Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-02
THE CITY.
LEDGER LINES.

Refrieerators at Turnbull's.
Latest Seasides daily at Williams.
New filters, 0zanDe, Denison & Co.
Georgia melons. Kirk Allen l. Co,
The present year of '83is more than
half gone.
Brown & Jones. coal dealers, 282
Main street.
Pebble spectacles and fine window
shades, at E. Wright's, 800 Main.
Good music, dancing, and a cool
delightful trip on the Eckert, 4th
July.
Jugs, jars, churns and all kinds Of
stoneware s cents per gallon at G. N.
Erich.
Prof. Gebhardt makes the new style
boudoirs Tor 81 per dozen at the Cot
tage Gallery.
Slight damage occurred this morn.
ing about six o'clock by fire at Roper
& Flanagan's.
The fire cracker period is close by,
but our people want none OF it this
torrid weather.
I Take your family on the morning
and afternoon excursion on the L, +.
Eckert, 4th July.
Do not forget that blankets are per-
fectly cleaned by the Tennessee Reno.
waiting Company.
The pleasant and roomy steamer
Eckert gives an excursion 4th July.
A good time guaranteed.
Although the season is we'll advanced
Sam May has new line of underwear
and new styles Of everything in gents
furnishings.
Housekeepers in country and towns
contingent to Memphis should send
their carpets, rugs and blankets to
Tennessee Renoyating Company and
have them cleaned.
Wednesday is the glorious Fourth,
but Saturday the seventh is Of more
interest to some persons, as on that
day will be held the drawing Of the
Little Havana Lottery.
A young gentleman named T. j.
Dalton, a telegraph operator, while
scufiing or skylarking yesterday aiter-
noon with comrade, was thrown to
the floor and had his collar bone
broken.
Mr.. j. Bailey, of Bailey Station,
in this county, sent to the LEDGER
Office to-day very fine cotton stalk,
representing the cotton crop OF ten
acres, raised by Walker McLemore, a
boy fifteen years old,
/ Eight gentlemen of this city killed
262 doves last Saturday while hunting
some nine miles east Of the city. Over
$50 birds were killed in the vicinity
that day. English sparrows have no
yet taken up that far out,
The we'll known river engineer, MIR
Sidney Dare, died of consumption
yesterday afternoon and his funera
will take place at 4 o'clock this after
noon from the residence Of his brothe
in law Mr.. H. N. ToWner, No. 6
t Sixth street, Chelsea.
At the Christian church on Lindel
street last night the sacred edifce wa
= crowded to its capacity, and seyera
: hundred people were unable to gal
q admittance. The Rev. Mr.. Sweene
, occupied more than an hour in tn
delivery Of his lecture or sermon.
!. Sol Coleman is now a direct impoi
q ter of Havana cigars. His first shit
ment from Cuba will arrive here abou
. the 10th of this month. This neV
y feature in the business will enable Nj
e Coleman TO supply the market an
consumers with fresh imported cigar
az as low figure as Park u 1ilford
+ New York, or any Of the large import
ing houses.
81 To-day is a scoroher, truly, thong
y light breezes temper the torrid natuI
q Of the oal9ric in a slight degree. TIL
mercury az 9 o'clock this mornin
marked So, and A. wagmsf than sel
8 terday at the same tiisn,ss. ~, sr;,
g g 50 50; far have been as clear as a bel
! The indications are for contipuape
OF SiaaF Weather to-day and TO- nigh
!. oo5 The temperature yesterday rose I
" 92', and did not get below 7a9 durin
- the coolest hours. On Saturday
d ranged from 20 to go. The Iigt
60 shower here Saturday night measure
300 Of an inch, and down at Hel
y nando it was 80 100. Nashville had
! LITTLE more, the measurement bein
t. 50-i9O No rain occurred during Ii
y past forty eight hours anywhere eli
= in the Memphis district, which il
>. cludes the country as far east aa d,
j. catur and south to Grenada.
! Fifty-seven Oitizens have Joined
y make cause in behalf of st. Joseph