Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-10
N LOCALS IN Brief.

" AAkRa9A 800
morning last, but Minnesota had q
light dose of it, and Dakota had a
killing visitation.
Fourteen dollars per ton is the price
agreed upon at present for cotton seed
Of this years growth, at the depots,
wharf or mills here.
The FIRST bale Of cotton Of this
years growth raised in the county Of
Shelby arrived Saturday from Masou's
farm, niue miles east Of the city.
For the repose Of the soul Of the
late Michael Cary Eve low masses
were chanted yesterday by the clergy
at St. Joseph's church, South Mem
phis.
An impressive sermon was deliv-
cred at the First Baptist church yes
terday by the Rev. MI. Webb, presi-
dent Of a college in the State Of Mis-
sissippi.
W. Il. Massey and K. L. and A. F,
Bateman have been appointed to
scholarships in the State University
at Knoxville, Tenn, by Representa-
tive Wendell.
Light showers fell about Louisville
and Nashville night before last, and
both places needed their moistening
influence very much. Dust has been
awfully thick about Louisville for
some time past.
Sixty seven cases cam under In
speotor Lanes cruelty searching eyes
last month. Nineteen were children,
three were COWS and forty FIVE were
mules and horses. Five persons were
arrested and fined.
The dental firm Of Abner and Alfred
. Wesson has bsen sued for $4,000
damages on account OF having caused
the death of Mrs. Samuel SCheibier
some weeks ago. by the adminis!ra-
ton Of an sn@sthetic dose.
Tickets to Chicago and return for
$40 40 are to be sold by the Uhssa-
peake, Ohio aud Southwestern rail
road, and the ride through is to be
made in less than t~Wentysfour hours
Cheap enough and very quick.
The Penn Royal Arch Chapter,
F. and A. NJ, will confer the Royal
Arch degree at the lodge room to-
night. The Euphrates Lodge, |. D.
B b, held meeting last night. The
Chickasaw Lodge, |. D. o. F., is TO
meet to night.
The tug A. B. Stafford was busy
yesterday making two excursions to
Presidents Island, below the city
taking people down and return Tor
twenty. five cents each, The Eckert
was also out for two excursions to
Horn Lake yesterday.
The earliest frost known here ap
pesre9 on the Both Of September, and
1t was a very light one. The year Of
its occurrence 40 killing frost ap.
peared until the 18th Of November
The earliest killing frost known was
on the 9Th Of October.
The funeral Of P. O'Neil, a we'll
known young man o! twenty six years,
who died on Saturday morning, and
who was reared and educated IN this
city, occurred yesterday afternoon
from st Bridgets Catholic church,
where religious services we're held.
The hotel arrivals here ara very
numerous for the time Of year On
Saturday l64 names were entered At
four Of the hosteIries of the city, aud
they range between one and two hun
dred every day. From a thousand to
two thousand strangers cons here
every week.
-Four bales OF cotton osme up the
new Memphis, Vioksburg and New
Orleans rsilway Saturday, from j B.
Porry's plantation, the first on that
highway. Before Christmss we will
be getting cotton from the SunaoWer
river valley, 100 miles south Of here,
over the same route.
The bretzes blew cool and strong all
OF yesterday from the north, but
changed last night and came from the
east There was no frost in the moist
ure with which they were laden, but
up halt a dozen degrees above this
latitude vegetation was severely
nipped. In Dakota Territory the
frost was heaviest.
Besides running from here down to
Clarksdale on the Sunhower within a
couple Of months the Memphis and
New Orleans railway will have trains
busy at the other end from Baton
Rouge south, while at VicksburR
trains will sooE run to the Big Black,
htiy miles south Of that city, and 10
Rolling Fork, more than fifty miles
north.
1t may console many of our country
friends TO know that the spirit aa
thories at Washington have decided
that bottles Of brandy peaches or
cherries, containing no greater Quan
THY OF liquor than necessary to preseye
then fruit, are not liable to taxation.
aud dealers 10 the same will not be
required to pay special taxes as liquor
dealers.
The total mortusry list in this city
last week was 20, Of which 10 we're
white and 10 we're children But one
victim Of consumption occurred, when
usually this malady leads ell Others
in the taking off Of human life. Sir
persons died Of various forms Of con
gestion. There we're 20 deaths for the
corresponding week Of last year, and 5
OF the number were white.
The drouth Of the past summer in
Southern Texas has been almost AZ
disastrous as was that Of two years ago
and the corn and cotton crop are not
the only sufferers. The ranchmep who
devoted themselves exclusively IA
stock raising have lost many brutes
from lack Of water supply, and the
artesian well system is again aQitated
as the only y likely to afford reliel
IN case OF another visitation Of DRY
ness.
Some Of our backwoods neighbour,
are inquiring why the late Wade Boil,
tons bequest for an educational collee,
has never been applied as be wished
and the best answer is that Mr.. Boil
tons heirs, with the lawyers they hay,
IN their employ, are contendinR 4
cause a division Of the estate anon.
themselves The ~oontendins partie,
blocked the desires OF the old man A,
he lett. ~
Theaters are openiny in al A.