Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-04
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A religious revival is in full blast
at Maxwell. Sharp county.
A hack line between ~Smithville and
baCrosse has been established.
A teachers institute will be held at
Toxarkana April l1th and 18th.
The bill locating the insane asylum
at Snow Springs has been vetoed by
the governor.
Report says that Hon. b. Z. Avera,
Of Ouaohita, will enter the next CUB
ernatOrial race.
A new Christian church and Odd
Fellows Hall are being erected at
Evening Shade.
Judge c. Thrown, late editor of the
Telegraph, is a candidate for police
judge of Hot Springs.
Rev. w. B. Herron's Clubhouse aud
mill in De Roche township, Clark
county, vas burned n night last
week.
The State Medical Association con-
yones in Little Rock on the nth inst.
Its sessions last year were held at
Fort Smith.
Miss Flora Butter6eld is a clerk in
the postofice at Hot Springs. The
Sentinel truthfully says, ornamental
as well as useful
A brakeman on the Texas and Pa
cifc railroad was killed last Saturday
near Texarkana. He fell from a fat
car, the wheels crushing him.
a courtesan committed suicide, and
the d%ecomposed body of negro sup
posed to have been murdered, are
among last weeks Texarkana sensa-
tons.
Little Rock Democrat: Colonel L.
Il. Roots, it is reported, has purchased
the Mcdonald house, on LincOn ave
nue., paying (uhder the hammer)
$1,000.
Colonel S. r. Cockrill has written a
long and able communication to the
Pine Bluff Press advocating and urg-
ing the policy of repeating the ten per
cent. tax on State bank issues, with
the view ofrestoring the old system Of
State banks.
Little Rock Democrat The le8is-
lation in regard to forfeited lands, that
which fails to provide for their publ
cation, may be put down as retrench-
ment and reform, but it is as expen-
siye to the people as it is unjust to the
newspapers.
Little Rock Gazette The Memphis
LEDGER is the best evening paper in
the South. It's editorial matter is
never voluminOus, its locals are we'll
written and its literary selections speak
Of a taste not always accompanying the
busy whiz of the daily paper press.
Southwestern Homestead: Mr..
Philip Anthony died at his residence,
near Lonoke, on the Sd inst, aged
sixty-oight years" Major Anthony
was for many years a resident of Lit
tie Rock. He was a man OF many &C.
centricities of character, but a well
educated and highly cultivated and
courteous gentleman.
Last year the whole number OF
deaths in Little Rock was 347. OF
which 1855 were white and 1852 colored.
Estimating the population at 10000, il
shows the remarkably light death rate
Of fourteen and Mree- fourths to every
1000 inhabitants, Little Rock is tho
healthiost city in the Union of it;
size.
There will be a meeting Of fruit
men held in Judsonia at the Univer-
sity building, on Monday, April 7th
at I o'clock pm, TO ascertain the con.
dition of the present fruit crop; also
to take into consideration the forming
Of a district fruit association, or tC
make some arrangements that fruit
men may work in concert to protect
their interests.
The legislature has set a good OK
ample in abolishing Clark county
TIE State has entirely too many coun.
ties, aud could abolish at least one.
third of them with decided advantage
to the people. The last Circuit Court
cost less than $1,000 bow would il
not work we'll to have but one court 9
year? 1t would be a great saving o.
time and expense 70 the farming com
munity.
The "plowmen'' Of Fayetteville re
Gently gave a practical exhibition O
the work Of their several plows on tn,
farm Of General D. II. Hill, III,
Brown, Davenport aud Gilpin sulk.
plows vero entered, all doing splondit
word. In this day OF improved farm
ing 1t becomes necessary to use tn
very best implements, and such exhi
billions, showing the many improve
mcnts that have been made, viii al
ways have a good effect
Helena Yooman Mr.. Oscar Bur
! pett, Of this city, died on the steame
Choutcau, near Vicksburg, Miss. o.
! Tuesday last. His remains yer
; brought home, and the funeral ohsc
!, guies took place on Thursday. Nj
|, Rh;helt WatA ono o. ltelena 3 most on
/, terprising business men, and was high
y ly esteemed in the community. Tn
. disease that cut short his useful careC
I while in his manhood's prime, W.
that fell destroyer, CONSUMPTION,
IS The law TO preyoEt cruelty to an.
a mails receives very favorable CONNER
nam the State press. The Loga
County Enterprise says Of it I'll
n last legislature passed a law Cor Ii
( prevention Of cruelty 20 animals. W
have Just soon mo wording Of the &C
Qand We are satisfied that such has lor
IS been needed. The act is a law at ii
present time. 1t authorizes any Nc.
son qualified to make arrests 70 ARE,
and punish any person wha subjec
any Qaimal 10 torture in any name
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