Public Ledger from Memphis, Tennessee • 4

S3 ROOTIM AID BOAHD A HOLSTEIN HAUL ION XJ tF USmNT5 ElKBISA TBEATtB 2 'NIGHTS and MUnMoommanoint Thun day iebruy lb The CHAKMXhU and INCOMPARABLE Ten Per Cent on tha Celebrated Garland Base Burner Notice TO- LADIES! 1 will remove the Effltoitoy Materiel Department la a Few Day Te the ground floor of my store 209 Main St To make room will close out my stock of Furnishing Goods and offer Large Inducements Sam Hay COURTHOUSE NOTES party They will be mnoh missed by their many friends Mr and Mrs Gale have entertained liberally this season and addod much to the enjoyment of society people old as welt as young married and single Miss Oeorgia Dustin who has been a guest of this elegsnt snd hospitable mansion for some time and one of the quartette of yonng lady attractions will leave shortly for her Northern home in Illinois PERSONAL Stuffed mangoes Duffy Co For carpenter work call telephone 457 Rioh Ciseoli Soalcs of all kinds repaired by A Smith 83 East Court Good dinners at Felix opposite new customhouse Mr and Mrs John Landstreetjr arrived in the city this morning Looker sets grates and does general jobbing in brick work 357 Main Telephone No 889 Call on McCall for grate setting and general repairing in brio-work Smoky ohimneys oured Saiisk faction guaranteed No 238 Seoond The nnptials of Miss Luoille 0 Johnson and Mr Patterson are to be celebrated next Wednesday at the Seoond Presbyterian oburoh this oity The funeral of the late Mrs Luoy Vance Guion occurred from the family reeidenoe 299 Lauderdale street this forenoon and it was numerously attended Mary the three year old daughter of Floreaoe and Elisabeth Mo Cirthy died yesterday and the Inner al took plaoe this afternoon from the family reeidenoe 66 Second street Mr Robert Jones and Miss Lulu Montgomery were married at the residence of the bride's father on the Poplar boulevard this morning at 8 o'clock promptly and in the presence of only the immediate family of the bride Calliontt and wifo Coldwater Harris Alabama Miss Nettie Farris Lexington Ky: Miss Olive Lyles Memphis Mi Jessie Carver do Biair Albany Alfred Bouvier St Lonis were visitors at the Exchange to-day Viotor Fuchs' market 39 snd 41 Jeffersoo exhibit for Friday fresh red sosppers Savannah river shad Golf shrimps Reelloot lake peroh Lake Erie salmon smelts Finnan baddiea oysters celery game and fresh meat of all kinds All orders delivered promptly Mr Thomas Inman of New York and his party of friends are expeoted here at six this evening on the Valley road from the Sou'h aod are to leave by the Cheaspeike Ohio and Southwestern to morrow at 11:30 am They will stop at the Gayoso will attend the reoeption at Montgomery Plaoe on the Boulevard to-oigbt aud will view the oity to-morrow forenoon leldy A (e Halim A Liberal Discount has been made on all Heating Stoves in order to Reduce our Stoek BCa IrtL db OO tl a OFFICE OP JOBN MANOGUR Memphii Tenn FihnunrTfl Ihave tin day agreed with THE LI KB MORS froiKDHY AND ittAcaiN? cdvupa vv for the sale of my entire stock nf Wrought Iron Nuts Woehara and Haa Ti am to Uka effect March 1 18s8 I th ihTa r-turs thanks to my fnands an enstomars for their liberal patrona dnnoa a twnty years and alio to assure them that tha business will be turaZiin reliable and responsible parties whom I hay known intimately for mast friends and customers that their orders nnder the new iSmaJemSnt win nre and attention and I ash for yjur eontmued patronace JOHN Ma) og Referring to abort Tory flattering notice tnk pleas nr In nnnonnolnn the foiled additional dpartmnt-tb mmVu A SUVIEKOEE Preeldect The Livermore Foundry Machine Company Iron? RailwaySupply Department 886 and 888 Second Street Hempbla Tenn Railroad Supplies In ooDoeetionwlth onr Foundry and Machine Department 180 to 174 Adams itra-e SSTt the best position to supply any and 11 demands for srebatir of wrought or Cast Iron wo Machinery Hoary Hardware and Railway bnnoliei VirT solicited and we promise onr best attention -J -applies a ox orders GOOD rooms with board at Priddy House corner Jefterton and Pi QFSIRABLE looms Cfl BALE OH RfcWI iAiJOS and orsans new and seconani on edpy moniuiy installments at WTi'tViaNV A HPS 8 etreet UNIQUE Solid Silverware AT JEWELER 294 MAIN PUBLIC LKDGhK Offieei 17 Untom treat TEH CENTS PEH VEEK THE CITY T1UR3DAT TKBEUART 18 1886 LEDGER LINES Fall moon to-night Dretsed tarkeyg Kirk Allen Co Brown Joqci eod dolen Slain street