Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-29

the intelligent mule which dumps Goa
without q bride, and other interroga
tories which edited the intelligent
brother Of Huxley who superintends thu
more practical part of the business.
While hs-e at Clarksville | fell upon
plan to get a full list Of the excursion
lists. and caused Mr.. Cirodc to annouAc,
that all who expected supper at Van
Buren must come forward aud register
their names. Hash is a strong argu
ment In TACT il is often unanswerable
In its presence the philosopher, the poet
the drummer, the form Of beauty mus
bow the head. They came to the from
and the LEDGER took down the following
names of those who came through from
Memphis:
Jerome Hill. of Hill Fontaine d Co,
W. S, Taylor, of Taylor, Radford & Co,
A. G. Harris, of Shane, Harris & Co.
C. B. Carter, Of c. w. Goyer & Co. W.
E. Dabb, of Edmonds, Pettigrew & Go.
J. S. Csruthers, OF G A. Eekerly & Co
D. 0. Wheeler, of Joyner, Lennon 4
Gale; ]. R, Taylor, OF Furstenheim &
Co.; Master Ed. Fnrstenheim, of Furs-
tenheim & Co; j. R Goodwin, Of J. R.
Goodwin & Co.; N. Malatests, of Podesta,
Malatesta & Co John Lilly, of John
Lilly & Co.; Thos. D, Wilder, of j I.
Fsrgason & Co j. N. Storz, of R Storz
& Bro; VIM Shuber, of Rice, Silk &
Co.; NJ. Semmes, Of B. j. Semmss& Co;
W. L. Graham, Of James, Roosa & Co ;
Kellar Anderson, of Wormley & Good
man; E. E. Meacham, of NJ. L. Mea
cham & Co.; Shelby V. Csulk, Of Mosby,
Hunt & Co.; c. P. Coffin, of billiard 4
Coffin; W. Y. Cirode, of Cochran, Cirode
& Co.; P. Mcintyre, of Brode, Mcintyre
& Co.; John NJ. Heron, Of Heron,
O'Connor & Co.; S. H, Phillips, Of
Porter, Taylor & Co. W.. W. Guy, of Guy,
Mcclellan 4 Co.; Esq R. R. Stone, A.
C. Rosrth, ]. C. Baker, D. M. Bland, J.
NJ. Richardson, Colonel Asa Hodges;
George Lord, Of 2 Lords & Delhi; Isaac
Yeidel, W. L. Cook; G. B. Schafer, Of
Cincinnati; j. j. Conway, of Louisville;
]. Fl. Peters, of St. Louis; John Cathey
of Memphis; ]. S. R. Cowan, Of Moscow;
L, A. Rhodes, W. P. 0rne, DR.. ]. R.
Doty. of Memphis; W. W. Fletcher, Of
the Collierville Herald; 7. ]. Leake, of
Collierville.
A meeting was organized here, and
Mr.. Cirode was made chairman. A
committee was appointed on resolutions.
The report appears hereafter, and has
already become " copy in the Office Of
an Arkansas newspaper. Major W. W.
Guy was elected spokesman to meet any
contingency hat should arise. Thus far
his s%ervicee have not been called into
requisition, as every man does his own
talking. There is not one in the crowd
but what can ask how far it is to the
next eating house. This talent has been
exercised very vigorously between every
station. The buttermilk rangers could
not get in their work to better advantage
This mountain atmosphere has fine tonic
properties and acts instantly on the ap.
petite.
Var Buren,. We shall long remember
this place. 1t is one hundred and fifty
nine miles from Little Rock, and tbeo-
r~etically nine miles from Fort Smith.
All honor to the appreciatiye citizens Of
the place, as the court adjourned in our
honor, five hundred people collected to
welcome the distinguished party, and the
brass band stood on the platforn for five
long mortal hours. We arrived after
dark, that is if the sun sets here before
nine o'clock. II is said that music hath
charms to tame the savage beast, to
soothe the savage breast, and all that.
but it cannot tame a savage appetite
A brass band does not answer the de-
mends Of an empty stomach, AS a
truthful chronicler, a George Washing
ton who could never tell a lie, | mus
say that our party Alnked the
music and made for the nearest
and only supper house-s good aud
inviting place kept by Mrs. England.
Half an hour later we would have en-.
joyed the music, but it was gone. Judge
Brown and several prominent citizens
expressed their regrets that the excur
s%ionists did not arrive in time for q more
formal reception. Nevertheless, it was
highly appreciated, and Major Gay
speech is one Of the pleasures yet to b.
enjoyed, as Byron onee said.
The present terminus of the railroad
is ct Cherokee, in the Indian Territory
on the north side Of the Arkansas river
Fort Smith l find, to my surprise
is on the south and opposite side
To get over at midnight q river a milt
vide, a foot deep and a sand island il
the middle, With the aid only Of Q few
hack and wagon drivers, / think rank
equal to any Of S,anley's exploits.
would Ike to report the remarks Of som
Of the party, especially "Tobe Taylo.
aud Dabbs, and to recount the valuabl,
assistance they rendered the ferrymen
But we are here in full possession Of thl
town The commercial and the uncom