Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-03

Inc WnOle OF Middle ana W eStern
Tennessee, except a few localities in
this vicinity, have heea we'll soaked
with rain during the past two or three
days.
The crop prospects have been great
" improved bY recent rains through
out the State and elsewhere in the
South. while up in the West the rain
has also been copious.
Watermelons and canteloupes on
ice; chickens and fresh meats of all
kinds at Victor d. Fuchs, SO and Al
Jefferson. Leave orders on Saturday
for Sunday morning delivery.
The sale of tickets in the next
drawing of the Little Havana Lottery
is progressing very satisfactorily.
This lottery disposes of q large NUNS
Der Of tickets in this city for every
drawing.
The 0bion aud Forked Deer rivers
to the northward were reported out Of
their banks aud in SEINE places over
mile wide on yesterday BY travellers
who crossed both streams and then
came on to this city.
Farmers are now busy planting
their second crop of potatoes, and
sowing turnips. With & favorable
fall, potatoes will ripen if planted as
late as the tenth Of the present month,
and perhaps few days later.
The water company and its patrons
have been holding numerous confer
ences, and from the way it looks to
disinterested parties, Wolf river will
supply our people with the aqueous
element ter many years to come.
There is a good deal of race talk
going on, and railway men have
various schemes under discussion,
while the Geographic situation is as
heretofore, and the water question
affords an occasional topic of animated
conversation.
The two communicates Of the COLI
ored knights Templar in this city
will send over 100 representatives to
the grand conVocation to meet ct Gin
einnati next week. A special train
will carry them over the e., o, and S.
W, railroad, leaving here at 1925 San
day morning next.
The Hebrew synagogue and the
Presbyterian church on Poplar street,
the German Lutheran on Washington,
and the Methodist church, on Her
nando street, are all making good pros
gress, and will be ready FOR worship
before the cool weather Of autumn sets
in.
Another ice making machine is at
work. turning out ten tons daily and
supplied with water from wells bored
1872 feet below the surface of the earth.
There are two of the wells, each five
inches in diameter, and the water
comes mp pure aud cool, its tempera
tut5 being 81 degrees.
While honoring one of the street
cars with his patronage yesterday
5. z. Q. A. Lane threatened to arrest
the driver because that individual
expressed himself as of the opinion
that yellow fever would be likely to
occur here few weeks hence. The
expression was exceedingly silly, and
the action of the officer likewise.
The trouble among the employees of
the Chess peske, Ohio and Southwest
ern railway regarding their relations
to the company and wages received,
has been satisfactorily adjusted and
everything is quiet along the entire
route, The strike which was threat.
ened, did not take place. as the cause
for dissatisfaction has been amicably
arranged.
From the 10th of July until yester
day no change occurred at New York
in the quotations Of cotton on the
spot, bnt on yesterday II took turn
upward, and prices to-day are from I
to se per pound higher than they were
yesterday morning. The greatest in
crease has occurred on the lower
classes. Middling and grades above
have advanced tc.
Inc story about Geographic oper
ator being shot at over about Madison,
forty miles TO the west, is pronounced
a sansrd By persons who we're at Mad
ison yesterday. An operator went
there from Blacklist and went back
again, but wasn't shot at, nor did he
SHOOT Of anybody. Perhaps j. Null
hatton COmpton, OF some Of his disci
pies, have been throwing sentimental
ideas over in that country.
Bat one Peabody scholarship will
be Allowed from each Congressional
district in this State, and four pupils
will be appointed by the State Super.
igtendept. The examination for the
Tenth district will occur hsss On the
2lst inst, and In the Ninth district
sane day at Onion City; also in the
Eighth distriat at jackson al the
same time. The annual session com
mences en- the first Wednesday In
October, aud closes the last Wednes-
day in May.
JEGT RECEIVED.