Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-18
MISSISSIPPI.

Inc hlpley (Ilppan county, huVer-
tiser has enlarged. TippRh has twenty
five duly announced candidates for the
various county Offices, and still they
come.
The residence Of DR.. ]. X. P. Fucker,
at Ruskersville, in Tippah county. was
destroyed by FIRE, q few days ago. 1t was
supposed to have been the work Of an
incendiary.
Frisrs Point C~sahomian: We have
had but little opportunity this week to
get the opinions Of our best farmers con.
corning the crop, but the few we have
seen tell US it is undoubtedly short of
last year.
Natchez is probably as healthy a city
as there is in the United States for its
size. In a population of about 5000 the
mortality averages only about $50 per
annum, or less than seventeen per 1000
per snnum.
Natchez Democrat: Cotton continues
TO come in very slowly. This is because
it is nearly all open, and everybody is
busy picking. The end of picking is
generally conceded to be lea al baud.
Not a few of the planters saw they will
be down to the scrapping by the end
Of next week.
Ripley News: 1t is now reported on
the streets that the Ripley railroad has
been purchased by Colonel W. C. Falk-
ner, Mr.. r. j. Thurmond and Messrs.
Hines and Harris, jOintly-that each Of
the parties mentioned own a third inter-
est in the road. Major B. P. Robson
has sold cut his interest in the road, bat
still holds bis position as superintendent.
Oue Of our daily exchanges down the
river says: We have heard that at the
Grange meeting on Pine Ridge Last Sat
urday there was a fne display Of native
stock, among which we're some superior
colts. One Of the editors of this paper
intended to have been present on the
occasion" There must have been an.
other case Of Sat Lovengood's dad try
ing to play "hoss."
A special to the Vicksburg Herald,
dated Edwards, October 18Th, says:
jerome B. Yates, on his way home from
here last night, vas murdered by some
unknown person, about eight miles south
Of here. His throat was cut. He was
found dead shortly after the occurrence.
ar. Yates was a gentleman Of high stand
ing and respectability in the Auburn and
Utica neigbborhood.
Colonel W. H MeCardls has been SO.
licited to prepare a history of Mississip
pi as a text book for the public schools
Of the State, aud that be will have the
assistance Of Colonel J.. F. II. Claiborne,
who, like himself. is a writer of almost
unequaled merit, and is a trained Jour.
nalist and historian. This latter gentle.
man is collecting a vast fund Of material
in the preparation of his " work.
which will be at the disposal Of Colonel
McCardle. The latter will perform the
task as one Of love for the State. 10
whose advancement be has devoted many
years of a laborious life.
An observant planter, residing ia the
Washington district, in Adams county
informs the Natchez Democrat that the
cotton worms have behaved very pecu.
llarly this year. They have not pursued
by any means their usual habit, but have
SO far departed from it as to make the
why's and wherefores" a question of
interest for the investigation of entomol.
ogists. 1t seems that what is ordisarily
known as the third crop Of worms did all
the destruction usually incident TO that
stage before they were two thirds grown.
and then mysteriously disappeared.
lie wing but very few-indeed scarcely
any-eoeoons behind. The cotton YER
dure was entirely destroyed before tn,
worms attained anything like fol
growth. This is circumstance worth
investigating.