness. The
Porters will try the drill at the same
place this evening from six to half
past seven.
The White river steamer, Josie
Harry, is coming with 100 head Of
cattle and an excursion party. She
passed Devall's Bluff, coming down,
this forenoon, and will arrive TO-
morrow night, and the dispatch to
Captain Lightburne closes with the
remark, THE dance goes braVely on"
The medical men Of our city com
plain Of having very little to do. Usu-
ally before this time of year little
children suffer from various maladies
to which they are subject, but SO far
this season they have had none of it.
Perhaps the cool weather keeps them
healthy.
A man from the interior, who writes
like many lawyers and editors do, sent
a note in here a few days since for
tarpaulins. The person written to
read carefully and scanned closely,
then said: What in thunder does
that man want ~terrapins for out in
that Hatchie bottom %region?"
We had a light east wind this morn
ing, and the lowest temperature was
$40. 1t promises to get still warmer
to-day and tomorrow. The barometer
is falling, and the winds bid fair to
shift to the southeast, a quarter from
which it generally brings rain at this
season. The temperature here yester-
day ranged from 40 to zoe.
A basket picnic for the 18th prox.,
which is two weeks from Sunday next,
has been arranged to come off at Fitz-
gibbons grove, by the NJ. b. G. The
Arrangement Committee include S. j.
Halle, D. Sternberg and VIM. j.
Scbloss, and the Reception Committee
are j. Johns, V. H. Hexter and s. A.
Godshaw. They have c~ourteousIy
sent a ticket Of invitation to this
Office.
Banking assurances and other bust
ness houses, on the rialto Of Memphis,
near the corner Of Madison and Main.
including those belonging to citi-
zen James Elder, Thomas Boyle
and Colonel Wood, are all under
contract TO be scraped and painted.
If Colonel Bethel could be induced
to join the band and tall into line,
Madison street would soon look band
some.
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