Germantown is to eleot a Magistrate next Monday Malaga grape 23 cents per pound at Lytle Shields The oit chain gang is still basy soraping np dirt on Main street A good ooenpation John Lilly 322 Front street is olos tng oat stock of wines liquors and oigars at eost 1 eras cash Keep oat cold and dost Valen weatherstrips best in use Deg nan Co 207 Main street Call and examine new spring 'styles of window shades aod wall paper at Jos 343 Main street The Patton eoal arriving by the aod and delivered by Patterson Co be beat The days are now 10 hoars in length an inerease of over an hoar and a haltsinee the first ot last month Tha time for tree trimming is at hand and the planting of trees evergreens vines and other varieties of yard orniment and orchard additions is close ahead Car No 59 of the Memphii City Railway broke an axel at noon tody at the oorner ot Mam and Jefferson streets and bloekaded the road nntil it was hanled aside The eases of the pirtiee engaged in the row at the Paoifio House last night were continued by Judge Hadden un-lit Tneady negt and they were plaeed under a bond of $3uQ3 to answer The temperature recorded as low ae thi morning not bat irreet nevertheless and warmer than lowest it is pleasant to lay that the promise is for aull more genial weather The gam law are io foree bat like many others are not enloreed hence just now the snpply of rabbits qnati wild dneks and squirrels is abnnaaot and the same is as ebeap as at toy time daring the season The eotton mills at Angnsta are reported to be working at a small margin ol profit for the first time in three yeirs A large list of etook holders tjte Pioneer Millhere know how it is themseiyes The 8t Lonis Dime Vnsenm man also the Now Orleans Dime Museum two men have gone heooe and after the breexe they raised they doubtless feel better while Manager Crosby seruinly feels relieved The money expended by the govern meat on the eastomboase and grounds here sums np tt20 500 and on the Marine Hospital 178200 The prop' erty is worth all it eost thongh the customhouse is not large enough for requirement The old tag and go appropriation continue to be a feat are ol fond feeling among many people fcenee it will be pleasant to annonnee that an appro priation ot about 130 000 is likely to be made to build a pike from here to the National Cemetery some six miles ont on the Raleigh road Sol Imported Diligenoias bare now his own inscription and name oa the boxes snd ribbons Sol bas the genuine and aells them at less than thev oan be bought for in New York 'which is 3 for 25 cents Sol always leads bat never follows Go to his eigar palace for good article There will be a special meeting for the sohool children at the Cumberland church pa Saturday evening at 4 when My Say ford will give a special address to the oaag and Mr aod Mrs Towner will sing some of their sweet songs The children sre requested to bnng their hymn books I) that they may join in the singing Mr Jysne states that he hae not demanded pi tor services as witness and otherwise ia the Criminal Court but that a credit has been m4s in his favor the warrant made out and signed by Esq Slaughter When notified of this fact be applied for it but Chairmaa Slaughter refused to give it to him There the matter stauds The amount i-rolved is only 117 Through rbilMlpblg Custom House Jail Imported DlLIGEtIClAS 3 for SBc With inicriMion oa the ribbons and boxes fcillnis KrtAfil 1 nnrtAiion fnr Hnl as follows: Coleman A small darky name not reported had one of his arms eraBhed it whole length under the wheels of the aocom modation train on the Memphis and Charleston railroad as it left the depot eveeiog before last The boy at temoted to jump from the train while it was under way and going at a pretty lively rate A number of boys are in the habit ot leaping on and elf trains in and near the pity while moving and it is a wonder that more of them are not erippled or killed outright riBBl FI8II! FHHI keesselA VS ortzburger Jutf sibJu ai The season ia now open for stock ebiokens The finest ever received here is now offered for sale at Kirk Allen 143 Especial Importation for bol Bee that you gat the genuine Heavy Sale of Blooded Cattle at Union 8tock Yarda Yesterday Afternoon Beprekeiitativea I roin Several atalea la Attendance and Lively Bidding Memphis oan truly eongratulato hereelt that she had tbs largest sale of imported itook ever offered est Tenneesee On yesterday at Union Stock Yards just