Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-20

Ladies' best hand-sewed shoes can
be found at Condon's.
Telephone S. L. Moore & Co. for
everything nice in the grocery line.
The feast of Shebuoth will be OBJ
served next Wednesday in Hebrew
circles.
It seems arather binding case for
Clarke and Cothran and they are both
in a bad fix.
The moon sets Ia. night a little after
ten and tomorrow night a quarter
before eleven.
Mrs. Rocco's macaroni lunch is
splendid. We tried it to-day and
know it is good.
In the Jewish calendar yesterday
was Rosh Hodesh Swan, or the first
of the month Swan.
Strawberries, Arkansas prairie and
Kentucky grass butter received eaily
by Kirk Allen 4 Co.
Estival Park opens to morrow for
the season, under the management of
Mr.. james Kirkland.
The Hon. Logan H. Roots, Exon
gresham from Arkansaw, accompan.
led by his wife, are soiOurning at the
Peabody Hotel.
Cotton futures in New York have
dropped from 4 to 6 points to day, and
are about the same as they stood
evening before last.
ALI popular brands of imported and
Key West cigars can be found at L.
Samelson & Co.'s cigar emporium, 80
Main street. Fresh shipments re-
ceived weekly.
Dizziness rules in business circles,
as usual at this active farm work
season. The only liveliness at present
is in the shipment of plantation sup
plies to the interior.
Don't go up in the third story of a
public building to play twenty. five
cents limit aud drink mean whisky,
but go out to Estiyal Park and get
some fresh air.
The Commonwealth Lottery is in
the field with tickets for its next
drawing. Some lucky individuals will
be congratulating themselves over the
possession Of prizes after hal drawing.
An important change is announced
in the schedule of the Memphis &
Charleston railway, which the regular
time table elsewhere will show in its
proper shape.
The Porter Guards are to hold a
meeting next Monday night, when it
is expected that all inside troubles
will be recOnciled and all faction will
become a merit.
For frst.class cigars do not fail 10
90 to Sol CoIeman's. You can get
them there without the shadow of a
doubt. His stock is regarded as
strictly irst-class in every particular.
Number forty four thrown with dice
won a horse and buggy at a rattle last
night and the lucky thrower was a
young Main street man not wholly
unconnected with the boot and shoe
trade.
General Tracy has closed a contract
with Oscar Wilde for a series of lee
lures in the South, and will arrange
to meet the aesthetic genius at Nash.
vile early next month, coming here
aiterward.
Peg Williams, the railway emigrant
agent, has a bunch Of c~ockleburs,
which, after being carried about in
his horses tail since last year, he now
proudly exhibits as a specimen of this
years crop.
A telegram was received from w.
W. Young, Georgetown, o., by Chief
Davis this forenoon, asking for full
particulars Of the death of Ed Young,
who suicided at the Worsham House
Tuesday last and was found dead yes
terday morning.
As three or four hundred people
could not obtain admission to the
Strangers church last fall when Mr..
Long preached to the young ladies,
aud various persons have requested its
repetition. he will preach the same
sermon tomorrow morning.
The interior cotton movement "A
twenty-six towns, as appears on the
Cotton Exchange boards to-day, shows
the weeks receipts to be l0,469 bales
and 1921 less than last year for the
same period. Stocks sum up ll5,43t
bales, a decrease, compared with last
year, Of 59,37l bales.
Peter Tracy got wOrSted in a sui.
against the street railway yesterday
but it wasn't our genial Oscar Wilde
General Peter Tracy, so well known
to everybody. The discomitted per
son is a man who drinks, and every
body ought to know that Genera
Peter don't do naughty things lik.
that.