Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-10
TENNESSEE.
Chattanooga has new evening pa

Chattanooga has new evening pa
per.
The Murphy movement seems to be
gaining ground in several localities,
Mr.. James L. Bradley, of Carter
county, who has been county court
clerk for forty-three years, died last
week.
The second annual exhibition of the
Tennessee Poultry Association will
be held in Nashville, beginning Mon
day, the 10th inst.
AT present there is not a vacant
dwelling house in Union City, while
rents and real estate have advanced 80
per cent. within the last six months
Mr.. Oliver Livingston, an old and
highly respectable citizen of Haywood
county, died at his residence west of
Brownsville, last week Of cousump-
ton.
Brownsville Bee: Tramps are nu-
merOus in and around Brownsville
Let the authorities enforce the vag-
rant law, and put the greasy lubbers
at work on the sidewalks
Jonesboro is getting up with the
times gradually, according to the
Times. The latest evidence of this
fact is the placing of clocks in all the
churches in the place.
One night last week a tramp was
placed in the city prison of Jackson
During the night he set the building
on fire, and during the confusion that
ensued in putting out the flames he
escaped.
DR.. A. H. Redford, in the Southern
Methodist, says he is spending all
possible time in settlement with the
book committee at Nashville" which
settlement, he adds, will soon be
completed. "
Commissioner j. B. Killebrew is in
receipt of information from Otis
Brown, of Portland, Me, to the effect
that there will be a heavy immigration
from that State to Tennessee during
the present year.
Newport Sentinel: Rumor says
about two weeks ago, in the upper
edge Of Hamblen county, a negro boy
killed his mother with an ak. He has
been captured and placed in confne-
ment to await his trial
Nashville Banner: "The Davidson
county Representatives-elect have
chosen seats in the house on the
right oil the speakers stand: the
shelby delegation will occupy the
seats to the left of the stand ="
A correspondent of the Newport
Reporter says Last week company
of four men while hunting near the
State line in Cooke county, treed four
bears, and by good management shot
all four from the same tree all in fine
order.
Huntington Yindicator: Dow
Crockett, the renowned gambler, who
once figured extensively in this sec
tion. is sad to be in Missouri, armed
to the teeth, and defying arrest. His
neighbors out there say he is a clever
man and won't help take him.
Speaking of Colonel John L. Postonl,
president of the narrow-gauge railroad,
being in Brownsville recently, the
States says he spoke rather discour-
agingly of the prospects of the road,
but had hope Of completing 1t to
Maury City before 8 great while
The mortality of Nashville for the
month of November is as follows ;
White, 20; colored 20; total, 40. The
rate of mortality for the white popula-
tion, for the month, was ll.42 per
thousand per annum, while that OF the
colored population was 2O.87, and Of
The whole, l476.
The body of Steve Griffey, who was
hung for rape at Newport, was buried
by his father in Jefferson county, and
recording to the Newport Sentinel a
guard has been kept at his grave
livery night since his burial to prevent
lhe body from being stolen.
In the election for Joint Represen-
ative from the counties of Bledsoe,
rundy, Hamilton, Marion, Sequat-