below the oity com menoeff It sale of cattle imported to this country by Archibald Son and otheri interested in atook importations Bolore the begint ing of the sale by tbs anotioneer A Stoddard there assembled many prominent oattle men from all parts ot the adjoining country Luuob was served on the grounds and alter eating all were invited to bid The first contest was over Marianna No 42 in the catalogue The bidding was lively and fioally resulted a purchase by Mr Brown of Pittsburg a member of the firm of Brown Jones ooal dealers of this oity at the sum of I3U0 Mr Brown also purchased others for Bums more or less large Alter this sale Major Rambaut said the title to all atock was good and that they were registered in Holland aud oould be registered in the Southern stook book of cattle upon payment of proper fees Alter this announcement and a statement made by Judge Walker as to the warrantee of the title the bids beoame animated as the stook was exhibited for sale Mr'S Busby bought Grietke a fine heifer Rolls mother Debbies a bull Darky the heifer and others his purobasea amounting to the sum of $1070 cash paid Perched on the stock barricade sat Major John Adams of Little Rook who bought several head ot fine oattle When questioned hesaid: These oows oan swim andwill float many a pound ot Mr Peters bid lively aod pur chased several head of the hestptyiug tor the highest $233 There cau be no sale like this without a lawyer so Jule Taylor bought milker for $135 Dr A 8 Yarbrough of ComoMiss and other fine eattle breeders from his section were in atteodanoe Dr Yarbrongh has a fine snail of graded oattle which he desires to sell at moderate prioea in order to enter into the thoroughbred stook business Mr 8 A Cunningham correspondent of the Nashville Amerioan was a prominent observer on the grounds A large eattle dealer from Fort Worth Texas Mr MVan lindt was one of the lively bidders The total aales yesterday footed up IS5U0 The following noted oattle raisers and dealers were in attendance from the States ot Mississippi Arkmsaw Kentucky and Tennessee A Wharton Brownsville Tenn Goodman Covington Tenn Wright Paulsbury Tenn Joseph Burney bhelby county A ilowner Cave City Ay Victor f'uehe Memphis Greer Memphis Steele Wood-tock Tenn 0 Germantown Tenn Ferris Nashville Tenn 8 Winston Memphis 0 Buggies Ohio Van Zandt Jr Fort Worth Tex Turner Charleston Mis Geo Buchanan Holly Springs I) Lake Memphis Cannon Memphii Ellis Tientoii Tenn 0 HaysTrentonTenn John Cocke Gill Station Tenn Porter Wells Station Tenn John Peters Memphis Coleman Little Kotk Ark Brown tlsburg Pa fitzgibbon Memphii A Jones LaGrsnge Tenn Ramps Tipton county Tenn Ttaos Klye Brownsville Tenn Harvey Mason Tenn E-Dorr bard is Miss Farrow Shelby county A Harris Mampbu BBm arpe Sneioy county 0 Dunn fcbelby oounty Keesti Helena Ark Jones ohn Cochran John Gordon Mil McGinn a Tenn Ad Storm Tenn John Moore Helena Ark -Sirith city A William Abbott Parker jr TeDn Thornton city Parker Newbern Tenn JO Castle Tipton Tenn Slaughter Memphis Perkins Memphis Charles 0 Germans Centerville Mis 0 Buchanan Okolona Mu Kyle Batesville Mis Jim 8 tone Batesville Miss A Cooper Batesville ss Caldwell Batesville Miss Bel Courtlsnd Mia Dr 8 Lester Batesville Mis Perkins Batesville Mias Taylor Batesville Miss 8 A Cheatham Miss Robinson Htockton Ala Rush Person Jackson Tsnn 8 Walker Memphis A Taylor Memphis Porter Memphis endel Woodstock Tenn 8 Busby Woodstock Tenn Pitts Virginia 8 Fitzgibbn Virginia Berlin Memphis Ellis Brunswick Tenn Daniel Wofford Memphis Wofford Gaiheeville Ga Louis Hananer Memphis Adams Little Rock WW School field Memphis Henning Henning Tenn Cooper Memphis Dudley Fray per Memphis WMteijr Mississippi ir Weller FP Poston Memphis Jus Fletcher Missiisirpi-J 0 Askew Mississippi:" -J Parmer Mi-sits ppi- i Hugbev Buntyn Norna Buntyn It is a Lot I can get get better wine liouor and cigars at Dave Kaufman's than gny other place iu the eity The Hyatie BKgsf Book STEPHEN GIRARD A complete guide to Wealth Health and Happiness Consulted daily by this eminent man Taken from the Arabia of nobanuned fiaitlsi Embracing the mysticism rites and cere monies of the Orient Adapted to the wants of all cluei and cop imons of people REVISED A ENLARGED EDITION 8Oi0 ReleieoMi Price 25 cents For sale by flaoelord 149 899 Mala Si iHrmphlaae Off for Florida Miss Addie May Gale daughter nf Mr and Mrs Tom Gale ot Cynthia Plane accompanied by Miss Irene Myers cf West