Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-23
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| century magazine LOT Mav, at OOr'
wins News Depot, No. 283 Main
street.
Best quality roasted Rio, Java,
Mocha and Maricaibo coffee, Lyle &
Shields.
Memphis Commandery knights
Templar will hold a stated conclave
tonight.
An accident policy for $1,000 in the
Travellers, covered the lie of the late
Capt. Davis,
Just received at Clements very
choice lot of pompano and red snap
per, from the Gulf.
They have home grown strawber.
ries, fresh and sweet, over at Little
Rock, raised 10 Saline county.
The wires we're in trouble between
here and the gulf this morning, and
no cotton dispatches werereceived.
Swear to afidavits and dispositions,
and acknowledge deeds and contracts
before VIM. B Register, Notary Pub
lie, 278 Main street.
Memphis on the qui vive for The
odore Thomas" is the Little Rock
Gazettes greeting to our approaching
musical entertainment.
The services Of Professor Barney
HUGHES have been secured to knock
off the seats to the highest bidder
for the musical festival.
This the first business day Of the
week is unusually active in the way of
requests to keep names of hayward
gentlemen out Of the papers
True Persian Insect Powder, impor,
ted by Fahlen & Kleinschmidt. Kills
all insects, yet is not poisonous. Joe
Walter, agent for North Memphis.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock,
in lie veatibule of the Peabody Hotel,
the auction for the choice of reserved
seats at the Thomas oratorio festival
comes of.
The County Court this morning
reconsidered its action in granting a
right of way over the Pigeon Roost
road to turnpike company, and re-
fused to do so.
f. Sigler,a saloon keeper, attempted
to commit suicide yesterday morning
by jumped from the Mill street bridge,
but was rescued by a bystander.
Cause unknown.
All trains on Memphis and Charles
ton railroad running as usual. Tickets
to races will not be honored on trains
leaving Memphis after 8il5 o'clock to.
morrow morning.
The Hess-Acme opera troupe will
DO here from the South to. morrow
morning. Manager Gray says plenty
Of good seats are yet unsold for all Of
the performances.
An adjourned meeting of stockhold-
ers of the Memphis Abstract Company
will be held ss the company's Office,
Courthouse, Tuesday morning, April
"a, at 10 o'clock, to adopt bylaws.
Seven prominent persons on SatuI-
day put their names down for 5000
each, as an investment in the new
grounds for the Jockey Club. 1t is
expected that $4,000 will be forth
ceming, if it be wanted.
The building where the fire occur.
red yesterday morning belonged to
Capt. james Lee, jr., he having pur.
chased it with the lot some time since
for $1,000. The adjoining lot has been
his property for year or more.
The Mozart Society are doing all
they can towards making the ap.
proacn:nnS, music festival a success,
aad the prospects are that the people
exhibit an appreciation of their labors
by attending the sale Of seats to-
morrow,
The unfortunates who lost wealth
on the races last week should play for
even by investing in the Little Havana
Lottery, which holds another drawing
Wednesday. Fortune, which Tilted
them on the turf, may smilo on them
in the lottery wheel.
There is talk OF locating the jockey
Club race course near the boulevard
some distance 10 the rear OF Mr.. II.
A. Montgomery residence, Others talk
Of having it up on the Chesapeake.
Ohio and Southwestern railroad, and
still others below the city, not far
from the Jackson mound.
The Ayres block on the east side Of
Court Square became tho property OF
Messrs Z. p. Hunt and Napoleon Hill
sometime since for $40, 900, and the AT.
kinson place on the boulevard was pur>
chased recently by Mr.. Hunt for $l6.-
900. The latter had been announced
for sale to the highest bidder on the
10th prox,, but its private disposal
causes its withdrawal from the mar
ket.
Sol Coleman will leave in few days
for New York and other Eastern cities
to purchase every modern improve
ment necessary to make his new cigar
establishment perfect as well as hand.
some IN all its appOin tments even to
the minutest detail, 1t is his inten-
tion to have suitable and appropriate
home for the Havana cigar in tho
Taxing District, making all the sur.
roundings equal in elegance the purity
Of his superior stock.
A rough and tumble fight occurred
on Second street near Jefferson Lest
night, and as the people we're emerging
from divine service al the churches
near, their ears were greeted'with inn
precautions, foul language. and other
evidences OF general insurrection
among several dozen OF the ruf6an
lhrong, who participaiedin the conflict.
Several persons we're much bruised,
battered and bloodied in the combat
II would have been o good radiance
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