Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-07
ARKANSAS.

Inc freSS convention which met at
Little Rock on the I'd, adjourned on
the 4th to meet at B~atesville next
year.
Pine Bluff Press, 9th: We learn
from W. d. johnson, who has been
out West and South as far as the
Saline river, that the crop pros
poets are very promising indeed, more
so than they have been since the war,
in the hill country. The Judge knows
something about farming as well as
law, and his opinion may be relied on.
Helena World, I'd: A small lot
more of tho Kansas lunatics we're
getting experience yesterday by trying
their luck in the exodus scheme.
There are now a great many more
coming back than there are going
North, so we many safely calculate
that the fever in this line is dying out,
at least until some other dodge is re-.
sorted to.
B%atesville Guard, Goth ult.: A little
son of Mr.. Clint Mcclure came near
losing his life on last Friday. He was
visiting at the residence of Mrs.
Alexander, and while playing in the
garden, climbed a cherry tree, but
losing his hold, he was caught by the
neck between two limbs. When
found by Mrs, Mamie Nance he was
insensible, and was taken in the
house, where he o revived. This
is a warning to small boys who climb
trees.
Little Rock has a society for the
prevention of cruelty to animals.
Hence Opie Reid, of the Gazette, the
man after whom SO many children are
named, is enabled to state that the
other night several young men went
out serenading with an organette.
After playing thirty-fve pieces at one
place, an old gentleman came out and
remarked: Gentlemen, if you have
no respect for me and my family, |
will inform you that there is a mule
in the back lot, and if you don't quit
grinding that thing I'll have you ar
rested under the law for the proven
ton of cruelty to animals.
Little Rock Gazette, 9th In 1873
two men came into Van Buren, county
with a drove of mules. They had not
been there but a short time when they
we're both mySteriopsly murdered
circumstances pointing to two men.
named Richmond and Morris, the
former was arrested. The other es-
capped. Richmond was put in Jail,
but he too escaped and nothing more
heard of him. Some time ago a citi-
zen of Tennessee wrote to the sheriff
(Taylor), saying that Morris lived in
that ne~ighborhOod. Whereupon, Two
deputies were sent over. Yesterday
MI. Taylor, who is now in the city,
received a dispatch that the man had
been arrested. He will be brought
back Immediately and made to answer
for the terrible crime.
Little Rock Gazette, 9th The
prices of country produce, etc, yes
terday, were as follows, in large guam
titles. Eggs, per dozen, 122c; country
butter, per h., l0@l23o; grown
chickens, per doz., $2@255; ggineas,
$l.75@2 per doz.; geese, $1,000 per
Aog.f ducks, Sl,50@2 per dos; coun-
by sh9qlders, per To-, 4lc country
bans, per H., H@Sc country sides,
per h., h!e field peas. per bushel,
Sl.75@2; ear corn on the levee, 55c
in let's to suit the trade out of store
in small lots, Csc shelled corn, 65c
oats, 45@4Sc; prairie hay, $l0@l2
per ton timothy, $25 per ton, and
scarce; lime, $l.25@l,30; cement,
$2@2.25; -four, S4.75@6.5O.
Batosyiiie Rilot For some time
there has been an old feud ragihg
between one Morrison and the Couly
family. In April Mary Il. and Eliza
beth Couly we're passing Morrison's
house, when Mrs. Morrison came out
and forbade them going by. They had
some words, which caused a pitched
battle between the three women, III
which Mrs. Morrison received a severe
lick on the head, and on the 18th Of
April died from insanity, After this,
Morrison put out slahderous reports
about the girls character, for which
they had him arrested. He was tried
and committed to Jail, but he made
his escape from the officer, an account
Of which we gave last week. On Fri
day he came to town and gave bond
! and than sMnra ont q warrant ON The