Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10
SOUTHERN NEWS.

oUUTdEKN NEWS,
Old 81 Smalls, the Atlanta funny
man, Is out on lecturing tour.
Governor Walker, of Florida, is an
uncle to Senator-elect Walker, of
Arkansas,
Charles d. Porter, son of ex-Gov-
ornor Porter, has begun the practice
OF law at Paris, Tenn.
New Orleans fred fifty guns in honor
of the repeal Of the charter of the
Louisiana State lottery.
Coal dealers at Vicksburg have quit
supplying fuel to the public schools
until provision is made to pay for what
they use.
The newly elected National senator
OF Arkansas, the Hon. j. D. Walker,
Is nephew OF governor Walker, of
Florida.
Last year S orange crop has nearly
all been marketed. The yield was the
heaviest ever known, and prices were
low all through the season.
A number of citizens of Paris.
Tenn, have recently emigrated to
Texas, Among them are X. H. Mar
tin, Anna Cooper and Emma Porter.
The Hon. B. f. Jonas, recently cleo
ted to the United States senate from
Louisiana, was born in Kentucky in
1884, and became citizen of Louisiana
in 1855.
The Cherokee Indians have law
requiring white men to pay $25 for liv-
ing in their country a year. Whites
are marrying Cherokee women to keep
from paying.
Colonel Fitzhugh, who once wrote
that he was a bigger man than old
Grant, now rejoices at his success in
securing the position of doorkeeper Of
the Texas State senate.
Influential people in Mississippi are
urging the wisdom of an enactment to
tax drummers, on the plea that they
often abuse their privileges and be-
come peddlers or dealers.
1t is claimed that if the Indopend-
ents and Republicans combine in
Georgia they may elect three of the
nine members of congress, and per-
haps the governor, next fall.
Several hundred men are at work ON
the south end of the Cincinnati South
ern railroad, and active exertions have
been inaugurated to push the road to
completion by the 10th of December
next.
As result of heavy draught steam
ers carrying big cargoes from New
Orleans to Europe, Mobile has this
season sent to the Crescent City for sale
or export nearly half of her entire
receipts.
According to the State school law
Ipf Mississippi no bills can be allowed
for that department by town, city or
county authorities, unless there is
money in the treasury to the credit of
that fund to pay the same.
Bishop j. H. Wingfeld, recently
chosen to fill the place Of the late
Bishop Wilmer, is a native of Vir-
ginia, and during the late war was
made work on a chain gang for refus-
ing to pray for the President of the
United States when rector of a
church at Portsmouth, Va.
A. S. Badger, the newly-appointed
collector of customs at New Orleans.
is a Massachusetts man, and DR.. Nc
MILAN, the new postmaster, an Ohio
man, both of whom drifted southward
on the tide Of war, and have since
been active in the politics of Lou
isiana.
The railroad leading from Arkopo-
lis, on the Mississippi river below the
mouth of Arkansas, to Pine Bluff will
be ready for service within a few
weeks. The new part Of the road
from ArkOpolis to Varnes, distance
OF 40 miles, will, when finished, be
entirely above overflow, and will not
be subject to stOppages from future
inundations.
There is no money in the South
Carolina State treasury, except the
amount put there to be paid as inter
est on the public debt. All the appro
priations made by the last legislature
are exhausted and the varied salaried
officers Of the State will have to wait
| for their salaries till the tavaS con,o IN
in April or May, or borrow money at
| or II per cent. a month at the
banks.