Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-07
LEDGER LINES.


New firm. A. S. and c. w.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 282
Main street.
No rain fell within 100 miles Of
Memphis yesterday.
800 punches ripe bananas, 500 boxes
choice lemons, d. Canale & Co.
White lead, paints, oils, glass and
kalsomine, L. Wright, 800 Main.
S. P. G. A. Lane was busy yesterday
IN examining horses and mules for sore
shoulders.
The Police Department is credited
with making 498 arrests during the
preceding month.
During the month Of August 33l
patients received medical attention at
the City Hospital.
The grand jury of the Criminal
Court will have a large budget Of law
offenders to deal with.
Golden Crown Flour, whitest and
prettiest pat. -four made, at $725 Der
Dbl. S. l.. Moore & Co.
Wiley Forsson secured a marriage
license this morning to enable him to
wed Miss Lizzie Washington,
Lake perch, homeless corned beef.
chickens, fresh meats of all kinds. etc
at Seessel's market, 1871 Main. .
fernando, Miss, as usual, carried
III the cake yesterday 10 the mercury
line, which indicated SO degrees.
The County Court Clerks Office is
being improved with a hands me lay
ing OF corn preventative mating.
The FIRE department attended eight
dres Of material loss and three still
alarms Tor the month OF August.
A sure thing for chills,
Try it and be convinced,
Battier's chill tonic, So Main street.
Buy the Ko Ko Tulu fragrant
chewing gum to morrow. II is de
licious, T, freshiDg and nicely favored
Ask for 1t.
The courthouse grind will soon BE-
open, and then newsgathvrs will have
an opportunity Of picking up an occ 4.
item.
The season is close upon us wher
sentimental maids and youths will
haunt the forests 10 search Of autumn
tinted leaves.
A cOlored man named Edward
CLARK died suddenly yesterday after,
noon on DeSoto street from the effectl
Of a congeslive Chill.
VIVA Fox has instituted proceed.
ings in the Ohancery Court to procure
a divorce from her husband, Edmund
Fox, on the ground Of cruelty.
The Little Havana Lottery il
promptly in the field with its ticket.
or the next drawing. This schem,
embraces 1900 tickets at only s.
each.
A couple of Front street stores were
recently visited by thieves, but as the
cracksmen we're not up in their pro,
i%ession, nothing was secured but an
entrance to the store.
Picnic days are pretty nearly over.
which csuses the young man to r%ejoico
who Invariably sat on custard pies and
had a generally delightful time in bat.
Ting with red ants and mosquitoes.
Victor D. Fuchs market, 80 and Al
Jefferson, offers choice 6sh, fresh
oysters, chickens, veal outlets, spring
lamb, etc etc. Leave orders Tor sup
plies, which will be delivered promptly
Professor Downs, of the Mozart
Society, leaves next Monday for New
York, where he will enjoy a briei
vacation and secure additional talent
for the faculty Of the Mozart Conser.
vatory Of Music.
The Board Of Health removed 2lli
loads OF garbage, inspected 2l3 houses
aud 276 yards, besides a proportionate
number VI closets, alleys and stables.
Seventy six steamboats, were inspected
by quarantine officers.
Bill boards and fences around town
are being draped in highly colored
Autographs, picturing wild animals,
and wonderful gymnastic scenes. The
small boy is thereby delighted, for be
knows a circus is coming to town.
The emily instrument fled in the
Register Of Deeds Office this morning
was a conveyance Of a two story brick
house and lot on Main street, between
Market and Winchester, from W. Il.
Taylor to W. p. Wilson for $1,000
The coming fall meeting Of the
Memphis Jockey Club will be The
biggest event Of the kind ever wit.
messed 10 Memphis Colonel Mont
gomery, the President, is already
smiling over the brilliant prospects
With such q multiplicity Of enter.
tainments q are promised by the No
Fart and Mendelssobn musical socie.
ties, Leubria's Theater, the tall races
and Barney Hughes, Memphis may
prepare to be amused and highly en-,
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