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

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fof time in three rounds ct Madison
Square Garden, New York City, last
Monday evening.
Temperature at 6 o'clock this morn
ing Co, with light northwest wind.
Range OF temperature yesterday Go to
SO and nOrtherly breezes all day.
A detachment of the fire force was
busy yesterday dousing the fire on
Front street near Gayoso. 1t has been
burning more than two weeks, and
the people oil the vicinity think it
ought TO be Quenehed.
| oar cotton market has responded to
the recent advance elsewhere, and
Quotations were put up 10 here lest
evening on all grades. Futures, how
ever, both a. New Orleans aud New
York fell on yesterday about &c.
A merchandise broker with several
deranged kilograms in his hand, all Of
which he had paid for, was heard to
remsrk on yesterday, Such muddled
stuff as this has cost me over $500 loss
in business during the past three
weeks"
The Geographic strike is about as
heretofore. The Operating Brother
hood costinue sanguine, and the Nam
ayers Of the Western Union at various
nnints are elaied. Both sides expect to
win, and meanwhile the business pub.
lie suffers.
The proportion between 1900 and
100, 600 is over four to one and that
proportion is favorable to the Little
Havaus Lottery as it uses only $4,000
tickets while some other lotteries use
l00WA. Get ticket at once as the
sales close Friday.
Net drop Of rain fell anywhere
within hundred miles Of here, nor
anywhere in North Alabama, for the
"a hours ending at 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. About Chattanooga nice
shower fell last night. snd refreshing
rai"a occurred up in Dakota and Ne.
braska.
merchants doing business near the |
locality of the fire complain that the |
sidewalks have not been cleared Of
iebris. The buildings will not be re-
onilt before next season, and few |
hours labor, which will have to be
lone at some time, would render the
sidewalk passable.
Early rose potatoes were selling
yesterday at Cincinnati for soc to 81 |
per Dbl in bulk, and packed at $l.lO
% $l.25 per Dbl. At New Orleans
yesterday prices advanced l0c per Dbl
n consequence of a falling off of re-
seipts. and values were SLIGO to 81.
per Dbl for western.
The infant daughter OF Mr.. w. L.
and Anna r. Meux died yesterday
near Whitehaven, Tenn, and the iu.
leral occurred this afternoon. The
emains of Mr.. Ettere Pierotti were
buried this forenoon, the funeral Oc
curing from the Mississippi and Ten
aessee railway depot.
A we'll experienced cotton grower
nd weather watcher expressed the |
opinion this morning that we will not
lave q shower Of rain here for ten
lays to come, but the weather man at
Washington says local rains are prob |
able 10 day In Tennessee and the Ohio |
valley, also in the Missouri valley and
IN the west Gulf States,
The vegetables offered in market
at present are scant in quantity and |
Of few varieties, all because OF blight |
Oy want Of rain. The earth in the Vi |
einity OF this city has not been we'll |
soaked since the I'D of June. In |
some localities corn will not turn out
more than an average yield,
The ex-Captain of the Zouave
Guards, r 7. Brown, is a tonsorial
artist and keeps a barber store down |
own. There are many people who have
known Captain Brown for years, but
AVE all the time been ignorant of the |
calling through which he earns money
opay fines and purchase provender.
The, Merchants Exchange telegram |
rom ST. Louis quotes oats strong at
2ilc per bushsl. and the same as last |
evening at the close, also corn All. au6 |
Ac up. At Chicago crs was 81 10. |
and Z7lc above last evenings close |
No reports came regarding the condi |
tiOn of other articles for spot deliv-
cry.
An acciden happened to Mr.. Louis
| Hauauer this forenoon near the oil
works Of which he is President
de was standing on a pile o.
lumber near the mill when be slipped
nd fell, sprsining one OF his limbs
The gentleman was taken home by q
elatlve 10 carriage. rather painfully
but not seriously Injured.
Contractors have an opportunity TO
bid on $4,000 cubic yards of leyee
york by addressing w. A. Everman at
Greenville, Miss, between this and
he third Of next month. The work
# enlarging the levees at Rosedale
Kinks. Choctaw Bend, Miller Bend
Longwood, and below Ben Lomond.
re the points where the work is to be
done.
The Hon, D, P. Hsdden, Vice,
President OF the Sanitary Council Of
Mississippi Valley, and the world, is a
member Of the American Public
Health Association. The Hon. D. P
studied law once upon time, and he
now something Of ajuris. With
title practice and more investigation
he may also beeOns medical doctor
after a bit.
The genial, humorous and industri,
Gus President Of our Legislative Coun
oil, and chief or vice chief OF various
bodies, is anxious to have people own
ing property along the lower end Of
Causey street to raise subscription