Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-24

The Arkansas State Fair opens ct Lit
tie Rock on the l2th proximes hon,
W. 81. Sutton will deliver the annual
address. - N ~ IL gea "a. al j.
About bale Of cotton TO the acre will
be gathered in Pulaski, Prairie, Monroe,
Phillips, St. Francis and Crittenden
counties, Arkansas.
There will be . meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce tomorrow evening at
three o'clock to hear the report OF the
committee on the merchants tax bill.
At the Chamber Of Commerce yester'
day were sold the claims held BY sthe
Tennessee National Bank against indi'
viduaIs. They we're purchased by the
Stste. v VI hItld1 u nl 6Al W
The young men of Clarksville are to
give a ball during the fair week for the
benefit Of the orphans Of that city. The
young men of Memphis scarcely evel
think of reunion for q charitable pur'
pose. = -
An exchange says that when the ira
arrives at Humboldt 20 nice young man
Jumps off and kisses the best looking girl
at the depot, supposing her to be his sis
ter" We don't believe it. That's moi
the way in West Tennessee.
The citizens of Lincoln county have
an eye to, business. They recommend,
without equivocation or mental reser-
vation," Robert s. Woodland, Esq, az
"just the right man" for State Treasu-
| rer.
We are told that the municipal cam :
paign in Nashville drags along very
quietly. The election takes place next
Saturday. Our municipal campaign,
which will be in full blast about Christ
mas, we believe will be rouser.
The old stage-coach style is still in
vogue in Grundy county. The messen'
ger seutw the returns of the guber.
material election held in August last has
not yet reached the office of the Secre.
tary of State. 4 AZ 49,
The Brownsville Bee ought TO have
better judg ment than to circulate sensa-
ton stories about Ku.Klux and bosh Of
that nature. Nc good results from such
course; but, on the contrary, Q great
deal of evil. ~
Mr.. J. G. Randall, a shipcarpsnter and
caulker, of this city, yesterday lifted on
the levee, by means of yoke across bis
shoulders, three bars of railroad iron,
weighing l,240 pounds. This beats the
champion litter. Winship. by several
pounds. -
Aterrible ARRAY took place at Clarks-
Vile recently between Charles Hall and
Stephen Brandon. After On exciting
scufle, Hall cut Brandon with long
| knife in six places. Brandon, however,
succeeded in taking the knife from Hal
and cutting him in seven places Hal
died; Brandon is likely to recover.
| The testimonies of Geo. L. Williams
Adolphus smith, Patrick Welsh and Dr.
Lynch, in the Dickens hsbsas corpus
case, were taken last evening before
| Judge Foute in the Municipal Court
Further proceedings were adjourned IN
1 til this evening, and the case is likely to
Lest week, ~ -
The City Counsel net last night te
consider the proposition Of selling the
oitys stock in certain railroads. After
considerable sparring and questioning
the Fathers coneiBdsi their debate like
the story of Rasselss, in Which Hothinl
was concluded. They will try again or
i Thursday evening next.
The success of NJ. de Lesssps in cut
tipe The suez canal has induced some
body to agitate the cutting of cana
from tho Tennessee river TO Memphis
Il is stated that it would save two hun,
dred miles of boating, aps by means o.
| II coal from the Sewanee mines could DC
| brought here for one dollar and hal
per top.
The alleged tobacco fraud case OF the
United States against Edmonds, Petit
grew & Co.. of this city, was yesterday
brought before U. s. Commissioners g
Canning Smith. The charge against the
firm was that OF conspiracy to defraud
the Government Of reyenae. Fhe evi
dsnee adduced was dee.ad conclusive
nv the Con missioner to warrant I'm II
holding each member Of the firm in the
sum of $4,000 for their appearances, to
answer the charge at the approacbins
session of the United States Circuit
Court.