Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-30
Maple syrup and sugar, crop Of 1883,

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Maple syrup and sugar, crop Of 1883,
at Lyle & Shields,
The moon changed 10 its last quar-
ter early this morning.
Pebble spectacles and fine window
shades, at Il. Wright's, 800 Main.
The price offered for COW and calf
by Texas droyers down in the swamps
is SIS.
Four hundred young men anxiously
inquire il there is q Mr.. "Ohvette"
Elsner.
Prof. Gebhardt makes the new style
boudoirs Tor 81 per dozen at the Cot
tsge Gallery.
| Nearly SLIGO was subscribed at
Vicksburg up to Saturday last for the
tornado sufferers.
Darlington Mason, general insurance
agent, has removed to 290 Front, south
east corner Of Madison st., basement.
An amendment to the charter Of the
Telephone Company was recorded to-
day; it provides for a power depart"
ment.
The buffalo gnats have quit the
swamps. and their season was very
short, but generally destructive to
live stock.
"a Licenses to marry were issued TO-
day to ]. G.. Bailey and Mary ii.
Walker; Benjamin Mosely and Amanda
Harrison; Albert jackson and Mollle
Henderson.
Fires we're quite comfortable yes
terday and this morning, the rawness
of the atmosphere reminding one OF
the early part of March more than the
latter part of April.
A deed from James Poston, executed
at Dallas, Texas, signing away to NJ.
L. Meacham 4 Co. any interest he
might have acquired in real estate
while a member of that firm, was
recorded to>day.
The Hess opera troupe are to visit
us again next February, and Miss ABB
bic Darlington will be the prima donna,
Her husband will be with the cOmpa-
ny, but he will not sing and few even
know his name.
The sale Of season tickets for the
Mozart musical festival. without pre-
MUM, commences at s. Mansfield &
Co. 3 drug store tomorrow morning,
and continues daily until Saturday
next. An advertisement elsewhere
gives details.
Adelinea Patti and Nicolini are ito
travel next winter in q special "bou-
doir car with electric light attach
ments, and the rest of the Mapleson
opera troupe will have the same kind
OF cars though they will not have a
special car for every couple.
Only $4,000 tickets at 50 each will
be used in the next drawing of the
Little Havana Lottery. The capital
prize is $4,000, and there are also
number of valuable prizes of smaller
amounts. This is a superior scheme,
satisfactory in all its details.
| Gounod's oratorio of the "Redemp-
ton" is to be given next month at
| Cincinnati, by Theodore Themas and
his Philharmonic orchestra, aug
mented from local talent to 100 per-
formers. They are not likely to rem
der it any better up there than we will
have it here.
Captain j. D. Waldran, now living
at Cairo. has been doing some clever
work instructing The local soldiery
there, the Halliday Guards, in the
drill, and they have exhibited appre-
citation by presenting the Captain with
handsome cane.
A poor blind man who wrote Mr..
Barney Hughes a touching letter ask
ing him to have a seat secured that
he might hear the Thomas orchestra
and the Mozarts found stranger
friend in the person Of Mr.. W. A. Gage,
who generously paid ten dollar note
for the seat.
The words Of the popular aria,
Scenes That are Brightest, so pleast
antly sung Saturday night by Miss
} Darlington in Mariana" was writ
; ten, at the request of Wallace, the
author of the opera, by Alfred Bum
especially for "Maritana." Wallace
composed the music, however.
The fireman Peter McManus, injur~
ed by falling walls, when Capt. Davis
was killed, is getting we'll very fast,
and his name has been prominently
mentioned iof tie succession. Those
who know him say he is in every way
competent, also that he is careful and
experienced, and that he would make
!, a first rate Captain for No. l.
Another shipment Of the most su-
perb Of all fishes, the pompano, was
received this morning at Victor d.
IA Fuchs market, 80 and Al Jefferson
: street, and they are selling at the low
price OF Fifty cents each. Home grown
green peas and spring lamb are also
:. among the latest additions to the large
h stock of eatables always to be found
Is at this market.
nj A young man named VIM. Booker
who has resided in this city for five
n or six years past, and has been i'll with
is consumption for four or FIVE months
died quite suddenly at the residence
al of Mr.. j. B. Cook, No. 1871 Poplar
=, !; street, where he had been a guest fol
i some time. He had been i'll for nearl.
s. year past. The remains were in
terred at Elmwood Yesterday after