Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-13
THE CITY.
LEDGER LINES.

Fresh oysters, at Signsigo's.
New firm. A. s. and @. W.
Reelfoot perch at Signaigo's.
See advertisement pony Tor sale"
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 2S2
Main street.
Only two more days Of the Presi.
dents Island quarantine,
Cotton is advancing and is held
higher all around the circle.
The only place to buy shoes is
Zellners s. It's money saved.
The meat market Of Chicago
showed further weakness to-day.
The remains Of the late General
Humes arrived here to-day at noon.
Indebtedness to the extent Of sl2,-
400 was yesterday fled to be funded.
The coming racing season in this
city will undoubtedly be a gigantic
affair.
Season for October, just received at
Cerwin's news depot, No. 2S3 Main
street.
Fresh oysters, Mackinaw trout, red
snappers and Reelfoot Lake perch at
Signaigo's.
Two hundred and twenty-seven
people registered at four hotels in this
city yesterday.
Seessel's market, 331 Main. will
have a supply Of choice fish for to.
morrOW's market.
While in the Southwest Judge
Greer had ample opportunities Of
studying the criminal system.
A SURF thing for chills,
Try it and be convinced,
Battier's chill tonic, Sc Main street
Bring on the circus, also its coon.
paniments OF "lemo, lemo, two colors,
red and white and multiplicity Of
sideshows.
The FIRST case called in the Criminal
Court this morning was that Of Henry
Wright, charged with violating the
four mile law.
Receipts Of cotton bere siaco the LIST
inst 1886 bales, and 1896 in excess Of
last year, also AVG bales less than the
year before for the same time.
The infant daughter Of Mr.and Mrs.
G. HettiBger yesterday afternoon, and
was buried from the family residence,
No, SO Linden street, this morning.
The sidewalk leading from the Elm.
wood cemetery gate to the State Fe
male College will soon be improved
by a substantial sidewalk; a much
needed change.
The late Mr.. james @. Rogers, the
well known printer, died on Sunday
morning last and was buried on that
day, and not on yesterday, as has been
enormously printed.
The cotton buyers for foreign &C.
count are coming home as fast as they
can. Those who buy chiefly for do
nestle spinners are about all here, and
are ready for active service.
The cotton seed crushers are all
awry, or at sea, as you please, and
there is no more prospect OF harmony
among them than there is Of our local
Journalists dwelling together in unity.
The watermelon season is drawing
TO a close, and the fruit is growing
cheaper almost every day. The people
here have expended about $3.50 lor
watermelons since the season opened.
Another injunction against the Ten
nessee Southern Railroad Company,
to stop work on Tennessee street, was
served yesterday. The dirt haulers
were busy oil day despite the litiga.
ton.
Red snappers and other choice fish.
fresh venison, chickens, fresh meat.
Of all kinds, etc., etc at Victor D.
Fuchs market, 80 and Al Jefferson
street.
The iafant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Doud, less than two years old, wal
buried az ElmWood yesterday after.
noon, the funeral occurring from tho
residence Of Mr.. W. II. Arlington, in
Chelsea.
Ten dollars aud forty cents for the
round trip to Chicago and return Il
cheap enough, and thisis the rate paid
by the excursionists who left by the
To-, o. and s. W. II. X. yesterday
morning.
Only three moro days before the
drawing Of the Little Havana Lottery.
Ticket buyers should supply them.
selves at once so as TO be represented
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