Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-26
ARKANSAS.

Ctato SUPERINTENDENT Denton VIII
lecture in st. Louis on the 10Th inst.
Circuit and United States courts
for the Fort Smith district will begin
on Monday, the 9th prox.
Owing to the u to the Washington
county silver mines a daily hack line
has been established between Hot
Springs and Silver City.
More than $50 people were digging
for gold in Fourche bottomso on Sun
day the 10Th instant. A specimen
brought to Little Rock and given to
Mr.. John Baron proved to be the gem
uine metal.
There is no doubt that the mineral
wealth of Arkansas, in quantity and
variety as well as in quality, equals
that of any other State in the Union.
All that is needed is its development,
and that we hope will come in due
time.
Everybody on the farm is as busy as.
a bee now. Work is to be done that
must not be delayed. From earliest
dawn till late at night the farmer and
his sons are pushing the work so that
it may not push them hereafter
lJonesboro Times.
We regret to announce the death Of
Mr. Thomas Arnold, an old citizen,
which occurred at his residence in this
place on the night of the 18th inst, of
pneumonia. He leaves a large family
and many warm friends TO mourn his
Oss.-[Camden Beacon.
1t is with the deepest regret that
We announce the death of Mrs. Fan
ME Il. Bond, wife OF Mr.. r. ID. Bond,
which sad event occurred at her home
in this place yesterday morning.
Mrs. Bond was a most estimable lady,
and her death will be deeply regretted
by a large circle Of relatives and
friends. -[JacksonpOrt Herald,
Preacher Todd, who died at Little
Rock on the 9th was interviewed on
the I'D by leading citizens and tes-
tilted that no one had threatened his
life or intimidated him at Brinkley,
but that he saw masked men, and did
not like the looks of things. He took
an idea hat he was to be murdered
and succeeded in killing himself.
Mr.. B. I. Ford, who has been a
citizen of Prairie county for nearly
thirty years, died at his home, one
mile west of Des Arc, Sunday night at
10 o'clock. He was a farmer by occu-
patton, but took a lively interest in all
public matters. He was a member of
the Presbyterian church at Des Arc,
and kept in the walks of a Christian
life. May his spirit rest in peace
[Des Arc Citizen.
Morrillton State; A fraud in the
shape of a man, who was passing him
self off for deaf and dumb, wal ex-
posed by some of the boys one day
this week. lie was peddling polish
ing powder. He stole a small article
from the Irvings, and they forced him
to talk whether or no. The McKeever
society BACKED his face with a solu-
ton of nitrate Of silver, and he is now
at large. Pass him around.
The Little Rock Gazette HAVING
announced about a week ago that Col.
Tudor and party passed through that
place about dark one evening says in
Wednesday, issue very mournfully
Every man who e a buckskin
shirt and rides a faded horse is not en-
route from New York to Patagonia -
Just so. The party at this writing
has not yet reached Memphis, and
therefore, according to the laws of
geometry and straight lines could
not have passed through Little
Rock unless that place has recently
moved oyer east Of the Mississippi.
Be patient, they are coming.
There is a man named Williams
living in a respectable family, among
them grown girls, about four miles
from this place, who came, not long
since, from Pope county, in this State.
where he taught school and married.
He left his young wife and one child
there. We a give names of respect.
able gentlemen to identify the man.
Is it not a crime to sail under an
alias ?@[FOrt Smith New Era. All
of which is true, and a respectable
family is doing a poor business. in.
deed, to be harboring such a scoundrel
as Butler, alias Williams. The grace.
less rascal had better come back tC
his wife II ussellville Democrat.
Sam Crawley, the Texas Pacific rail.
road conductor, committed by Justice
Larry for the killing Of Thos, A. Hank
and H.. r. Miller, committed as &C.
cessory, we're returned to this cit,
yesterday on a writ of habeas corpus
issued by Judge Estes. The case j,
now undergoing examination, and it il
the prevailing opinion that Miller will
be discharged and Crawley allowed
bond. Both men are in excellen.
health and spirits, and express graft
! tude for the kindly care and attention
extended them by Sheriff Haywood
during Their confinement ri Texarkan,
Democrat 10th inst.
What a screamer is n trihute offe1