Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-18
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Lange's ehildrens' corsets.
Tinware, Ozanne, Denison @CO.
Ewes Daughters, at Williams.
Refrigerators at Schwsrzenberg's.
The Reds beat the EckIords again.
Fresh Country Butter Zoe, S. L.
Moore & Co.
Brown & Jsne1. coal dealers, 282
Main street.
Gilt Edge Creamery Butter Boo, s.
L. Moore Il Co.
Pebble spectacles and fine window
shades, at E. Wright's, 365 Main.
Golden Grown Flour finest on earth,
S. L. Moore 4 Co.
Popular Monthly and North Amer.
lean Review for July at Corwin's, 283
Main street.
Prof. Gebhardt makes the.new style
boudoirs Tor 81 per dozen at the Cot
tage Gallery.
For the 10 hours ending at 6 o'clock
this morning the river at st. Louis
rose ten inches.
Closing exercises Of Armour Insti-
tute, 27l Madison street, tomorrow,
June 10Th, at 9:30a.m.
The colored orphan children of the
Garfield asylum are to have a picnic
at EStival Park to morrow.
I'VE must have better and cleaner
water" says a number OF our leading
citizens to the Water Company.
The case Of James Meath for shoot
ing at John Cain aud hitting a cigar
sign is before the Criminal Court to-
day.
Ten cents per cwt is freight charges
on the Charleston road for potatoes
from points fifty miles east of this
city.
The Irish National League will give
rousing picnic at Estival Park on
Tuesday 10Th inst. Everything of the
best.
The annual commencement of st.
Agnes academy will take place to-
morrow evening, beginning at halfpast
seven o'clock.
Captain Thornton is in receipt Of a
cablegram from Major Fulmer am
nouncing the safe arrival OF self and
friends at Queenstown.
The Milburn Gin Works are to oc>
cupy space 400 feet square at the
corner OF Fifth and Broadway, in the
southern part OF the city.
Rid your house of insects by True
Persian Insect Powder imported only
by Fahlen & Kleinschmidt. Joe
Walter agent Tor North Memphis.
The perspiring citizen can secure
comfort during the heated term by
getting a full supply of underwear
from Sam May, the leading dealer,
260! Main.
The temperature rose to 50 degrees
in the shade here Saturday, the hottest
of the year, and Sunday was about as
scorching. It's the making Of cotton
and corn, however.
A teachers institute for the col
ored teachers has been in session at
the LeMoyne Normal school, under
the management Of Professor steele,
for the past two weeks.
The County School Superintendent
Of Shelby, Mrs. Horton, will conduct
normal session Of teachers at Bart
lett, commencing TO- day and lasting
through the ensuing week.
There is talk Of putting our postof.
fee letter carriers in uniforms Of knee
breeches and short plug hats, with a
dudheen or short clay pipe attachment.
They'll look beautiful if it is done.
This morning a very fat beef, stall
fed for sixteen months past, was
shipped to this city from Sardis,
Miss, by ]. ?. Ryan. Very fat beeyeG
are scarce and in demand here Just
now.
Two popular events take place this
week-One is the concert st Estiyal
Park on Thursday night and the Other
is the drawing of the Little Havans
! Lottery on Saturday. Secure tickets
to both.
The mercury at SIX this moFnlng
marked seventy-nine in the shade
here, but q rather brisk southwest
breeze tempered the warmth OF the
atmosphere at that hour and all Of the
forenoon.
The wheat crop of West and Mid
die Tennessee has been harvested in
many lsighbOFhOods, and the yield o.
some fields Is satisfactory. while il
others it has fallen considerably below
an average,
Messrs j. A. Austin & Co., of 80:
Main street, are distributing amonJ
their friends Q fine Autograph pictur,
Of the big New York and brooklyn
bridge. 1t is very handsome and vel
worth framing.
A number Of those who make lean
pants for merchants are about TO or
ganize a union, and will meet mex
Wednesday evening for the purpose o
arranging preliminaries. The objec
may Be fgood one and il maF n0t.
The weather has been splendid 70
the crops for two weeks past, ant
planters report the prospect excellen
in all the counties round. The gras
and weeds are worrying everybod
more than anything else O. this time.
While doll exhibitions are anon
the novelties of local amusement, GU
Nashville neighbors are having ju
breaking frolics. One occurred las