Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-28


Gossippers say several gentlemen
from Shelby have q bad case of
Governors bee in their bonnets, or
somewhere else about their clothes.
Entries for the coming races closed
yesterday, aud the meeting, which
begins on the 10th prox., promises to
be a brilliant one in every respect.
All we want is good weather that
week.
On April 9th the Grand Extraordi-
nary annual drawing of the Little
Havana Lottery will take place. Only
$4,000 tickets will be sold and the
capital prize will be much larger than
usual.
The opera performed last night was
much nicer, decidedly better and in
fnitely more melodious than 10
lanthe," yet the audience was not
over half as large as the one Of the
night before.
Victor D, Fuchs market, 80 and Al
Jefferson, offers a large lot of fresh
and choice Reelfoot lake perch at l2l
cents per pound. A fresh supply of
spring lamb and green peas can also
b. had at the market.
The condition OF this end of the
river has lost its interest, except to
mariners, High banks now line the
plantation fronts, and ploWmen are
busy in almost every field. which,
three weeks ago, were inundated.
Lookout for bogus standard dollars
and gilded FIVE cent pieces. The
latter are less dangerous than the inns
itation silver dollars, if examined but
even bank experts may be taken in, if
they give them only casual glance.
Lowest temperature this morning
47o, and the range yesterday was 40 to
COZ. The breeze was light from the
northeast this morning, and it has
been swinging around the northern
half of the celestial circle for several
days,
The festival Of the W. G. A. rooms
was crowded last night, and detach-
ment Of street cars made a stand in
front Of the door about hall. past ten
to carry the people away. The festi-
val, which closed to day, has been a
great financial success.
Mr.. I. F. Cassells, the new United
States Surveyor of Customs of this
port, has not yet received his counts
sion, but expects it within the next
ten days. His bond of $4,000 has
been given and forwarded to the Com.
missioner of Customs at Washington.
The Ford operate troupe sing and
speak good English at all Of their per.
fOrmances. The Merry War" to be
rendered tonight, is by the waltz
king Strauss, and the action is laid in
Italy. That of last night was founded
on Spanish intrigue, while "Iolanthe"
is satire on the House of Lords.
Bright, sunny and genial weather
appears to have set in at last, and gar
denS will soon be green and vigorous
under the influence of such growing
temperature. We have had a cold,
boisterous and gloomy March on the
whole, though it was not quite as bad
as Virgins wanted US to believe it
would be.
The insurance on cotton and cotton
seed destroyed in Mr., Clark Brewers
gin, twenty miles below here, last
week was $1,000, laid in New Orleans
company. The ginhouse was not in
sured. The insurance laid in the
Murphy agency here on the grist mill
stock destroyed on Washington street
yesterday morning was $1,000 in the
Western, of Toronto, and $1,000 in the
Fire Association, of Philadelphia.
The railroad trains on the Little
Rock road resume through business
tomorrow. The APst passenger train
viii leave here to morrow morning at
5 o'clock, and until further notice
only one passenger train per day will
leave here. Freight trains are also to
start to morrow, and the steamers
hence to St. Francis river running in
connection with the road will be
withdrawn after they complete the
trips they are now making.
i With q hop st the Cbickasaw arm
DRY, and frolic at the Main street Ees
tiytl, the opera at the theater, and
several other entertainments last
night,th people Who indalgein gaiety
had a profuse supply, and the
night before with its balls, public aod
private, the opera, etc., was equally
! frOlicsons. The springtime promises
ever SO much in the way of merry
making, and when the strawberries
come. feaSts will be added to the list
The habituos of Madison stree
+, we're RECALLED this forenoon by the de
lightful strains Of a peripatetie organ
> artist without any monkey, and it was