Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-28
ARKANSAS.

Waldren has a population Of about
four hundred.
Eureka Springs has twenty-One
boarding houses.
Green Forrest. up in Carroll, is
growing considerably.
lizard county people enjoy them
selves at spelling bees.
Oak Grove church, in White coun-
ty, is growing rapidly,
Large quantities of venison is now
being received at Forrest City.
Mrs. Janet ToOmyer died in Yell
county, last week, aged % years.
A large catamount was killed by
hunters, last week, near Huntsville.
Benton Township, Faulkner coun-
ty, has an epidemic among the horses.
Jim WoOteu, Of Green county,
eloped last week with another mans
wife,
One hundred and twenty-five pupils
are attending the free schools at Bates
vile.
The tornado in Northwest Arkan-
sas last week, killed a man at Natural
Dam.
Unsuitable, homicide-the recent
killing of Roark at MuIberryby James
Carter.
Cotton was sold on the streets OF
Dardanelle last week for eleven cents,
all cash,
Prot. Patrick and Mrs Began have
been elected teachers in the Alma
public schools.
The Gazette says that every time a
Conway man gets sixteen dollars he
wants to start a newspaper,
An unsuccessful attempt was made
last week to burglarize the residence
of Mr.. W. r. Jones, of Jacksonport.
Miles Graves, an alleged horse thief.
was shot in the back while jumping
out Of a window last week in Lincoln
county.
Bonneville, Logan county, has too
many peace disturbers for a small
place, and the Enterprise wants the
laws enforced.
Mr.. w. D. Snow, representing the
Bullion Club, Of New York city, has
closed a contract to run a tunnel into
Quartz Hill. Montgomery county, one
hundred feet.
General j. Z. Tappan and Messrs.
X. w. Nichols, l.. A. Fitzpatrick and
Eu>tace Golson, of Helena, have been
appointed a subcommittee in behalf
of the Hood Fund"
The white man elected from the
United States court room at Fort
Smith last week, and who fell against
the stone wall enclosing the grounds,
died two days after, his skull having
been fractured.
Forrest City Courier Dist: Col.
Dunn has been on q bear hunt and
returned last Tuesday night looking
well after his sport. He reports "barn
plentiful, and hal his party killed
six nice, fat fellows.
The people of this, Drew county are
building railroad to Monticello. the
county seat, and it will be finished in
about two months. This will add
greatly to the wealth of the county, as
it terminates on the Mississippi river.
The shooting and killing of Bot
Layton, a Missouri desperate, on last
Saturday evening, has been thorough
ly investigated, and no blame attacho,
to the officer who fred the fatal shot
1t was done in the faithful discharge
Of his official duty.
Forrest City Courier William
Duncan, . colored man who lives hall
a mile from town PLANTED an acre and
a halt Of cotton this year with the
hope of getting from it one bale oI
cotton. WheR he had finished pick.
ing, the acre and a half had yielded
him one and three quarters bales o.
cotton.
Helena World, 81 Thirty bales o.
cotton we're burned upon the freight
train Of the Midland yesterday after.
noon, near the Lamb plantation. Fire
in the fields near by was the cause o.
the disaster. The cotton was owned
by merchants Of this city, but as ne
summing up had been made We wer,
unable 10 obtain the proper names
Col. johnson, Of the Midland, will b,
the loser as it becomes him to max,
all reparatiOn necessary, which he vii
not fail TO do. His losa will no n