Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-03

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clear, dry weather, and the farmers
have had their hands fully employed
preparing for the spring planting.
General Fitzhugh Lee will deliver
his lecture on the Battle of Chan
cellorsville" at Nashville on the 18th
inst, and here on Tuesday, the 18th.
Every article connected with the
cigar business that has true merit can
be found at Sol Coleman's cigar
palace. Sol does no business on Sum
days.
Rose Eytinge plays at Little Rock
to>night, and will be here Monday
night. Sale of seats for her engage
ment opened at Hollenberg's this
morning.
1t was rainy this morning over in
the Indian Territory and in North
west Texas, but no rain has fallen
during the past "a hours anywhere
else in the South.
Savannah river shad, Mackinaw
trout, white fish, Lake Erie salmon
and fresh oysters at SeeSsel's mar
kets, l24 Main, near Market, and 33l
Main, near Union.
High water at New Madrid has
caused trains to quit there, and they
now stop at Maiden. They are
expected to run through to New
Madrid as soon as the water declines.
Throngs of ladies were out yester>
day. Many went to church and more
promenaded Main street to look at the
fashions. Wayfarers are quite numer-
GUS to day, but are fewer than yester.
day.
Temperature early this morning 46
degrees, and II degrees cooler than
yesterdays lowest. The range yes
terday was Sc to 20 degrees. A IL
mile northwest breeze blew here at
sunrise.
Three thousand dollars worth of
second mortgage bonds Memphis and
Charleston railway sold to day at pub
lie cutlery at 1901, aud $4,000 second
mortgage Mississippi Central railway
at l041
A large assortment Of Seaside,
Franklin Square and Lowell Libraries;
also all the monthlies for March and
latest dailies and weeklies, can be
found at Corwin's news depot, No.
2S3 Main street.
Fresh can oysters, red snappers,
Lake Erie salmon, choice dressed tur-
keys, fresh celery, as we'll as fresh
meats of all kinds, including choice
veal, at Victor D. Fuchs market, 80
and Al Jefferson.
The Collector of our port will have
company in his retirement from Office,
that is, if he retires. The Nashville
Collector, Adam WOolf, has been dis
placed after thirteen years term, by
DR.. l. M. Kercheval.
The directors of the Memphis and
Little Rock railway met at St. Louis
last Tuesday and elected R. s. Hayes,
of st. Louis. as President; Secretary.
j. W. Goodwin, Little Rock; Treasu
rer, A. H. Calf, New York; Local
Treasurer, D. S. H. Smith, St. Louis
Mrs. Colonel NJ. G. Galloway and
Mr.. W. R. Stewart left last night to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Ann B.
Stewart at BrownsbOro, Madison
county, Alabama The deceased lady
was a sister Of Mrs. galloway and the
mother OF Mr.. Stewart
The Chicago business telegram to
the Merchants Exchange this fore.
noon quotes spot corn 5Slc, and to
above last evenings close; wheat.
u o. end ic off, oats, 42sc, and 10
of; pork, $lS 10, and loo of: lard
He and Zoe of; crs, 80 80, and Sc
off. ~
The best men of our city can be
seen walking into Ssmelson's, oppo.
site Peabody Hotel, and purchasing a
dollars worth of their celebrated
Chickasaw Guards lOc straight cigars
for Sundays smoking. There must
undoubtedly be true merit in the
Chickasaws.
Henry G. Marguand, a wealthy New
Aork gentleman, and largely inter-
ested iO Arkansaw railroads. Las
gwen $4,000 for public library to bo
located at the west end of Little
Rock SO it will be convenient to rail.
way men. He expects alter il Is
started to send books from time to