Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-29

ing takes place Monday. There are
only 10000 tickets in this drawing.
The question of water is getting to
be quite serious among people in the
country. Suburban citizens have been
hauling water for culinary, drinking
and stock purposes for more than q
month past, their cisterns having long
since become exhausted.
The city of Springfield, Mo-, with
which we are soon to be in close COM
munication, has a public square to
feed horses in. People here have no
privileges Of that character, but they
are at liberty to turn ell streets into
COW pastures, and they do it,
The cotton crop is ripening and
opening rapidly all over the South,
and a more favorable season for pick
ing was never before known. The
yield, while short one and below the
average, is likely to DO housed early
and in excellent order, and there win
DO no excuse for a single lock to be
wasted.
The Citizens Committee met yes
terday to advance the arrangement for
the proposed Kansas City railway
celebration. Additional Committee
men were selected, and all promise to
work with that earnestness which is
sure to make the entertainment a
success.
Thetrain over the,Chesapeake, Ohio
and Southwestern railroad to leave
here with an excursion Of some fifty
people to st. Louis to morrow mornS
| ing is to depart at 825 am. will not
be affected by the change Of schedule,
announced elsewhere, but will 90 at
the time stated, 1926. promptly.
Edward Tunahill, brakeman on
the Little Rock railroad, met with o
painful accident last evening. lie
was coupling cars in the yard Of the
road, when he got his right hand
caught between the bumpers and SO
severely injured that it was necessary
to amputate the thumb and fore flu.
ger.
An overdose Of dinner, dozy con.
dition Of the mind and high wrought
Imagination, Outlines makes wonder
tul revelations, and when Hamlet said
There are more things in heaven
aud earth than are dreamt Of in ouI
philosophy" he made sage remark
which makes a close fit when suitably
applied.
The additional machinery lately
added to the Ko>Ko Tulu gum factO
ry works like a charm. 1t purifel
j and refnes, land at the same tins
It improves, SO as to make the chew
ing qualities Of the gum better. TIT
manufacturer will guarantee that thu
.. new improved KO.Ko will nevel
I crumble.
Seessel's market, 33l Main, offer
red snappers, MackipaW trout, lax
Erie salmon, white fish, lake perch
: venison, oysters, quail, squirrels, choic
veal, lamb, chickens, fine pork sau
sage, and supply Of fresh meats gen
orally. Leave orders for Sunda
: morning delivery. The new telephon
number Of the market is 81.
A couple Of insurance certificates
. each worth $1,000 to the family Of th
late Samuel Dreytus, have been dis
= covered by Mayor Ben Pullen throug
a dream. They had been mislaid !
the safe at the Sheriffs office, an
their resurrection is regarded as rathC
odd by those who believe that fctio
! is stranger than fact.
The schedule Of departing passenge
: trains over the Chesapeake, Ohio an
Southwestern railroad will be change
!. tonight. The outgoing train hereto
4 fore leaving at $40 am. will 90 out a
ll:45 pm, or 4 hours aud 45 minute
earlier, and the train heretofore goin
. out at 8;25 am. will hereafter depar
: at 7;4O am, or 45 minutes earlier.
A Sunday morning delivery OF eat
i ables will be made by Victor d. Fuchs
market, 80 and Al Jefferson street
The assortment embraces, In part, re,
snappers, Mackinaw trout, Lake Fri
salmon, Reelfoot lake perch, fresh gul
shrimps, New York and Baltimore
: oysters, celery, chickens, fresh meat
Of all kinds, new Shaker preserves
etc, etc. Leave orders to-day.
What has become Of the promise,
equinoctial2 We have had none 8
far, said prominent citizen yester
day. The fact is that the traditiona
notion Of equinoctial storms is myth
A careful examination Of weather re
cords for the past fifteen years show
that no particular day can be feritel
out in the month Of September upol
which there ever was or ever will b
an equinoctial storm.
There is to be grand calico dres
ball at the Greenlaw 0perahouse mex
Monday night. An orchestra with
hop and singing bee are among tn
features announced. The bee will b.
between the Big -Four quartette an,
the Tennessee quartette. The latte
includes l.. Robertson, tenor; r. w
Mahoney, baritone; II. Nelson, so
prano, and I. w. DoWney, basso. Tn,
other has Sam Williams as tenor
Frank Anderson. baritone; Henrl
Morris, soprano, and H. Pruden
basso.
Following are the principals ap
pointed to the public schools Of thi
J city: High School, Mrs Il J Crockett
Smiths School, Miss A q Reudelhu
Der; Leath School, Miss Augustl
Toyell; Peabody School, Miss Mar
McLaiD; Merrills School, Miss EmmI
B Browne; Jefferson School, Miss N
l., Scudder; Pope School, Miss Pau
line Reudelhuber; Kortrecht School
b X Sampson, V l. Owen, j W Lott
Normal Schools: Mr.. James Lott
Winchester, Miss Annie Wright
Saffaran's School, Miss Ida Wells
South Memphis Colored School, Mrs
Lizzie Shaw.
The announcement onThursday last
Of the failure Of SchWab & Co., form
erly Of this city, was an error. The
real failure was that Of Seidenbach,
ochwab & Co., Of New York, with
whom Schwab & Co. were for.nerly
connected, but from which they with'
drew on She 6rst Of January last. The
Schwab Clothing Company of St
Louis, are the successors Of Schwab &
Co., and have no connection whatever
with that Of Seidobbach, SchwAb &
Co. II is a pleasure to make this
correction in justice to the SchWabs,
who formerly lived here, aud who now
compose the firm of the Schwab Cloth.
ing Company Of st. Louis.
"OuR GIRLS"