Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-08
ARKANSAS.

Clarksyille has a circulating hbrafy
Lacrosse has been msdes money ordel
postoGee.
Mariana has q dramatic club Whict
draws large houses.
The 0uachita river Is o~vsriowing al
of the low land about Camden
Cross eosnty has plenty Of candidates.
and all seem S~aDguiue OF success
The Marianne Iadex announces Elishs
Baxter as = candidate for United States
senator.
A daily hack between Melbourne and
Raiesyilis is said to be a necessity by the
Clipper.
Nessrs Wsss & Freeman have started
4 aeu Democratic paper at Harrisburg
in Poinseti county.
Coloasl Tyra Hill, a prominent citi.
zen Of Camden. is announced as a can
| didsts for governor.
The Phillips County Memorial Asso'
citation will have their annual celebra'
ton on the Slst inst.
A desperate horse-thiet, named Nc.
Kidney, was shot and killed nea Fort
Smith, in the Nation.
The Batesville Guard says that the
feeling on behalf of Governor Baxter to
succeed Senator Dorsey is on the in
crease.
A public hall is one of the necessities
of Mariana. and the Index is advocst-
ing the formation of q joint-stock com
pany to build n
A man named Carr is under sentence
OF death at Wittsburg for the crime Of
rape, committed on a young lady. He
is to be hung on the goth of June.
c. ]. Green, proprietor of the stage
line running between Prescott aud Cam
den, has been arrested on the charge
of robbing the mails. Green is of q
good family at Camden.
The Prairie county convention in.
structed for Hughes for governor, Fro.
lich for secretary OF State, Henderson
fer attorney general, Crawford for audi
tor, and House for congress.
Major VIM Qussenberry, an old.time
newspaper man, and Mrs Lillian Rozell
Messenger, have each agreed to read
original poems before the Press Associa.
ton at hot Springs at the meeting in
July.
The adjutaut general Of the State,
General Pomeroy, has been arrested and
Gagged ia the upper story of a two story
brick house, at Waldron, for safe keep
ing, being charged with completely in the
recent Scott county troubles.
Mr.. Pat Howes, au esteemed young
man, returning to his fathers home, in
Lee county, from court at Mariana, a
few days ago, happened, unfortunately,
to be under the influence of liquor aud
undertook to ruR his horse over a COW.
He wal thrown from his horse and his
neck was broken instantly.
The Democracy OF Monroe county TO-.
structs as follows for State officials: Gov.
ernor, Hughes; Supreme judge, Eskin;
attorney general, Moore; congress. First
district, House; chancellor, Carroll;
clerk, Galloway; treasurer, Churchill;
secretary OF state, Beavers; land com
missioner, Baxter; superintendent Of
public instruction, Hill.
Saline Digest: On Friday night last
a nineteen months old child of Banks
Burrow, who lives in Giant county, near
the Saline river, strayed from home and
was lost in the woods until the following
Sunday morning. 1t was subjected to
the terrible rain storm OF Saturday
night, but was found, comparatively IN.
Injured, by the neighbors, who had
gathered in large numbers to continue
the search.
Little Rock Gazette, 7th: A dispatch
vas received at police headquarters yes
terday from Gus Thresher (colored), at
Hot Springs, TO the effect thai his daugh-
ter, aged sixteen years, had run away
| with a mar named Mcintosh, ia a wagon.
Mcintosh was described as a small,
dark, cock eyed, bow legged, sway back
ed, knock. kneed niger" The girl was
arrested on her arrival IN this city and
put in safe keeping, aud the distracted
parent was sent ior to take home bis
truant daughter.