Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-21
THE CITY.
LEDGER LINES.

OAahno O. may new SURE, AOt malDs
Painters. wanted at Peabody Hotel.
Splendid weather this to stay at
home.
Brown l. Jones, coal dealers, 282
Main street.
Use Lyle 4 Shields prepared buck.
wheat -four.
500 dozen fresh eggs. 15c per dOz
s. L. Moore & Co.
Fresh Count oysters at Seessels
market, 1871 Main.
Select oysters lac per dozen, Sig
naigo's market, 278 Second.
Keystone Easter egg dyes, D colors
for Dc. Sold by druggists.
A few barrels choice onion sets
cheap. Ike A. Chase, go Front.
Pebble spectaeles and Zoe window
shades, at f. Wright's, 1865 Main.
License to marry was issued to day
TOT. T. Stewart and SalIie +. Bond.
The author Of "a Virginia Belle"
has not been shelled out Of the woods
yet.
The Chickasaw Guards have drill
on Friday evening aud a terpsicho
rean entertainment Tuesday evening.
Reelfoot lake perch and trout, red
snappers aud fresh oysters az Victor
d. Fuchs market, 80 aud Al Jefferson.
The gala season is close ahead, and
bright dresses, flashing jewels, and
tripping feet will now give place to
the present period Of gloomy austeri
ties.
The sun crossed the eluinOctial line
atsix o'clock last evening, Washington
time, but it failed to warm the atmos-
phsrs into balmy or spring like TEN.
perature.
New designs ia Easter cards arrived
last night at Mansford's. Call and
examine the assortment and prove to
your satisfaction Mansford has best
selection in the city,
About forty.fve racers are Quartered
at the course, and double as many are
expected to be added by race week.
The stable Of Mr.. q. Corrigan have
arrived from Colorado.
The Liverpool Cotton Exchange
will be closed from Friday to Monday,
so will the Cotton Exchanges of New
York and New Orleans. Ours will
doubtless be kept open.
Three races are announced al the
Jockey CLUB Course, and on Saturday
next, mile run With Eve hnrses, an
other mile with four and stesple
chase, with four to contest.
Numerous fixes of snow, actual
fakes, fell here this forenoon. Ys,ter
day 1t showed heavily in Michigan and
along the upper Mississippi, as we'll as
up in Dakota and Nebraska.
The commissioners Of the defunct
Freedmen'S Bank are about to declare
6usl DIVIDEND off per cept, making
total Of Y per cent returned to its
depositors and other creditors.
why does the Governor hang Ere
so long on the Judgeship appoint.
mentI' is a common street query.
The contest seems to have narrowed
down to Mr. j. N. Harris aud Judge
j. L. T. Sneed.
Representative Wendell would not
be surprised, he says, if the reconsid-
GRAFTON Of the State tax on futures
would result 10 making it 5000 per
annum instead of $1,000, and no relief
can be expected from our present law
makers.
The River Commission now on a
voyage South claim that the finished
works at Plum Point are still unin
jured aud that only the unfinished
portion there, and at Coli Dust point
were demolished and swept away By
the food.
The meat market 10 Chicago to day
is weak and downward. Mess pork is
Sl8 per Dbl and lOc below last nights
closing prices lard, $ll IS, and Sc per
cwt of, and CT is unchanged from
last evening. SO says a telegram to the
Merchants Exchange.
ThepottOn market is ia = state Of
depression to-day, bpt cotton men are
much stirred up over the proposed
$1,000 tax on selling futures, outside o.
, the State. A meeting OF the cotton
men will be held At the Cotton Ex
change to consider the matter, aud Il
take action for future guidance.
The reported sinking of Wade'r
farm by an earthquake. up near til,
borders Of RceIfoot lake, didn't occur
and the land is not inundated as re-
ported. They have disciples Of JOE
, MnlhattOn up about Reelfoot as vel