Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-18
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uEDuEk JOD prlnIlng Omoei 10 pn@V-
ison street.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 22
Main street.
Office Of SCuppernong Wine Co.,
No. 4 Madison street.
Extra quality mixed pickles, by the
gallon, at Lyle & Shields.
Booth as Richelieu in Bulwer's
celebrated play of that name to night.
General B. f. Cheatham is in the
city, shaking hands with the boys Of
twenty years ago.
THE Bankers Daughter" is to be
presented tonight for the last time
this season in this city.
To-day's cotton receipts show the
aggregate to be 16,8O7 bales less than
last year at the same time.
A fresh shipment Of Savannah river
shad was received this morning by
Victor D. Fuchs, 80 and Al Jefferson.
The Geographic and telephone wires
|tumbled down all around to-day,
weighted beyond their capacity with
sleet.
Somersaults and gymnastics were
plentiful this forenoon. Many people
tripped up without knowing how it
happened.
1t was sleeting this morning at Lit
tie Rock, Shreveport aud here, rain
ing heavily at Vicksburg, and also
raining at various other points.
Compton's prize bale weighed 465
pounds, and be has realized more than
two dollars a pound for it, The bale
now belongs to the Atlanta EXPOSE
ton company.
The marriage of Mr.. G. A. Letting :
we'll, formerly o fthis city, and now Of
Hot Springs, and Miss Wheaton, was
set for to-day, at Shreveport, La,
where the lady resides.
Captain James Cleary was yesterday
chosen unanimously to be Chief Of the
Fire Department for the next two
years. His competitors, Ryan and
Bacigalupo, did not get a vote.
The rain, hail, slest, snow, slop and
slush never postpones the drawings Of
the deservedly popular Little Havana
Lottery. The next drawing takes
place next Tuesday.
Mr.. j. L. Baker, formerly q banker
of st. Louis. but now residing at
Eureka Springs, is in the city. He is
agent Of the Encyclopedia Britannica
and has taken many subscriptions.
The mercury marked 80 at day
light. Yesterdays official range was
20 to 80 with northwest and Uorth-
east winds all day. This morning the
breeze came light from the east.
Mr.. Towner, Of the firm of TowneI
& Dixon, 10 Jefferson street, left last
night via the Mississippi & Tennessee
railroad for Jackson and Vicksburg
Miss, to close a contract for supplying
some of the famous fire test hose
which his house sells.
John 0verton, jr., NJ. Galloway, NJ.
GoOdbar and MIR. w. N. Brown, re.
tired from the Boardo Of Commissioner
yesterday, giving place to the newly
chosen. The city government is now
D. p. HaddeD, President; NJ. Burke
Vice President, R. G. Graves, Charles
Kney, Lymus Wallace, NJ. Gavin
james Lee, jr.. and H. James.
When unanimously chosen Presi
dent Of the Board OF Commissioner
yesterday, Mr.. D. p. Hadden merel!
said. "Thank you" and this is be
lieved by some to mean business. Mr.
Hadden can use his tongue wher
necessary, and he'll do it, too, if occa.
sion offers. He, however, is not on,
of the kind of men who talk half al
hour to say nothing.
Colonel W. C. Falkner. the autho
of 1.-THE White Rose of Memphis" i
a guest at the Peabody Hotel. 9TH.
White Rose of Memphis" is a charm
ing romance which has met with Al
unprecedented sale. 1t has secure
for its author a we'll earned fame an
a handsome reward for his laborl
The plot Of the work is splendid, an
the scenes are thrilling and interest
ing. The morale Of the book is in tn
highest degree commendable. TIL
distinguished author is a native Ter
n~eSseean, and her people are proud I
claim him.
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