Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-01

ling, and visitation of the same kind
here would be welcome.
= The entertainment at Estival Park
to come of on the 10Th inst. for the
benefit Of the Library Association
promises to be very attractive.
Business men will find it to their
interest to have all their job printing
done at the PUBLIC LEpGES lob
printing Office, IL Madison street.
The stone pavement on lower sec-
ond street has been completed, but
the street is not yet open to public
travel. It will be, however. BY next
week.
Very low excursion rates are prom
ised over the several railways and
steamboat lines for visitors to the
Louisville Exposition, which opens
to-day.
1t is warming up again. The mer-
eury at six this morning was 76' and
81 higher than yesterday morning at
the same time. The range yesterday
was 66to 89e.
The Underwriters order, prohibit
ing the storage OF oil in other than
designated warehouses, was before the
Merchants Exchange for discussion
this afternoon.
The tickets for the next drawing of
the Little Havana Lottery are selling
rapidly as this lottery is very popular.
Only 5000 tickets will be used in
the next drawing.
The sidewalks are beginning to be
used freely by merchants for the
transfer of newly arrived goods for
autumn traffic and few wayfarers com.
plain at the Inconvenience.
Coal dealers are filing up their
yards with a supply for the fall and
winter trade, aud those who provide
carefully for their families are filing
up their cellars for future use.
Large plaeards with "The Rsiah"
thereon have been plastered about in
public places. 1t doubtless means
that weare to be favored with dra-
matte production of that name after a
bit.
Pine timber from near Beauregard,
in Southern Mississippi, and oak from
the vicinity of Corinth in Northeast
Mississippi, is coming here freely for
use in the construction of mAnuiacto-
ries.
The keys of the new LoWenstein
building we're turned over by Mr..
Goodlett this forenoon to Messrs. B. {
Lowenstein l. Bros. They hope to
get into their new house by the 10th {
inst. Ii
The new Planters Cotton Seed Oil
Mill now in course of erection will
have an engine IT 200 horse power, the J
greatest power of any in the city ex- !
cept that used by the Water Works l
Company.
The alleged murderer, Walter Nor,
ris, Is to 20 to Cincinnati tonight to
answer for his crime, and will be es-
corted by officer Il. A. Crawford, who
came here last night to take charge of
the prisoner.
The tone of cotton abroad exhibited
less strength to day. Sales yesterday
here, at New Orleans and New York
were quite liberal, as compared with
the apathetlc movement ruling Tor :
some time past.
The people living in the south
eastern portion OF the city say it is !
very kind of the authorities to lay the !
sewers along their highways at this
particular time. They all paid sewer
taxes several years ago.
This is the first big day at Louisville
out every one Of the coming one hun
dred will be apt to swell out bigger n
and bigger, not bigger" as old door
keeper Fitzhugh wrote when he said J
he was "a bigger man than old Grant"
The Porter Guards start north on a
tour in about two weeks. They have
elected Messrs. w. D. Beard, j. j.
Shoemaker and Ed Durham as homo. I
rary members, and Eugene Murrell I
and j. b. McClarty as active mem
beIs.
The Alabama stone front Of the
new Lowenstein building is decidedly
the hAndsomest in the city. The glass
windows Of the structure are also
rather handsome, at least they cost
the handsome sum OF $500 or very
close to it.
The Beal street city railway track
from peSOto to Lauderdale is to be
entirely relaid with a heavy oak tim.
Der foundation. The material has
been laid in piles along the course,
and the work Of tearing up the old
track will commence at once. n
kilograms to the Merchants Ex- |
change this forenoon quotes crsat I
81 70, apd no change from last night. |
At St. Louis meal was $3.50, and I'm, /
changed, and -four was steady. No [
other kilograms regarding the state Of |
the markets for goods on the spot we're
received.
During the twenty-four hours end.
ing last evening the rainfall az Milan.
Tenn, was 2 34>lO0 inches; at Browns
vile it was l.20; Paris, OF; Clarks 1
vile, 063; Nashville, 08l; Corinth, (
! %; Tuscgubia, l.S5; Decatur, O34;
Withe, O04; Hern.ajo, 006 and
Grenada, 0O4 No rain fell about
Grand Junction, BatesVille or SCOTS
bore, Ala.
A scholarship in the State normal
school atNashville, provided for the
Tenth Congressional district BY the
Peabody educational fund. will be