Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-07
THE CITY.
LEDGER LIERs.

Main street.
Oocoanut candy l5c per pound lat
Lyle & Shields.
W. G. Duttlinger & Co.'S new feed
store, 137 Main street.
For Sunday reading matter 60 to 2S2
Main street, in basement.
Select oysters l21c per dozen, Sig
naigo's market, 278 Second.
Angerons Lodge works in the Eel
low Craft degree to night.
Pebble spectacles and fine window
shades, at &. Wright's. 365 Main.
Bullion" -four, pat. process, extra
fine, Sc 70 per Dbl, S. L. Moore & Co.
Spring lamb and green peas. a va
riety of fish and all kinds of fresh
meats at Seessel's market, 33l Main
street.
Williams & Go. have surplus stock
of 100000 feet of certain kinds of
lumber which they offer at less than
regular prices. They need room.
7. F. Cassells, recently appointed
U. s. Surveyor of Customs, received
his commission to-day, and will take
charge Of the Office on the 10Th inst.
The mercury was down to freezing
point up in the northwest this msrn-
ing, and this stage of GOODNESS extend
ed as far south as Fort Sill. in the In.
dian Nation.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office constantly receives new type Of
the latest styles, and the Office gener-
ally is kept up to the highest standard
of excellence.
The rate of taxation for the ensuing
year on city property is likely to sum
up between $40 and 50 30 on each
500. They are gradually tending to
ward steepness, even under the present
much admired form of local govern
ment.
Spring lamb and green peas, fresh
snipe, dressed chickens, red snappers.
all kinds Of vegetables, etc, ETC., at
Victor d. Fuchs market, 80 and Al
Jefferson street. Leave orders for
supplies for Sunday dinner. Free
delivery.
Besides the heavy rainfall over
Tennessee and the country lying be.
tween here and the Gulf, Canada has
been visited also by heavy rains, and
the European cable news says the
Vistula and other streams are out of
their banks.
The low ground inhabitants of
Nashville are threatened with wash
out The river there yesterday after
noon was over "a feet by the gauge,
and some thoughtit would rise nearly
ID feet higher. The rains over that
section we're very heavy.
Sol COleman'G new temporary head
quarters is a busy bee hive, fall of
excellent cigars and every customer
delighted with their purchases. See
Sol IN HE new place and get "fair
and square" cigar fer little money.
He does not do business Tomorrow.
There will be mass meeting of the
Young Mems Christian Association al
the Second Presbyterian church to-
morrow evening. There will be ad,
dresses by Rev. Mr. Sweeney and
Judge G. W. Heiskell and excellent
music. A general invitation to attend
is given.
A goodly number of soldiers who
fought at Shiloh, near the banks of tht
Tennessee, under Sydney Johnston
and General BeaHregard, just twenty
one years ago, still survive, but nearly
all are growing grizzly. A few USE
hair dye, and claim to have beer
hardly big enough TO shoulder a guI
when that battle occurred.
Lowest temperature this morninl
so, and 50 cooler than yesterday
coolest. No rain fell anywhere south
last night, but the fall about Vicks
burg yesterday and the previous nigh
was over 3t inches; and half an incl
or more fell during the same time al
along the Gulf coast.
There is a rumor current that tn,
Mozart Musical Society and the Ten
nessee Club contemplate the erection
at an early day of a building will
suitable quarters for the occupancy O
each. A public music hall and libra
ry rooms for the one, with parlors an,
other appurtenances for the other
not a bad idea.
| To-day closes the sales of ticket
in the Grand Extraordinary Annus
scheme Of the Little HaVana Lotter
as the drawing takes place MondaJ
Only 1900 tickets will be used j
this drawing and this small numbe
naturally makes a great demand fo
tickets in this city.
Mr.. Lane was acquitted Of the cru
city to animal charge brought again.
him yesterday. Justice Colema
4 taxing tho view that while it was tol
. ture for a mule 70 haul load
sand from Market Square to the jus
tees Office, yet the object was to re
lieve the animal by so doing, therefor
the prosecution had no case.
A rumor prevailed yesterday to Il
effect that Governor Bate had indios
ed an intention Of appointing Gener,
Geo. w. Gordon Of this city one of II
three railway commissioners. Il
e could not find better man for Il
Z place in this end Of the State. TT
& gentleman is intelligent and consCier
Il tious, end will do his duty to Il
v State, the people, and the railways,
he is called upon to serve.