Virginia who hae been her gneet this cpnier left Tuesday for New Orleans to join Jfdge Lttbam and wife and Miss Floy La-tbamwho expect to make ao extended trip through Florida visiting pearly a)l prominent points of interest Upon their return Mis Gale and Mies Myers fll step 'a Mississippi to pay a visit to the letter's brother These two yonng ladies have contemplated a Boa1 hern trip some time and their departure was hastened by the oppor iuuity to go yntb Judge LOTTA And Her Own Comedy Company Thursday and Friday evening NITOUCHE Saturday ttatino musette Lotta nw song and dano-S Matinee prices same as at n'gbt Performance wll commenoa at 1 HOp ffl Teb 224324 JH SH-272827 ANNIE riXLET MUSEUM No 224 Main atreat Memphii Croby Proprietor Commanding MONDAY February 1L -OUR Type SettiDg Contest For the Diamond Champion Badge Week nfjhe Fat Coiivontoi Beauties IN TBB THEATER The Peters Combination One Dlm to All Hfl KOlSitK 278 Main street Teiephona 986 Notary Public Commlrsioner of Deeds United fctiteg commissioners Depositions tak nand all harness pertain io Notary Public and a Oommieaionor lira trenre ted carefully and pr mpty 62 Henry Peres IN- FUnriSTURE Stoves Queensware Etc 84 Beal street THE store undergoing thorough repair aud will soon bare occupied All gooas on hand at the time of the fire have beau sold and the store will be reopened with an Entire New Stock in tb latest and moat popular pattern Old pa'roni aro requested to delay thetr pur ohue until thli new (took it placed on exhibition 141 SAM FOLTZ Fresh Peats OYSTERS FISH and GAME Cor Adam nd Third llg Fresh Poultry Country Buttor and Egg al way on hand Telephone ardors promptly attended to Telephone number la 098 Fra delivery of 11 pureha market lade at this Satisfaction Guaranteed For Gentlemen Wear Belter Than Ever SALE VOEGELI CO 271 and 410 Ntls ft aansstgiogH I JOHN WRITE 34i Main street corn or Jefferson COufiMAN Justice of the Peoe 0 Notary Pabito and Commi siooor of Deeds Special at enti given to Collections theeroniy Offiew 12 sdison st 1191 1 SITUATION at assistant bookkeeper to monttn vithoot elry to become prtr in double entry Addiji this offiee 146 TO A cottage of five rooms in bouth AUmpms htete price aoa looetion hiute Led office 118 TWOreiiebJ chambermaids at T2 Madison street lSu gaoONDuAND CLOXHINO AiMBfiaT prioes paid Id! tLIAS SHAUU 48 Seal street CARPETS taken up cleaned and rIatd Toe bansiog of lace euruios a specialty George Payne and Dariy Bell oorner Desoto and Gyoost Telephone 167 14V Akarto to order tbeir sol leather eait skins limn and findings of Reb-kopf A Co No- bA Mata street ftU OLD gold watch 1 eases bilver for cash or Mnifot-d 14 FOR RENT HOCaB No 36 Overton street 60 Mai street Apply at A cation Addreas A care this offioa C0TTA9XNo Cla7stretrbtweea Her aando aod DeSeto to respoosibi tenant only bbspberd 10 Madison sty 1 i S' LANDING aodetore houao fecaolan at Meacbam Horton ONE two-story frame store with residence on upper story containing five rooms Sa'd store is welt adapted for either a retail grocery dry goods at tons or drug store (situated on southwest corner 1 bird and Auction atreete Good yard and privileges Enquire Ne 8 hecobd street QIOKEBOUSB N'o2V Bain street hes stand in the eiiy lately occupied by So Moms as a cigar store Apply et SOI Main street l2ot NJCE cottage nine rooms ttaeleaud out bcusea on Lena evenue near Brinkley avenue norib of and pw Boulevard street PriM nar month avenue norm or ana pew iwuievera si iirit Price $25 per month Goion A gt 19 Mad iron si fcBELBY 4g large rooms two baJls servants rooms kitchen fr fc SELBY street eorner 6heiby and Q'iQ Huiipgj large two story brlik house 8 and basement room two large cellars eistern and waterworks throughout the house all neeesi-ary outbuiidiois Now occupied by Galbreath For rent oa the first day of February For further information apply to Bart 13 Madison WA HE Al LEI 2X1 Ham i root Heal Estate Agent Rendenoe Union near MeUmgton choice houses 4 rooms eeVa Front street Between Jackson and Walker Fort Pickering Vsnee 3-story brick 9ro4ins li4 Exchange between 3d and 4tk streets Uoiessao me strtet near Lauderdale Mrs BeLTi farm and reaiaence Holly Ford road (Part of same for sale) Mrs Richardson's reeidneeon Bass avenue ad grounds 4M2 Orleans near Tate street YU Dunlap strvet 8 squares north ofPoplar IT of OlisK 1A5 Moaby street eight rooms in good eonditioo new Inquire oily Roper A Roiiiy 8 Main at J07J OFFICrB and