Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-27

oltalre ano q jews, vas q sub
ject learnedly discussed and lectured
upon last night at the synagogue, by
that scholarly divine and popular cit
i1en Rabbi Sam6sld.
Miss Georgia Eldridge, having just
returned from Boston, where she has
been ~perfecting her voice, will sing ct
the Central NJ. f. Church, on Union
tomorrow morning at II
O'Clock.
COrwin's news depot is supplied
with all the late dailies, weeklies,
monthlies, reviews of the day. Also
assortment of Seaside" and Low.
ell' Libraries on hand at Corwin's
No. 2s3 Main street.
Dressed Turkeys, celery, venison,
mallard ducks, spare ribs, all kinds OF
fresh meat, fresh butter and eggs, at
Victor D. Fuchs market, 80 and Al
Jefferson. The market will remain
open to morrow Sunday until 1Oa m.
All the towns within a hundred
miles, and many as far as three hun
bred miles from this vicinity ,seLt dtle-
cations here to see Mrs. Langtry. Just
think Of what would have occurred if
the Prince Of Wales had only have
come with her.
A prominent citizen and large tax
payer Of the city openly expresses
the belief that DR.. Porter, Judge
HOrrigan and Judge Hadden are the
greatest met in Tennessee, and he
thinks Judge Hadden is ahead of the
others by great odds.
The cotton mills at Brownsville,
Tenn, recently destroyed by fire, it is
stated will not be rebuilt. The affairs
Of the company will be wound up by a
receiver, and it is understood hal Mr.
W. B. Malone will be appointed to
the place of receiver.
Our bankers are selling checks on
New York at $3.50 per thousand
premium, and they buy Eastern cot
ton bills at 81 % per thousand dis
count on New York and New En-.
gland when no grace is asked. Sight
bills on Boston and Providence are
purchased at 81 50 discount.
The projected railway from this city
to Holly Springs and on to the Ala
bama State line, has been m~ortgaged
to the Philadelphia Trust and Sale
Deposit Company for six millions, the
object being to issue bonds to raise
funds for the completion and equip
ment OF the road.
A clever lot of royal kilograms, ex-
pressive Of royalistic sympathy for
royal Judge Hadden, in his citation
affair, appears in this mornings
Appeal. The worlds great rulers are
evidently stirred up over the moment
Gus matter; that is, if the kilograms
are really genuine.
Fifty-three was the lowest tenn.
perature in the early hours Of this
morning, and the range yesterday was
$50 to 660. 1t rained a little here in
the carly hours before dawn, and a
little more after sunrise. 1t was also
raining throughout northern Texas.
1t vas cloudy all around the circle,
and rainy weather is indicated
throughout the West Gulf States, the
Ohio and Missouri valleys.
The pr;aa dosaa Marie Gc;s:;ascr
and the German opera company with
her sung Won Suppe's "Bocaccio' at
Little Rock last night, and left for
st. Louis Immediately after the per.
The agent of the com
pany says $1,000 was taken in for one
week at San Antonio, and that Gels
fingers salary is $3.50 each perform.
anoe. Some Of these advance show
agents have a %jocular way Of drawing
the long bow when alllyding to the
kind Of business their troupes are
That widely known Indian fighter,
General Nelson Miles, after passing a
considerable period in New Orleans
among friends, came up the river to
this point by the steamer Will S. Hays,
and took the train here for the East
Mr.. Sam F. Hilzheip, of Pine Bluff,
describes the General as a small man
10 size, but he looks like a fighting
mau, a gentlemanly fighter. There's
nothing Of the desperate about him,
and he stands up to his tea" like a
veteran and "gsllOps with the gang"
Mrs. Langtry is still a subject of
gossip, though che is getting a little
stale, but nothing better has offered
since her departure, so the following
as the opinion Of an Arkansian, who
came three hundred miles to see the
English beauty, is aprOpos; For
beauty and char loter her face sur
passes any | ever saw. | think Fred
die shows his good sense in following
her; he is a man Of taste. She acts
good enough, too; she is so fascinating
one iorgets in her beauty her lack of
art. Beautiful women and soldiers
ever go hand in hand, you know, ID
novels and in song"