Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-12
THE CITY.
LEDGER LINES.

Call at Il Beal for saddlery.
Mincemeat at Carson & Paines.
Abdominal supporters, Lange's.
Carson & Paine's pure leaf lard.
q. Kaiser removed to II Beal street.
New buckwheat, Jos. p. Carey & Co.
LEDGER Office removed to II Union S
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 2s2 Mali
street.
Concert rehearsal Of the Mendelssobr
Society tonight.
All styles Of plain and fancy candies al
Carson Il Paine's
Smoke Little Diamond, s for 25c a
Bergman q Wagener's, rs Main.
A large lot Of geniting apples lust re-
ceiyed by Carson & Paine.
Our neighbors to the southwark ar,
recovering fully from their recent sttacl
Of politics.
The new roadway leading toward New
Orleans lie now finished thirty-seyen mile,
to the southwark,
A line Of fine toilet sets, vases, ladies
leather bags and velocipedes at o. T.
Harris toy store, 352 Main.
The country roads are in a miry conai-
ton, but large number Of wagons cam,
into the city on Saturday in spite oft.
The cold weather has come and so ba,
that large assortment of heating and
cooking stoves at Rapp, Yerdel & Co. &
4l9 Main
Out on the yerandas and front porche,
which have been desirable places for
evening chats heretofore, gave way 10 cor.
ners by warm FIRE this morning.
Thick clothing is popular to-day be-.
cause 1t Is the most comfortable. Yester.
day and all Of last week Il was sultrv
enough for thin garments to be liked The
best.
Tomorrow evening pArlor musicale
Will be given at the residence Of Mrs. NJ.
A. MeCombs, $40 Adams street, for The
benefit Of the ladies room Of the First
Presbyterian church society.
The Carrie Swain Comedy Comp,nv
came in at two o'clock this afternoon by
the Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern
railroad from ST, Louis, where an en-.
gagement closed on Saturday evening
last.
The telescope man has arrived on hi,
way to the tropics, and gives people a
chance TO see the planets blink through
his long pipe, at 10 cents peep. Tie
telescope man, like wild geese, ALWAYS
travels southward about this period.
The value Of cotton at present, as com.
pared with the beginning Of the season
/ September DIT, is the same on good mid.
ding and middling fair, nc higher ON
middling, &c higher on low middling. X
up on good ordinary, and &c up on ordi,
nary.
Seessel's market, 33l Main, keeps mace
with the best. They offer Mallard ducks.
squirrels, a variety Of fish, oysters, celery,
pure pork sausage, ETC., etc. They also
| handle choice fresh meats Of all kinds
/ from the refrigerator at Seesel d Ashner
beef and pork packing establishment
The mortuary report for this eity last
week shows "a deaths, Of which G we're ol
consumption 8 Of various fevers. and tbe
remainder scattering. Nine were infants
or children, ii were cOl0red and 70 white.
and died NJ the City Hospital, while 4
Others were subjects Of inquest Last
year for the same week, p persons died.
Wilkerson's gin house with six bales
cotton and lot Of seed, was burned mi
Friday. Insurance, $500 in Murpbvi !
agency. this city. The gin was situated
on the Mississippi shore near Anderson !
Landing, six miles above Australia. and
nearly li5 miles below this city. A few
days before gin house with 30 bale of
cotton was destroyed in the same vicinity.
The cotton belonged chiefly to Cowan &
Miller
The privilege Of gaming at the race
course heretofore during each meeting. has
been worth 1900 in cash 10 the Jockey
Club, and the privilege Of selling pools
for the same 10 the city sold for $500 Der
This makes up $500 toward the necessary
$1,000 for purses at a meeting, and goes a
/ long way toward assisting the enterprise.
II taken away by oppressive laws this will
rum the future prospects Of the Jockey
Club here.
Yesterday about noon two well known
] young men around town, who shall he
! designated as Messs II. and W.. indul0-
cd In little mill on the bridge near Kim.
woodCemetery. Quite crowd Of blood
were present Rhd Mr. H., the smaller man
OF the two, landed two straight deliyerios
on Mr. WIS anatmony with the science
and precision Of an old ring brtiiser. M
ii. was declared victor. after which tbc
principals Joined hands across the bloody
ohasm.