Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-01

We uesa 4 W, Aha the mehphis
0faIa sAd Package Elevator cun.
parry
The pustig tEsgtR Job printing
Office constantly receives new type Of
the latest styles, and the Office gener-
ally is kept up to the highest standard
55tf excellence.
The merchants tax needs revision,
and the merchants of this city will try
to bring it about at q meeting to be
held at the new Merchants Exchange
next Saturday noon.
Chief of the Fire Department
Cleary's drag had a shaft broken yes
terday while he was under way for the
FIRE on Shelby street. The Chief and
horse escaped uniujured.
Next Tuesday some aspiring indi-
vidual will be elected Magistrate at
large and some lucky individual will
draw the prize in the Little Havana
Lottery. Get sticket at Once.
The stable 10 the rear Of the Cen.
t%ennial grocery, corner Market and
Fourth, wa burned at neon to dag.
The grocery caught, but was promptly
sxtineuisbed by the 6remen. DamaLe
about $3.50.
N. D. Smith, with quarters at the
county Jail, says nobody is short but
himself. 1t is to be hoped he is cor.
rect. though Mr.. Smith it is strongly
limited, struggles with the truth as well
as with honesty, sometimes.
The Maxims of Business published
at the head of an adjoining local
column are attracting attention and
favorable comment on account of The
sound principles enunciated in them
The subject of the msxims is changed
daily.
A new road law, now before tn,
Legislature for consideration anC
which proposes TO allow counties
through their County Courts to lew
a special tax to build highways is t
be considered at a meeting Of mer
chants in the Merchants Exchange
next Saturday noon.
Policies for $4,000 in the Planters
Insurance Company, of this city, GOV
rred the residence and contents of Mr.
K. l.. Coffin, and the damage from
yesterday afternoons fire will perhaps
amount to about One-ihird of tn,
sum. The FIRE caught, it is said
10 the basement of the residence, ant
others say from a defective fue.
A public test of FIRE proof paint vii
he made on Madison street, between
Main and Front, to morrow evening
at four o'clock. The test will be
severe one and the public are invited
10 be present and witness it. Mr.. G
A CASTOR, late Of the telegraph Office
is engaged in the manufacture anC
sale Of this paint and wishes interest
ed parties to see the test.
The total sales of cotton here thi
season has been 27l ,125 bales, Of which
exporters have taken 1895, spin
ners 9O,35O and spectators 1000. 0uI
receipts here this season are now as,
0I3 bales in excess of the total of las
years receipts, counting all the wal
20 the end Of August, and are IS, 95(
ahead Of receipts at this date las
year.
0ur merchants complain o~finconve.
nience and detriment to business
caused By the railways declining t
receive freight after four o'clock il
the afternoon. To remedy the diff
Guilty, il it can be done, the Mel
chants Exchange have appointed
committee which includes Napoleon
Hill, B Lowenstein, L. Hanauer, j
G. Nicely, A. B. Treadwell aud j. r
Pepper.
One Of those popular social enter.
tainmenis known as german" which
is exceedingly pleasant to the partici.
pants. saEls Of at the Peabody Hote
last night. That wealthy Oiti.en aut
large property holder, 2. q. Bethel
was the host, and he had it arranged
for bis grandmother and niece
Misses bessie Rethell and Leila
Pointer, now visiting here from Col
umbia, Tenn.
When the steamer City Of Vicks
burg sunk, near Fulton, sixty miles
above here, a couple Of years ago
many people in the vicinity became
pillagerS and GOO into Q world o.
trouble. Yesterday three, named J
BrattOn, VIM. Lowter, and Johr
Perry, were brought To tho city and
placed under $1,000 bonds each, to an
swer a charge Of having participated
with the illegal loragers.
Mr. Noah ?, Smith, nov lodged il
jill here, has been badly Slandered b.
reports going abroad that he hat
stolen FIVE or six thousand dollars o.
public funds, while acting as DEPUTY
Surveyor. He says he didn't steal, OF
borrow, more than $1,000, If that much
0therS IN position to know say hi
irregularities range from 1880 t.
1890. Perhaps Mr.. Smith dom
know exactly bow much he stole, OIL
borrowed.
To MapghlefHrers aud MiIImen
TOwner q Co, prQprietou Of tina rub-