Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-17
ARKANSAS.

Snipe shooting is good on theprairic.
Berton is coHvalesciug from the
measles.
The Little Rock Democrat is still
for iilden.
Dan Rice is featuring in southeast
Arkansas.
I. N. Green has sold his fine farm
near Carlisle.
J. G. Becton is a candidate for sher-
if in Prairie county.
DR., VIM. Lee killed a large eagle in
Prairie county last week.
The Good Templars of Conway are
sticking to their pledges.
Mr.. H.. A. Robinson, one of Beebe's
best citizens, died last week.
D. w. Perkins, an esteemed citizen
of Hamburg, died last week.
Plum Point Bayou, Mississippi
county, has at last been bridged.
Jay Gould says "Texarkana will
grow and continue to grow"
A crazy mar was drowned last week
10 Prairie creek, Cross county.
One firm at Mt. Pisgah, White
county, ginned 4O4 bales of cotton.
Col. S. H. Whitthorne, of Benton,
is a candidate for prosecuting attorney.
The Des Arc Citizen supports Colo
mel j. N. Smithee for governor.
Prairie county has three newspapers,
with a prospect of another soon.
The Howard county circuit court
meets on the 18th inst.
The Fort Smith railroad company
sold over $4,000 acres ofland last year.
A mass meeting of the democratic
voters has been called in Howard
county.
The state democratic convention
will be held at Little Rock on the End
of June.
Thelevee laborers at Camden struck
last week for an advance of fifty per
cent.
Ore to the amount of $780, 900 is in
sight at the Montezuma mine, at Sill
YER City.
Judge Parr and wife, Of Jonesboro,
are both i'll. They recently lost two
sons by scarlet fever.
The Ozark Democrat claims to be
the largest paper in the western por-
ton OF the state.
Mr.. James White, a prominent and
useful citizen of Cane Hill, died last
week, full Of years and honors.
The burnt district at B~atesville is to
be rebuilt. Several contracts for two
story bricks have already been let.
The Prescott Dispatch speaks of the
probability of the establishment of a
large Touring mill in that city.
The recent rise in Bayou Bartholo-
new and Ouachita river took out a
good deal Of cotton from southeast
Arkansas.
Water from the War Eagle creek
cured an Ozark mans sore eye. He
thought It bad been brought from the
famous Eureka springs.
L~og-rolling, house. raising, rail.
splitting and the sowing Of oats are all
the so in Scott c%ounty-sO says the
Reporter.
Members of the Typographical
Union here started a daily paper al
Little Rock, under the name of tho
Arkansas Union.
Hon. John C. Wright turned loose
the American bird of freedom in
other words, severed his connection
with the EldoradO Eagle.
Mr.. John Smith. the man who fell
from the hurricane deck of the steam
er Plow Boy several days ago, died Of
h is injuries on the 18th inst.
The Hot Springs Telegraph does not
ask for a change Of the United States
land offices from Camden to Hot
Springs, but advocates the establish
ment Of new ones at Hot Springs.
Des Arc Citizen: The peop'e of Des
Arc begin to see the Importance Of
building a railroad to Conway, and
some OF them are ready to put up some
money to put the enterprise on foot.
Mr.. Marcus, of Homer, Louisiana,
was engaged to be married to Miss
Fausche, of Luna, Chicot county.
The doctor came up to Luna last week
to claim his bride, and was heart
broken to find that she had suddenly
died.