rooms over uehs7 nd 41 Jffwm FOR qEOTvSTBTi bliTiokTtriiid dVn 412 Main 148 RBAfc HSIATH FOR SALE The following desirably looated property I offer tor sale at low prices for etsh ail occupied by good lensuu end in excellent eoodi-uoni Twe story double tenement frame dwelling witn firoemseah Nos ZJ6 and Linden streeibet weo eiliugton and 1 uriey atreete lot 37H ty ibfi feet Two story single frame dwelling 7 rooms No 451 touth side Pontotoo east of Orleans street lot 85 by 1 10 feet Two to frame dwelling 7 rooms No 110 north side Alabama street west part of double tenements by lic feet Doe ttory fram cottag 4 rooms first house ecat et eorner ol Nintn nd Caroline streets Job'iw at lot On frxm otUr oft room lortk )U Brood hif rqur ol Hernando road and red street a it line To ttory mot I roo brick itor No S'f di0r lieboto trotlol 21 by 76 iel Apply to PB JOSES fl Madison street A LanUij qanQty of AtiOO lOBf SUpis tatOB seed Crop sola Uus muoq at a premium of 3)4 to So cor fe'T tLahHE fit ADio! and BLiadks ill lo 11 fcU4i of Legal Blinks oa hand For ie obesp the Tabu Ledger ofiio tl OXD ER bPAFEKB QDoat cheep it LhPDKH OrFICK OSS Motstrt's4oket ehvpttLfif( 117 1 0 LD TYPE BeUerthn Babbitt lr mohuierr at li $3 Gaiters Button and Be! cen't be beet by any other make OLE S5 SHOES IS Alt STYLES Are tba Admiration of Alt 0r and Shoos WEAR THH BEST AD LONGEST of any other a aka Weheve Ladies Kid Button shoes From til ard hsv art p-r'eotin mj nd WB AttB BULK AGKM3 TOR TUB Patent Adjustable CORSET SHOE ZELLNER CO 800 MAIM ST Memphis CiUlogues sent fra to any ad dretn on apphnatton WALTHAM WATCHES i -IN- Gold and Silver CASES Large Variety -AT- Lowest Prices JE WELERS 290 Main Bt DIAMONDS! To those contemplating baying DIA-HON DS are prepared to offer special inducement in the way of pricea and woad invite attention to our large and elegant stock comprising all line of atone aet in latest ttyle mounting WATCHES JEWELRY SOLID SILVER FANCY G00D3 The Jet Palace 288 Earn corner Madison Wo make spooUly of repairing of all Hndp Priddy House Formerly Commareial HotaL Cor Front and Jefferson Street MEMPHIS TENN PRIDDY Proprietor of Richmond Va Term Transient Rates pi 60 per day Pfl Stanley 55 MADISON ST- Hutpfcfi A fall stock of Wood and MetalUe Ceses and Caskets Burial Robes ete ai ways on band Ordort by Telegraph or Telephone I romntly attended to FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! A LOT of majohea pitchers glassware Queensware knives and forks furniture etc from a i-te fire some of wkieh is nit damaged for sale at a bargain Second hnd beating and cooking stoves cheep to ct out te4l4 Whetay Wwmohls Twn The 0- Dime Shaving Parlor 446 Main Street Wald ran Block Cutting 25o Shampooing 25y? Hot and it Barb25o bair catling especially Open on Sunday nntil 10 oclofk Carntherw Manager EPICAL COLLEGE Din-easary Union avenue opposite he City Hospital Dally at I pja TlfTVR afTyyATM1WTyBtW Architect Friedlander VfrUL furnish plans and specifications ud snpenntend the work at the mmi er of tHe cTt 9uNNfi 9 Bolrt A Bn) funeral Directors r- 3 tAIS IT tiRplK Tim FtTLU and compete stock of Wood and fcetalH Gaccj gad Caskeu ClothCov Ca-keLf asd Baral Woei always kead DTert ty teiegraph promptlf fiHed A Republican How to Build a New Courthouse This Doings at the Police Coart A REPUBLICAN STRAIGHT The following is given as a "siate said to be a It is quite likely to be before August next: James Bigelow Cirouit Judge Du Criminal John Moss Probate Thomas El dridge John 0 Hook Cirouit Court Green Evans Criminal Court Brogan County Court Cullen Tborars Turner Trustee 8 Haynes HOW TO BUILD IT A small levy on property eaoh year would soon realize a tax sufficient to build a courthouse that would be a credit to the oounty and to the leading onizeus of the State It is said that a gentleman asked Chairman Slaughter the other day where he oould receive his money for his count warrant Said the Chairman you see my name? Go to the County Trustee and get your This showstbat the eouuty warrants are at par and that the oounty ia in a good fioanoi! condition therefore let us have a good convenient oourthouse If any sane man will take the trouble to examine the enormous eost of repairs of the present eourtbouse he will be foroed to say sell buy and build Let the next Court appoint a committee to formulate a square plm NOTES The building of a new courthouse strikes the people In the Cirouit Court a mistrial was entered