Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-13
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The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office constantly receives new type Of
the latest styles, and the office gener-
ally is kept up to the highest standard
Of excellence.
The highest water in the Cumber,
land at Nashville last year was $3.50
feet on the 22d Of January. Yester-
day morning it lacked 10 feet of being
up to that point.
The audience at the theater last
night we're In PARADISE" Of laughter.
The winner Of the capital prize in the
Little Havana Lottery will be In
Paradise" of joy.
At the close Of the second act Of
"One Of the Finest" at New Orleans
Saturday night last, Mr.. Gus Williams
was presented with handsome gold
headed cane by q number of his ad-
miring friends.
The water level at Cincinnati this
morning, at 6 o'clock, was ca feet s
inches and q inches higher than in
1892, that being the highest stage ever
known. AT Louisville it was 39E feet
at the same hour.
The Porter Guards are to meet to
night to consult over and decide UPON
the details of a plan to entertain the
citizens OF Dubuque, Iowa, of whom
some fifty or more are under way for
this city.
The spelling puzzle has exercised
the patience and taken up the time of
many people, old and young, in the
city. One ambitious youth has
worked out 1854 words of four letters
that can be spelled out by revolving
the little paper discs.
Instead Of Fresh, the American"
heretofore announced as the bill for
tomorrow night at the theatre,
I'm Paradise" will be presented. The
great success Of the new piece causes
the change. 1t will also be played TO-
night aud at the matinee tomorrow
afternoon.
The pay roll Of the city schools for
January was $i57s.25; and incidental
expenses $l4O4.14. There is now
s263l .S3 in the hands Of Treasurer
Dunscomb. The indebtedness of the
schools in excess Of the cash on hand
is now slS,424.O7. This includes the
teachers unsettled pay roll for De.
cember last, amounting TO $4362.95.
Heavy fogs prevailed this morning
at Vicksburg, Starkville, Miss, New
Orleans and all along the Texas gulf
coast. 1t was raining here. at Little
Rock and up in Kansas. Light local
rains prevail to day throughout the
west gulf States, the Ohio, Tennessee
and the Missouri valleys, and the
temperature promises to be slightly
warmer.
The recent high water aud swift
current ia reported to have under
mined a considerable portion of the
abutment work, and swept away vari.
Gus sections Of mattresses about Plum
Point. These, with ever SO much
piling, have literally lodged among
the rack heaps and drift piles in the
chutes and bends between Plum
Point and this city, and some have
gone or toward the Cult.
The darky captured yesterday and
by Officer Jenny as the
one who three years since escaped
after grabbing pistol from him, is
fine scamp Of the desperate type. He
robbed the store of George Arnold &
Co. night before last, taking three or
four dollars 10 small change out of the
forward drawer, but did not disturb
anything else. He also broke into
Coffin & Co.'s oil store, but did not
get much. At least the two stores
were entered and the darby caught is
believed to be the fellow who did it
Officer Ohsstain ran the rascal down
under the bluff near the foot Of JEFF
fersOn street, before he got his hands
on the fellow.