Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-21
TENNESSEE NEWS.

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county is valued at $4,94l, 1856. Number
of taxable polls 1925.
The feasibility Of a cotton factory at
Humboldt is urged with striking clever.
ness by the Grange Journal.
One firm in Mckenzie has shipped
over one hundred and twenty five hogs
heads of tobacco this year.
Knoxville has one less job printing
Office. The Tribune has parted with that
part Of its establishment, aud it has been
sent 10 Chattanooga with the Dispatch.
The contemplated reunion of General
Forests escort came of yesterday, the
10th inst at Hurricane Springs, where
the general is spending the summer for
his health.
Miss Carrie Walker, a young and
pretty lady Of high standing, ia to make
her debut asa public reader at Columbia,
and expscts to appear at the larger cities
10 the fall.
About three weeks ago, when wheat
was up, Mr.. R. B. Hord, living near
Wsrtrace, sold his entire crop of forty
acres-the ield-at sixteen bushels to
the acre, for 81 so per bushel.
McMinnville New Era: Mrs. Louisa.
wife Of Colonel E. A. Garrett, at one
time member Of congress from the third
congressional district, died at her home
10 HsrtsVille, the 10Th Of June.
A rumor having been circulated that
Captain Tom HutcherSon was poisoned
before his death, bis attending physicians
cones out in q card denying it. They
say the disease was gast~rs-enteritis.
Henry ). Trotter, Of Monticello, Ark.
a theological student of Vanderbilt Uni
versity, died Of typhoid fever at the resi-
denee Of Mrs. DR.. E A. Herman, three
miles northwest Of Nashville, on Tuesday
last.
Erin Review: On Monday last our
worthy county court clerk, l.. S. Lee,
Esq, issued q license to marry a couple
whose united ages are 1876 years. Uncle
Kit Edwards. colored, aged IS, and
Margaret West, aged 80.
Upton Record: Mr.. Dennis Slaughter
has harvested 300 bushels OF wheat from
seventeen acres. This is the best yield
we have heard Of. Mr.. Slaughter says
the average yisld in his neighborhood
will be sixteen bushels per acre.
Donelson, a Blount county farmer,
sentenced to be hanged for the murder OF
a negro girl on HE place with whom Il il
alleged he had been too intimate, has beer
transferred TO Knoxville for safe keeping
pending au appeal to the Supreme
Court.
DR.. George s. Blackie has presented
TO the Tennessee Historical Society,
through Mr.. John B. LillArd, a copy Of
The Confederate States Almanac, and
Repository Of Useful Knowledge, for the
year 1864" published in Mobile, Ala, by
Il. c. Clark.
Year before last at the first session o
Vanderbilt University three hundred ant
seven students we're in attendance a
that institution; last session, three hun.
dred and eighty.twoi and at the cominI
session it is anticipated that four hun
dred aud fifty students will matriculate
Milan Exchange: Over 5000 werl
paid out here last Saturday for chicken
alone, about fifteen hundred having beel
brought into market by our countr,
friends. Our farmers are now 10 bette
condition than they have been for years
They raise a little Of nearly everything
aud have something to sell at all seasons
At the district conference in Humbold
Bishop Paine preached a powerful sci
mon last Sunday morning. DR.. John
/, son, Of the Methodist, preached an el
{ c%ellent sermon to young men at nigh
DIR Kelley, Of Nashville, delivered a
i, able lecture on missions Saturday. TIL
next meeting will be held at MentezumI
The following we're elected delegates I
: the annual conference; Judge Milto