in the Fuller-Armistead ease To-morrow Chancellor McDowell will deliver opinions and hear mo tions Royster Thurman was this morn ing granted a lioeose towed Miss Jennie E- Reid It seems that the will have to endorse some good man for Attorney General I am poor may it please your Magisterial Honor so please put me to the oost of this peso warrant for the sake of this extra special deputy Constable MrMR Patterson to be married on the iostisone of tha leading young members ot the bar and Miss Johnson is one of the loveliest dsugh ters of Memphis It seems really charming for 1 brother member of the bar to address toother brother member who serves at a juror and who has been deoltred to be unworthy of recognition as a law yer by deoree of oourt Messrs 8amuel Carnes John Kerr il Parish Mosely and A Eaton have made application tor a charter incorporating the Mem phis Exhibition Company They ask ior power to purchase lease and keep a race track and grouods for training running and trotting horses and lor gamea of polo baseball erieket and other tuoh exhibitions with power to offer and pay parses for competition and to generally do wh is customs srily done by jockey olubs or similar associations Police Court The docket this morning oomprised 19 eases 1 ef whioh was turned over to the State one fined to the amount of $25: but no oush realised Four were discharged and the gases of 13 continued A Boyle eolored disorderly and assault aod battery fined $25 A morning piper makes a' singular and rather embarrassing mistake in stating that Mr Maloolm Patterson and Miss Lucile Coe Johnson were married last night by Rev Boges and that a large number ot friends attended ete This is ahead of 8ueh an event has been an nonnoed 09 the evening of the 24th inst at 83Q The paper bad better have reporter on the spot next tijpc tg oount the orowd The finanoe eommittee of the 8 Senate has reoommended an allow-tnoe of $200499 to ex-Colleotor of CuetomaWJ8mitb to reimburse him for the amount appropriated to his own use by Smith formerly his ohief clerk and who went to the Alton 111 penitentiary for a eouple of years to pay for his rasoality At the time Smith stole the money it was printed that he bad not taken more than about $1600 nEXICAN LAND 4SBANT Important Decision Balabllobt lag ibe Tine la SI 11 Hon al Acre la Texan Ban Antonio February A very important laud suit has just been deoided by the District Court of this (Bepar) eounty which establishes the title to eeveral million spree ot land iu Texas The suit whiob was a test case was brought to reoover land embraced iu what ia known as eleven league This was one of the smallest of over fifty grants of large sections made by the State of Coabula aod Texas while Texas was a part of tbs IJejioan (epublio The grants which were made just prior to the Texan revolution to Messrs Hillard Basard and Dr Tay for the defendants in the suit pend ing acquired title to some 35 000 acres in eleven league grant Theoe lands lie between this eity and the Rto Grande and are valuable for grazing ae well a brag first olass ricultural landa The Texae Mexican railroad company looated ita subsidy certificates on the land piajiped by the defendants and asked for a writ of mandamus to have the land surveyed This brought the question of title 10 a direst issue and every land holder in half a dozen counties was interested the oombtoed grants aggregate an arc beaide whioh the fatuous California Spsnish grants are insignifioant in extent 1 Jadge Noonan on of the blet jurists is Texas after carefully hearing the evidence deoided in iavoroftbe defendants thus confirming the Coa-bnala grants Tbe value of land directly involved in tbs sujf gras over $200000 A TATCJ8 Sac nad Treoa Theatrical Brevities The house will be crowded tomorrow night to see Lotta The little ao tress arrived from Nashville today The "Silver King" Dramatio Com-pany went north by the 11:40 train on th and 8 WRR last and will play at Cairo to-night Lithographio pictures of in and in her natural ebar-aoter are hanging about in display windows lie Lotta as she appears in her stage costumes also in proper person are also to be Been numerously New Orleans and Chicago are now the only oities in America where theaters are open on 8uoday In the former city began last Ban-day and Lotta will eommenos next Sunday In Chioago is to eommeoeea week from next Bun-day It will oost two dollars eaoh person queen of vaudeville apd gomio opefa