Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-27

The papers say that the Honorable
John G. Fletcher will be a candidate
for congress.
=Ex-Governor Powell Clayton, Of
Arkansas, is a member Of the Nation
al Republican Central Committee.
Colonel Adam CLARK, senior editor
of the Southern Standard, is suggested
as a suitable candidate for Governor.
Pine Bluff Press: Total number
bales of cotton weighed in this city up
to date, 17,640; total number bales
received at this railroad station from
September LIST to date. 1922.
Mr.. Pink Smyth, living on the old
Thomas farm, on Bear creek, White
county, raised $500 pounds of cotton
on one acre. 1t was planted for the
purpose of testing a new kind of seed
brought into the county last spring,
called the hybred, and has proved its
superiority.
A few weeks since Mr.. Mark Watts,
living on Little Red river, drove a lot
of hogs to Little Rock. distance l20
miles, sold and delivered them aud
returned home. In a few days after
his return, I of the hogs also put
in an appearance. and is now safe
and sound at his old home.
Spirit Of Arkansas: Fifteen thou
sand acres Of lands have been pur-
chased from the Little Rock and Fort
Smith railway, by the st. Joseph Colo
ny, besides a great msnyprivate lands.
The colony is growing rapidly and i'm
proving with wonderful rapidity, the
region in which it is located.
Saline County Digest: Some papers
10 the state advocate the exemption
of immigrants from taxation the first
five years that they reside IN Arkan-
sas. We do not. Let everybody pay
taxes. save the exemption Of manu-
features. These spend twenty-five to
fifty thousand dollars in advertising
matter, to be cast upon many waters,
to be returned again in a few days
without much trouble.
Little Rock Democrat Colonel
W. d. Slack, the able and energetic
land commissioner Of the Little Rock
and Fort Smith railway, reports more
land sold this year than ever before.
There was more sales recorded last
month than any one month on record,
and this month promises to exceed the
last. During the year the company
has sold to actual settlers 60,000 acres
of land, situated for the most part, in
the counties Of Conway, Logan. and
franklin.
The Little Rock Gazette ofthe 18th
says: Colonel Zeb Ward informs us
that he will begin work on the Little
Rock and Pine Bluff railroad next
Monday morning, with $50 men. He
commences at a point near the city,
east of Rector avenue. The road
passes ont oyer the fat lands, and
crosses Fsurche a little east Of the
iron bridge, on the Pine Bluff dirt
road. We congratulate our citizens
that the question Of the location of
the depot has been settled, and that
operations will at once begin.
B%atesville Pilot: On last Saturday
an old man 60 years old, from Fulton
county, by the name of John Fout.
brought some cotton to this place and
put up at Glenn's camp house. That
night he purchased a FIVE gallon lug
of whisky from some Of the stores and
started back to his wagon. In going
along in the dark he stumbled and
fell, the jug falling on his hand, cut
ting the third finger entirely off and
MASKING the whole hand very badly.
lie was not feeling very well when he
left the next morning.
Malvern Meteor A large tree fell
across the Hot Springs railroad one
night last week, and a tramp passing
on the road halted at the spot, and re-
manned until next morning. He sue
ceeded in tagging the passenger train.
This IS one occasion we are pleased to
note the nobleness of a tramp. Had
it not been for him the entire train
would have certainly been ditched, as
the tree was across the track in a
o curve, and could not have been seen
before the engine would have been
within a few feet Of it. We under.
stand Colonel Oonger, the respectable
and gentlemanly Superintendent OF
the road compensated the tramp quite
literally for his services.
Little Rock Gazette, 18th. Mr..
Frank Ward, Of this city, who has
been on a visit to Eureka Springs. re-
turned yesterday evening, and is moi
fayorably impressed with the com.
mercial Importance or the curative
powers of the waters Of Eureka. HG
says that it is a humbug. The town
is miserably located, and populated
with class Of people who are carried
away more by enthusiasm than by fact
The roads are almost impossible, and
in some instances, for the distance Of
twenty miles there is not a house or a
drop Of water. Some cures have been
performed. but certain physicians as.