Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-27
TENNESSEE

section.
Colonel Nathan Adams and hi,
beautiful cousin, Miss Calhoun, are on
their way to Europe.
There is another battle raging on
Lookout Mountain, but it is between
two rival turnpike roads, either n OF
which would be a bloated monopoly if
left alone.
Nashville American Twelve hun
bred convicts are now registered on
the penitentiary books. 0fthis num-
Der six hundred and six are in the
%penitentiary, the others outside.
Andrew G. Wood, a soldier of the
war of 1912, and a prominent citizen,
died in Bedford county, Tenn, last
week. He was eighty-one years Of
age.
The Jackson Daily Wing has been
leased to Messrs. j.. A.. NJ. Perkey
and +. b. McRaven, two practical
printers, who will continue its publ.
cation, retaining MIR. w. II. Bruton
as editor.
Bristol Courier: We learn that a
son Of jackson p. Carriger was drown
ed in Watauga river above Elizabeth
ton on last Sunday morning. He was
about nine years of age. His body
was recovered on Tuesday morning,
two miles below where he was
drowned.
A GAINESVILLE exchange says that A.
Outlaw, living near Carbondale in
that county, recently lost about fifty
fine hogs, they having died from eat
ing the common cOckleburr. Mr..
Outlaw says this burr, which is just
beginning TO sprout, is poisonous to
the hog, although they seem to love it
better than any other food.
According to the Journal, a large
barn belonging to MI. Burts, five miles
east of Jonesboro, Tenn, was destroy
ed by fire on last Saturday night. The
FIRE was discovered about eight o'clock
but too late to arrest it. There was a
considerable quantity of hay, straw,
etc, consumed. Major Burts estima-
ted his loss at $500.
Upton Record The train on the
VI. p, aud n. road was kept busy last
Sunday. After bringing a load from
kerryville to this place, it returned to
Memphis and brought out an excur-
sion of cOlOred people to Glencoe,
making three trips from that point.
The excursionists to this place were
compelled to remain until eleven
o'clock at night.
Nashville Banner. 18th: To-mor-
row morning at 8 o'clock, at the First
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in
this city, Mr.. B. NJ. Scott. of Me.
M:lnville. will lead to the hymeueal
altar Miss Berta Colyar, the fair and
accomplished daughter of Colonel A.
). Colyar. Rev. r.. NJ. Tinnon, of
Edgefeld, will perform the ceremony.
East Tennessee crops are generally
good, and wheat harvesting is nearly
over, but rain is badly needed for corn
and garden stuff. There is likely to
be an unusual rush to that section
this season from Memphis and other
points South. The very best board
can be had at such places as Rogers
vile for fifteen dollars per month, or
ever less, and the more fashionable
watering places, such as Montyale,
llales and Tate's Springs do not
charge over thirty dollars, with re-
duced rates to families.
Two weeks ago, when the writer was
IN the western portion Of Haywood
county, he was shown a cypress tree on
the land Of Mr.. Thomas Estes, in
Lagoon creek bottom, that measured
thirty-three feet in circumference four
feet above the ground. 1t is said to
be the largest tree in Tennessee, ex-
cept one, a cottonwood tree in Lauder
dale county, which measures thirty.
six feet in circumference e.-[Tribune
and Sun.
The TENNESSEE Press Association,
at Gallatin, elected the following off :
GERS Dir. Archie Thomas, of the
Springfield Record, president, Mr.,
Upton, of the Cleveland Herald, vice
president of East Tennessee Mr..
George A. Mathes, of the Brownsville
States, vice president for West Ten
pessee. DIR. II. j, G, White was
olectgd secretary by acelamati01. w.
\. Wade, of the Milan Exchange,
was elected treasurer by qcelamatioR,
Nashville American, eGth At a
meeting Of the faculty, held at the
Office Of Drs. Cobb and Jones, yester.
day, the dental department Of the
University Of Tennessee was fully or
ganized by the adoption Of a constitu-
ton and bylaws. Having formed an
alliance with the medical department
OF the above named university, they
will occupy the same building with
that department. The session Of
lSl9-o0 VIII commence Ga tho irgt oil
next October.
The first district Of Haywood coun.
ty has a frightful scandal. The wifi,
Ola Mr.. Rush Newton, a respectable
young farmer, recently gave birth to !
child Of strong African features, which
proved 70 be the progeny Of an old
ugly, black, qngqinly negro, who LIVED
I'm Tho plqce, The yretcbed wife
whose maiden name vas KgHokles
was driven forth TO her parents, whJ
live in llardeman county. The coupl,
bad lived together happily, and previ
ously had one child. Such depra,it,
as this wife developed h rarely 20
ported. ~
The Bakersyillo Republican state
thqt Gqyern9r BBrbqBks, Of Indiana
pas p~Hrlhasad cue thoHsaBd actes i
land known as the Lost Cove property
in Carter county, near Roam mountain
and will embark at once in stock rails
ing, After travelling over nearly ever,
State and territory in the Union, aut