Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-15
BREyITIEs.

with his family for the springs in Hick
man county, Ky.
Mr.. c. A. Behn, the clever job printer
returned from New York yesterday aftel
a pleasant sojourn and safe trip. w
are obliged to him for late papers.
The matrimonial market sympathizel
with the general depression of business
Last week, for instance, only three Ii
censes to splice were. issued to white
persons.
| The valuation of taxable property il
the city for the forty-third corporate
year, as made in the Mayors office, il
$22, 702 $50; the interest tax levied il
1921, O26 so; school tax, 500, l07 81; city
tax, $l5S,9lS SO; total tax, 1854, O53.
| A large number Of people have gon'
out to James Park to the picnic
being held for the purpose of aiding
Father Walsh to build st. Bridget
Church. The festivities are to be KEEP
up until nine o'clock to night, and ,
glorious time may be anticipated by
those who love the dance and othel
pleasures usual at picnics.
Colonel Nose Parrish, of the Bolivar
Bulletin, is candidate TO represent Har
deman county in the Legislature, subjec
to a Democratic County Convention, i
one is held. Moses is one of the bes
fellows in the world, and we have nj
doubt will be elected. Hardeman county
will do herself honor in honoring Colone
Parrish.
Hon, Sam B. Jones, the worthy Rep
resentative of Shelby county in thu
Legislature, leaves the city to-day to b'
absent short time. Many of his friends
have insisted on him running again for
office, but he declines to be candidate
for any position, and has expressed {
determination when he returns to sup
port heartily the nominees Of the Coun
ty Democratic Convention.
The Holly Springs Reporter and Con
sentative newspapers have consolidated
dropping the name of the Conservative
The editors Of the paper are Colone
Kinloch Falconer and John Calhoun
Esq. Judge Howard Falconer, the ven
cradle editor, retires, after being in thu
harness over thirty years. He is sue
ceeded by younger and more vigorous
men, who will make the Reporter sue
cess according to the advanced journal
istic idea, but the retiring journalist car
ries with him his full share of laurel
and the high regard Of large circle o
friends.
A large, fine, open boil of cotton wa
placed on our table this morning, from
the house of S. Weller, 248 Front street
1t was raised by Timothy Collins, fort.
miles below here, near Benefits Land
ing, Mississippi. We have already men
toned several bolls, and as the cotton
picking season is at hand, will have t.
decline noticing any more. But thi
proposition we do make to cotton fac
tors and growers: for the first bale o
cotton, not weighing less than 40
pounds, left on our table or lying aroun
loose anywhere so we can get it conve
niently, we will give loaded notice o
one column, with display caption ant
headings. Premium open to tn
world. Here is chance seldom offered
The Appeal of yesterday and thi
morning repudiates the rumor whicl
was mentioned in its columns and full
detailed elsewhere, that Beck, the muI
derer, was buried alive at Favorit
Island. This shows fairness, and is al
that can be done to repair the wroni
done the South in such publication
This is irreparable by any denial tina
can be uttered or printed, for the stor,
will travel all over the North, and b
used in campaign documents in dozel
elections, while the truth on leader
wings will lag behind thousand miles
We regret to observe that another co
temporary, for some reason, declines tt
make the correction, although the de
malls of the horrible story are certainl.
as authentic as the original "rumor
which was infinitely presented in sucl
vivid colors. The Coroners jury
which held the inquest, owe it to them
selves and the people of Tunica count,
to soy officially whether Beck was burie'