Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-26
THE CITY.
LEDGER LINES

Brown l. Jones, coal dealers, 282
Main street.
Fancy creamery butter and cheese,
Lyle 4 Shields.
Select oysters 12ic per dozen, Sig.
naigo's market, 278 Second.
Pebble spectacles and fine window
shades, at E. Wright's, 365 Main.
The Odd Fellows Public Library is
now open on Sundays from 8 until II
am.
Spring lamb and green peas at Vic>
tor D. Fuchs market, 80 and II JEFF
ferson street.
Fresh count oysters and Reelfoot
lake Iperch at Seessels market, 331
Mail street.
The public highways are too sloppy
to admit Of wagons coming into the
city to day.
Spring lamb and green peas at Vic>
tor d. Fuchs market, 80 and Al JEFF
ferson street.
Many an extra dinner was prepared
yesterday, and many diner out was
invited to participate in their enjoy.
ment.
Cotton is quiet here to-day at to
lower on ordinaries, tinges and stains,
but no change on clean low middling
and grades above.
Strawberries are in bloom herea-
bouts despite the blue state of the
weather. At New Orleans the berries
are plentiful at 20 cents a pins.
The death list in the city last week
numbered 28, half white and half
colored, and all adults but 7. Six died
of pneumonia, and 4 of consumption.
A big crop of potatoes has been
planted in all this section convenient
to railway depots, and unless the sea-
son is an unfavorable one large yield
is anticipated.
Sam Mays shirt mandatory is
crowded with orders for shirts and
gents furnishing goods from parties
who are preparing for the expected
advent of spring.
Receipts of cotton here are now
1856 bales in excess of last year at
this date. No cable news came to.
day, the Liverpool Cotton Exchange
remaining closed.
If Boss Hadden's cologne carts will
call at the neighborhood of Vance,
east Of Lauderdale street, they will
find three or four weeks accumula-
tions waiting for them.
The sky was as clear as bell at
dawn this morning, but about the
time the sun rose clouds gathered
and they succeeded in hiding old
Soils bright face all the forenoon.
Several Easter celebrants outside Of
the churches conducted themselves in
style so hilarious yesterday, that
friends interceded to keep their names
out Of the papers. They ought not ia
be so naughty.
The weather bulletins are again dis.
tributed from the Signal Service Office
in this city the same as before the OBJ.
server was taken i'll. The public will
be glad to know this, as notes on the
weather are always interesting.
The bids to pave Second street are
" 40 per square yard with plank al
the bottom, or $2.15 without it, BY
Mr.. Piper; $3.50 to 81 So by T. How
ard if stone is laid after the style on
Main street and Towards Row.
The Baptist churches Of the city
all held a missionary meeting at the
| Chelsea Baptist church last night, and
a union meeting was held at the
| Cumberland Presbyterian church OF
Court street during the afternoon.
Some Of the representatives from
Shelby are reported TO have had theil
tempers considerably rlled by the &C
ton Of our city merchants, and wha
they deem delectatious or interfer
ence with their law making preroga
tiVes.
A new baptismal font worth 5000
and made Of Carrara marble, is amont
the adornments Of Grace Episcopa
church, used yesterday for the frs
time. 1t was a present from the chill
dren Of the Industrial School, attached
TO the church.
The city authorities will give orders
to the gas and water companies to lay
their pipes across Second street il
front Of every lot while it is under
going pavement, so that the street vii
not have to be wrecked after tn,
work is complete.
II was slightly rainy this morning a
, Chattanooga and Cincinnati, anC
showing up in Nebraska. The wine
here was light from the northeast, th,
. lowest temperature Al degrees, Will,
, the atmosphere was raw and penetrat
ing The forecast indicates that /
will be still colder.
The musical programme at the Cal
: vary Episcopal church yesterda,
4 morning and evening was the bes
5 ever arranged for that sacred edifce
: That at 81. Peters Catholic church
. was also very artistic, and the largl
congregation in attendance pro
4 nounced it grand in the extreme.
I The Merchants Exchange Telegram
j from Chicago TO-. day quotes mess porI
81 N7 80 per Dbl, and unObange,