Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-06

A lot OF chicken ngnterS nau npS
sport over at Hopefeld on the 4th, and
on yesterday they pitted several dozen,
more or less, and quit and went home
last evening. They called it a grand
interstate cooking main.
The sale Of tickets in the Little
Havana Lottery rill close to-day as
the drawing takes place Tomorrow.
$40 600 capital prize for 81, with only
$4,000 tickets in the wheel is strong
inducement TO purchasers.
Severl young chaps had lots Of fun
on the sly shooting the revolving PTS.
toll Of their uncle down near the
Southern suburbs on the Fourth.
They were warned to 90 home and
went, little scared and rather sullen.
Mercury 70 degrees at six this morn
ing, aud 3 degrees warmer than yes.
terday at the same time. the wind
coming light from the southeast. The
range of temperature here yesterday
was u to 80 degrees in the shade, and
it went above l20 degrees in the sun.
The newly elected officers of Ban
ner Lodge No. l47 |. U. D. T. are to
be installed to, night by District Dep
uty Grand Master James s. Mahaffy.
The D. G. NJ. has been engaged busily
during all OF the present week INSTALL
ing the officers elect OF the various
lodges of Odd Fellows.
A rumor prevailed to-day that the
boy burner, Albritten. had suicidod
about tive o'clock this morning. The
news was too good to be true. He will
doubtless turn up at ESQ. Coleman 8
Office all right at three o'clock this
afternoon. II he don't his bondsman,
Bauman, will be $1,000 short.
Several sympathetic persons present
at the examination of the burnt boy
yesterday afternoon. expressed them.
selves as fearful Of the inhiotion OF
further torture upon his Scared and
torn body, and thought it imprudent
for the lad to be permitted to remain
under the same roof with Albritten.
There we're nice showers yesterday
up the Tusoumbis valley, about Nash
vile and Clarksyille, as we'll as down
about Grenada and Batesville, while
fernando had a very slight sprinkle.
Hereabouts the dust on the suburban
highways is nearly foot thick in spots
and we have had no rain for nearly
two weeks.
The right of way along the river
front for the railway leading hence TO
New Orleans, was granted on condition
that the wharf from Beal to GsyOso
should be paved and kept in order IS
years. The city authorities have mod
fled the conditions and they will re-
quIre the Company to pave Calhoun
or South street from Shelby to Tennes-
see street.
The condition Of Lauderdale street
is exciting the attention Of the author
ties. That thoroughfare is NOW one
of the main lines Of public travel, and
portions of beyond the bridge, north
Of Vance, is In such bad order that
vehicles have no place to get when
the street railway car Is met. They
of course, use the car track, because il
is easier to travel over than plain dir
roads, especially when they are full o.
gullies,
A summer ght festival was enjoyed
last evening by beautiful lot Of little
butterflies out at the handsome cottage
residence Of Mr.. Carver on Lauder.
dale, north Of Georgia street. The
lawn was handsomely illuminated with
parti colored lights, seats we're ar.
ranged under the shade trees, there
was music and dancing on the greer
and ever so many children had mos
enjoyable treat The party was il
honor Of Miss Irene eabatzky, q Tela
tive of the host and hostess.
A happy bevy of merry young girls
including Miss Wilson, Miss Mani,
Keely. Miss Laura Kuhn and Mis-
Julia Wise, chaperoned by Mrs. Id
| Hill, the eldest daughter of Captain
james w. Wise, of Cincinnati, ant
herself as merry as the merriest Of tn,
party, are on board Of the steame
! Andy Baum, and depart for thei
hones this evening after a visit o
three days here. / brother Of on
Of the ladies, Mr.. Paul Kuhn, 0
Evansville, accompanied the party Il
this city.
f! The iron rails laid on the Selm
road ct thig OF the west end are beinI
Telsid. The way they were laid th
first time tailed 10 suit those who or
laying them now. And the line Of tn
road is undergoing another survey b,
engineers. The engineering on tina
route has cost many persons a goo
deal Of money and II ought to be
very 6nelg engineered road when It
completed. Some people living aTon
the line are inquisitive and ask ho'
many times more is the line to b
surveyed
Miss Rowena Heiskell, who gfadU
3. ated this summer with the first honor
: Of Der class at Miss Higbee's schoo
and her sister, Miss Efie, dsnghte,
of Judge G. w. Heiskeil. loft III
! morning, on q visit for the SUNNI,
Q among their rOlrtlVes in hogersvilI
These bright young ladies' will carr
4 much pleasure to the home Of the
distinguished grandfather, Colon
/. John Netherland, who has been
: feeble health some time, and al
greatly to the pleasures OF society
the quaint and charming old town
!, Bog trsville.
, Standard Domestic Cigars,
Cuban,
Al ANO. !,
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