Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-02
ARKANSAS.

tiOnsl grange, is the Lewisburg State
candidate for United States senator.
There are more improvements, repair
ing, ETC., going on in Camden now than
there has been for four or FIVE years be-
fore.
The Russellyille Democrat says that
the county site Of Pope county will prob.
ably be changed from Dover to Russell
vile.
The Fort Smith Daily Herald is a very
handsome and we'll edited papsr, quite q
credit to its new prOprietOrs, Gallagher
& Brietz.
The attorneys Of Russellville have
formed a law association aud adopted a
uniform schedule Of prices for their ser
vices in different cases.
Hon David Walker has resigned bis
position on the Supreme bench, and the
governor has appointed Judge Jesse
Turner to GIL the unexpired vacancy.
Governor Miller has appointed Gen.
Il. F. Thomson, of Van Buren,, assist
ast attorney general to represent the
interests of the State in the Scott county
troubles.
Fort Smith Herald, 9th: Cotton
comes in scstteringly, and is selling from
81 to 9 cents. 1t is estimated that sew.
eral hundred more bales will be brought
to this market.
Pine Bluff Press: AS we shall, in all
probability, never have another such q
legislature as the last, we suggest that it
be convened, and move that it De stuffed
and kept as q curiosity.
Major Witherspoon, of Hope, in a
letter to the Southern press, advocates
the reduction Of salaries Of the State
officers to "hard time rates" giving Cir
cult judge $500 per year, and members
Of the legislature So per day.
Little Rock Gazette: 1t is reported
that our railroads are making distinc.
items very detrimental to Little Rock.
The freight on a barrel Of -four from here
to Texarksns is ninety.six cents, and
from ST. Louis to TexArkana s~eventy.fve
cents.
Helena world, 18th: General D. c
Govan, Of Lee county, hes concluded to
leave the congressional track to bis
friends, the several aspirants, and has
Withdrawn from the contest owing to
matters Of a strictly private character
which will not permit him to make the
canvass that he deems necessary"
Woodruff County Vidette: One Of the
coIored citizens Of this county, living
near Cotton Plant, upon hearing that bis
old mistress in North Carolina had had
misfortuues and was unable to subscribe
for q paper, at onee directed US TO send
the Yidstte to her. Such marks Of kind
ness are worthy Of great commentator
Hope City Times, 23l: We we're shown
some Gotten By J.. B. Miner & Co yes.
terdsy, grown ia Little River county,
Ark, that cannot be excelled in the
world, at least it is the finest we have
ever seen anywhere. Colonel Miner in.
forms us that it wss raised by Jacob
Moon, of Little River county, and sold
at IA and ISL cents when other cotton
cold at 9 and 10 cents.
Nj. James Colburn left bis home in
Alabama twenty.eigh years ago, and
after eight years nothing more wss heard
Of him uutil the other day when he re-
joined BIZ. family, who had in the mean.
time moved to the vicinity Of Pine Bluff,
Arkansas, aud supposed him dead long
ago. His mother is still living. He has
been in California, Colorado, Texas and
other Western States.
Arkanssw Traveller: Last Tuesday Mr.
Jesperson's daughter, a girl Of about six
teen years Of age, made affidavit in cour
that her father had, BY compulsion, beer
criminally intimate with her for some
time. The next morning Jesperson wal
gone, acting, we understand, upon th'
advics Of q lawyer. Before leaving b.
told q friend that the girl Was not related
to him, but is an illegitimate child Of BIZ
vile.