Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-06
TENNESSEE.


Rifles at Nashvills, have effected an or
ganizAtion with Colonel John C. Burct
as president, aud James 7. Bell as secre
tary.
Milan Exchange: If some Of the colo
nists who wish to settle in Tennessee vii
come this way they can secure 5000 acre.
of land in one body. Here's a splendid
chance. alo fUe
The Louisville, Nashville and Gres'
Southern Railroad Company is replacing
two old wooden spans over Duck river
near Columbia, with the Fink combina'
tion truss.
DR.. H. w. Haslock, a native Of Ger
many, and appointed postmaster of lash,
vile four years ago, a position be held
until last spring, died suddenly at Edge
field on the 4th inst.
A car load of o%onvicts, consisting Of
eight white men, t~hirty.six negro men.
and three negro women for cooks
reached Knoxville Tuesday, en- route to
the Coal Creek mines.
Hon. G W, Jones, Of Fayetteville, has
given the State Historical Society several
valuable books as relics of antiquity
Some Of them date back as far as the
birth Of our grsnd.fAthers.
Chattanooga Dispatch: At the Second
Baptist Church (colored), last night, by
the Rev. Glen Shaw, Robert johnson,
aged ~seveuty.two years, and Miss MatildA
Jones, aged seventy years.
Knoxville Chronicle: We are glad
that the editor of the Tribune Colonel
Joe N. Flemming) is speaking ont on
the question Of the State debt. It is said
that he is to be our next governor, aud a
governor wants to be understood on this
aIlimportsut question.
Humboldt Journal: The meeting at
the Methodist church is still 10 progress.
Such a meeting was never known il
Humboldt before. The stoutest are
yielding to its influence. Up to this
time there have been between twenty
and twenty-five conversions. .
Jonesborc had q sensation last week,
says the Times, in the shape OF the ar.
rival of a regular oldIsshioned four
horse stage from North Carolina, bring
ing about fourteen passengers to the
colored conference Of A. N. E, Zion
church. in session at that place,
The people CT Milan are determined
10 get rid Of tramps. Instead Of feeding
them they turn the yagsbonds over to
The authorities. Sixteen we're arraigued
before the mayor at one time the other
morning, and most Of them consigned 10
the cbsingsDg. That is the way to
break up this internal nuisance.
On Friday night Of last week, at Gads-
den, thieves effected an entrance iato
the Southern Express Office through tie
window. rolled The safe out on the plat.
form and attempted 10 break il open
After battsring it for come tins and
falling to effect an entrance they left II
0nths 26 h OF October the Tenpessee
Baptist convention will assemble 10
Chattanooga. A large delegation, IL.
Guiding some Of ,bs most distinguished
ministers from Tennessee. Kentucky.
Alabama, Virginia and Georgia will be
present. The CONVENTION will number
not less than two hundred delegates
L'st Thursday morning Miss Sarah e
Vaughn, who lived ten miles cas-. 0.
Milan. in Carroll cou ,ty was looking a,
some workmen bore a well, when one o.
the upright poles fell and struck her or
the hFa1, knocking her senseless 81,
lived about twelve honrs after the acoi
dent, out did not regain c~onrcioosness
There ia said to be more squirrels il
Carroll county than for many years pas,
We hear that they have been swimmiu,
the Tennessee river 10 large nun bers
coming in this direction. It is now n,
uncommon thing for a man who Is a goo
shot to go ont and kill twenty Or tbi,,,
quirrelS in a day. One man killed fort,
T.. 10 six hsurs wv
In the Circuit Court at Knoxville. a,
Monday last, Mrs N, j. holloway or
r tanned a verdict Of six thousand dollar
8 Again't the Il. 7 Va. and Ga. r~ailroa,
o company, as damages sustained BY IN
e death of her husband, David Holloway
s who was the engineer who went dow.
3 with his engine through the fatal bridg
rear rhlladeIphia, Tennessee, a fe,
h years since. This was an agreed verde.
aud will stand.
2 Knoxville Chronicle: There arc 10 Ii
s Tennessee peuiteutiary over 1000 cor
e vict'- They are employed in such a wa
8 as to throw over 1000 free laborers ont :
q employment who have wives and mi
b ones to provide for. W. have show
}. no" legitimate manufacturing establist
:. ments have been forced to suspend b,
a cause Of competition from that soute,
!. The wares Of criminal industry are o
Tered IN every market. SO this Is mad
9 curse 70 a large ard respectablel cIal
Of people. UrITN