Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-18
ryNFyssEE NEWS.

Governor John G, Brown has issued a
proclamation, recommending 70 the peo-
pie Of Tennessee that they observe the
18th Of November as day Of Thanks
giving, and that they unite with the
people Of other States in rendering
homage to Him who created and pre-
serves them, for His goodness in the
past, and invoking His protection in the
future.
The small pox is rather ON the in
crease in upper East Tennessee, having
made its appearance not only in Bristol,
but in Jonesboro and other points. The
infected districts are closely quaras-
tined, and the people greatly alarmed.
A few cases only have proved fatal.
Alexander Askew, an esteemed citi
zen Of Madison county, died recently at
the age Of sixty two. John Bradley
another citizen Of the same county died
on the 18th inst, aged eighty-six. He
settled upon the place where he died in
1919.
Mr.. Benjamin Phillips. Of Dyer Sta
ton, had his leg irightfnlly crushed on
the I'd instant by the bursting Of a mill
stone. The leg was amputated, but he
fingered few days in great pain and
died.
Governor Brown has commissioned
W. H. Dewitt, OF Smith county, as tenn
porary Chancellor for the Fifth Divis-
ion, pending the contest as to validity
OF the election Of Crowley. last August.
The Banner, Of the 18th says; JAS.
Thompson. gentleman aged about sew
enty-6ve, and Elizabeth Y. Shull, aged
about forty-fve years, drove up to Justice
Wilkinson's office yesterday, and, dis
pensing with the formality usual to mar
riages. we're united in the vehicle, by that
accommodating magistrate" The
groom doubtless felt little delicacy
about getting out.
The circus guard who was knocked
down with rock at the show, Wednes-
day night, died of his injuries at st.
Vincent Hospital yesterday morning, his
skull having been fractured. The muir
der was cold blooded and unprovoked,
and it is a great pity that the perpetra-
tor of the dark deed is not known, that
the penalty of death might be inflicted
upon him at the hands of the law The
name of the murdered man is unknown.
1t is said that he Joined the circus at
some point south of the city few days
ago. Banner, 18th.
J. C. Stanton, Republican candidate
for Mayor of Chattanooga, is reported
as so very i'll in Newton, Massachusetts,,
that no one but his nurse and physicians
are allowed to see him.
The Chattanooga Herald, in compli-
mentary notice of Hon. William Crutch-
field who has just been elected to Con-
gress from the Third District, pays him
the high compliment of calling him
the Davy Crockett of that learned and
august body.
The Conservatives elected in East
Tennessee to the Legislature are:
White in the Second Senatorial district,
and James in the Seventh; Denny, of
Sullivan; McGaughey, Of Greene; Blew
ms, of Hawkins; Peak, of Meigs, Rhea,
etc, to the House-these six and no
more.
A. H. Lusk, Esq, Of Nashville, was
united in marriage on the 18th instant,
at the residence Of the brides father,
GAINESVILLE, Tenne ssee, to Miss L. B.
Clardy.
Genera ]. D. C. Atkins is elected to
Congress from the Seventh District by
about 5000 majority.
Bradley county farmers have sown
twice as much wheat this fall as they
did last. .a M
The epizootic has reached Nashville.
Five Express horses we're attacked with
the disease Saturday. Every precaution
has been taken to prevent its spread.