Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-13

quench the names a canary Dlru Wts
crushed to death during the trouble.
A. Hatohett, Receiver Of the Mississippi
Valley Insurance Company. win sell at
public auction,in front Of the court house,
several pieces Of real estate, improved
and unimproyed, in and just outside Of
Memphis, Immediately after the Chan
Gerry sales are over on Saturday, Decem-
Der Is,
Nearly one hundred and ATTY bales Of
cotton came in on wagons yesterday and
to-day by way Of the fernando road,
some Of il from distance Of sixty miles
to the southwark. Over ninety bales were
counted at the passage across the Selma
railway track, before o'clock this morn
ing.
Among tue deaths announced are those
of Mrs. &c. Walston, aged 7s to be in
TERED at Germantown Mr.. George Buch-
ert, on Huppert avenue, to DO buried this
afternoon, and Mrs. Mary A. Miller
widow Of the late a. B. Miller, Of this
city, the lady having died at Helena on
Saturday last.
TheMemphis dogs continue in the front
at the Louisiana trials now progressing
near Corinth, Miss. Sue, Gath and Pink B
will be awarded first prize for the all aged
sake, but which of the three win get IT, is
as yet uncertain. The champion stake
will doubtless be contested for tomorrow,
and Sue and Gath are set down as likely
to strive for It
Efforts of strenuous description have
been made recently to induce various cit
liens TO become candidates for vacancies
in the Legislative Council, the election
for which will come off about four weeks
hence. A number of gentlemen are very
anxious to GIL the proposed places, but the
chief trouble with this class lies in the
fact that many voters do not care to have,
anxious office hunters in office.
A clapboard supper is announced as
one Of the novelties for Christmas times.
In their inventions of novelties for at
tracing crowds to aid in works Of benevo-
lence, no one hereabouts ever before
thought of clapboard supper. The
event is to happen down in the Cane
creek bottom, where the parties interested
are anxious to erect church, to be rooted
with clapboards.
"Saneta Maria" sacred trio toi
soprano, contralto and tenor, by Benz
Owen, and respectfully inscribed to Mis-
Mamie Gavin ofSt Louis, is a choic'
composition, copy of which has beer
received at this office from the publishers
4 Balmer & Weber, of ST. Louis, Mo. Iii
one of a series of oHertory and benedic
ton pieces, well adapted for churcl
) choirs, and the vocal score is printed il
both latin and English.
A hundred car loads Of corn went int
Kansas City yesterday, and TELEGRAM
reporting It to be a thousand ears cause
numerous anxious inquiries. A mistak
like that seems a little odd at this time
though it would have been considered
matter Of course during the time wbe
= Compton & Co sent out frequent bullC
, tins announcing the accuracy of telt
graphic reports and the wonderful celel
ity accomplished by the telegraphic CON
pany with It's corps Of raw operators
. that period.
~ Failing TO touch the sympathy of h
public and Judge Greer, the heartlei
fend Albritton now occupies his moment
a Of leisure writing abusively of bis wifi
' and trying TO make her lot as hard as hi
: by driving her from house to house, whei
he can influence feeling against her. tt
- poor woman spent her money lavisbly I,
legal and other services in defense of Il
hend during the early part Of his difiicu
ties, with out awaiting anything except
add convincing proof that Albritton is
: very bad man. And the worst featu
about him is that he gets no better vel
: fast.
- The death of Mr.. james NJ. Rodgers,
|. the sd year of his age, occurred yeste
day afternoon at the residence Of Mr.. al
Mrs. Barney L. Armstrong, he havil
= been the father of Mrs. Armstrong. NJ
Rodgers was a native Of Madison count
Alabama, but came to this city 4s yea
ago. The fuReral Of the lamented phone
will occur tomorrow forenoon from {
residence Of Mr. Armstrong, and the I
lowing gentlemen are to serve as p
%. bearers; A @ Treadwell, NJ G Gallawi
.el. R NJ Drake, w B Gates, ] V PatriC
st ] II Edmondson, J II Martin and jesse
lin Forrest.