Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-09
MISSISSIPPI.


General Stephen d. Lee is suggested
as president Of the State agricultural
and mechanical college.
W. c. Hearst, ST.. an old citizen of
Attala county, died last week, aged
seventy-six years.
John r. Lynch (col.) has been ap-
pointed superintendent Of census for
this State.
General West has been in Grenada
recently looking out a location for a
cotton factory.
kosciusko has let out the working
OF her streets for one year to a con-
tractor, for $685..
Two or three Mormon preachers
have been in Corinth recently secur-
ing proselytes to their church.
Mr.. w. A Horne. living four miles
from Paulding, in Jasper county. was
killed by lightning on the 23d uit.
There is earnest talk in the right
quarters about rebuilding Oooper's
Well in good style.
The Lauderdale Review is solid for
Hon. o. B. Singleton for United
States senator.
General Chalmers will deliver the
address at the next meeting of the
Southern Historical Society.
Somebody has stolen the court
house fence in LeAore county, and
the board of supervisors have appoint
ed commissioners to find it.
Stephen Beatty and his sister. in
Holmes county, the other day. got to
scuttiing for the possession of a pistol,
and as usual in such cases, it was
loaded, going off and shooting him
through the head, killing him instantly.
The Kemper Herald wisely says
that if every good citizen would be-
come prosecutor when a crime has
been committed in a neighborhood. a
different state Of affairs would exist in
this State.
The new gate to the National Gene
terry, at Vicksburg, is to be one of the
handsomest ever constructed in the
South, and is to cost $1,000, The
wOrkmen are busily engaged in put
ting it up now, and it will be finished
speedily.
The papers of the State are bur
dened with the announcements of
candidates. The Kosciusko Star
wrinkles with a column and a half of
the names of those willing to serve
the public, and there are several pre-
cincts to hear from.
Raymond Gazette: We adhere to
the opinion that all who actually re-
quire labor would do we'll to put their
houses in order. There is no telling
what next winter and spring may de-
velop. Our correspondent is a very
thoughtful and reliable man, and not
easily frightened. He is ap~prehensiye
Of a general exodus.
Senatobia Express, 9th General
Julius Robinson, of DeSoto, whose
life is co-extensive with the existence
OF the government itself, aschool boy
when Washington lived, and a gallant
soldier of the war of 1872, and whose
e~ighty-six years of active, vigorous,
useful life have been passed without
spot or blemish, we are pleased to see
still enjoying excellent health for one
Of his years. The general was on a
visit this week to his relatives, j. w.
Tate and family.
Ripley Advertiser, 9Th: Quite a
tempest in a teapot passed six
miles west of us a few evenings since.
1t blew down trees and fences promis.
cuOusly. AT Colonel Falkner's farm
it unroOfed his saw-mill and Frustrated
a large two-stcry barn. It hailed
heavily at Mr.. w. S. Deans. No
body hurt. Mr.. G.. j. Dean was in
his bottom field when it came up. He
took shelter under a beech tree, when
seven trees piled themselves around
hlm-one Of them within a foot of
him. 1t was only about one-quarter
Of a mile wide and three miles long.
Hon. Jefferson Davis was, on inyi-
tation, in'attendance at the press con-
%vention at Pascagoula last week. A
reception committee was appointed to
receive him, and every nonor and
attention possible was shown him by
the editors Of Mississippi. In response
to an address of welcome by Hon
Ethel Barksdale, of the Clarion, Mr..
Davis closed his remarks by saying {:
| have been a friend of Mississippi
in peace and adversely. Both in free
dom and in chains. | wish it under
stood that am not preaching revolu-
ton or party strife. | love Mississippi,
and God bless you, one and all, now
and forever"
Macon Beacon: We understand that
a family of negroes 10 this county, de-
string to go to Kansas, and having a
three months old infant which they
did not wish to be troubled with,
turned out the straw of am old mattress
in the middle of the floor of their
cabin. placed the child on it, set fire
to it, locked the door and left, evident
ly expecting the house and child to be
consumed. But the white lady of the
place seeing smoke coming out of a
window, hurried to the house and
saved the child from death. What
terrible extremes will these poor, de-
luded people resort to, in order to obey
the behest of their Radical task-mas-
ters.