Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-09

street ifom the Cliy On the place o.
Mr.. Louis Demarchi. A specimen
left at this Office weighs p pounds.
AS the drawing of the Little Ha-
vana Lottery takes place Saturday,
the sale of tickets will close to-
morrow. The small number of tickets
used In this lottery compared to Others
makes it a tavorite with many buyers.
The case of Officer Hurst, charged
with unoficerlike conduct in the ar
rest last Sunday of the little boy, j oe
Mc6ee, underwent Investigation beN
fore the Board Of Police and Fire
Commissioners at noon 10 day. The
officer was acquitted.
The condition Of the growing corn
crop on the hills Is not promising,
while 10 the valleys 1t is not as good
as desirable by agricultnrists. Cotton
has not been hurt so much as corn,
but it might be much better than it is
at this particular time.
Victor d. Fuchs market, 80 and Al
Jefferson, offers q fine assortment Of
eatables for good livers. 1t embraces
III part sweet picked shrimps, Reel
foet perch and trout red snappers,
white fish, Maekinaw trout, fresh
meats OF all kinds, watermelons and
eanteloupes on Ice, etc., etc.
The value of corn dropped 10 per
bushel at Chicago to-day, and was 52Ae
at noon, willie clear ribbed sides were
81. 10 per cwt and 73c above last eve
ning's closing prices; so reports the
telegram to the Merchants Exchange:
The condition of other articles for i'm
mediate delivery were not reported.
The Italian tragedienne, Adelaide
Ristori, now pretty we'll advanced in
years. and who played a week to
crowded houses here sixteen years ago,
when the Greenlaw 0perahouse was
new, intends to make a farewell pro.
fesslonal tour in this country, and will
doubtless cross the ocean early in the
autumn.
The Railway Commissioners of the
;tate, Messrs. G., w. Gordon, John
Savage aud Mr.. Turley, are about to
request the several railways to consider
the propriety Of reducing their carry
ing rateson small fruits and vegetables
destined to Northern markets, especi-
ally those produced in the Western
part OF this State.
According to the returns thus far
received, only five districts have held
elections in the county for School
Commissioners, namely: Second, w.
P. York; eighth, q. B. English; tenth,
w. A Albright, eleventh, Fla. Hurt;
eighteenth, W. A. Hughey. This
leaves thirteen districts without the
required representation, which vacan.
oies will be filled by the County Su~
perintendent Of Public Instruction.
The only point in the Memphis
District where rain fell during the "a
hours ending at FIVE last evening was
up about ScottsbOro, North Alabama,
and half an inch OF rain was the meas
uTem6uI JneT6. OfCE lnCutb vi Ihlu
fell last night about Dodge City, vest
ern Kansas, and it was raining this
morning in Nebraska and Iowa. Local
rains are predicted to day in the Ohio
valley and upper Mississippi valley,
but 10 the west Gulf States and lower
Mississippi valley fair weather is
promised.
Ugited States Marshal Ovens ar
rived in town to day at noon, having
| 10 custody Dave Anderson, one of che
notorious gang of Anderson brothers.
safe blowers and desperadoes gen.
orally. Anderson claims the name
of John Spencer, but the Marshal says
there is 90 doubt of his Identification
as Dave Anderson. The prisoner was
shot by the officer at Brownsville,
Teun., about one month ago and has
only sufficiently recovered to under
ltske the fatigue of transportation.
The outlaw was lodged in the police
sfatiOn.