Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-27


Fine Georgia wataTmelons and home
grown oanteloupes on ice at Victor
D. Fuchs narket, SO and Al Jefef-
son street.
Licenses to marry were issued this
forenoon to A. Kelly and Mrs. M. Il.
Wylie, also Sol Tuchfeld and Miss
Fannie Seligman.
Business men will find it to their
interest to have all their job printing
done at the PUBLIC LEDGER job
printing Office, IL Madison street.
The corner stone Of new Baptist
church is to be laid on Brinkley ave.
nue. and the Raleigh road next Sun
day Afternoon. The church is to be
known as Bethlehem No, 4.
The steamer 7. T. Eckert will stop
at Horn Lake landing next Sunday ct
4:30 pm. TO take aboard the sail boat
fishing party and all parties sc the lake
who may wish 10 return to the city.
The Macaronisns' next excursion
comes of Sunday, August 9th, at
Camp No. 259 at Horn Lake. Bar
beoue, macaroni dinner, fish fry aud
q good band of music in attendance.
Only three days until the drawing
of the Little Havana Lottery. Good
luck knocks at every mans door once,
and a man should be at home when
she knocks, by having a ticket in this
lottery.
The heavy loss sustained by Tues
days FIRE has caused insurance and
business men to turn their attention
to the oil storage question, and the in
dications point TO an early reform from
the present system.
Merchants aud owners of stores
will do we'll to read the notice Of the
U Underwriters, published in our ad,
vertising columns, prohibiting the
storing of cotton seed oil in CONNER
cial buildings.
Meagre dispatches came to-day from
the upper country markets. At st.
Louis this forenoon clear rib sides
were $7.75, the same as last evening,
while corn was 48c, and 50 above last
evenings close.
A casting burst at the Milburn Iron
Works late last evening and scattered
hot fragments prOnliseuously about.
An alarm of fire caused the depart
ment to turn out, but no damage re-
suited and no water was necessary.
Workmen we're busy yesterday and
to-day clearing away the wreck of the
Beal street Baptist church, made by
the falling of the tower during the
storm of Tuesday night. The big hole
in the root is to be repaired at once.
Mr.. J.O. Nicely and Mr.. Benz. Babb
have exchanged residences, and the
latter is to receive $4,000 in addition
TO Mr.. Neely's house on jefferson ex>
tended, near Orleans, for the elegant
house he has occ lpied for nearly 20
years on Adams street.
The Board of Underwriters have
declared their intention Of cancelIing
all Of their policies on any building
where more than twenty-five bbls Of
oil are stored after the first of August,
and no risks will be taken on any
commercial building containing more
than the quanty OF oil named.
The saw mills, gas works and build
ings up about the mouth of Wolf
river aud Bayou GayosO would be en-,
danRered if a coal oil warehouse on
Auction street were to catch fire and
the oil should burn and run down the
slope toward the river. Burning oil
on the water is bad thing, as it floats
and blazes on the surface and cannot
be quenched until it burns out.
1t was degrees cooler here this
morning than on yesterday. At six
o'clock the mercury was zoe with a
light east wind. The range Of tens
perature here yesterday was II to 89o.
The forecast is for local rains in the
Missouri, Tennessee aud Ohio valleys
and fair weather in the West Gulf
States. This gives US chance for a
shower, though it cannot be counted
upon as certain.
The steamer Eckert will make two
excursions Sunday, one leaving at
2:30 p IN. for Horn Lake, and the
other at 9 pm. on a general cruise up
and down the river. The services Of
some of the best musicians Of the city,
including Professors Schiffert, Saxby.
Croce, Hood and Arnold, have been
secured, and hereafter the music will
be one Of the principal attractions Of
these excursions
The Merchants Exchange held a
meeting yesterday afternoon and de-
plored the existing difference between
the telegraph company and their EN-
ployes; also Expressed belief In the
propriety of a settlement by arbitra
Jon and mutual concessions and al
luding TO the unreliable service now
rendered by the telegraph company,
say that the Exchange will suffer ire.
parable loss if the difficulties are not
adjusted.