Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-04

graphs but artists of skill do. There
fore go to Cottage Gallery for flint
work.
The inside Of the Exposition build
ing is to be illustrated in Frank Les
lies, from a sketch by Mr.. Fred An
derson.
Grand Prairie grass butter, highly
favored, very fine, By express daily
s. L. Moore & Co., corner HernandC
and Vance.
The space devoted to the festival
in Pittsburg and Baltimore by thu
press of those cities, shows Thomas
has taken them by storm.
Seessel's market, 331 Main street
will make Sunday morning delivery o
strawberries, fresh vegetables, fresl
meats, fish. etc. Leave orders.
G. w. NALL, 322 and 324 MAR
street, is receiving the handsomest
line of carpets, mattings, shades anC
crumb cloths, ever brought to thil
city.
Tickets are selling rapidly for the
next drawing Of the Little Havana
Lottery which occurs next Wednes,
day, Only $4,000 tickets will be used
at 81 each.
A lecture is to be delivered at the
Market street schoolhouse next Sat-
urday forenoon, to the teachers insti-
tute of the county, which will meet at
the time named.
The Greenwood Literary Club had
another enjoyable intellectual gather.
ing last evening at the residence of
Mrs. Thompson, on Walker avenue, in
the Southern suburbs.
The building No. % Pontotoc street
unless repaired within the next fif-
teen days will be condemned by the
city authorities. 1t has been reported
as in an unsanitary condition.
At the complimentary benefit ten.
dered to Mr.. Frank Gray tonight,
both comedy and opera form the pro-
gramme, and the comedy is the same
performed here by the celebrated
comedians, Robson and Crane.
President Hidden wishes it dis
tinctly understood that the fountain
erected on the bluff yesterday is in>
tended for man and beast alike, and
to that end he ordered a number of
cups provided.
Leave orders at Victor D. Fuchs
market, 80 and Al Jefferson street, for
Sunday morning delivery of pompano,
red Snappers, or other choice fish, fresh
meats of all kinds, all vegetables in
season, ETC., etc.
The value of cotton was advanced
to at two o'clock yesterday afternoon
in New York, and prices there are
now &c above this day last week, also
&c higher than a month ago. Here
the advance during the past week has
been from 1 to 10 per Id.
The Chelsea Oil Works has been
sold by John e. Bennett & Son to S.
Kstzenberger Sons. and $3l, 900 as
part payment made in cash. The sale
also included large amount of valua>
BILE real estate. A stock company
will be formed terun and improve the
The directors Of the Vanderbilt In
surance Company should carefully
study the matter of electing a Secre-
tary as he is the man who makes BUSH
ness for the company. This being a
new company should have a live,
and energetic man for that
position and one who will devote his
entire time to it.
A Philadelphia who attended a
rehearsal of the Mozarts last night,
pays them the compliment of saying
their singing would do credit to the
older musical organizations of the
East, and will undoubtedly electrify
their audiences.
The Knights of the Red Branch
here have chosen John Calvin Presi-
dent, james Gallagher, Vice Presi-
dent; John Walsh, Treasurer, and T,
j. Brogan, Secretary. They held
meeting last night and heard Delegate
MOfet relate his experiences at the
recent Philadelphia convention.
Mr.. Frank Gray is kept busy daily
up to one in the afternoon at Mans
fields drug store, disposing of reserved
seats for the Music Festival, People
are coming here from Charleston, s.
c., Rome, Ga, Chattanooga, Corinth.
Paducah, Sardis, Holly Springs and
eyer SO many other places not re-
ported.
The interesting dog tribe down
about Adams and Third are growing
ferocious with age. Two of the brutes
attacked and bit Turnkey s. N. Baker
yesterday, as he ives passing that
vicinity. The idea Of dogs roaming
the highways and attacking public
officials is a new one, and it BODIES evil
to the increasing canine population.
A number OF lots in South Mem.
phis along the line OF the Kansas rail.
way from Broadway to Carolina street
are several feet below the grade OF the
railway there, and residents who com>
planned that the railway companies had
not complied with their contract, we're
ct yesterdays meeting of the Legisla>
tive Council notified that they were
mistaken, and that they have no proper
cause to complain,
While Sergeant Scott, at the mo.
ment in charge, had q tussel with a
crazy man yesterday afternoon at the
stationhouse, a fugitive from Missis
sippi. named Atwood, took French
leave, The man had been allowed to
emerge from bis cell to have q talk
with his attorney, Hsq. Miller, and hs
took advantage Of the fracas to es-
cape. Sergeant Scott had his face
considerably paEOd, bgt the lgnatic
was landed in Jail. -