Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-23

for. 1402 pounds Of middling and
strict middling cotton.
Tickets fer the next drawing in the
Little Havana Lottery, which occurs
in few days, are being sold rapidly.
This is popular lottery in this local
ity.
Clements melons are certainly
choice. Telephone your orders or
call and see thu big lot and select for
yourself. Free delivery every hour
in the day.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Mary
II. Hillsman is announced to occur
from her lats residence, 349 Lauder
dale street, this afternoon at four
o'clock.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary j. Con-
molly, who died yesterday afternoon at
the age of forty. Ave years, occurred
this afternoon from her late residence,
24O Monroe street.
A new bale of cotton from Harbert's
landing is expected to arrive here this
evening on the steamer Coshoma. A
band Of music will do honor to the
fresh staple during the trip.
Victor D. Fuchs market, 80 aud Al
Jefferson, will have q full supply to-
morrow OF fine fish from the Northern
lakes aud Southern gulf. Also water
melons on ice. chickens, fresh meats
of all kinds, etc.
Messrs. @. P. Hunt & Co. have re
ceived the first bale of cotton of the
l8S3-'8i crop, from the plantation of
Carroll Smith, Canton, Miss. The
bale arrived yesterday by express over
the Mississippi and Tennessee rails
road.
The children's entertainment for
the benefit of the Strangers church, to
have taken place this evening, at the
residence os AT. and Mrs. Harvey
Mathes, has been postponed until
next Tuesday on account of Mrs. J ohm
7. Hillsman's death.
Mr.. G. Wash Smith, we'll known
Front street merchant, met with
painful accident last evening by step
ping into an open trap leading to the
cellar under the new Jockey Club
pool rooms, on Center alley, off Mon
roe street. Mr.. Smith had his leg
bruised and sprained by his mishap.
Over forty carloads, or nearly fifty
thousand, Watermelons, worth about
$4,000, have been received, sold and
demolished in this city since the last
week in June. Six carloads came
from Missouri, and the remainder
from Georgia. The home supply is
unknown.
A wedding is to come off this even
ing at six o'clock, at the residence of
Mr.. Richard Pearson, FIVE or six
miles southwest of this city, the con
tracing pair being Mr.. James D.
Quigley, who resides on Lauderdale
street, corner OF Linden, and Miss
Irene Rawlings, niece of Mr.. j. j.
Rawlings.
A report current yesterday that
Captain Flynn. the civil engineer and
leVee contractor, had lost his life in
the railroad accident west of here,
evening before last, happily proved to
be groundless. Captain Flynn has
been at Greenville, Miss, for some
time past, and when heard from. a few
days ago, was healthy and, as usual,
busy.
The hero engineer Martin Higgins
died at Covington, Tenn, Oh Monday,
and was buried near there on yester>
day. His engine was thrown from
the track by butting COW, near Gov
ington, one day last week, and when he
lay under boiler and furnace, pinioned
to the earth, he said to number who
approached to get him out, "Never
mind me; 20 quick aud flag No. Z,
which is coming up just behind" The
warning enabled the parties to signal
the approaching train just in time to
save it from running into the wreck.
Mr.. SohEollinger Of Cotton Plant,
Ark, and Mr.. Goldberg, Of Goodwin,
Ark, who were killed by the railway
accident beyond Forest City, evening
before last, we're both in this city on
Monday, and made free purchases Of
goods here for their stores at the
points named. Mr.. John Adair, who
was killed, had been in service al
Magnolia, Miss. on the railway tt
New Orleans. ninety miles south o.
here, aud he was on his way to Louis
| vile at the time of the accident. Mr.
White, whose leg was broken, served
the Memphis and Charleston railroad
as stock agent.
4 A put on. his pants-with-a-shoe
horn" kind OF q young man, who's
reputation as q lady killer has ranked
high, and who for the past two year
had served the Chickasaw Guards al
Secretary and Treasurer, left the cit!
a few days since for other hAunts, ant
the treasury Of the Guards is empty
A committee Of three members Of tn,
company are investigating the situa
ton, but as yet the result is a myster!
to them. Persons familiar with tn,
expenditures Of the company believ,
that from twelve to eighteen hundred
dollars OF the funds have been wasted
and aoma mt the fouraa at large