Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-28
THE CITY.
LKDGKR LIKES.


Jersey butter at Seesssls market,
33l Nam.
Brown & jones. coal dealers, 2S2
Main street.
The Leila Scott Lodge will work 10
the Masters degree to-night.
Young, cotton is in a sickly state all
along the Mississippi valley.
The Eckfords beat the Eagles at
Olympic Park yesterday afternoon.
Pebble spectacles and fine window
shades, at Il. WriRht's, 365 Main.
Over 5000 people, by actual count,
visited Winchester cemetery yesterday
afternoon. I7lFi
Prof. Gebhardt makes the new style
boudoirs Tor 81 per dozen at the Cot.
tage Gallery
Sam Mays assortment Of seasonable
underwear for gentlemen is not ex
celled in the city.
The warm weather is at hand, and
gentlemen should secure seasonable
underwear Of Sam May.
The Cotton Exchange members are
to meet and discuss their projected
new building this afternoon.
Fresh prairie and Kentucky butter
by the package, Is to l8c, at G. w.
Taylor L. Co., No. z Adams street.
The great Gar of all the Russias
was crowned on yesterday and still
lives, and it is supposed he is happy.
Nine gold medals are to be awarded
to pupils for proficiency in various
branches Of learning by the Christian
Brothers College.
A considerable sum of money was
invested by persons of this city at
Nashville on the big drill, and also at
Louisville on the races.
The New Orleans companies at the
Nashville drill and the Houston Light
Guards had a breakfast all together at
New Orleans this morning.
The funeral of Mr.. Martin Dryer
occurred at two o'clock this afternoon
from lO7 Poplar, where the gentleman
died near noon Of yesterday,
The LIE Moyne institute will hold
graduating exercises tonight. The
graduating exercises Of the public
schools will occur at the theater next
Friday night.
A sport psmed Pat Duffy, of New
Orleans, is $4,000 out on the Crescent
Rifles, and several young men of this
city are losers, but not so much as the
unfortunate Pat,
The death list here last week num-
bered IL, Of which six were white per
sons and six we're children. Two died
of consumption and the remainder OF
featteTIpg disorders.
Some men age born rich, some
acquire riches and some have riches
thrust upon them by the Little
Havana Lottery. The next drawing
will take place next week.
For a fair and square" piece Of
tobacco, or a reliable Havana cigar,
and for an endless variety Of choice
imported goods, Sol Coleman, the
leader, is the merchant to go to.
The actress Mary Anderson will sail
for Europe on Tuesday, and expects
to be absent a year or perhaps two
years. If successful in London, she
will perhaps play in other European
cities.
The sale of the Ayres block. to the
east of Court Square, 10 Mr.. y Hill
and Mr.. q, Hunt has been closed for
the sum Of $4,000. More than half
Of the amount goes to the tax col
lectors. b
Memorial services are to be held TO.
moTroy evening By the Women's
Christian Association at the Second
Presbyterian church on Main near
Beal street, as a tribute 10 tie late
Mrs. j. G. johnson.
A darby named Jesse Howard was
shot and killed by a masked mob al
Mariana, Lee county Ark, last Sat
urday because he set FIRE 10 Derrick
livery stable. Eight horses were
burned TO death by the FIRE.
The yplpO Of cotton fell lc pei
pound on all classes in New York TO-
day. Here the tone is easier. 0ui
receipts SO far this season sum NJ
| b02, ll9 bales, and l68,7 8l bales in ex
cess OF last year. The net receipts D
the season, which means cotton BoIt
IN this market, sums up 1889 bales
A cotton planter waao ps.. 4OO aoroi
| in cotton this spring on the river
forty miles south Of here, reports NOR,
than three>foutth5 Of it not IN, IA,
seed having rotted in the ground an,
many other valley planters report thei
cotton fields nearly as bad, while tbt
cotton plants upare stunty and sicklg
Good seed is reported very scarce ant
difficult TO obtain, and those who hay,
to replant are much worried over tn,
seed prospect.
Those who had subscription book
out making collections for the purpoB
OF rebuilding the Ebeneser Baptis
church in Chelsea, have reported /
their pastor, the Rev. II. Carter, tina
1880 have been given BY generou
donors. The Rev. Mr., Carter ex
presses for himself and his oongreRs
ton most heartfelt thanks AZ IN
, interest manifested, and hopes Ia
liberal minded will continue the zoo
work, so that his parishioners ma
have at an early day another house q
worship,