Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-16
THE CITY.
LKDGER LIKKs.


Monarch -four, Lytle & Shields.
Strawberries. Jos. P. Carey & Co.
Brown 4 Jsnes. coal dealers, go
Main street.
CamphOr, 30 cts per ID, Fahlen &
Kleinschmidt.
Fine Jersey butter at Seessels mar.
ket, 33l Main.
This is a beautiful day for the horse
race, and the human race.
Alex. Ford and Henrietta Crenshaw
were licensed to marry to-day.
French capers, Spanish olives aud
salad dressing, Lyle & Shields.
Pebble spectscles and foe window
shades, at Il. Wright's. 800 Main.
The race course baud discussed
music on the streets this forenoon.
Free admittance to the field viii be
granted at the races next Wednesday.
( The Kate Claxton dramatic troupe
arrived in the city yesterday afternoon,
direct from Nashville.
At Byhalia, Marshall county, the
Presbytery Of North Mississippi will
convene next Wednesday.
Full corn cribs and we'll conditioned
blowing stock is one of the prosperous
signs OF the surrounding country.
Fresh Potomac shad and Mackinay
trout received this morning at Victor
D. Fuchs market, 39 and Al Jefferson.
The Sisters concert has been def :
nitely fixed for Tuesday evening, May
the LIST, instead Of at an earlier date as
heretofore announced.
True Persian Insect Powder clears
premises of insects. Imported only
by Fahlen & Kleinschmidt. Joe
Walter, agent for North Memphis.
1t is stated that a block of five
thousand dollars worth OF Livermore
Foundry and Machine Company's
stock sold few days ago at $l2O per
share.
An eight year old orphan boy with
a tag hitched on to his shoulder giving
his name and destination, was shipped
from Monticello to Little Rock ieW
days ago,
Stray Pearls, Memoirs Of Margaret
de Ribaumont BY Charlotte NJ.
Lounge, and Letters and Memorials
of J ane Welsh Carlyle by JAS. Antho-
ny Frouds.
81. Peters church choir have con-
sented 10 repeat Rossini's magnificent
oratOrio, "Stabat Mater" at the
church on Thursday night. All
lovers Of 6ue music should be present.
The Hess Opera Company, to be
here pext week, began the second
week of their engagement at New
Orleans on last evening. After leay-
ing here, the troupe will Rext appear
at Chicago.
Susan Fielding" love story, BY
Mrs. Annie Edwards; "WildhOwer,"
a novel, by f. w. Robinson; STRAY
Pearls" by Charlotte N. Yonge, are
the latest 10 Seaside at Corwiu's news
depot, 283 Main Street,
Only a week 70 the grand special
drawing of the Little Havana Lottery,
and parties should secure tickets at
once rs this scheme offers unusual
inducements. for il uses only 10000
tickets, at 50 each, and tho capital
prize is $4,000.
Among the prominent turfmen who
arrived here on Saturday last was Mr..
Philip +. Dryer, the owner Of mum
Der of fine racers, among which are
the following noted for their heetness:
HindOo. Luke Black bugae, Barnes,
George Kinney, Runnymede. -
A mortgage was registered to-day
from the Kansas City, Springfield and
Memphis Railroad Company TO the
New England Trust Company on ali
their railroad property in Arkansaw.
Missouri and Tennessee to geoure
fresh mortgage honda.
A telephone line will shortly con-
meet Holly Springs with this city, and
it is to come by way of Byhalia. The
Marshall Register OF Saturday last
gives the news, and says that crowded
railway excursion trains run over the
Selma railway between that point and
Byhalis.
II was clear all over the South this
morning, but raining up at Pittsburg.
The lowest temperature here was 53o.
With the breeze light from the West.
In Nebraska, Dakota and Kansas. and
as far South as Fort Stockton, Texas
the temperature was below frost point
this morning.
Ensign j. F. Hunter, Of the Porter
Guards, received courteous letter
this morning from Grand Master of
Ceremonies, w. Il. Eastman, of Nash
VILE, regarding the coming military
contest. The prospects are stated to
brilliant. The drill roster will be
made out tonight.
Louis McCurry got the usual 80
and 60 for carrying pistol to day.
fifty dollars fine and sixty days Inn
prisonment. Sentence suspended
during good behavior. Judge Greer
took occasion to express his determi.
nation to break up the practice en-
tirely.
Upon the converting of the
Cbaneery Court this morning
ex-Judge Samuel P. Walker suggest,
ed the death OF Mr.. II. 8. Ayres
whereupon the court adjourned and a
Dor meeting was organized with Mr..
William NJ. Randolph as Chairman
and Thomas NJ. Seruggs as Secretary.
The meeting Immediately adjourned
to the First Methodist church 10
attend the funeral of Mr. Ayres
Further action will be taken in the
Chaneery Court room to morrow
morning az 9:3ca.m,