Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-10
MISSISSIPPI.

Miss Sallie Alter, aged sixteen, died Of
smallpox at Water Valley, on the 9TH
instant. Her mother and grandfather had
died of the same disease few days pre-
viously, and, on account Of the nature of
the disease, she could not be visited in
her illness by her friends. This is the
fourth death in the same house from
small-po and now DR.. j. NJ. McFar-
land, the attending physician, is down
with the disease.
Marshal Jones, of Canton, undertook
to arrest desperate negro named Berry
Collier the other day. Collier resisted
with a shotgun, but was too slow for the
Marshal's revolver, consequently the
undertaken got the worst end of the job.
The funeral was a small affair.
Senator C. A. Sullivan has been sue
cessful in his energetic endeavOrs to
have Senate bill No. 2l-being an act
to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors
in Oktibbeha county-passed.
Two spans of the iron bridge across
the Yalobusha at Grenada are up and
the trains passing over them. The
other two will be up in week or ten
days. By the 18th of the month che
bridge will be completed and neatly
painted. Il will he fine structure.
We learn that several deaths have oc-
curred in the neighborhood of Garner
station recently from smallpox. Three
gentlemen, Tatum, Saunders and An
drews, and three negroes. Several cases
recovered. The disease was brought
there from Memphis.
OF course Memphis gets credit for all
the small pox in seven States.
A. NJ. Bracy, the deputy postmaster
at Bottoms. has had his trial before the
United States District Court, Judge X.
A. Hill presiding, and been convicted
on two counts Of the Indictment steal
ing from a letter and opening letter
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
eleven years.
C. H. Rowan, Esq, has disposed of
his interest in the Summit Times to his
former partner, Capt. John a. Croker
who assumes the editorial management
as well as the duties of publisher Of the
paper.
Thomas Cook, who shot and killed
Samuel Loyepgood, near Vicksburg, re-
Gently, has been placed under bail in
$1,000 for trial.
The Water Valley Central Of the sth
says:
The promotion Of Colonel Frost TO the
position Of General Manager Of the Cen
trail, the Mississippi and Tennessee and
the New Orleans and Jackson railroads,
promotes Mr.. Robert Colqnhoun to the
position Of General Superintendent Of
The Mississippi Central. As a prudent,
cautious and able manager Of the work
ing operations Of a railroad, Mr.. COlqu
houn has few snperiors anywhere.
A good deal Of excitement exists IN
the neighboring county Of .Fayette, over
the sudden disappearance Of the Sheriff
Of the county, Captain G. +. Jones.
Some ten days ago his horse came home
riderless, and no clue to his whereabouts
has vet been found. Al first It was sup
posed be had absconded with public
moneys, bat it is now pretty well ascer-
tanned that be had bnt little money about
him, and the conviction is now becoming
pretty we'll fixed that he has been foully
dealt with
AT the January session Of the Confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
held at Columbus, Rev. A. Handy was
appointed a. canvasser for and treas
urer Of fand 10 be raised By voluntary
subscription, for the purpose Of erecting
a suitable monument over the grave Of
the late Hon. James Lynch, Secretary Of
State. -JaeksOH Pilot Sfh