Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-14
EIGHTEEN A AGO.
Political and Personal Changes In
Tennessee Since 1859.
The above headlines are suggestsd BY

a brown, dingy and crumpled newspa-
per before us, the " Nashville Weekly
News, vol. ii. No. 80; whole No. So;
April 7, 1859" The News was a daily,
tri-weekly and weekly paper; Cameron
& Co., proprietors, and D. Cameron.
editor. Don Cameron still survives, but
the News has passed out Of the public
mind, and is as rarely thought Of As the
tomb Of the Capulets. Eighteen years
is not q great while in the history of a
State, a dynasty or ever in the life OF en-
old man. Yet the old dingy paper be-
fore US suggests that all things earthly
are evaRescent, fading and continually
passing away. 1t recalls so much that
is forgotten, so many Of the dead who
grappled with the issues of the day and
struggled for front seats in the public
arena. Let us Gull a few items in a con
densed form:
LEGISLATIVE CAEDIDATEs.-The pso-
pie of Davidson county are reminded of
the coming county convention to nomi-
nate candidates for the legislature, and
the delegates are exhorted to remember
the commercial Importance of Davidson,
her wealth, her influence, the magnitude
of the interests she has at stake, and the
urgent necessity of being ably repre-
sented.
The same article left standing in type
would have answered as well for all sub.
sequent elections.
TIE PREss.-The press was we'll rep
resented here on Tuesday, at the Oppo-
sition State convention, We noticed
among the members present, Messrs.
McMahon and Clemens of the Memphis
papers, Wilkes of Columbia, Neblett of
GAINESVILLE, Parham of Chattanooga,
Neal of Lebanon, Nortbcutt of Murfrees-
boro, and Brownlow Of Knoxville, besides
Jno. II Fleming of Knox, Rolf. s.. Saun.
ders Of Upton, both formerly honored
members Of the fraternity.
HoN. WIN. II. Polk We learn from
an announcement in the Union and
American of yesterday morning, that
the Hon. VIM. H.. Polk, of Columbia, is
a candidate for congress in that district,
against the Hon. j. II. Thomas, who, we
last week thought would have the field
to himself. Major Polk will open the
canvass, as we learn from his announce
ment, at Fayetteville, on Monday next,
FIRST DISTRICT. = The Knoxville
Wing is informed that Colonel Landon
G. haynes will be the Democratic can
didate for congress in the First district,
against Colonel L. A. r. Nelson.
The Coming CANVASS We hope to
see a thorough canvass of the whole
State. Governor Harris ia q strong man,
both physically and intellectually, and
will not hesitate to make appointments
for every county that it will be possible
to reach before the day of election. Mr..
Netherland is 30 less strong, either ply
sically or intellectually, than his com.
petitor, and it is The desire OF many, Of
both parties, that they shall have an
early meeting aud arrange their appoint
ments, with q view to addressing the
people in every county. A thorough
canvass between two such men will be
sure to bring out a full vote. If tie vote
is fulfil the whole people Of Tonnes
see turn out and vote-no matter how
the election results, it will fix the politi
cal character of the State for years.
TENNESSEE BoxDs.-The tendency o
Tennessee bonds ia upward, once more.
Six per cent. bonds, due in 1890, wert
quoted in New York on the 26th at 9lB
The M%IssIssIPPI The Memphis Ap
peal of Wedre sday, 30th ult., says: "ThI
river yesterday stood at ii inches below
high water mark; the day before it wal
liz inches-a rise of ( Of an inch. Th,
hight yesterday week was IL inches
The rise is not rapid, aud as the Ohit
and Mississippi are falling above, nj
great advance on the present stage neet
be feared. The Missouri is rising rap
idly. II this rise had come simultane
ously with that in the other rivers, W
should have had another flood; as it is
it will most probably merely check tn,
fall, and not cause any serious rise"
FIRST DIsTRIcT. -Lsndon G. Haynes
Esq Of Jonesboro, is likely to be tn
nominee Of the Democratic party 70
congress in the first district. Hon. A
G. Watkins, who was the late incumben
: though willing to make the race, doe
! not seek the nomiRdtionW Poor Wa
/, kins.
SECOND DIsTRICT.-We see the name
Of General j. 6. NJ. Ramsey and Jane
W. McHenry, Esq mentioned n cor
n%ection with the Democratic nominstio
for Congress in the Knoxville distric
\ against Horace Maynard.
COLONEL JoHE G. BuRcH, Of Chats
) nooga, late speaker of the State senate
having been mentioned with the DEM
: cratic nomination for congress in tbs
! district, writes a note to the Chattanoog
Advertiser, declining to allow his nam
, to 60 before the convention.
Hox. HENRY S. FooTE.-This distir
I guished gentleman, who addressed th
. Opposition State Convention in this cit.
4, on Tuesday last, is the Opposition cand
4 date for congress from the Fourth di
!. trict OF Mississippi, which embrace
Warrin, Kinds, Madison, and other couI
ties in Central Mississippi He ia o.
! posed by Hon. Ohio r. Singleton,
Canton. Mr.. Singleton is a man
more than ordinary talents, Of popul'
J manners, and Of great energy of cha
acter,
Tue SToRM.-A full account Of storr
which passed over Memphis on the 4th
copied from the Appeal. 1t smashed u
the signs on Front Row and on Howard
n Row; the Medical College on Be
stroet. r;nnad tho roo6ng of tha Phil