Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-08

SUNDAY LOCALS IN BRIEF.
The School Commission have a meeting
this afternoon.
The sale Of seats for the Adab Rich
mond engagement will begin Tuesday
morning,
Twenty-four dozen children were con-
frmed at the ST. Peters Cathode church
on sunday morning
Miss Sallie Belle Grifing and Mr.. jas.
Il. Weaver were married at Fort Smith,
Ark, last Wednesday.
The new theatrical drop curtain win be
rolled up and nng down for the firsttime
al the mintrel show tonight when Haver-
lys party exhibit
A lot 87xll5 feet on Third street, east
side between Poplar and Exchange sold
at Chancery sale Saturday 10 9. W. Heis-
kell for Sl25 cash.
Mr.. S. A. Douglass has been appointed
administrator of the estate Of DR.. A. IL.
Kern and John w. billiard Of the estate
Of the late I. j. billiard.
A river thief named Warren Prince,
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years, ran out Of the Criminal Court room
and escaped on Saturday.
EARLY mass at half past seven, high
mass at half past ten, and vespers at half
past three is the winter programme for
ot. Patrick's Catholic church.
Miss Conway has 1872 pupils and Miss
Higbee has house nearly full. The
private schools are doing well and increas-
ing in efficiency and popularity.
The It'll Of next month is now fixed for
the formal opening of the Kansas City
railway and the reception of guests from
along the line Of that great highway.
A prize drill and hop is to be given
| Tuesday evening by the Chickasaw
Guards at their armory, the first Of the
season, and the next will be about month
hence.
The Memberships now have fAy-six
singing members and they rehearse every
Monday evening. The Mozart Society's
Directors held business meeting Satur-
day evening.
The Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwest
ern railroad start two nice new passenger
coaches out for Louisville, tomorrow,
| Tuesday, for the first time, and they will
be full Of people.
| A grocery keeper named Peter Tracy,
but no kin to he Of immortal fire works
and o. Leary walking match renown, shot
at John Grace Saturday night, but did
not hit him. The pair quarreled over an
account.
! Fines and imprisonment are hencelorth
to be the portion meted out by Judge
Greer to the gamesters brought before
him for gaming in violation Of the law.
AZ least the Judge announces this to be
his policy.
A heavy rain fell about Paris Tenn,
on Saturday, the measurement being 81
inches. At Milan il was 060, at Clarks-
vile OBJ; at Brownsville 0.2I, and at
Nashville GAL. No rainfall anywhere
else in this vicinity.
The mortuary list Of the city last week
was 80, Of which II were colored Three
died Of consumption, Of congestion, and
the remainder scattering, and of the whole
ii were children. Last year on the same
week Is persons died.
A new and simple patent fire escape,
patented by Mr.. Forsythe Of this city, was
( exhibited ut Gaston's hotel Saturday af-
ternoon. A person can slide down d belt
and then slide the belt back again to the
upper story ola buildingas easy as rolling
oil log.
The excessive warmth for several DAYS
past has revived the activity Of myriads
of house flies, and the pleasant voiced
mosquito sings its clever roundelay round
the couch of sleeping humanity with all
OF that feryor which animates its nature
during the early spring and summer
months.
The river south of Cairo is about IS
inches deeper than II was week ago It
having risen that much since the recent
rains. The steam packets between this
city and Cincinnati are TO resume trips
the ensuing week, and regular weekly
packet, the Il. w. Cole, is to leave Vicks-
burg for this city on her initial trip
Cotton moves into the interior towns
for market in increased volume, and the
prices ruling range from 10 10 l08c for
middling and higher classes. Withe De-
pot has received so far this season about
30 bales. Ripley 100 bales and Browns
vile over 200 bales. The latter expects
a total Of 1900 bales during the season.
A modest breeze from the north about
half past 10 Oclock Saturday night sent
the temperature down nearly dozen de-
grees, and from tropical and really op.
pressiye warmth the air soon changed to
q pleasant and invigorating character. At
daylight Sunday the mercury marked
IS degrees, and on Saturday 1t ranged
from Y to S6.degrees.
Inspector Lane of the S. PC. A. Soci.
ETY. attended and prescribed to IS cases Of
cruelty patients in September, of which 4G
were suffering mules and horses, two cows
separated from their calves too long,
children, 2dogs, / Overwhipped horse and
l overloaded horse The inspector points
TO the Albritten verdict as illustrating a
healthy sentiment the cruelty prevention
society has sought to establish.
An eight year old lad named Dwight
Wheeler was run over by grocery wagon
driven by man named Radigan on Sat
urday, the wheels passing over his legs
between the hips and the knees, crushing
the flesh but not breaking any bones The
accident happened near the corner of Tn.
ion and Second streets, the boy having
slipped and fell in front of the cart The
injured lad was conveyed to the Claren-
don, where surgical attendance was re-
ceived.
AT the general triennial convention of
the Protestant Episcopal church, held last
week in Philadelphia, the Right Rev. DIR.
Spaulding, Bishop of Colorado, mentioned
the excellent success he had met in Col
orado during the past three years, nine
churches and three rectories having been
built in that period, and church property
having increased from S2j0000 10 nearly
100000. lie recommended a separate
Bishop for Wyoming, 10 advance the
interests of the church in that section.
This, the first Sunday in October, lis
observed in honor Of the victory ofthe
Christians over the Turks at the great bat.
tie Of Lepanto fought 3l2 years ago and
upon which occasion Don John, Of Aus
tria achieved a decisive naval victory
over the enemies of Christianity in the
Gulf Of Lefanto, near the town of that
name, small illbuilt place of 1900 people,
situated twenty-five miles east Of Misc
Longhi The vicinity Of both places men,
toned are noted as places visited and
written about by Lord Byron during the
latter part Of his mortal career.
The weather throughout the South du-
ring last week was exceedingly warm and
dry except in this immediate vicinity
where over five inches Of rain foil the first
real soaking rain since the Odd Of June
The picking Of cotton is progressing with
} great rapidly all over the cotton growing
belt, and in the uplands the entire Yield
, will be housed before the middle of next
month while with continued favorable
weather the valley crop will all be gath
cred before the midwinter holidays and
the crop is entering this and other markets
very freely Estimates Of the total Yield
range from five TO six and half millions,
five and half millions being the CON
sentative figures.
If we could have Court Square turned
into COW pasture like our public high
' ways are, seal up the gaming houses and
, bucket shops, stop designations except ont
= in the woods beyond Nonconnah, have no
street car lines west Of Third street. COM
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