Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-16

Mr.. S. H Doxy has purchased the
Saline County Digest.
Van Buren, Press: There never was
such a demand for rent land as now,
for next year,
Real estate business is lively at
Eureka Springs, and people continue
to pour in there as if it were summer
time.
The young ladies of Little Rock con-
template giving a leap year ball on the
18th. 1t will be the last chance for
four years.
The Little Rock Democrat is pleased
with the change from Allen to Gould
in the ownership of the Iron Noun
tain railway.
The Little Rock skating club has
men at work erecting a bowling alley
building, 2Oxl0O feet in size. 1t will
contain two alleys.
The only prisoner in the Searcy Jail
last week was a sick, sore-eyed, bare
footed negro, and he got away while
the iailor was making a fire.
T%hirty-fve thousand pounds Of
machinery, for the Silver City stamp
mill, have been received at aHot
Springs for shipment to the mines.
There is more improvement being
made in the wayof erecting new build
ings, enlarging and repairing old ones,
than was ever known ia Hot Springs
before.
1t is rumored that 0pie Reid, the
humorous end man of the Little Rock
Gazette, is about TO accept a position
and a bigger salary on the Cleveland
Plaindealer.
Arkansas has 104 newspapers; 81
democratic, 8 independent, 4 republi-
can, 3 religious, l temperance and
educational, besides which there is ]
medical monthly magazine.
Little Rock Gazette: MI. UrquharI
expects to be able to run cotton seet
In cars along the @ty front road to thu
cotton seed oil mill, in the eastern
portion Of the city, in a few days.
Searcy Beacon, 10th. 1t is saic
that the recent cold weather has in
iured fruit trees considerably in thi
county. In some instances the twig
we're frozen. This will affect thenex
years crop Of fruit.
Little Rock Democrat With ia
Gould at the head Of the Iron Noun
tain road, the Western Union tele
graph company will very quickly hav
the competition we are so anxious
see. Speed the day.
White County Beacon: 1t is sal
hat the recent cold weather has in
iured fruit trees considerably in thi
county In some instances the twil
were frozen. This will affect tn
next years crop Of fruit.
Hon. w. W. Smith, of Helena, b;
recently been appointed chief iustit
Of the supreme court of Arkansa
vice Chief Justice English, disqual
fed in certain cases. A compllmel
to a worthy and talented gentleman.
Helena Yoeman: Rt, Rev. Hen.
N. Pierce, bishop of the diocese
Arkansas, will make his annual Wis
tation to this parish next week, al
will hold service in st. Johns Episc
pal church on Saturday, December 2
Harrison Times The postmaste
general is advertising lor bids
carry some of the mails in this sta
from July 1, 1881, 10 June 30, lSs
IT'S to be hoped that some good NJ,
will bid this time, as the majority
mail routes at present are not VIII
they ought to be, by a great sight.
Benton Courier Quite a number
immigrants are settling in our count
We heartily welcome them. Most
them are from Georgia and 9th
southern states. Mark our predictio
Benton will be a city Of over "
thousand inhabitants in less than fl
years.
Mountain Home Citizen: Mr.. Sta
lions, of Lead Hill, Boone county, h
been engaged, during the past sur
mer, ia building a light-draugl
steamer, to ply upon the upper Whit
river. The craft is 108 feet in leDgtl
by 22l feet beam. Draught ligh.
nine inches, carrying from three :
four hundred bales Of cotton.
On the 10Th and 2ist o. this mont
excursions will leave the line Of th
Fort Smith railroad, going TO princi
nal points in the southeast, includ
ing Nashville, Murlressboro, War
trace Tuilaboma, Deohard, Fayette
vile, MeMinnyille, Chattanooga, Al