Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-30
TENNESSEE.

Sewanee Mountain News: Tonnes
see is the future great State. She has
both Iron and coal in plenty for the
crate.
Knoxville Tribune, 18th A letter
from Representative HOuk to a friend
IN this city, states that w. M. Fitz-
gerald, Esq., a young member Of the
Knoxville bar, is prominently men
TONED as successor to Colonel John b.
Brownlow, who was removed two OF
three weeks since. The place is said to
be worth about Sc per day, with Incl
dentals.
Milan Exchange, 20: The first rasp-
berries Of the season were shipped
from here last Monday by Mr.. Lamar.
They went to Lasher & Son, Chicago.
We learn that they were worth $1S per
case that day-seventy-6ve cents per
quart. The shipments of this delicious
berry will not be large, as the vines
are not yet old enough to be in full
bearing.
Chattanooga Times, IS: Last night
at James Hall Bill Arp Major C6as.
H.. SMITH delivered his famous lee
ture on Society. The audience,
though not large, was of the most in
telligent class of people in u COM
munlty. Mr.. Arp was introduced by
Summerfeld Key, Esq, in a happy
and amusing style, and for about one
hour he kept his audience in a fine
humor by his great success in this, his
latest production.
&Bolivar Bulletin A large drove of
cattle passed through town ON Tues
day route for Northern pastures.
In the fall these animals will be
brought to the South and sold as beef.
Thus our impoverishment continues.
Why not fatten beeves here =? \
There will be a general Sunday-school
convention of West Tennessee, in
Guiding all denominations, at Jackson
on the 18th of June. Each Sunday.
school is invited to send a delegate.
East and Middle Tennessee have each
a strong organization in the interest Of
Sabbath schools.
Nashville American, 18th: Mr.. J.
A. White, of Giles county, and bride.
nee Miss Mary Wise Galloway. OF
Memphis, an adopted daughter of Col.
NJ. Z. galloway, editor of the Appeal,
arrived in the city yesterday, accom-.
panied by Miss Lucille Galloway, Of
Memphis, and Mr.. N. H. White. Of
Pulaski, and are at the Maxwell
House. They leave for their home.
near Pulaski, this morning. An in.
teresting account of their nuptials in
Memphis, Tuesday, appears elsewhere
in this mornings American.
GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf: Last
Thursday night, some scoundrel en-.
tered the premises of General w. A.
Quarles, and out of pure meanness,
with no other motive than to crafty a
hellish spite, cut down a large number
of very fine pear and peach trees, tore
down the fences and turned the cattle
on the garden and cornfelds, cut III
the top and otherwise defaoed the gen
erals new buggy, and took off all the
taps from everything else that could
be removed from the old buggy and
the wagon, and tore matters up pro.
m%iscuously. General Quarles was in
Dover attending CAancery Court.
Paris lntelligner We have a sam.
pie of wheat in our office from the
farm of General Atkins, which is sly
feet high, and has finely developed
heads; some heads of this tall wheat
contain from s. to SO grains. A few
Jays since we saw on DR.. Smallwood's
farm a considerable quantity fully siz
feet high and well headed. General
Atkins and DR.. Smallwood both have
a splendid prospect for a full yield o.
wheat. We hear that there are 8
number of such crops in this county
y y Mr., VIM. Martin, n of the
oldest citizens of Henry county. anC
a soldier of 1872, died at his home in
the western part of the county, last
Monday. very unexpectedly. He wa,
about 50 years of age, was a very ex-
emplary man and member of the
Primitive Baptist church.