Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-16

festival we're sold and used for the
three concerts.
Prot. Saxby's matinee Satul day next
at Exposition promises to be next to
the Mozart's in attraction.
Several persons went sound to sleep
last night under the soothing influence
of the great orchestra. chorus csmbi-
nation.
DR.. A.. D. Mayo has been called
upon by prominent citizens to address
the people here again upon the subject
of education.
Asparagus, strawberries. spring
chickens aud all kinds of choice fresh
meats at Victor d, Fuchs market, 80
and Al Jefferson.
A bunch of keys was found on
Marshall avenue last Sunday by Ofhcer
Dallas Lee. The owner can find them
at the stationhouse.
Mrs. Grey, milliner, 1853 Main wants
an apprentice, and also several dress
makers who can take work home.
Apply between 8 and 8 am.
The rain fall here night before last,
measured half an inch, and with the
showers of Wednesday and Thursday
last made a total of an inch and
half.
The Thomas orchestra appear at
Nashville tonight, and tomorrow
night the Redemption" will be
interpreted at Cincinnati by the same
troupe.
The temperature was down to $50
this morning, and within 60 of the
frost line, the wind coming light from
the northeast. The range yesterday
was from 59' to 7lo.
All Memphians are rejoicing over
the grand success of the Mozart festi-
val. Some individual Memphian may
rejoice next week over the capital
prize drawn in the Little Havana Lot
terry.
The value Of meats fell to-day at
Chicago. The Merchants Exchange
telegram quotes mess pork Zoe per
Dbl cheaper than last nights closing
prices, and clear rib sides l7lc cheaper.
Lard is unchanged.
Mrs. Annie, the wife Of Mr.. Charles
B. English well known merchant of |
Brunswick, on the Louisville and |
Nashville railroad 10 miles from this |
city, died at six o'clock this morning
of typhoid pneumonia.
Mr.. Benjamin Hart sent to this
Office yesterday sample boxes of the
Shsrpless strawberries, raised on his
place near the city. They are unusu.
ally large and fine, These berries are
for sale in some of the leading grocery
stores in the city.
A box of most excellent strawber-
ries, of delicious favor and very large
in size, was received at this Office to.
day through the generous courtesy of
Mrs. L. Hanauer. They we're cult
waited in her fruit garden on Kerr
avenue, to the south OF the city.
The following laconic note, in
fine judicial hand. was found upon our
editorial desk this morning: "The
way to find a man out is to call
when he is not in" Somebody evil
IDENTIFY had called about lunch time
when the inner man had the call on
the outer man.
Several cases of violating sidewalk
laws. and falling to observe the health
ordinances, were before Judge Hadden
to-day, and out of nineteen cases in
all there were the usual number of
DRINKS. OF S77 in fines only s. was
collected. V. Tannahill paid it for
getting tight and abusive at the same
time.
Mr.. Henry Segeler died yesterday in
his 9Th year and his funeral occurred
at two this afternoon from his late
residence, cornerThird and Commerce
streets, under the auspices of Germania
Lodge K. of H., Teutonia Lodge K.
of L., and the German Benevolent
Society, to all of which the deceased
belonged.
The cotton seed men were in coun-
Gil to day at the Mozart Hall. |
Nearly every cotton seed mill in the
South was represented, and over forty |
delegates from distance are on hand. |
Their object, it is stated, is to arrange
a harmonious plan Of operation for |
next seasons business-divide cotton |
seed territory, fix the price of it |
and consider other business.
There we're no encores during the |
Thomas musical festival. An effort |
was made yesterday afternoon to recall
Mrs. Belle Cole, and after a deal oil
boisterous work the lady appeared,
bowed gracefully, shook her head and
retired. The people received exactly
what they paid for, the numbers on
the programme all being executed and
that ended it. This was as it should
be.
Nearly one hundred and fifty people
came over from Little Rock and vi
Oinity, to attend the festival, and our
neighbors of the City of Roses are ais
most to a man and woman, enthusiast.
tic over the beauties of classical mu-
sic. as interpreted by Thomas and the
Mozarts. The Little Rock folks will
next be getting up mammoth music
festival on their own account perhaps
From the northern part of this
county the news comes that cotton
looks badly, because of the recent
cool nights. The stands appear to be
dying out, and continuance Of GOODNESS
| will play havoc with the crop. Corn
also looks yelloy,and Is full Eve weeks
behind last year. The fruit yield will
be4ight; peaches are few and scatter
ing, the apple crop will be small and
there will be no pears.
Colonel Napoleon Hill and his
gifted and attractive young daughter,
Miss Olivia Hill, expect to leave in
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