Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-06
ARKANSAS.

The Washington county fair has been
postponed until the oath, 25th and 26th
Of October,
The Saline County Digest suggests the
name of Hon. S. P. Hughes for United
States senator.
The executive committee Of the State
fair have decided to offer a premium of
$500 for the best bale of cotton.
1t is understood that certain parties
here have secured a charter for a rail-
road from Fort Smith to Van Buren,.
Colonel T. B. Mills is at Hamilton,
Canada, working in the interest of the
State in the way of securing immigra.
ton.
The Gazette says: Tramps out of and
seeking employment can find it in the
now suowy-looking cotton-6elds of this
State.
Twenty tramps we're captured at Little
Rock the other morning and put on the
chain.gang. That is the way to deal
with the tramp question.
Mr.. Weber, editor Of the Spirit of
Arkansas and the Saline County Digest,
is putting on scollops because he has a
bran-new boy baby at his house.
A Jail delivery occurred at Arkadel.
phia last week, two negroes overpower-
ing the jailer, who fred at and wounded
one of them, but they got away all the
same.
The L. R., M. R. and T. R. R. ham
died nearly 10000 bales of cotton last
season without losing, damaging or
misplacing a single bale. This speaks
well for its officers.
Governor Miller has received a diplo-
ma from the commissioner of the CEN
%tennial, awarded to the State Of Arkan-
sas for the best display OF minerals ex-
hibited at the centennial.
The Washington and Hope railroad is
being rapidly graded. There are over
100 hands at work, and the cross.ties are
being cut by contract. In about thirty
days the grading will be completed.
The Masons of Perry county will soon
commence the erection Of q hall on the
north side of the public square, which
will be an ornament to the town. The
building will be a two.story frame. The
lever story will be rented for business
purposes,
Bonneville Enterprise: John SLAYER,
while digging q well for Hugh McElhan.
non, OF Clark township, on the 9th ult.
was suffocsted by the "damps." Ia
called to be drawn out, but when about
seven feet from the bottom he fell back.
He lived about FIVE minutes after being
got out.
Jacksonport Herald: We are informed
OF a horrible outrage being perpetrated
upon the person Of a Young girl about
fourteen years old by four young men
in the neighborhood of the White church.
ia Woodruff county, neal the jackson
county line. The parties were arrested
and taken to Augusta for trial, and while
being guarded, two of them made their
escape.
Fort Smith Herald, lst,: Colonel II.
E. Mckee, who has been engaged all
summer in running the boundary line
between the Indian country and the State
Of Arkansas, with some of his party, Ed
Brooks and Frank Eberle, arrived here
on Monday, having finished their labors
and established the line. They sunk the
last post in the corner of Missouri, Cher
okee Nation and Arkansas at a point
ssventy.seven miles from this city.
Arkadelphia Standard; The dry
weather has had a very damaging effect
upon the cotton in this county. 1t is
thought by some that it will be cut of at
least one.half from what it was calcu-
lated upon two or three weeks ago. Not
more than half o crop may be calcu-
lated upon in this county this year. The
late corn has also been badly damaged.
but fair crops of early corn have been
made.
The Bell & BUcage Aeuring mill at
Pine Bluff ground from the 18th of
July to the 18th of August 2lO2 bushels
Of wheat, Of which Jefferson county flr-
nished lag, Grant l27, Dorsey 829, Drew
70 and Lineola G5S bushels. The wheat
was raised this year, and is of a good
quality, making -four of as good sample
as any imported from St. Louis or els
where. Let the farmers raise more
, wheat and less cotton, so that they may
; live better and save more money.
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THANK heaven, summer is overl'' ex.
claimed Mrs. Shabby Genteel, as she
unbarred the font shutters and started
the family to bustling arodnd as though
they had just returned fiom New port.
Mrs. Lucy Stoae Blackwell is to begin
the canvass IN Colorado in behalf Of uni
versal suffrage on the llth OF Septem.
Der, aud will devote three weeks to the
work, Miss Partridge, Miss Hindman
and Miss Matilda Fle' her e to assist
in the task.