Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-03

measure. Milan is live and rapidly
growing town, and wide-awake to her
own interests. She has now two rail
road connections and has just estab-
lished the certainty Of securing a
third.
Work on the narrow gauge railroad
from Petersburg to Fayetteville will
be commenced this week by contractor
Jol.n Frierson. He will push the
work rapidly. As the Louisville and
Nashville road have control of the
Nashville and Florence, the prospects
are very fattering Of its early compile
ton The vote to make it a broad
gauge seems to please a large majority
of subscribers to the stock. 1t is
rumored that the Duck River narrow
gauge will also be changed to broad
gauge.
Nashville American I'd: General
Smeeds, proprietor of Beersheba
Springs, arrived here yesterday, with.
view to meeting the directors of the
Beersheba Springs railroad. All the
money necessary for the construction
of the road from Tracy City TO Beer
sheba Springs, distance Of Z niles,
has been raised. The twenty thous-
and dollars voted to the road hy the
people Of Grundy county, have been
disposed of at 80 cents, which is con.
sidered an excellent sale. The road is
to be completed by the first of June,
so that guests going to Beersheba can
reach there by rail.
Clarksville Tobacco Leaf: Members
of the Legislature and citizens of
Nashville have purchased and pre-
sented to the Tennessee Historical
Society a portrait of the late Butler
2. Anderson, painted by his niece,
Miss Ellen Murray, of this place. 1t
is said to be a remarkably fine speci-
men OF portrait painting from memory.
The people of Nashville have shown
a true appreciation Of the hero who
sacrificed his life on the altar of hu-
manitY, and for the talent of this fair
young artist, whom they have induced
to give up her teaching in the Acad-
emy for the present, and 60 to that
city for number of profitable
engagements.
Jonn Ageon was arrested ON the
streets Of Columbia last Monday by
deputy sheriff Mack Nicholson, charg-
ed with keeping a house of ill fame.
j. Ageon lives ten miles east of Co.
lumbia on the north bank of Duck
river, near the Drip Springs. He has
four daughters living with him, and
each one is the mother of three illegit.
innate children. The prayers of som,
Of our best citizens have been answer
ed. The grand jury oflast court founC
a bill against old Ageon, and now th,
whole den will be put to flight. The!
have made wrecks out of scores of oui
best young men and brought their gra,
haired parents to tears.
| A destructive fire broke out in tn,
east end of the Wasson Car Works
| Chattanooga, at about 8 o'clock Wed
nesday night. The fire was discovered
a few moments after its origin, bu
the alarm was not sounded in the cit,
until nearly three-quarters of an houi
later. The works are situated in tn,
southern limit of the city, nearly
mile from any fire company. The fire
companies were promptly on the scene
but could not save the car shops
They succeeded, however, in savins
the machine and boiler room, contain
ing nearly $25, 900 worth of machinery
| At the time the fire broke out there
were ten fine coal cars, just completed
standing in the shop ready for re
moval. These could not be removed
and were consumed. There were be.
sides twenty-five or thirty car.
under way and nearly completed. anC
the frames and timbers for about
thirty more. These were all destroyed
| 1t itas yet impossible to estimate the
loss, but it will be between $4,000
and 100000. The fire seems to have
been the work of an incendiary. There
was no fire in that end of the building
during the whole day. About one
| hundred and fifty men are thrown
out Of employment. The company will
no doubt rebuild.