Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19

foot, expressed the condition Of things
out Of doors this morning.
Property holders arc holding their
heads higher of late, all because realty
is looking up a little, in spots.
Mr.. John johnson, Public Guar
dian, is closing out the notion store of
7. NJ. Mckee on Main street.
Mrs. Langtry and her fifteen trunks
full Of 6ne clothes, are to start from
St. Louis for this city tomorrow
night.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office and blank book mandatory, IL
Madison street, execut IS every class Of
such work in good style and at low
rates.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office constantly receives new type Of
the latest styles, and the Office gener-
ally is kept up to the highest standard
of excellence.
Fresh dressed turkeys, msllard
ducks, teal ducks, rabbits, qusils,
squirrels and all kinds of fresh meats
at Victor D. Fuchs market, 80 aud
Al Jefferson, Leave orders for Sun
day dinner.
Sol Coleman's long looked for ship
ment of imported Havana cigars Of
the new crop from Havana will arrive
in this city late this afternoon or to-
morrow. Watch for the mammoth
advertisement 10 to=morrows issue.
Supervising Architect James G.
Hill has askd for bids to furnish labor
and material to erect a marine hos
pital on Walker street, South Mem
phis, and tie bids will not be opened
until the fifteenth of next month.
The settlement Of the city debt in,
accordance with the Flippin cOmpro-
mise plan Of 30 cents on the dollar
and 6 per cent interest, and recon-
mended by the committee Of sixteen,
is a subject for public discussion at
the courthouse this afternoon.
Heavy fog here early this morning /;
raining in Central Mississippi and
East Tennessee, and showing freely
up in Kansas and Nebraska. The
temperature here early this morning
was A degrees, and the range yester-
day was from 80 to 50 degrees,
The Grand Jury want our public
officers to strengthen their bonds.
Every one of the list may be perfectly
honest and upright, but with a re-
spousible bondsman we would soon
hear Of crooked ways if any should
attempt to step out ola straight line.
The oldItheory hat two successive
cannon balls never strike in the same
place, was disprOved during the late
war. The same idea in result applies
to the drawings of the Little Havana
Lottery, for Memphians secure some
kind of a prize in nearly all Of its
drawings. The next drawing takes
place Monday and the sales of tickets
close tomorrow.
Mr.. j. S. Robinson, the popular
druggist, purchased on yesterday fol
$37, 900 the two Main street tenement
stores now occupied by Zellner & 20
and by Mansford, on the north corner
of the dley nearly opposite the Pea
body Hotel. The same property sold
some time since for $685. 900, Mr.. A. G
Treadwell buying from Mr.. +. NJ
Apperson. The last purchase is sub
iect to certain leasehold rights enjoyed
by the present tenants.
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett has the rep.
u%tation Of being the NEST scholarly
actor, and closest student in the
theatrical profession at the present
7 time. He has written several exceed
ingly interesting magazine articles on
histrionics and he is one Of the very
! best and most impressive readers 0.
the day. The tragedian is a commu.
meant Of the Episcopal church, and
those who have heard him read ser
= vices pertaining to that doctrine, say
he does it 10 an exceedingly impress
: size manner.
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett, when {
young man, was considered very go6t
looking, and he has always been a fine
actor. Mrs. Langtry, who succeeds
: him, is also pronounced good looking
Q indeed, some say quite handsome, buI
there will be a broad contrast, both il
works and action, between the two
r artists, Mrs. Langtry, however, wears
or attempts to wear, the masks o
! Thalia and CalliOpe, while Mr. Barrett
d does best when carrying out hi
!, famous, stern and tragic work; there
fore, while entertained by the latter
= we may be amused by the former, ant
it will be a fitting succession.