Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-14
LEDGER LME5.

LEDGER LIEE5.
Ice chests at Turnbulls.
Short French corsets, Lange's.
Tinware, Ozanne, Denison 4 Co.
Refrigerators at Schwarzenberg's.
SRed raspberries, Lyle & Shields.
But Yet Woman" at Williams.
"Iolanthe" at Estival Park to-mor.
row night.
Stock peas very low, Ike A. Chase,
220 Front.
Brown & jones, coal dealers. 282
Main street.
The Knights of Honor are prepare
ing for festal gathering.
Delightfully."- cool and pleasant was
yesterday last night and this morning.
Extra heavy choice ice is selling by
the car load at Nashville at 224c per
owt.
! Old pictures copied and enlarged
from ink or water colors al the Cot
tage Gallery, Beal street.
The Olympic Park races announced
for yesterday afternoon were post
pOned on account Of the weather.
The congregation of the Strangers
church and their friends are enjoying
picnic at FitzgibbOn's Grove TO day.
The postponement of the gamblers
case by the Supreme Court is consid-
cred good omen by friends of the
sporting fraternity.
A colored man named JEFF Davis
was fined $40 and sentenced to fifteen
days in the Criminal Court to-day for
assault and battery.
The funeral of the infant son of
MIR. and Mrs. S. NJ. Norwood occurred
near noon to day, from the family res
idence, No. II Winchester avenue.
True Persian Insect Powder, inn
ported by Fahlen & Kleinschmidt.
Kills all insects, yet is not poisonous.
Joe Walter, agent fer North Memphis.
One hundred and thirty-seven ar.
rivals at three of our city hotels, yes
terday, is the best possible proof that
this city is an attractive summer re-
sort.
The city of Helena is anxious to |
settle its burdensome debt at 500 on |
the dollar with 4 per cent interest for |
five years and per cent for fifteen
years.
The mercury's lowest this morning
was 60 degrees. Range yesterday 81
to 80 degrees. Breeze from the north
east this morning and northwest last
evening.
The Bar Association of Tennessee
is to meet at Bon Aqua on the llth of
next month, and the Press Association
of Tennessee is to meet at Nashville
two weeks from toNday.
The little folks of Grace church In.
dustrial school acquitted themselves
very handsomely at Mozart Hall last
night, and their programme afforded
very pleasing entertainment.
A Union avenue gardener named
Wigginson lost 1915 and pocketbook
near or at the postofice yesterday
afternoon. He suspects a darky who
stood near when the purse escaped.
By the end Of the present month the
road hence to Kansas City will be
completed, all except a gap of 20 miles
through the st. Francis bottom and
commencing Is or 20 miles from this
city.
A working darky named Pank
Parks went crazy on religion while
employed at the Hanauer Oil Works,
and be turned loose his yolley of rant
SO wildly that he was sent to jail as a
lunatic at noon to-day.
Court Square locks elegant in it's
emerald suit, and Hebe, of the foun.
tain, appears 10 be in smiling humor
over the beauties of nature around
her land the fresh dresses OF paint with
which she has been adorned.
For Friday Victor D. Fuchs mar.
ket, 80 and Al Jefferson, will have
supply of choice fish, consisting OF
Mackinaw trout, white fish and red
snspperS, as we'll as spring chickens
and fresh meats OF all kinds.
A down town neighborhoOd is con-
siderably stirred with indignation over
the alleged thrashing Of an eight
months infant by its unnatural father.
The little thing, so the story goes, was
whipped until it could not cry.
The cotton market is dull here and
elsewhere to-day, and has been SO for
several days. Prices are now Id
lower in Liverpool, 10 lower in New
York and Bloc lower in New Orleans
than ruled at this time last month.
A number of Memphisns struck
handsome prizes in lottery this week,
and such may be the result IN the Lit.
tie Havana Lottery next week. The
number Of tickets used is only 1900,
at ~ each, and the capital prize is
$4,000, with a number of lesser yalu.
able prizes.
Several odoriferous carts, heavily
laden, diverged from their usual
course down Jefferson street and went
south along Front at a time when
stiff breeze bore down from the north.
west People who didn't have bottles
OF 'ottar Of roses" and Shallenber-
gers pills received the full benefit Of
the very loud aroma, and o few loud
remarks were uttered. There will be
some talk on the subject at the next
meeting OF the Legislative Council.
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