Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-22

The mercury dropped 70 A. both on
this and yesterday mornings There was
no frost, but II the air had been calm and
the skies clear vegetation would have been
badly nipped.
A fair TO last four days, commences ~
kerrville, up the Chesapeake, Ohio anc
Southwestern railroad tomorrow. Jack
son, Tenn, is 70 have a fair all through
the present week.
In some parts Of Mississippi before the
showers Of last week water was too scarce
70 run cotton gins, and in neighborh0ods
water for family use had 10 be hauled
three or four miles.
Seessel's Market, 33l Main, offers va
riety Of fish, as well rs oysters, celery, live
turkeys, pure pork sausage, choice mesh
meats Of all kinds, etc, etc All orders
promptly attended TO.
The receipts of cotton at New Orleans
to-day excited lively comment In cotton
circles. The reported arrivals were ~ Sio
and GOO more expected. At Charleston
receipts were 1851 bales
Thousande Of people in the city are suf-
fering with violent attacks Of influenza,
sometimes called bad colds, and every
one has il worse than they ever had il be-
fore, at least they say they have,
In the.wheat growing area of this section
a large acreage has been sown the present
autumn. and the work is nearly complet-
ed. There will be wheat 10 sell hereab0uts
next year, If the season is favorable.
Venison steaks and roasts, Quails, squir-
rels, prairie chickens, oysters, celery,
Mackinaw trout, Reelfoot lake perch, and
fresh meats Of all kinds, at Victor d
Fuchs market, 80 and Al Jefferson. All
orders will be promptly attended to.
The Esmeralda troupe left for New Or
leans last evening and will appear there
tonight The mechanical apparatus used
in making the marvellous electric trans
formations went along with the party.
The races commence to-day, but the
drawing Of the Little Havana Lottery
takes place on Friday. Get ticket at
once, so as not 10 get shut OUT from a
purse, like distanoed horse At the races.
Cotton receipts here to-day were 1854
bales, against 56lS same day last year
47lS same day year before, and ISle, for
the same day in 1880. The receipts At the
six leading seaports to-day foot up 0O,Sl6
bales.
The Chicago meat market opened this
morning at % cents advance on c. T,
S., which are quoted at eco; lard, 80
and loo up; mess pork, 1000 and loo
up; wheat, 9Oc and Unchanged corn,
4Sxc and %c up,
Mrs. Donnelly sworeout a peace war
rant against Maria Patrick, q colored
woman, before Squire Spelman, who re-
quired Mrs. Patrick TO furnish bond IN
the sum of $3.50 to keep the peace
The tri State Medical Society met in
annual session at the Chickasaw Guards
armory, and will continue its deliberations
tomorrow. Delegates from the three
States of Mississippi, Arksnsaw and Ten
nessee are present at the session.
Great guns were fired on the bluff this
forenoon in homer Of the first through ar
rival of froights over the Kansas City
railway. A train Of some - or more cars
all laden with meat for Memphis mer-
chants, were on the track in front Of the
steamboat landing, all from Kansas City
direct
At the annual meeting Of the COngregs-
! ton Children of Israel. held yesterday,
the following officers were elected 10 serve
during the ensuing year; Elias Lowen-
stein, President; Herman Gronauer, Vice
President; Sanl Hirsch, Secretary
Lewis Goldsmith, Treasurer; NJ. Seelig,
Warden; Dave Levy, Sexton.
The first passenger railway train
hence to Kansas City left here this
morning at 10 minutes before 10 o clock.
The first through train came in Saturday
night, having lca Thursday morning.
The train included &c loaded cars, 81
which Al cars were consigned to merchants
in this city. They include q car loads
Of cured meat. carloads OF lard, 6 OF oats
and Of whisky.
The new Kansas CityRailway Company
has poet ON the Kansas City end Of ia
freight department, cultured genius Of
fne ability, and just about equal to the
task Of penning Il fitting epitaph tC
the memory Of the late lamented John
Brown, whom Queen Victoria is so anX-
ious TO have done up in blank verse, and
which duty poet laureate Tennyson is so
exceedingly anxious TO be relieved Of The
kansssCity man is the one for the Brown
business. He can beat anything we have
in this vicinity, and can lay even Mr.
l HOolohan in the shade.