Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-12
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Legislative Council meets this
evening.
Brown & jones. coal dealers. $50
Main street.
A pure article of strained honey at
Lyle 4 Shields.
Camphor, so cts per lb, at Fahlen g.
Kleinschmidt's.
Select oysters 1910 per dozen, Sig
naigo's market, 278 Second.
Buffalo gnats have broke loose bad
In the bottoms TO the southwark.
Pebble spectaeles and fine window
shades, at E. Wright's. 365 Main.
Cotton receipts here are now 1896
bales in excess of last year at this
date.
One hundred and forty. eight arriv.
ais atthree hotels of this city on yes
terday.
ESQ. Thomas Moffet has been chosen
to attend the National Land League
convention.
Nearly every incoming train or boat
adds a gallant steed to the stables at
the race track.
Faulty fruit is predicted by various
persons in this vicinity, because of too
much chilliness.
1t was not freezing anywhere this
morning, but cold rain fell over
Dakota and Minnesota.
The railway hence to Little Rock
commenced running two passenger
trains daily on yesterday.
The Claxton company were at
Evansville last night, and play at
Nashville tomorrow night.
A great variety of choice fish can be
found to morrow at Victor d. Fuchs
market, 80 and IL Jefferson.
George Henderson got five years
yesterday for burning JOhnHamilton's
house at Germantown, Tenn.
"The Admirals Ward" by Mrs.
Alexander. is out in Seaside form and
can be had at Mansford's, 298 Main
street
The drives are thronged with two
wheeled turnouts, and the day of the
four-wheel buggy seems to be drawing
to close.
Out of dozen or more of nick
names given to Inspector Lane, by
the darky drivers, "Mr, Mercy" strikes
him the heaviest.
1t is widely rumored that the BIZ
cyclists Of the city intend to put their
fiery, untamed steeds in training, and
inaugurate race week"
A stranger standing too near the
bluff yesterday morning, fell distance
Of thirty feet to the earth below,
cutting an ugly cash in his head.
Lowest barometer this morning 5lo
and 50 cooler than yesterdays coolest,
when the range was from $40 to 780.
The breeze this morning came light
from the North.
Get you some true Persian Insect
Powder and clear your premises of
insects. Imported only by Fahlen &
Kleinschmidt. Joe Walter, agent for
North Memphis.
Mr.. Nash Parties late of this city.
emigrsted to Mexico early last month,
sailing from Galveston for Vera Cruz
His wife and children reside at Bells
station above Brownsville on the Lou
isville and Nashville railroad.
The Mozart's give their second con
cert to the associate membership. at
Leubries' Theatre tonight, when sew
eral new singers will make their
debuts A most attractive and varied
programme will be presented.
The ward bummers' occupation is
gone and the gladsome jim Polk. who
escaped from the Arkansaw penitenti-
airy and held sway here for years, has
quit place from which the dimmest
ward line has disappeared and gone
back to his convict home.
The street cars will be at the corner
Of Jefferson and Main streets to-
night as usual, to carry people home
frpm the Mozart's concert, and the
concert Gompences promptly at s
o'clock. During the execution of the
numbers the theatre doors will be
closed.
In addition to telephone line be.
tween this city and Grenada, we are
shortly to be connected with Corinth,
Milan, Helena and Priars Point BY
the same. 1t will cost about half a
dollar to talk fveminutes with parties
at Grenada and a like tariff with
other places hundred miles off.
The cross seat car on the red line,
used late in the evening, and after the
thester, alsO On Sunday, is the incest
and best as we'll az the most
popular on the route, but the new No.
-, on the Poplar street line, is far
ahead OF it, and the patrons of that
route will all feel better when they get
a ride therein.
The small peddlers have adopted
the news butchers style Of operations,
ring door bell, hand the person who
opens 1t a package and quickly de.
part. leaving the lady of the house to
szapine a parcel Of assorted goods
and to reed a printed appeal to buy
something and aid 3 poor young man
struggling to maintain an iHEalid
mother an6 numerous other non. bread
RinHing relations.
JUST kEOEJYED,
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