Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-10
LEDaER LINES

OnO Nai SueSf3~Aot CN~'i
Ike A. Chase, go Front.
The rainfall here last year was 62 Is
inches, according to the Signal Service
record.
Twenty-Five was the lowest temper
ature this morning, and yesterdays
range was Is to $40.
Creamery butter in small packages.
new cabbage, celery, lettuce, at Matt
MOnaghan's s. "a Front.
Deeds were recorded Ills morning
from j. j. Busby to John S. TOof; f.
S. Brown to Thomas NJ. Scrurgs.
The County Court has adjourned
over until next week, doubtless to
think about the workhouse problem.
Choice lot mallard ducks and teal
ducks just received at Victor D.
Fuchs market, 80 and Al Jefferson
S rect.
The County Court will meet again
MosSsy. The report Of the Grand
Jury has occasiOned considerable
commeHt,
Licenses to marry were issued this
morning to @. r. WoOdson and Lille
Burrow; W.T.. Martin and Miss Du-
clio Williams.
Jack Frost wrote his address with
heavy fantastic aourishes, and left it
on numerous window panes yesterday
and this morning.
Old Tennessee State bonds were
worth 43 and new Al in New York to-
day, a marked decline from prices
quoted some weeks ago.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office and blank book mandatory, Is
Madison street, exeeut IS every class Of
such work 10 good style and at low
rates.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office constantly receives new type OF
the latest styles, and the Office gener
ally is kept up to the highest standard
of excellenee.
Letter heads, envelopes, bill heads,
bills Of lading, cards and all kinds Of
commercial printing done as well and
as cheap at the Pubic LEDGER Office
as anywhere in the United States.
When Mr.. Barrett plays "Riche.
lien" here next week. he will wear a
new costume recently made iH hsndon
By firm Of clerical t~ailOrs, in strict
accordance With the Roman formula.
The election Of a directory at the
Manhattan Bank yesterday resulted
in the return o the following, it being
the same as last; w. NJ. Harrington,
J. NJ. Harrington, J. S. Robinson, L.
Levy, Ed Goldsmith, NJ. Wittenberg,
Joe Thompson, II. GrOnauer, W.
KAtzenbergeF.
The sale Of seats for the Barrett
engagement isto commence next Fri
day. A double quartette Of young men
commenced rehearsing yesterday, and
this local feature will be added to
"Francesca da Rimini," a play in sir
acts aud tableaux, with pew scenery,
appropriate music aud superb COS.
tunes.
The new Ohio steamer Will S. Hays
arrived at The landing at II o'clock
this forenoon. and her approach was
the occasion Of a perfect tornado Of
whistling on the part Of the tugs and
steamers in the harbor. 1t sounded
like the welcome usually extended the
King Of the Carnival when he comes
to town.
1t was sleeting at Nashville this
morning. and showing at Louisville,
Cincinnati, Dayenpor. and at other
points in the upper Mississippi coun.
try. The weather here and hereabouts,
all the way from Fort Smith to Chat.
tsnOoga, was about as cold as any in
the country. 1t was warming up il
the northwest to-day.
The declaration Of dividends is still
a topic Of discussion among those who
own or feel Interested in local money
earning institutions. The Memphis
City Fire aud General Insurance
Company yesterday made a 5 pei
cent dividend; the fernando Insur.
auce declared q 6 per cent the day
before, and the Peoples made a 5 pei
cent dividend last Friday.
The second snow storm Of the sea.
son, for this latitude, fell here between
and 8 O'Clock last night, and though
scapt two inches in depth, yet VA
something heavier than the first which
fell early last month. The snow fell
quite brisk for a spell, and many be.
licved the street car tracks would b
blocked. but the storm ceased and The