Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-30
ARKANSAS.

Colonel Tyra Hill, Of Camden, is one
of the candidates for governor.
Major John B. Baxter, of Brinkley, il
prominently mentioned as a candidate
for land commissioner.
Hon. Charles Coaiu, formerly Of Mem
phis, is a candidate for States attorney
for the Third judicial district,
Little Rock Gazatte: We are informed
by Rev. ]. Atkins, now in the city, tbal
an ecclesiastical court, or church com
mittee, will soon convene here, which
will examine all rumors against him.
The Forrest City Courier thinks thai
the county conventions are too soon as
regards selecting delegates to the con.
gressional convention, as some of the
candidates have not bad on opportunity
to be heard as yet.
Batesvills Guard: Corn and oats are
looking well. Considerable corn will be
planted this season. Corn at twentyf FIVE
cents per bushel is demoralj zirg to the
farmer, but when it gets up to fifty or
sixty cents per bushel it will pay we'll
and causes gladness TO come over the
countenance of the farmer, il he has
corn to sell, but if he has to buy corn be
finds himself in a bad fix.
The Jefferson County Medical Society
has organized at Pine Bluff by electiug
the following officers: DR.. S. W. Jones,
president: DR.. J.. 7. Clegg, vice presi-
dent; DR.. John G. Mckinney, secretary
aad librarian; DR.. w. A. Noel, treasu.
rer. The following are the delegates to
The State medical society, which con-
venes at Fort Smith on May LIST, viz:
Drs. j. 7. Clegg, j. 7. Hamilton, w. T.
Fulton, j. NJ. Holcombe, R. Brunson
and S. W. Jones.
Mariana Index, 9th: Quite q mum.
Der Of the best citizens Of Mariana
waited IN W. B. Worsham yesterday and
ordered him to leave the town and never
to put his foot inside the corporation
again. They told him that he was re-
gsrded by all decent people as a brute,
and as a disgraes to any civilized com.
munity. Oar people are determined
that Mariana shall not be q harbor for
raScals and villains. Worsham promises
to leave, and it will be good thing for
him if he never fOrgsts the promise.
The city Of Little Rock put in circuIa.
ton upwards Of 500, 900 in notes, obi.
cations to pay, and which passed current
as aoy other money, in banks, stores and
all other places in the city. They we're
decided illegal in the Chancery Court Of
Pulaski county, sfterward bonded and
bonds subsequently repudiated. AZ
ter several years the city was sued by a
number Of psrties-the Merchants Ma.
Bank being the chief plaintiff
a~ggregating a total snm Of 100000 or
more, and upon these Judge Dillon. on
the 26tb, decided in favor Of plaintiffs.
More salts Of the same nature are pend
ing against the city in other courts, and
doubtless will be carried up.
PATENT NEWSPAPERS The co opera.
tive system Of newspaper printing, CON
mouly called the auxiliary plan" or
" patent" inside or outside, has received
terrible blows from the New York
Times, New York Post, New York Com.
mercial, Boston Post, Boston Advertiser
Toronto Globe, Utica Herald, Warsaw
Democrat, St. Louis Post, Lockport
Times and Memphis LEDGER. 1t seems
that Judge FIELDS decision is having q
wholesome effect in more ways than one
We have always advocated home indus.
try and encouraged local patronage 10
ell things. all the work upon cur paper
Is done at home, BY our " printers,
aud they spend their wages here. With.
out desiring to open the " patent contro
versy," we will content ourselves BY say.
ing that the opinion Of Judge Field
saatains the views which We have hereto
fore advanced. The leading lawyers Of
the State also coneede the correctness Of
our exposition Of the statute Of 49,
[Pine Bluff Press.