Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-11

of attention among the fair sex at this
time.
The widow of the late Judge L. B.
Horrigan left the city for Michigan on
yesterday.
The "MerryIWar" is to be rendered
by the Haverly troupe, at Jackson,
Tenn, tonight.
The redoubtable Tom Collins has
been resurrected and got newspaper
notice this morning.
Little girls up at Jackson carry
little brown jugs around for oontribu
tons to build q church.
| Choice country butter, received
daily, at D. G. Shelby 4 Cos, corner
Vance and fernando.
Among the visitors at Nashville
yesterday were ]. b. Aldrich and J..
G. De Pass, of this city.
The river rose q foot at Helena
yesterday, and the terrified tele-
grspher is on the qui vive.
The Grand Jury yesterday refused to
indict 7. J. Holland. whose engine,
No. al, killed E. l.. Jones.
Kate Claxton is supported by Hen
rietta Vaders and Charles Stephenson;
the latter being her husband.
The lovers of good music will at
tend the oratorio of "Stabat Mater"
at st. Peters church to. might.
DeSoto Lodge f. and A. NJ, also
st. Elmo Commandery K. T, meet
tonight, the latter in full uniform.
The Porter Guards will enter the
competitive drill at Nashville, pro-
vlded satisfactory arrangements can
be made.
The County Court will work the
convicts on the roads of the county,
paying a superintendent $50 a month
and two guards $50 each.
The fire department is on the look
out for Kate Claxton. She is to ap-
pear in the Two Orphans" and
"Frou Frou" here next week.
Two street car lines of Nashville
are reported to be making money car.
rying passengers at two and halt
cents from one end Of their route to
the other.
Several hundred pounds of choice
ReelfOOt lake bass were received this
morning and are for sale very low at
Victor D. Fuchs market, 80 and Al
Jefferson street.
On and after Friday next, until the
close of the races, the telegraph COM
psny will have an operator to receive
and transmit messages at the Jockey
Club race course.
The catfish season has opened
briskly, and several large boxes OF
good fat fellows fresh from the muddy
Mississippi sold to-day at four cents
pound wholesale.
Mr.. Ben K. Pullen, OF this city, is
at Nashville attending the Grand
Lodge session of the K. of H.; and
Miss Jessie Houston Of Nashville is
visiting friends here.
The strawberry festival and grab
bag entertainments will come next,
and they are not likely to be interfered
with by tax eaters, whose duty it is to
suppress games Of chance.
A line of new telephone poles are
in course of erection out the Her.
nando road and the old set are to he
removed. This city will shortly be
connected with Grenada, Miss, by
telephone.
A private letter from Florida says
that country is overstocked with in
valids from the North, and eggs are
worth FIVE cents each. A first. class
hennery would pay down there as well
as an orange grove.
Seessel's market, 331 Main, offers a
superior country butter at very low
figures, considering its quality. 1t is
rich yellow, perfectly pure, exquisite
in taste and favor and equal in every
respect to creamery except in price
and popularity.
Two weeks from Sunday next
Bishop Quintard is to dedicate ST
Luke's Episcopal church at jackson,
Tenn, and boy choir will participate
in the ceremonies for the first time
The church is now undergoing renova
ton and repair.
Major William G. Chambers, the
father OF Mrs. A. j. Kellar, died at
the residence of his son. Mr.. Thos. P
Chambers, IN Little Rock, Ark, on
the 9th inst, in the eighty year
OF his age. His remains arrived this
morning, and were deposited at Elm
wood.
A handsomely executed Autograph
Of the famous conductor, Thee
Thomas. has been received at this
Office. 1t represents well-lined face
of fine intellectual and artistic power,
in WHICH the remarkable development
over the eyes and the firm cut Of the
| lips betray the secret OF bis singular
and magnetic force as leader.
Mr.. L. H, Montana died at Pilot
Knob, No, on Saturday last, aged
twenty enc years, and bis funeral oc,
Cured this forenoon from the resi-
dence Of Mrs. N. L. Montana, on
Walker avenue. The fuaeral Of l.
| K. Nixon, who died yesterday, aged
twentv.four years, occurred this after
noon from 40 Lauderdale street.
The Porter Rifles met at Nashville
last Monday night and decided not to
disband, but agreed to meet for prac-
tice twice a week until the match
drill comes of in that city, Six
companies are expected to attend from
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