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

Knoxville is organizing a ~greenback
club.
Lucy ecker (cOlored), aged ITO, died
in Chattanooga on the 18th ult.
The Savannah (TeDn.) Transcript
rune up the name of General Bate for
governor.
Three Illicit distilleries have been de.
Stroyed and several arrests made, recent
ly, in Sewer county.
Laps. D. McCord, Esq, of the Pulaski
Citizen, is q candidate for attorney gen.
eral Of his judicial district.
/ W. D. Hooker and two brothers chased
and killed a large wild cat zeal Gibson
Wells, Gibson county, recently.
A company of gipsies passed through
C~OVingtOn last week. They had eight
wagons and a large number of horses.
1t is stated that more litigation exists
in Milan, according to population, than
at any place in West Tennessee.
Aud now the Morristown Gazette
wants to run Captain Joseph Jacques,
the mayor elect of Knoxville, for gov.
ernor.
Rev. W. W. Neal, formerly editor of
the Rhea Springs News, died at bis
home in Rhea Springs on Thursday the
Oath ult., of consumption.
THE History of Tennessee Baptist
Ministers" a book Of 600 pages, from
the pen of Joseph d. Borum, Dyersburg,
Tenn, will be ready for distribution
within four months.
Jackson is afflicted with trsmps and
burglars, classes who seem to 20 hand 10
hand. Also with scarlet fever, measles,
Whooping cough, diptheria, humps and
various other troubles.
Bolivar Bulletin, 3lst ult.: On Mon.
day about eighty immigrant families
passed down the Central road, a portion
destined to Holly Springs and a part to
LaGrange. They came from I~ndisnap-
oils, Ind. This is a good sign.
Mr.. Taliaferro, speaker of the house
Of representatives In the Tennessee leg.
islsture, it is reported, will be a candi-
date for congress il bis district, now
represented by Hon. W. c. Whitthorue.
If elected he will be the tallest sycamore
in the crowd.
Hsmboldt Journal: A young lady Of
Gibson county Set her little black satchel
in order for a journey, a few days since.
When everything was ready she started
of, thinking the little black satcbel to be
her companion; but, on arriving at Hum
boldt, going to don her trousseau, found
that she had gotten hold Of a geutleman's
satcbel containing rather peculiar cloth.
ing for ladies'.
Milan Exchange, January 81: A little
l~ighthaired, near-sighted printer, calling
himself R. Harvey, worked three days
in this Office last week, when, after being
paid of, be quietly appropriated a nun.
Der of loose articles Of clothing, ETC., in
the office and skipped out. He claims
to be from Buffalo, and is about thirty.
hve years old. 10 his travels through
the country We learn that he claims to be
a brother of Henry Watterson, of the
Louisville Courier Journal, and that he
is travelling agent for that paper.
Upton Record, LIST: We regret to learn
that the saw and grist mill Of Capt. Nc.
FERN, near Atoks, was burned last Fri.
day morning. How the FIRE originated
is shroaded in mystery. There was but
little fire in the furnace when the hands
left the mill at night, aud it was net until
4 o'clock in the morning that i. was dis
covered to be on FIRE, and even then the
ire was found at the extreme end Of the
building from the furnace. There was
no insurance, and Captain McFerrin aus.
tains a loss of all bis hard earnings for
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