Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-05

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George, and Early Days Q! Christians
itH BY Canoh Fsrfar, can be had IN
library form at Mansford's.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printins
Office and blank book mandatory, 10
Madison street. execut IS every class of
such work in good style and at low
rates.
A fire at No 81 Second street, in the
house Of Mr.. Lewis, the boiler maker,
occurred before dawn yesterday morn.
ing. Damage light and fnlly covered
By insurance.
The PUBLIC LEsGER job printing
Office constantly receives new type Of
the latest styles, and the Office gener-
ally is KEEP. up to the highest standard
of excellence.
The bridge and trestle work of the
railway through the Nonconnab
swamps on the way from here to Holly
Springs will be completed by the end
tfthe present month.
The Mardi GIas masquerade ball
the election of Magistrate for the
Taxing District at large, and the draw
ing of the Little Havana Lottery all
take place to morrow.
ILedger, Weekly, Fireside Compan.
ion, Saturday Night, and Family
Story Paper for last week, can now be
had at Corwin's. This weeks issue
Peck's Sun just in to-day.
Twenty nine deaths in this city last
week, II white and II colored, Con-
sumption carried off 5 and pneu-
monia 2, while II we're children and
Il adults, and 63 years was the Oldest
Over a hundred people left here on
Saturday to attend the Mardi Grss
entertainments at New Orleans. They
will expend enough during their alb.
sence to have paid for a first elias,
pageant here, if their disbursement
could have been utilized in that way.
The three theaters managed by Mr.
David Bidwell at New Orleans took
in over $4,000 last Friday night. The
St, Charles, with the Langtry party, is
set down for $500; the Academy O.
Music, with Barrett, at $1,000; and the
Grand 0perahouse, with Mile. Rhes
at $1,000.
The slippery Epavements were
freely spread with ashes everywhere
about the city this morning, except
here and there, when sawdust wal
used instead. A few economical
angels, with ashpans, sifted the ashes
and used the cinders to make The
psrlor fire burn brighter.
%Mr. D. Pante, Jan old and highly
respected citizen, is a candidate fol-
Magistrate at large. He is an honest
straightforward man, quite capable o
filling the Office and he needs it nov
that he is not as well off as he wa
formerly. Mr.. Pante is a clever man
and if elected will do his duty faith
fully and satisfactorily.
Inspector Lane attended to sixty.
five cases of cruelty during January
OF the number 6fty~four we're eithel
overloaded or lame and disabled horse
and mules; FIVE we're children badl!
treated and the rest we're dogs, cow
and scattering cases. Brute owner
are beginning to learn that they mus
not act brutislly toward dumb br1teI
and innocent objects.
TheUnited States Electric Lighting
Company, of New York, now have
display placed in Memphis for tn,
purpose of showing the public th,
beauty and adaptability of their light
Those interested in the subject car
see the light any night at the Ava
lanche office, or at Harry Robinson's
No. II Monroe street. This light, i
is believed, is far superior to gas a
well as much cheaper.
Between Saturday afternoon ant
yesterday morning the mercury her,
dropped 48 degrees. 1t was towar,
eight O'Clock evening before last whel
from a warm and clsmpy tropica
temperature, the wind suddenl,
whipped around from south to north
and came down at a sweeping pace
sending the mercury lower very fast
1t sleeted and rained several hour
yesterday morning, and during th
afternoon snsSed, elected and rained
all at the same time. Phe lowest TEN
naratnre vestardav morning was 2