Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-26

days.
The members of tae Memphis bar
will meet at Holst's this afternoon at
4:15, where carriages will be provided,
to attend the funeral of Avery Meri-
wether.
The new grist mill on Poplar street
had steam up yesterday to test the
machinery. 1t will be ready Tor public
business, Jude. captain Win Cnp-
mons management, about TWO weeks
henss.
The Merchants Exchange rAet at
three this afternoon TO express them.
selves on the telegraphio situation.
Vice President Eokert and his co.
partners are beginning to hear the
bells ring.
The remains OF the late Mr.. Avery
| Meriwether arrived here from Wis
consin yesterday and are to be in
TERED this afternoon. The funeral
will start from the family residence,
286 Union street, at o'clock.
An engine and a baggage car on the
express train were thrown from the
Memphis aud Charleston track some
three miles east of the city last
night, and the train came in about
eleven hours behind in consequence.
Workmen were busy yesterday and
to-day clearing away the brick which
tumbled into the street during the fire
Tuesday morning. The highway needs
clearing up so as to admit OF the pas
sage OF vehicles without interruption.
Judge 7. w. Brown never travels
without a copy OF the Bible, and he
las read it over ten times; at least, he
told Bible peddler that a day or two
since when an effort was made to sell
him one while he was trying to take a
nap.
They how charge that the amateur
fremen OF Tuesday morning last ali
tried to beFireChiefs instead of work
ing with a will at the nozzle, or trying
to roll out barrels and rolls OF goods al
which they might have done some
good.
The smoke stack of the Valley Oil
WORKS on Linden street was blown
dow by the storm night before last.
The mill had just set in for three
weeks job of grinding, but the work
is stopped until the chimneys can be
rebuilt.
A large number OF curious people
continue to visit the scene Of Tues
days conhagratiOn, and they gaze
with interest on the blazing oil in the
cellars, which from appearances will
continue to burn for week or more
to come.
The Milburn Gin and Machine
COmpany's works are to be built OF
brick, and two million have been con-
lracted for. The works will be in
Fort Pickering, and are to be ready
TOR occupancy by the end OF the pres
ent year.
Five trees were chopped from across
the Little Rock railroad Tuesday
night, all thrown down by the storm,
aud within few miles OF Hopefeld.
The telegraphic wires we're also pros
trated along the same range, and mes.
sages were sent around by st. Louis.
The engineer and fireman of the
Charleston railway locomotive which
was ditched night before last few
miles from the city, were both consid
erably hurt. The train which should
have left this city night before last did
not depart until some time yester-
day.
The Babcock engine men say they
went no further south than Gayoso
street when the company went to Mon
day mornings fire. Persons who saw
the engine run down Front or Shelby
we're differently impressed, but they
might have been mistaken. People
often are.
1t is reported that new buildings
will be erected without delay upon
the site of those destroyed by the FIRE
Tuesday morning, and that but for the
lack OF necessary brick which at pres
ent are exceedingly scarce, the build
ing5 would be up and ready for oc>
cupancy before next mi9winter.
An expenditure of $4,000 is going
| on by Seessel, Ashner q 20. at their
packing house on Towards Row, and
when ready for business will be able
to slaughter and pack over 100 hogs
daily. A smoke house of brick is one
Of the improvements, and all meat is
to be smoked with sound hickory
wood.
Farmers are getting ready to plant
their fall crop Of potatoes and IS they
keep better during winter they expect
to realize more upon their autumn
yield than they did on the low priced
| spring turn out. Potatoes planted as
late ~ the tenth of August have
produced nnely matured and prolific
yields in this vicinity.
The low price of potatoes is very
\ diseOuraging to many farmers who
| still have large quantities Of the
| tpbors ip their 6elds not dug. Ship.
mentS from here haVe dropped to less
dian a hundred bbls PEI day on some
days and shippers gre paying az log .,
400 and SOC per Dbl, in some cases
going as high as 600.
Mr.. Il. Keck, of this city, and Mis-
/, Jennie l.. Tweatt, OF Big Creek, IF
4 ten miles northeast OF the city, wer,
married yesterday, and the couple lef
for WaukeshA, Wis. They we're ac
: companied by Misses Ella end Susi
Keck, who expect to pass the summe
IN Indiana. and Mrs. DR.. L. Awhile
! who went 20 Nashville.
A mass meeting to tslk over an
. GVe expression 10 the public lealln
: regarding the telegraphic strike, vii
occur at the Exposition building to
night. The storm kent 1t from bein