Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-06
THE CITY.
LEDGER LIERs.

Water coolers at Ozanne & Mays.
Children's skeleton waists-Lange's
Malakoff Bitters, j. P. Carey 4 co
Brown 4 jones. coal dealers, 282
Main street.
Those fine photos ouly 50 per dozen
at the Cottage Gallery.
Italian picnic this afternoon and to-
night at Estival Park.
New Seasides at Corwin'S news de-
pot. No. 283 Main street.
The changing were busy yesterday
on the lower end of Main street.
Pebble spectaclcs and fine window
shades, at e. Wright's, 365 Main.
Leila Scott Lodge, +. and A. NJ,
will hold a stated communication to-
night.
Penn Royal Arch Chapter will meet
tonight tor work in the Marx Mas
ter's degree.
A marriage license was issued to-
day to Jacob Miller, authorizing him
to wed Miss Ida Bruner.
The finest spring lamb of the sea~
son, as we'll as other choice meats, can
be found at Seessel's market, 33l
Main.
Many citizens inquire rather anxS
iously about the Gayoso House, and
want to know when rejuvenatiOn
will commence.
A few days since three tardy jurors
were fined SIS each by Judge Greer,
and yesterday two more were fined, but
the charge was raised to $25 each.
A feminine known as Ella Barlow
was on trial in the Criminal Court at
noon to. day, charged with purloining
s25 from lad at Buchignani's quar-
.ArS,
Some thirty mill operatives arrived
from Natchez this morning BY the
steamer CITY Of New 0rissnss, and are
to be employed in the Pioneer Cotton
Mills here.
Several prominent young ladies, in
cluding Misses Greenwood, Mosby
and Woodward, are to siDg to. night at
the concert at the residence OF Mrs,
r. G. Brinkley.
Yesterday was the 9th anniversary
of the Leath Orphan Asylum, but il
has been 81 years since the FIRST organ
ization of the Association which orig
mated and controlled 1t.
Brutes found roaming about the
public highways are to be taken
charge of by Henry Noyes, who has
been clothed with police authority to
care for and impOund estrays.
Victor D. Fuchs market, 80 and Al
J efferson, offers a lot of large spring
chickens. fresh red snappers, aspara.
gus and other vegetables, as we'll as all
kinds of choice fresh meats.
The value of cotton fell In New
York yesterday &c per ID nall classes,
the same here and 1-16c at New Or
leans. To day it is dull and nominal
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in all markets, this included.
The noon dispatch to theMerchants
| Exchange to-day from Chicago quotes
lard 7lc above last nights closing
prices, while mess pork and clear rib
sides are dull and unchanged.
The sale of tickets in the Little
Havana Lottery will close to-day as
the drawing takes place tomorrow
| No lottery scheme in the United
States is superior to the Little Havana
Another lotofhip pocketartillery and
ugly looking knives were conveyed to
the river yesterday by Deputy Sheriff
John A. Powell, and tenderly dumped
into a resting place that will be last
ling.
| A demented carpenter, named G.
| w. Turner, has been missing from hi
home, in the southern Part OF the city
for five days past, and his family ar,
in a state Of uneasiness regarding
him.
SnakeG are numerous in the swamp
this season, and mosquitoes are goinI
to be after awhile. The latter havr
not yet made their appearance in tn,
city in force, and few sleepers hav,
put up mosquito bars.
At Miss Higbee's school tomorrow
! (Thursday) morning. at 10 o'clock, al
entertainment will be given by Mile
Becker's pupils 10 French and Ger
man, the exercises to be conducte,
entirely in those languages.
A prominent theme at present is tn
prevailing warm spell of weather
The cotton crop needs it badly and
. makes corn feel good. The humal
! family, however, don't like ii, unles
it be those who are engaged in agri
: culture.
The cotton buying representative
are fast tniGaiDg out and seeking sum
mer resorts or travelling among thei
customers. The cotton buying bust
ness at present is stagBant and vii
continue 50 until the next crop begin
to come.
The now theater, in course of erec
J ton on Main street, above Adams,
likely TO be modelled after the 0lym
pic Of St. Louis, managed by Pa
Short, who used to be manager here
Captain Lee is now in st. Louis, tax
ing notes.
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Several churches of this city hay
extended their outer walls beyond tn
lines Of their respective lots into tn
/. sidewalk spaces. and for the new on
in course Of erection on Hernand
street, corner of Linden, the sam