Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-31

Will give course OF twelve lectures on
How to understand music. Mr., Curt'f
is q talented young man, and will doubt
less do full Justice TO the subject,
Squirrels, quail, rabbits, wild ducks,
oysters, celery, led snappers, white perch,
Msckinaw trout, perch, dressed turkeys
and chickens, pure pork sausage, sucking
pigs, fresh meats Of all kinds, etc, etc, At
Seessels market, SSl Main street. All
orders promptly delivered.
Mrs. Amelia Mckee, :notion dealer.
made an assignment Saturday. Liabill
ties, 1925, all due elsewhere except 5000
to Young * Bro, Of this city. j. Baum
& Co, millinery and fancy goods, was at
tached on Saturday, and claims against
the firm are estimated at $500.
The heaviest failure OF the past week
was that Of A. ID. Smith & Co., OF Proyi-
denee, r. l., and the amount involved Is
81, 100000, mainly due to banks at Proyi-
denee. The firm worked six cotton facto-
ries with 5000 spindles, and nine manuN
factories in all are involved in the disaster.
The death list here last week numbered
80, against 81 for the same week last year,
and half were white and half colored. Ot
the disorders 8 died of consumption, 4 oil
pneumonia, 3 Of congestion, OF violence
and neglect. Eleven died at the city hos
pital and were subjects of inquest, while
were children and . adults.
The actress Sarah Bernhsrdt has been
in ever so much hot water lately. Besites
having an old member Of her company
write a ridiculous book about her and
causing her 10 seek revenge by means of
a horse whip, Sarah has also recently been
fined 1000 for breach Of contract, and
her late husband, Damala, was also fined
q similar amount.
Tomorrow being legal holiday the
Criminal Court will not be IN session, ana
the cases set for that day will be tried on
the following Wednesday, January "a;
| The Petit Jurors will not report until
Wednesday next. Following IS the cal
endar for that date lOS Y ID Riley
alias Raymond; l4l George tillsmani
1872 Fred Dow; 243 Harry McDowelli
227 w G Faver; 234 w NJ Coleman.
Up in Kansas City bear meat is quoted
at 7aSc per ID; coon 20c each; jack rabbits
2Oc each; other rabbits 25c per doz; antei
lone 6a7c whole and l2c for saddles; pral-
rie chickens 81 50a3 per doz. deer nc
whole; quail 50a75c per doz; squirrels 4Oa
I SOC; brandt 81 60a3 per doz; wild geese
f3a3 50; ducks 81 50s2 %. The game
market Of that city has been well supplied
as ours and prices are about rs cheap.
AT the last regular meeting of johnson
Lodge No q, 40 U W, Thursday, De
cember q, the following officers vert
elected to serve during the next year
Jno NJ Rich, p NJ w; John Clayin, NJ
WIS Besthoff, Foreman; Marshall STILES
Oyerseer; A L L Soefker, Guide, JOIN
Beamish, Financier J n Rainey, Re
corder; I o Ellis, } w; John Russell, {
w; Sam A Taylor, Receiver; A b Bar
tholomew, Trustee for three years.
The father of the present 4l24 grair
silver dollar. Mr.. Bland, is anxious t
have 4 0 grain trade dollars recoined int
standard Az grain dollars. The trades II
the open market are worth e9c and TN
standards anywhere but in this country
are worth Soc, Mr., Bland is also anxioL
TO keep up the silver dollar coinage at tn
rate Of two million month, and b,
wants a new mint located in the Missis
sippi valley, st. Louis being the point 70
it, he thinks.
Modjeska is TO begin two weeks en-
gagement at New Orleans tonight a
Mary Stuart The Picayune says he
manager has made serious fnancia
mistake IN advancingprices OF admission
as more money would be taken IN at pop
( ular prices and the actress would have tn
satisfaction of playing to full houses. In
Clara Morris engagement was hurt a
New Orleans by high rates of admission
Clara Morris is to play at Kansas Git
next Thursday night
The lottery companies are catching
nearly as bad as the bucket shops. III
trial Of the case before Judge Pardee, {
the United States Court, involving tn
right of the government TO stop the de
livery Of mail matter to the Bank Of Me-
Orleans because the bank permitted th
Louisiana Lottery to have mail sent to Il
care, has been in progress during the pa
week, and the Dismal Swamp Canal Lo
terry Company has been sued at Peter
burg, Va, to test its right to sell ticket
in the State.
Mr.. Randall won the cane at the Bi
zaar Saturday night after a long and e.
q citing, but fair contest, His mgorlt
u was not so great but that Mr., Milburn
friends think they could have carried {
the prize for their favorite, If the polls ht
been kept open few minutes longe
! Various other prizes were won by ran
and otherwise. If Mr.. j. I. Fogart
: could be as lucky in the matrimonial 10
terry as he was at the bazaar he mig
have been more than a good lookir
bachelor long ago. He won five priz
altogether, one Of them pair of slippe
worth twenty-five dollars, and tied in f'
: other instances. The bazaar, altogethC
was a great success, realizing some thr
: or four thousand dollar net. So much f
intelligent, well directed work.