Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-06
ARKANSAS.

The Fort Smith Herald has sus-
pended publication.
Little Rock and Fort Smith railway
stock is quoted at 81 cents.
Hon. j. N. Smithee. now in Wash
ington, is spoker Of for governor.
The Pine Bluff Press is pressing
| Colonel w. p. Grace for Governor.
Nearly 400 students are enrolled at
the State university at Fayetteville.
w. w. Stringer, an old citizen of
Lamartine, ended his career last week
with a rope.
The property Of the Little Rock gas
company has been sold to Colonel
Waters of St. Louis for 100000.
Fort Smith boasts of three-legged
rooster-the extra limb being Just in
the real of the two natural legs.
j. Il. Redfeld, president of the
Pine Bluff and Little Rock railroad
company, thinks the road will be built.
Mr.. Kirkbride Potts, an old Arkan-
sas pioneer, died at his residence in
Pope county on the 18th Of Noyem
Der.
There are 500 convicts in the peni
Tertiary at Little Rock. Last week
there we're 6l0, the largest number
ever there at one time.
A grand excursion from points on
the Little Rock and Fort Smith rail-
way to Chattanooga aud Atlanta will
take place on the 22nd inst.
The Western Methodist. the official
organ of the NJ. Il. G. s., formerly
published at Memphis, and edited by
Rev. w. G. johnson, will be publish
ed at Little Rock, commencing Janu
arg 1, 1880.
The editor Of the Arkadelphia
Standard saw a great many Of his de-
linquent subscribers paying their way
into a circus the other day. No won
der he is sad-however a lady sent
him a nice turkey on thanksgiving day.
Mr.. John r. Williams, who died
last week at his place upon Old Town
Island, had been a citizen Of Phillips
county for upwards of thirty years,and
before the late war between the States
his property wal valued at $4,000,
but the war left him poor.
Fort Smith Independent: DR.. NJ.
Bell pressed a bale Of cotton at his gin
in Sequoyah district, that weighed SIX
, hundred and seventy eight pounds
) lie tried to enter it at the Van Buren,
s fair, but the judges refused to enter.
$ tain his bale. DR.. Bell always take.
a the st. Louis Premium, and CrawforC
county scared at him.
Rev, j. 7. White, pastor Of tn,
{ colored Baptist church 10 Helena, i
working up a sentiment for the cree
d ton ola college at Helena for tn,
proper education ofyoung colored mel
DESTROYS of becoming ministers of til,
gospel, Of his faith, and Is meetinl
J. with great success in Eastern Arkan
is sas and Western Mississippi, the ter
Fitory that is to be benefited by tn
work.
DardaEeIle Arkansian Mrs. Jones
r aunt of Mrs. II. NJ. Jacoway, an.
Miss Jennie Sale, who have been "a
le journing in this city for several month
al past left last Tuesday for Memphis
:: fhe ladies were accompanied by Mise
Is jamie Dean and Lizzie, two of til
n charming little daughters Of Colon,
as II. NJ. Jacoway, who 20 on a visit I
10 relatives and friends in Memphis an
Holly Springs, Mississippi, where the
20 will spend the winter. We wish OF
dear little friends much pleasure, an
r. wish for their safe return home.
Is. Pine Bluff Press A darkey wi
of desired renting DF. Holcombe's farr
neSF town, called upon DIR. Neol
few dayseeo to see him in regard 10 Il
81. matter. He had been referred to N
ITS Neel, who formerly aud during the a
,e- seBee Of the Doctor, acted as h
s=ggeDt. Not finding Mr.. Neel in,
was directed by Mr. Rurks to 20 al
Us see DR.. itoleombe. Hee2utiously a
Nv preached the Doctor, and informG
in him that he wanted the place, az