at New Orleans next week She opens Sunday night next in and appears during the week in the "Grand Duohesi" Femme A Papa" "La Belle "La Masootte" and "La Periohola" Memphis Tenn February 17 1886 The Rev Sykes has been the pastor of the Jerusalem Baptist church lor the term of three years and he thought it woald be good for the chnroh to get another minister so tbe churoh has called Rev Reed for the year 1886 LOCAL notices Legal blanjcs of all kinds for sale at 17 VPW All printingxeciited i Lxpaxft Job Prioting office Union Blank books of all kind manufactured at the Ledger Bindery 17 Union street Old type metal better than Babbitt for sale at the Ledger office 15 and 17 Union street Job Printing and Blank Book Man-ufaotaring at the Public Ledger offioe 15 and 17 Union street ADDITIONAL LOTTOS Liverpool February 18 6:00 Cotton dull and buyers' favor at un-chanjfftd prices Uplands 4: Orleans a6-Ifd to-day BCKOKskles: American 7 UK) Future dull i You February1 18 12 22 Cotton weak but unchanged Middling 9 l-16c Futures bare ip steady at 6 to 7 point below last evening! closing figures NiwOeliaks February 1811:30 am Cotton easy Middling 8 7-18c Receipts today 32t7 bales oorrov tranvfeirf iebruary 18 1889 Stoek September 1 1885 Beoeived lq-Ut Received previously Shipped to day Shipped preuriy Burnt eto lSM 1448 6fJ 832644 834078 1387 Rome tedteZ! Stook aeiwmnt Raoeipte thus fcr thlTk Receipts thus far last week 1100- b-ptambftf 1 o-aar i -lo-doj I d-r Thai for thia Thai ior Uftweea Smoe September Ut o-dey per o-dey per N-d ay per o-dy per 0 0 to-dny oday iv -o- day per steamers north Xo-day per steamers south per Ia 4 Bi oznz 678 I i BADLY SHOr While Fighting Mapper lira Beat at table A general melee ooourred at the Paoifio House about dark last night teveral boarders participating all on aocount ot seats gt the supper table usually oeoupied by oertain persons having been taken by others Sergeant Knnholi went in to quell the disturb anoe and was beset by the ill tempered throng While being roughly handled by the squad he drew his pistol and fired a shot at a man named Frank Cooley a party to the row The shot missed but some one fired another (hot and it hit a man named Walsh passing through the lungs The wounded mtn i-dangerously hurt A mm named Millard who made an effort to assist Kunholxwu knock d9WO during the Iracas The Burning mill The 8w mill known as situated on tbg bank of Wolt river ner the gas work in the northern psrt of the pity was destroyed by fire fbout suDBet last evening The fiames were first discovered oyer or near the boilers and it is pneertain whether it wts stalled by an inoendii' ry or by accident fa a abort time after the alarm was sounded the premises were doomed and the efforts of the firemen to save the property were futile The loss of the mill and machinery with the lumber piled near is plaoed at $18000 or $20000 more or less and the same ii covered by polioies in New Orleane oompinies of whioh Smith i agent lor $6000 The property was jn litigation at the time of the disaster jhe contestants being Mr John Zmt and Colonel Jj Eaton the tpujager of the mill be ing Mp Milton A G4 Fertiliser go Glye Away Csptiin Jackson in eharge of the street foree is cleaning up all the paved streets and depositing about one hundred cart loads daily of the scrapings at the west end of Monroe and Jefferson streets on the commons or old bluff This matter is a splen did manure it contains the ingredi eats ammonia lime sand ete to en rioh a soil and insure luxuriant erops Those who tried it have realized a rioh return Farmers gardeners anybody iu the vioinity can have this valuable fertilizer for nothing by hauling it away You vegeuble growers out in the subcrjii go snd get it by the wagon load and inerease' (be profits of your honest toil There ig no charge go and help yourselves Muscle aud energy aud enterprise will telL The Waaahlae The genial sun now lights np our part ot the world nearly one-balf of eavh hoars but daring the other half 6f the- time darkness reigns unless 'an Artificial light is sed' The best light is the Eleotrio Lamp bandied by Wetter A Co This lamp givea a light equal to the best gas cannot explode never breaks a chimney and ooal but little when its numerous merits are taken into consideration Tried te Kill Ilia file James Ward mentioned yester day as having been arrested on i eharge of attempt to murder said to have made an effort to shoot his wife near