Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-22
5 bushels Of corn, and 1900 binds Of

bushels of corn, and 1900 binds of
fodder.
The Texarkana Democrat says that,
according to report, the Malvern
journal will be moved to the Texas
side of Texarkana.
There will be May Day celebra-
tion in Des Arc on the 9th day of
May, Colonel j. Il. Gatewood has
been appointed marshal of the day.
The number of money orders issued
at the Des Arc postoffice for the quar-
ter ending March 81, 1879, was 2l3.
The amount paid out on orders was
$l3SO2O.
Hon. John T. Bearden, of Ouachita
county, is alluded to by a numerous
body Of ardent friends of his section,
as the coming man for congress in the
Second district.
Little Rock Gazette The Mem
phis LEDGER, in consequence of its
increasing circulation in this State,
has established a department of Ar
kansas news.
Little Rock Democrat, 18th: "Par-
ties from Memphis are now in the city
with view of contracting for the
purchase Of a large quantity of the
Fourche Mountain building stone"
The Memphis and Little Rock rail
road, at its present season of paying
of, will distribute nearly one hun
dred thousand dollars. Good road.
ably managed, and benefit to the
country.
Mr.. John Reichardt, a German citi
zen, who has lived many years in
Little Rock, and is the great grand
father of several children, is eighty
three years old, and until recently en-
joyed good health.
The political preacher and military
Colonel John N. Bradley, the con-
gresham at large who sold out to
Hynes, is now engaged in contesting
the seat of Colonel w. L. Slemons. the
able and true representative of the
Second congressional district.
The scarlet fever still prevails at
Batesville. The Guard, of the 18th.
says We regret to state that DR.. j.
w. Case has been stricken down with
scarlet fever. This has no doubt been
caused by the long and careful atten-
tlon he has given to his numerous
patients who have been afflicted with
this disease.
Batesville Guard: From Wood
ruf's Arkansas Year Book we learn
that a postofice was established at
this place in 1921, and that the first
steamboat-the Waverly, Captain P.
Pennywit, commanding = reached
Batesville in 1881, the first boat to
ascend more than sixty or seventy
miles above the mouth of White
river.
Of the ffty-two members of the
bar in attendance on the circuit court
of the United States, now in session
in Little Rock, on last Tuesday only
one, the Hon. Samuel w. Williams,
was present who was practitioner in
said court in 1859. What a sad
commentary, says the Gazette, upon
the mortality of the Arkansas ban
within the past twenty years.
The following has been subscribed
TO" and sworn at in the Quid
Nunc Office Last Wednesday even.
ing while Jack Rowland and Charley
Howard were cleaning up down tim,
Der in a field, the wind blew down
thirty-seven trees around them, one
across the wagon, but they escaped
unhurt, being only scared out Of a
couple weeks growth. The wagon
too, Notwithstanding the heavy blow
had no broken limbs.
Forrest City Courier, 18th: Charlie
Carroll, a printer, who was indicted
for stealing $75 from Mr.. c. N. Free
land, depot agent at Palestine, in this
(St Francis) county, was sentenced tC
two years in the penitentiary on
yesterday Carroll had been sleep.
ing with Mr. Freeland, who, on
account of being kept up late at night
by his duties as railroad agent, slept
very souudly, so he went to the room
one night after Mr.. Freeland had gon,
to sleep, and took his pants hom undei
the pillow, taking about SO and
pistol from the pockets, carrying tht
pants some distance from the hous,
and throwing them on the ground
Suspicion was directed to Carroll OIL
account Of the unusual amount O
money displayed by him, and he wa
arrested and the pistol and part of tn,
money found on his person.