Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-09

needed in this county.
Lewisbarg State: Miss DORIS Gordon,
whom we mentioned last week as having
been disemboweled by the discharge Of
a Shotgun, died on last Saturday. She
vas about fourteen or fifteen years Of
age. Her manner from the time OF re-
eeiving the fatal wound up to the time Of
her death MAS very cool and brave. She
placed no blame TO Mr.. Joe Gordon, her
cousin, in whose hand the gun was &C.
cidentaIly discharged. he not knowing
that the gun was loaded.
DREW.
Crops in this section are doing well.
There will be both corn and mast for
hogs in this county this year.
FAULKNER.
Arkansas Traveller: Whilst toying with
an axe, cutting stovswoOd, we we're sur
prised to see a live frog jump out of a
stick We had just split. The frog had,
indeed, been imprisoned forty years in
he trunk Of the tree. We have it on
exhibition at our Office.
Ground has been broke for the new
courthouse at Conway. which will be
completed July, 1878
ro-t H%EMPsTEAD. r
Southwestern Press; It becomes oar
painful duty to chronicle another deed
of blood, which took place on the Jeti
farm, in this vicinity, on Friday evening
last. Aman named W. G. Boyette. liv.
ing on tbs farm, had in his employ a
young married man named Virgins. On
Friday evening there arose a misunderl
standing between them, and Boyette,
who was somewhat under the influence of
liquor, assaulted Virgins and the two
had a fight, in which the latter got the
best of it. They we're parted by parties
who came up while they were fighting,
aud Virgins left and went home. Boy
elite procured a gun aud went to Wig
gins house and shot him dead.
JACKSON.
Newport News: Leuben Lindsey, aged
eighteen, brotherin-law Of James r.
West and G. X. Stephens, was, on Mon
day, 10 company with Frank Taunt,
dra wing wheat through a hole in the bot
tom Of e garner, @heu the supporting
posts gave way. Taunt saw the move
meut in time to escape, out Lindsey was
caugat aud crushed to death instantly.
He was buried at Shiloh on Wednesday.
A man named Hill, who works on
Plsnt's place, got into a difficulty with
Bob Jee, the railroad agent at RusselIs,
on Tuesday last. The latter was pre-
vented from using a pistol by some
friends from Augusta" Afterwards a
ground 6ght was in progress, when Jee
said il Hill would stop he would. Hill
began gouging the eyes Of Jee. When the
latter shot him through the bowels.
LER.
Mariana Iudex: Our enterprising far.
mer friend, Mr.. X. L, Hale, sent us in an
open boil of cotton on the 81 Of August,
which was gathered oa the "a inst, This
boil was fully matured aud ready for
picking. and the bearer, Mr.. Csrnes, told
US that Esquire Hale hadia good crop Of
both corn and cotton. We hope that
the farmers may yet reap a fair crop Of
corn and cotton. We have'at heart the
welfare of our farmer friends.
I. MONROE.
Brinkly Times. The iron for the ex-
tension Of Gum and Blacks railway or.
rived last week, and a large force is now
busily engaged in laying the track. The
delay in It's arrival was caused by an &C.
cident to the iron works at Chattanooga
Enough has been received to complete
the extension three or four miles in ad.
dition to the road already in operation.
This iron is Of the same size as that used
on the Arkansas Central railroad.
NEVADA.
Camden Beacon: 7. Watts who has
just returned from a trip through Nevada
county, brought to our Office this week