Hirtsville Tenn last Saturday Others interfered and he fled taking hie two sons Ward is aid to nave an appetite for liquor fbich mikes him an undesirable nd angsroqs companion The cheapest cabbage in tparket is now offered bv Kirk Allen Co 146 tr A large number of oattle bnyers and railway oontractors are io the oity The latter b-ve been more no onerous for several days post than has been known here for many years wbll the yeomanry are visiting to tee about buying the Holland eattl i known a tiolsUim Rom cf (he milch eows of thi type fe tid to gtye 75 pounds of milk io a day or more ihao nine gallons and it is from this milk that tfae sojebrated Edom cheese is made in Holland A popular and retired resari I Erl Capital Mnloon rear ol Main (Whisky (jhuWh 6 AatlSKHKJSTS Lott oa Bile Hlteaebe The Freneh mnsioal comedy in whioh Lotta will appear to-night ii the same in whioh the made her firat appearance at the Opera Cotnique London nearly two years ago and whioh aba also played at Daly's New York on her return to this conntry It is a Protean play with plenty of masquerading in it and i exaotly suited to the vivacious Lotta who has mads a great suooeas of it The play was originally written for Judio atd that artist will make her first appear-anoe at New Orleans in it next Sun day night Dime Unseam The features of interest the Dims Museum eontinue to bo the fast type setting tourney the fat show whioh stil) holds thr attention and interest of every one while a new show in tha theattfl that brings oat some fine act as wpil ai pleasing features fne leaders in the typ setting contest remain tbe same as was given yesterday bqt with all in a very oloss proximity to each other giving promise for some relative and material changes by Saturday night To-day is the fourth day ot tbs tournament In tha outer curio hall Miss Ann Bell the fat woman and her fellow fat delegates hold oourt and entertain visitors In the theater Flossie Edwards the child artist La Mondue the wire walker Gu and Willie Peters are really clever features fiselety Event The Athletic Assooiatiou gave delightful entertainment at their regular monthly meeting in the hall of the Sneed Meyer jilook on Seoond street last evening The eijrly part of the evening vrs devoted to exeraisea in which many of the metnbers showed themselvee to be aurprisingly proficient Many of the teat performed were heartily applauded The following gentlemen took active part Messrs Mo Dowell Brown Shriyer (clown) Harry Damman A irwiok 0 Myers James Jones Winter and Murrell They acquitted themselves with great credit The other members were dressed in full regulation evening style cut awy coata low ont vesss eto Many of the leading ladies of society married as well as single wore present and a large number were in full drese It waa a stylish party and the largest that has ever assembled in the rooms After tbe exor oises osme dancing whioh was kept np in a spirited manner nntil after midnight Altogether it was a oharming sooiety affair and will be remembored as one of the most interesting on the oalendar of tba season A Party Ladle A most oharmingly super!) reception was given last evening by Mrs Stephen Toof from 3 to 6 to her lovely daughters Mrs Little and MfsA Ward "to ladies and the appearance of a man would have been as startling in their midst a it was io the young university in Princess cjstle The winding stair was bordered with scar let geraniums as well as the dressing rooms and the parlors whore the hostess and daughter gave graceful welcome to thsjr friends Crowds of bright happy ladies stood in groops to enubsoge find greeting pd admu-fl the exquicite" taste of fhoir urroqnda logs and tbs beautiful Sowers seemed dd tbeir sweet breath of weleome the table in tbs "refreshment room was one brilliant bed of many bued flowers In tb ocoter was a Chinese pagoda With oostumed figures whioh appeared to keep au open evo to see that the guests wore abundantly served However delightful the os oasion might bo they oould not but sympathize while zipping their punoh with the kontlemen who" wore not admitted thongh they declare they stand ready to accept all remembrafloes even to the egolusloo of the lords of creation The band that (jisopursed suoh dehoious strains was shut eff from view by i ganopy ot lags iodfimri UcarlagSooss Krpart Baltic TharsJav Fh ll Sl JM V4 7S7 1 bos fr this wk lilK7 a SSI 78 isiat tlm- It 104110 37 s8 28 7 77619 71 )I4H6 Sana Viw liiM 14447.