Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-22
LEDGER n
New Seasides. daily at Williams

IOIt Jnls morning.
The Cinderella amateurs are re
hearsing at the theater now.
New canned CLANS, Goldfish and bone
less herring at Lytle & Shields.
One hundred and twenty. four arri.
walls at three hotels here yesterday.
Banner Lodge, L. o. o. f., is to
work in the iuiatory degree to night.
The rainy spell was of short dura
ton, and cotton pickers will be at it
again by tomorrow.
An argument is put forth hal an
abattoir for butchering stock would
check tbieving and the slaughtering
of diseased stock.
The Memphis Jockey Club races are
exciting popular interest, and so is the
drawing of the Little Havana Lottery,
which takes place next Tuesday.
Mr.. Richard Wurhan was married
to Mrs. Essie ]. Golden, by the Rev.
Eugene Daniel at the Cumberland
Presbyterian church last evening.
II shaved the frost line very close
this morning, but the storm aud cool
ness will not set cotton back any, as
the sun is out again and it is warming
up.
Reelfoot lake perch, Mackinaw
trout, New York Count oysters, Bal
timore can oysters and fresh celery at
J. a. Signaigo's, 278 Second and SO
Beal.
The owners of the mail line steamer
Lee are preparing to have another
boat in the trade hence to Helena, so
that with the favorite james Lee they
will have a daily line.
The children feel as much interest
in the advent of Oele's circus, on
October I'd, as the grown folks do in
the drawing Of the Commonwealth
Lottery, on the Both Of this month.
To morrow the Day Of Atonement
will be generally observed by our
Jewish fellow-citizens. Divine SER
vices will be held at the Synagogue
tonight at Z o'clock and o.morrow at
10 am
Parties desiring to take out matri.
monial assurance will say money by
calling upon George F. Willis, 7 Mon.
roe street, who is agent for a number
Of the best companies.
The Primrose & West minstrels
did a fine business here, but the big.
gest audience gathered on Monday
night, the second biggest Tuesday, and
only a moderate attendance was en-
joyed Wednesday night.
United States Senator, Isham G.
Harris, is ia Dickson county, Tenn,
to-day, will be at Ce~nterville, Hick.
man county, to morrow; also at
Franklin, Williamson county, Mon.
day and Columbia, Maury county, on
Tuesday next.
The public schools open a week from
Monday next. Parents should pro
vide themselves with a physicians
vaccination certi6cat to send with each
pupil, as children not vacciDated will
not be admitted.
A thousand dollars has been for.
warded to Pensacola, and Mr.. Lang.
staff, the secretary Of the committee.
is anxious to send five hundred more.
de lacks something, however, of hav.
ing that amount, and charitable peo.
pie can help the cause by swelling the
sum.
A prominent Main street firm sold
$4,000 worth Of dry goods at whole
sale on n day, last week. Another
equally prominent firm has moved out
Of $4,000 per annum rental on Main
to a 5000 house around the corner,
where business is equally active.
A contribution box at the Manhat.
tap Bank for the Pensacola sufferers,
after iOrty-eight hours duty. has
caught one %dime-just that, snd no
more. The managers Of the bank are
anxious to add something to the gen
eral reliet fund, but they do not care
to send that dime all by itself.
The present cotton opening season
il not any later than that Of 1877. In
the latter year at this date we had
received but 8H bales of cotton.
against 754 this year. In 1876 we had
received 1898 bales at this date. Last
year we had received l6, l63 bales, and
the year before 1878 bales at this
time.
Major w. A. Goodman has estab
lished his Office as Justice of the
Peace at No. 3 Madison street, the
same quarters recently occupied by
the Lee Line of steamers. Mr.. Dan
G. Shelby has been appointed Deputy
Sheriff, aud ensconced at the same
place. Both are ready for active ser.
vice.
A gravel and a freight train on the
Memphis and Charleston railroad were
badly smashed by a collision, near
Forest Hill, Wednesday afternoon.
and a man named Thomas Robinson
was killed while coupling the cars.
People coming in by the mail train
due that night did not arrive until
yesterday forenoon.
Now is the season for ladies to fur.
nish their houses with new carpets
An inspection Of Il ose at the store Of
BrysOn & Co 23l Main, will be salts.
to all who appreciate some.
hing stylish and elegant, and AZ rea.