Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-07

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A full line finest quality California
canned fruits, at Lytle Il Shields.
Prairie hay in carload lots received
daily by Ike A. Chase, go Front.
At the matinee tomorrow souvenir
programmes are to be distributed.
Good Friday, the hottest day of all
the year in the Christian calendar.
A man proposes to supply the regu-
lation garbage boxes at dollar each.
The summer like temperature of the
past week has brought out vegetation
beautifully.
The mercury did not 60 below 69s
this morning; yesterday it ranged
from 6S to Sc.
The aesthetic Colonel next Mon
day night, and seats for it may be
bought tomorrow.
Choice fresh FISH from lakes as we'll
as gulf, can be had Of Victor D. Fuchs,
80 and Al Jefferson.
New potatoes, new snap beans, new
peas, new beets and new caulihowers
at Matt Monsghan's, pa Front.
Lot No. 81 on Third street, in Chel-
sea, will be sold tomorrow in front of
the courthouse, by order Of the Chan
Gerry Court.
| Mr.. H. NJ. james, State agent for
the distribution Of rations to the over
flowed sufferers, received 20, O0rations
this morning.
The farmers are all putting in, just
a little, more corn than usual. Last
years short crop and present steep
prices has scared them.
An election is tO'be held at Bruins
wick on the 10Th instant for Mayor,
Constable and FIVE Aldermen. Few
will be left to tell the tale.
The Cotton Exchange members will,
this afternoon, consider the question
of petitioning Congress to protect the
Mississippi valley from overflow.
Our cotton receipts are now 114,O92|
bales short Of last year, and the general
impression is that the total for the
season will not exceed $4,000 bales,
ifas much.
Handsome hand painted Ea. ter
eggs, with panoramic views represent
ed by landscapes upon which frogs
leap and birds fly, are among the nov
elites of the season.
Only $4,000 tickets will be used in
the next drawing Of the Little Havana
Lottery. This small number com
pared to other lotteries incr, asses the
chances ofeach ticket six-fold. Secure
ticket at once or you may get shut
out.
Sunday traffic in the suburbs is
worrying certain citizens, and call
for Judge Horrigan to block the bust
ness is made. as if that excellent and
generally wise official can administer
a panacea for every public i'll we have
to bear.
Several of the ladies employed as
supers at the theater failed to have
their tights made and forwarded from
New York in time to use them in
Michael Strogotf," and they cut a
rather odd figure in the spectacular
arrangements.
The rainfall here yesterday and this
morning measured nearly three .fourths
Of an inch. Nashville enjoyed a fine
shower this morning; so did Cincin-
natl, and slight sprinkles occurred at
Louisville, Little Rock, Galveston
and other points.
The ponderous tracks of the Morn.
ing Numbers inofensive young man
arc again visible, and be rails indig-
nantly because the public tastes are
not like his. The unesthetic artist
has been laid up for period with that
chronic trouble for which vermifuge
is the only antidotc.
The cotton market was quiet to-day,
all because the Liverpool and New
York Cotton Exchanges cent no tele-
grams. Good Friday Observances
caused both to close. The future
market in New York last night closed
from one to three points above the
closing prices OF the day before.
For the twenty four hours ending
at five O'clock last evening, the daily
cotton belt weather bulletin, issued BY
the Signal Service, reports the rainfall
at Little Rock, l.03; Vicksburg. 0.8l;
Mobile, 0 50, Montgomery, 0.OS; Gal.
weston, DOL. No rain fell yesterday
east Of Atlanta or along the South
Atlantic coast.
Active preparations are making for
a grand religious celebration of Easter
at many Of the churches. At Calvary
Episcopal church, on Easter Monday
evening, there is to be an elaborate
programme Of brilliant music, choral
and otherwise, Rotations and num-
Der Of imI ressive ceremonies By the
rector and bishop.
We have five corn grinding mills
now, turning out cOrnmeal at the rate
Of about 1000 barrels per day in this
city. The demand for meal, as at
present ruling. has had no parallel
since the great overflow of 1867. Our
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