Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-13

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frcm'7os 10 OK yesterday, aud tAG
hottest Of tho ssas,n BY sovsFAl do
krses. 1t started at 77o at 8 o'clock
this morning, and g cooler than yes
tsrday.
The Eighteenth Civil District Sc
lected j. D. Martin and j. S. Gallo
way to go as delegates to the Nashville
convention next Tuesday. The Six
teenth district held no election.
A wagonlOad of potatoes this season
represents from $40 to $50 in cash to
the farmer. Numerous wagonloAds
continue to arrive hourly in this city
for a market from sunrise to sunset.
Workmen began digging up GayOsc
street, west of Main, yesterday morn
ing, and a large squad were at it to-
day. That thOroughfare will be fit to
haul over when the job is complete.
The great Oscar was met by his
Southern manager out at the National
Cemetery, and came from there to the
city in a close carriage. Nobody had
a chance to see the show until the
lecture began,
DR.. Purnell, the Secretary of The
Board of Health, still has few small
pox cases to look after. He wears a
feather on his hat as a prevention Of
chickenpox. The other kind has no
terrors for him.
The rainfall here yesterday meas.
ured 80 100 OF an inch. At New Or
leans, Atlanta and Augusta the rain.
fall yesterday was nearly half an inch,
and Little Rock had more than half
an inch during last night. :
Nobody gave Oscar Wilde a mag
nolia last night. If the lover of the
beautiful undertakes a critical exam
iuation of this admirable and fragrant
flower, the chances are that he will
repudiate sunloEers forever after.
A gentleman from a country resort
remarked to a friend to-day that they
lived like fighting cocks up there.
Imagine" he said, "a coop full Of
those bipeds fighting over a grain cf
corn and you have my meaning"
The bed Of the heavy juror, Colonel
W. n. Brown, broke down with that
gsntleman's three UNDERGROUND
avordupois sometime Friday night.
1t is said that the foundations of the
courthouse are now more unsafe than
ever.
That aesthetic naturalized Irish
man, General Tracy, and his com
pauiou in art, also from ireland,
Wilde, 60 hand in hand together from
this time forth. The couple leave
here to-day and appear in Vicksburg
next, then visit New Orleans.
The Confederate Committee. an.
pointed las. April to investigate and
report upon the cost of enclosing the
Confederate graves at Elmwood, and
other objects pertaining thereto, will
meet this evening at 8 o'clock, at the
Cotton Exchange.
The hail, rain and thunder storm
yesterday afternoon was not al unwel-
come visitor, as it served to lay the
dust AID cool the sultry atmosphere
The passing cloud was of narrow
limits, and two miles south Of the
city there was only a light sprinkle.
A rafting wind blew here for a spell
and several ricketty fences about tow
we're fattened out.
The City School Board is in debt
SO, 1888, Of which $3967 "a is due to
the fernando Insurance Company
1850 to Mr. G. Z. Rudisill anC
N5ll "a on other accounts. The
Finance Committee are to consider
the matter Of borrowing enough tC
pay Of the last mentioned sum. Th'
Board expect to receive $1,000 from
the County Trustee shortly, and i
will doubtless be used to pay of
part Of the debt. 1t would be a unique
thing for the city schools to be run
like the eity government on a cash
basis. but they believe it gould be
good move TO try il awhile.
When in San Francisco, 0sca
. Wilde ssys be was delighted with tn
delicate, tiny tescups in which choice
fragrant tea was served in Chinese re
sorts aad be often went there to par
take Of the same, noticing at the sam
time that the roughly. dressed, hard
working Chinese nayyys after a har
days work on the railways s
At the table and enjoy their lei
2 dppsd f;oH these lovely little cup
and they handle thea % gracefully
the most accomplished aesthetic.
vide contrast, be says, is that Of Il
b great thick, clumsy-lookiDg iron stoi
China leseuIs used at Americ;
d hotels, strong enough to thrqv again
the side Of a brick wall witbO
injury To the cup, but dangerous to 4
n vail. II OseaE vera TO attempt TO n