Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-07

greatly afflicted by the death of thei
young son, which sad event occurre,
yesterday, The funeral took place a
4 pm. to-day.
Mrs. Rose p. Thompson is laborinl
earnestly in the work OF preparation
for the proposed entertainment a
Estival Park for the Odd Fellows
library, to come off a week from to
day.
The Attorney General of the Stat
of Tennessee, Colonel Ben j. Lea
arrived in the city from Brownsville
to- day, on Q brief business visit. Col
onel Leg 4 picture Of robust health
and gniRlitv.
| Ooiy three MORE days until the mex
drawing OF the Little Havana Lottery
As only 5000 tickets are sold, eacI
ticket enjoys over four times tn,
chance OF that in lottery that use,
10000 tickets.
A telegram to the Merchants Ex,
change to day reports lard $S47 pei
ewt and loo above last nights close
20. OF and to advance. No report
came regarding tue condition of mess
pork, $. or othe grain than corn.
The first bale Of the new crop OIL
cotton went into Selma, Ala, yestsr
day, Eve days ahead OF last year, aud
It sold fer 10 per ID. A new 465
pound bale also went into Montgom
-rs. Ala., yesterday, and sold Tor l3c
per ID.
J.F.Gentry jr., and Miss Eloise Bar
blere, .. W. Sherman and Mollie j .
Murphy, Richard Smith and Saliie G
Skipwith, Lawrence Mullauy and
Miss helissl johnson we're all
licensed to be married yesterday. No
issues to day.
A freight tr lin was wrecked near
kerrvllle, On the Q. %. and s. w. R.R.
yesterday, aud travellers on the sue
ceedlng passenger train had to be
transferred around the break, the
track having been torn up tor over q
hundred yards.
In reference to the funeral of Mrs
woodward yesterday, it was erro
Jeoasiy sisted that Mrs. q. b. Raine
Eas absent, the statement being made
from an apparently authentic source
Mrs, Raine was at her mothers death
bed and also the funeral.
A report Of the operations Of the
President Island quarantine, by Vice
President Hadden, of the Sanitary
Council Of the Mississippi Valley, to
John Rauch, would afford an inter-
esting chapter especially il he were
70 allude 10 the sta. lion having been
run BY police officer for consider
able period.
The Kansas City railroad is now
running trains from Kansas CITY
through Missouri and north Arkan-
saw to within short distance of the
81. Francis river. Only fourteen miles
Of the way this side of the St. Francis
river is incomplete, and this will be
ready for traffic within brief periyd.
A letter from Mr.. Lou Leubrie to
MS brother in this city, written from
New York, says it is now too late 10
he season to begin alterations pro
posed at the theater here, but that
next year the entire building is to BE-
cemodeled, the upper galleries are to b,
'eD0deled and re-arranged in accord.
aece with the latest OF modern thea
ters.
Captain Jewell had eighteen chain
Fang men at work down on lowerMain
street to-day, filing up a culvert.. H.
mas been busy 10 that vicinity With
he gang for the past two months, and
his force in that time has handled
5000 cubic yards Of earth. Jewell's
men may be little slow, but they are
very sure.
The Vice President of the Sanitary
'louncil OF the Mississippi valley and
the world has received report from
John Rauch, dated Springfield, ILL.,,
August An, aud it claims to be a
statement Of Rauch's operations about
the mouth of the Mississippi. Ii
omits all allusion to the Governor Of
Louisiana's order to iumizate Rauch
or his fsctotum Patton.
The temperature at six this morning
was B5 degrees, and the WIND came
light from the northeast. 1t wa
raining little at Galveston, Texas.
early this morning, but no rain tell
anywhere South last night, and not a
drop anywhere within hundred miles
Of Here EEL during the past Sc hours
The mercury here yesterday ranged
from 63 to 81 degrees.
The Chancery Courtroom was full
Of lawyers and Judges to-day. Judge
heDOEell heard numerous motions
and several gases IL which he was in
competent Others occupied his place
II was the liYeliest part Of the court
house. and it is hardly probable that
the business Of tho term will be closed
up for final adjournment before to-
morrow and perhaps not until next