Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-11
saturday Evening. March II, 1882.
LEDGER LINES.

The audience a. the Theater last
night was quite dressy.
The L %uisville & Nashville road is
running through all right.
Gallon apples; also BIB and Glib
canned pie peaches. Lyle & Shields.
Savannah river shad just received
by Victor D. Fuchs, 80 and Al Jeffer-
son.
The legal fraternity have not yet
fully Gained their turbulent mem
bers.
Two auditors on Front street ac-
tually shed tears last night over the
pathetic features Of Shamus O'Brien.
Cotton jumped Up over a dozen
points early this morning and the
bovines were in beautifultempera about
it.
Another installment of public
rations arrived here to-day by the
steamer Maude, intended for food suf-
ferers.
The crops in LouisiauA, where no
crevasses have flooded the lands, are
reported vigorous, healthy and highly
promising.
1t was calm here between daylight
and sunrise this morning, the mercury
dropping to 80. Yesterdays range
was 479 to 6Oo.
The steamer John 0verton will
leave the foot of Jefferson street at 2
pm. Sunday for Marion. Fare for
the round trip, 81.
Copper plate, wedding and visiting
cards, engraved and printed in latest
styles at moderate cost at G. i. Byrd
& Co., 25 Main street.
Not drop of rain fell south Of the
Ohio river last night, and only n light
sprinkle occurred yesterday directly
along the edge of the gulf.
At the concert last night Prof.
Winkler made two speeches. The
first was a success, the last less SO, but
it received the heaviest applause.
An art exhibition is in course fl
preparation on Main street above
Court Square, by a number of Chris.
tain ladies for benevolent purposes.
The Memphis & Charleston railroad
is broken in three places, beyond
Grand junction and this side of
Corinth. 1t will be several days before
the road can be repaired.
The River Commission left st. Louis
for this port last night, and are to
report TO Major Benyaurd here tc-
morrow. The steamer Emma Ether
idge is coming with the party.
Strawberries, fresh green peas, new
potatoes, beets, and several other lux
urious articles of early production
from the gulf coast, were among the
eatables offered in our market this
morning.
The proprioly Of establishing a
future festurein the Cotton Exchange,
and the subject Of stopping the grind
ing Of raw cotton seed in oil mills, is
to be discussed this afternoon at the
Cotton Exchange.
limitations are afoat Of the i'm
ported Havana Henry Clay cigars.
The limitations are made in Mexico.
Sol Coleman has none but the genuine
imported Havana Clays, aud the best
can always be obtained at his we'll
known cigar house.
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The interior cotton movement, as
telegraphed from New York, gives the
weeks receipts at twenty six towns at
8,442 bales. and Al, 100 less than last
year for the same week. The stock at
same is 3l5,973, and 1863 less than last
year at the same time.
The sermon preached Sunday night
last by Rev. Mr.. Long, at the
Strangers church. to a small congre-
cation Of people who had braved the
storm, will be repeated by request
to morrow night. The subject is:
"The Cure for Modern S%kepticism.
The wait between the opening over
ture Of the orchestra and the quartette
aud chorus Of the Mozart club at the
theater last night was slightly tedious,
and the audience exhibited c~onsidera-
bic impotence thereat. The concert,
however, closed at the seasonable hour
OF ten O'Clock.
The New Orleans, Chicago & ST.
Louis railroad has been broken in
three places between Water Valley and
Jackson, Tenn. One Of the breaks is
near Michigan City, at the Wolf river
crossing, and one near Holly Springs.
Trains cannot pass over at the present.
People are notified that when they
allow water 10 be wasted through
carelessness or defective pipes, the
Water Company will turn Of the sup.
ply and let II stay of until the waste
is discontinued and then charged dol
lar for turning il on again. Their
card giving details will be found else
where to-day.
Captain Carnes commanded the
battalion OF four military companies
! n attendance at Colonel CamerOn's
funeral this forenoon. Besides the
Porter and Chickasaw Guards. the
houaye and Mcclellan Guards (col.)
were there. The Reys. George White
and Edmund Organ of6ciated in their
clerical capacity.
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