Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-24

ace IL you want an extra fine cigar or an
extra cheap 8 cent cigar 1t is the place.
Judge A. Wright has been confined to
his bed since Thursday until this morning,
when his indomitable will asserted itself,
and he came up 10 his o&ce at an early
hour. He complains now Of feeling I'M
usually well.
The children OF the Strangers church
Sunday school will have a Christmas
tree Wednesday evening, and there will
be some interesting exei cises and pleas
ant reunion. Their friends at large are
cordially invited to represent.
A young man named James Love shot
and killed Ross Mercer, colored, porter
in the hotel at Somerville, Tenn, last
Thursday, and the deed Is said TO have
been committed without the slightest
prevOcation. The murderer escaped.
Miss Ella Phillips, dauohter Of the late
2. j. Phillips, viii be married To Mr..
james Rice, by Rev. n. NJ. Long, at the
Strangers Church ats o clock thisevening-
The very worthy young couple will have
the best wishes Of very large circle OF
friends.
The advance sale OF seats for the Mod.
ieska sale Of seats so far is about $1,000.
The Modjeska dramatic troupe arrived
here from Nashville this morning at B
o'clock, and they have an all days rest,
therefore viii be in good trim for fine
performance this evening.
The bridge ~ miles east Of this city on
the Poplar street Boulevard over
Cypress creek, was washed away
during last nights storm, and rav-
eiers this morning coming toward the city
were compelled to 60 all the way TO Union
avenue before they could cross.
The residence Of Mr.. Louis II. Grant, a
young gentlemen engaged in the printing
office AZ the Charleston railway depot, IVES
entered on Friday night last by burglars,
and gold watch with go in money was
carried of. Mr.. Grant resides on Fourth
street between Market and Exchange.
Tho callers on New Year day this sea-
son will surely use handsome cards Is is
evidenced by the display s, @. Toof q
20. now have open-no two packages are
alike-and parties ordering from this
house may feel assured that no others will
have cards like theirs on that day.
The grand jury to-day returned true
bills against the following parties now
confined in jail Antoni Wright, house,
breaking and larceny Willie Wright,
grand larceny; q. H. Riley, alias Ray
nond, petit larceny; b. Schwartz. alias
Barttroll and Ludwick Treisle
The Merchants Exchange is closed to-
day, and will not be open until Wednes-
day. The Cotton Exchange is open, but
will be closed tomorrow. No dispatg hes
were received to-day from New York OF
Liverpool regarding cotton, but New Or
leans was heard from as usual All will
be closed tomorrow.
The brick walls, and masonry at the
foot Of Trezevant street, was undermined
and wrecked by the food last night The
Kansas City railway has been at heavy
expense in erecting works Of protection al
this point, but the whole of it was demol
ished by the storm, and heavy outlay viii
be necessary to put It in order again.
There was a violent rainstorm accom-.
panied by thunder and lightning between
eleven o'clock last night and two thi
morning. Roads were washed into Gull
lies, cellars were flooded, Bayou Gayos,
was full and ral Ikea mill race, and con
siderable damage was done by washout
in various parts Of the city and in the vi
cinity.
Seven members of Mr.. W. z. Duna
wants family, at Gilps Station, including
his wife, daughters and little son, ar
down with scarlet fever, but it is in milk
form, and there is no one in immediate
danger. There was not quite enough (
60 around, or Mr.. Dunavant would b,
down himself This Is one Christina
they viii all remember.
"A heavy gray fog enveloped the city
yesterday, and up and down the river /
was too thick for boats to navigate will
safety. Down on the levee, mariners wer
heard TO remark that as a precautionary
measure it was necessary TO blow fol
horns 10 keep pedestrians from colliding
as they could not see across the public
landing. The paved streets were washet
clean by the heavy drench.
On the argument Of counsel for tn
defense 10 day forenoon Judge Greer re
called the jury in the Edwards case anC
gave an expansion of his charge, to tn,
effect that the jury were to consider them
selves In Edwards place at the time o
the shooting, and TO Judge from the fact
as they appeared 10 Edwards at the tim
as TO whether he was justified in shooting
or otherwise.
A 2l.inch sewer. which passes unde
the site Of the new Milburn Iron Works
Fl. Pickering, and connects with a culver
at 9th street, and which sewer was to draiI
some 30 acres in the vicinity, becAm
flooded during the storm last night, AM
rose foot or so over the locality. One 0
the large piers was undermined, but tn
damage is not serious, and will amour
perhaps TO as much as $500, and it will b
set right again in few days.
The country to the north Of this wa
VISITED by heavy snow storms on Saturda,
last, the white flakes falling all along th
Mississippi valley as far up as st. Paul
The Belle Shreveport passed here Satur
day evening covered with several niche
OF snow, having encountered a blindinl
snow fall between Cairo and New Mad
rid, and the vessel attracted considerable
curiosity and comment from those VIII
saw her while lying at our landing.
The music at St. Peters for High Mas
at 5 o'clock tomorrow Tuesday m0rninl
will be Guonods celebrated st. Cecili
mass. The ofertorg will be the gram
chorus from Haydn's Creation: 'Th
Heavens are Telling AS the choir O
st. Peters numbers about Is well drille,
singers undeI the direction Of the organis
Professor Winkler, grand cbornses cal
be rendered with good effect. The mas
has never before been sung here and
replete with beautiful gems Of harmony
A party OF forty-fve or fifty laboreri
mainly foreigners, including Italianl
Norwegians and other nationalities. al
rived here from the leyees above Arkan
saw City by the steamer City OF Helen
this morning and claim TO have been i'm
properly treated by their employer
They say they were collected up on Tn
border Of the lakes by agents, who prom
ised them 81 per day, but upon reaching
their destination were offered considerable
less. and that they have been reduced /
many cases 10 severe priyations in thei
efforts 70 return 10 points from which the
started
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