Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-13

A peculiar locking bunch Of sweet
potatoes Of both the red and white
varieties on q single stem was sent to
this Office to-day By Mr.W. II. Lands,
whose potato plantation is four miles
east ofthis city on Union avenue.
The Ko KO Tulu chewing gum fac
tory will in a few days have a com
plete new outfit Of machinery, which
will be perfected in 4 few days. Or
ders for the fragrant gum are coming
in from all quarters. 1t is a success.
The President Of the nation has
proclaimed that the Worlds Indus.
trial and Cotton Exposition will open
at New Orleans on the first Monday
in December Of next year and that il
will continus until the May following.
Suburban thieves are on the ram.
page and sufferers from these night
marauders propose to Join their neigh.
bors in a rigid shotgun policy. Out
on Walker avenue, near Elmwood.
several houses have been raided BY
r~ascals recently.
Complaint is made about a Rayburr
avenue citizen driving a squad oil cow
out that thorouShfare, to raise the
dust aud brighten timid horses will
equally timid drivers. 1t might rem.
edy the matter for the .bovines to b.
driven up the back alley route.
The work Of completing the Kansas
City railway has been delayed by the
destruction Of a barge load Of bridge
timber, by sinking in the St. Francis
river. The work, however, is going
forward with much vigor, and barely
eleven miles of incomplete gap re.
mains.
An effort in progress some time
since to induce the NewYorA Seventh
regiment band to come here and give
a series Of concerts, has fallen through
because the charming cornet player.
S,gnor Liberati, had engagements
which prevented his coming here and
without Liberati the attractions
would not be half as attractive.
The Nashville and Chattanooga
railroad, at a meeting of the stock,
holders in Nashville yesterday. re.
elected James d. Porter as President.
with the old directors and managers
A dividend Of 2 per cent was declared
on the stock Of the cOmpany,the earn.
lngs showing an increase of over
100000, as compared with the previ-
Gus year.
Professor NJ. D. Mugan, in company
with several other teachers, retired
from the public school service here
when the last election was held by the
School Board, the chief reason beine
a lack Of harmony with superiors,
Professor Mugan, however, is now thC
Principal Of public school at st
Louis, and he may.have more latitude
there than was given him here.
On the night Of the 18th of August
between Louisville and this city. q
grip sack full Of clothing belonging to
Mr.. Kstzenberger, Of this city, was
stolen from a Pullman sleeper on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad. IL
a suit before Squire Coleman yester
day lsadore Katzenberger was given !
verdict for $l59.75 against the railway
company TO reimburse him for the losl
sustained. An appeal was taken t
the Circuit Court.
The "0ld Green House" cast of the
Brinkley residence on Poplar street
occupied by Mrs. kichberg. wa,
severely scorehed last night by a FIRE
The loss will probably reach $500
fully covered by insuranc.
In Darlington Mason's agency,
which would have been greater buI
Tor the exertions Of the FIRE depart.
ment. The blaze made by the burn
ing structure illuminated the skies fol
miles around, and many who saw Il
from points south Of the city Limit
believed a four story brick Of large
proportions was the object burning.