Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-20

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A telephone viii soon connect this ci r
with Holly SPRING. BY way Of Collie
vile.
New firm. Rapn, verdol 4 Co. ns
Main street.
Buy heating stoves Of A. Kohlbry 4
Co, IS Main street. Cheapest place in
the city.
Covwin has received another lot Of toy
picture books for children, as cheap as the
cheapest.
An Agricultural Fair is 70 open at
kerryille next Tuesday. and it win con-
unue four days.
Over hundred race horses are now
quarered At the Jockey Clubs course,
three miles east of the city.
The percentage Of increase in the value
Of bankers clearings this week over the
SAINT week last year, is over 30 per cent
Next week the usual drawing Of the
LATHE Havana Lottery will take place
Wealth seekers should get a ticket in
time.
Halfa dozen or more weddings among
well known people are 10 come of in the
near future and one or two are fixed for
next week.
Holland & Perkins, Of Withe, have
assigned. Goods on hand valued at 5000.
Liabilities, chiefly due 70 merchants in
this city, SS1O0
The kitchen Of Mrs Jane Wright on
fernando, near Beale street market was
burned last night causing a loss OF 500,
or thereabouts.
MEyery member Of the sterner sex who
wishes 10 enjoy the comforts Of seasonable
undertaking should call on Sam May,
.699s Main street
Cotton was easy all aloug the line yes
terday. Heavy receipts at the .oulports
has influenced a depression al all points,
domestic as well as ioreign.
The value Of wheat dropped \ 10 s9Ac
per bushel this f.renOen IN Chicago. and
corn TO 46a and &c below last evenings
closing prices Very little change is re-
ported IN provisions
The people al Helena, Ark, are 70 be
favOrcd by a visit from the actor keene
who will play Richard HI there aweek
from Monday next The keene troupe
are at Nashville this evening.
Receipts Of cotton TODAY at New Or
leans were S,4l bales At Galveston 6SS2 |
st Mobile, 1916 Savannah. 900 al
Charleston. 504S; 1t Norfolk 2s54. Total
at the SIX points, 2s,Sil bales, and 800
expected
Many Of the MONS in the rejuvenated
Gayoso house are completed, and are
ready for carpets and furniture The
hotel will be As me, OF finer than il ever
was in the most brilliant days Of is brill
liant career.
The race track refreshment privileges !
for the coming week have been awarded
TO NJ. F. Ball, he being the highest and |
the best bidder, and having given satisfac-
ton TO the managers and the public on
former occasions.
The Rev. r. H. MahOn viii preach at |
the Central Methodist church to morrow,
on "H4ll-Whefe is it; what is it, how
long does it last" At night he will de-
liver the first Of short course Of lectures
on the 'Old Testament"
Prairie chickens, venisoa, squirrels,
quails, white fish, Maekinaw trout, oysters,
celery, pure pork sausage choice veal,
lamb and fresh meats generally, af Sees
sells market, 3Sl Main Leave orders To-
day for Sunday morning delivery.
Wheat fell l%c per bushel in Chicago
yesterday, and corn lc. There are eXpe-
rienced dealers here who anticipate that
wheat will drop of 10 or l5c more before
the season is over, though the majority
believe it has about touched its lowest
At Bartlett yesterday K. I. Shivers
beat j. l. Glover for Magistrate 80 votes
getting H. and nt COllierville j G Moore
beat 5. p Wilson II votes. receiving IS
for the same office. The newly elected
fill the places once held by the justices
Gowen and Bledsoe.
The choicest supply Of eaiables in the
city can be found at Victor ID. Fuchs
market, 80 and Al jefferson Il embraces
venison, prairie chickens, Quails. SPUR
rels, oysters, celery, Mackinaw trout.
veal, lamb, beef, etc, etc Leave orders
to-day for Sunday delivery.
ko-Ko Tulu will imparl delightful
favor to the breath. Ii should be used
Immediately after rising in the morning
and after every neal Ii cures indiges-
ton and produces healthful flow ofsa-
Iva, which in itself viii prevent bronchi-
rs and other ailments Of the throat
The receipts Of cotton at the seaports o
this country are rolling in with unprece-
dented rapidity, the average for the past
week exceeding AZ, 600 bales per day. The
aggregate receipts for the season are now
within 2lO2 bales Of year before last and
that season was the heaviest on record.
In the Court Of Referees, to-day, opin-
ions wers read on the questions decided in
the Probate Court in the Anderson case.
II was decided that the questions involved
were immaterial TO the merits Of the con-
troversY between the plaintiffs sueing and
Anderson and the survivors on his official
bond.
But little has been sid lately about the
patent safety gate across streets where the
railroads run. Every city Of ten thousand
people IN America requires street cross
ings TO Be thus protected. Here with over
sou and more coming every day. the
plea Is that the railways are too poor 10
stand the expense, OF words 10 that effect.
Next week We are to have perfect
avalanche Of amusements Besides the
races, and the Shakespearean drama BY
keene. there will be a masked ball at the
Exposition building on Thursday night
a Big jubilee IN honor Of the Kansas City
railway opening, half dozen marriages
more Or less-and lot Of entertain
ments besides Of varied description.
The visible supply Of wheat in this
country al present Is 2s.5 288 bushels. a
decrease from one week ago Of 1916 600
bushels, but still 23l9OO0 bushels more
than three weeks ago. The visible supply
Of corn j. l3.4l49J0 bushels, and nearly
lW1,0OJ bushels Les than a week ago, but
2Z55,O1 in excess Of three weeks ago. OIL
oats the visible supply il b,688 ll3 bushels,
an Increase over last week Of - 600 BUSH
els, and but little change from three weeks
ago.