Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-12

Nashville. He will probably be absent
until Thursday.
The Murfreesboro News learns that
William Spence will be an applicant for
Gubernatorial honors, at the Radical
Convention, which assemblies at Nash
vile on the 22d instant.
The Knoxville Wing says East Tennes-
see has raised this year 100000 bushels
of wheat, and will have surplus Of g.
900, 900 bushels for sale. More than has
been raised in that section for twenty
years. t
The first bale of new cotton which we
have noticed as having been received
from Fayette county, Tennessee, was re-
ceived on Saturday last by Smith. Neil
4 Co, and was shipped by Isbell & Shone,
of Lafayette, who also shipped the first
bale from Fayette county last season to
the same firm.
1t will be seen by special from
Knoxville in to-day's LEDGER that the
Supreme Court has met, organized and
elected one of their number, A.0.P. Mich
olson, chief justice, Col. ]. B. Heiskell,
of this city, and yet of East Tennessee,
Attorney General and Reporter, and
Franklin Deadrick, of Knoxville, Clerk.
Two young men were arrested on Big
Creek last Friday by Deputy Sheriff
Fraime, ON charge of completely in the
assassination of Colonel Dickens. Their
names are Turner and Strand. The
Attorney General had them released
Saturday afternoon in $4,000 bond as the
proof against them was not so positive
as in some other cases.
The Union and American, of Satur-
day, has the following editorial para
graph.
The Democrats of Fayette and Shelby
have nominated Col j. j. DuBose, edi-
tor of the Memphis LEDGER, to repre-
sent that district in the next Senate
Col. DuBose will make an excellent
Senator.
The Somerville Falcon says: Many
of our planters have been busily engaged
in picking cotton this week. The icrop
is large, and the yield per acre good, and
should fair prices be obtained for the
Rtaple this season, money will be as
plentiful in this county in few weeks
as il is now scarce 1lfnf -
The Little Rock Gazette favors us with
the following notice of the LEDGER;
d This popular Memphis daily comes to-
us in an enlarged and much improved
form, showing much enterprise, good
taste in its make up" and presenting
as handsome appearance as any paper
that reaches us. 1t is ably conducted,
too, and not least among its charms is
its thorough, wide-awake Democratic
principles. Success to the LEDGER.
A cold drizzly rain set in this morn
ing soon after 8 o'clock, and continued
all the forenoon. Business is dull, the
streets are deserted and dreary enough,
and everybody seems infected with the
blues A shower of rain to settle the
dust was to be desired, but long and
heavy rain viii do the cotton great dam
age.
Rev. W. j. Lowry, of Selma, Ala,
preached yesterday and last night at the
Second Presbyterian church. He is one
of the most eloquent divines in the South,
and made powerful impression on the
large congregation who heard him yes
terday. 1t is ardently desired that he
may be induced to remain here, and
locate as pastor of the church where he
preached.
The Kingston East Tennesssean says
Little Joe Ferguson, a youth of some
sixteen years, has recently built small
steam engine, of four horse power, and
now has it in successful operation, run
ming the sugar-cane mill of Mr. John b.
Peterman, near Garrison Hill. 1t is a
most complete piece of mechanism, and
remarkable as the production of boy
of sixteen or seventeen years of age,
who never worked in a machine shop or
served a day as a machinist, 20
The village of Cuba, in the Northern
portion of Shelby county, has been noted
as the rendezvous of neighborhood
noted for diamond-point morals. Sin
gular to say, but gratifying, the place
has lately had considerable revival of
religion. Among those who protested
conversion is one Burke, blacksmith
and big sinner. He was a good fighter,
an eloquent swearest, and friend of
John W. Barleycorn. His conversion
was a sensation. He appears completely
changed and has gone about the work of
a Christian in sensible, business-like
manner. The change is complete, and
is believed to be genuine. The commu-
nifty has bright prospects.
The new directory of the East Tennes-
see Virginia and Georgia railroad met
last Thursday and elected the following
officers for the current year; Il. T. Viii
son, President; Joseph Jacques, Vice
President; r. C. Jackson, Superintend-
ent; ]. G. Mitchell, Secretary and Treas
urer The last three named gentlemen
are old officers, and are known as we'll
tried and accomplished railroad men in
their respective positions The newly |
elected President, Mr. R. 7. Wilson, is /
an eminent capitalist, at present resi-
dent of the city of New York, but form
crly an East Tennesseean, well known
to and long identified with the social and
business interests Of that section of the
State
TooF, PHILLIPS 4 Co.-This firm is as
walI Enown ne any in Mamnhis and of l