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

There is some talk Of building a
railroad from Des Are to Conway.
The normal district institute will be
heldat Forrest Cityon the Both and 3lst
inst.
The Arkansas press association
meets at Batasville the End of next
June.
Col. Zeb Ward has completed the
heavy work of the railroad to Pine
Bluff.
James H. Sanders writes to the
Searcy Beacon that Eureka Springs
is ahumbug.
The democratic state central com
mittee meets in Little Rock, on the
10th of March.
1t is rumored that Judge j. w.
Stayton, of Jackson county, will be a
candidate before the state convention
for auditor.
Conway has a "brass band with a
new set of instruments, which cost
1928. Mr.. j. r. Newman, of the
Democrat, is leader.
The proper form for will nowadays
will read: ITO the respective attorneys
of my children | give my entire es-
tate. '-[Eldorado Eagle.
There is an extensive move on foot
now with q view to establishing a
college in Helena for the purpose of.
educating preachers and teachers of.
the colored race. This is a move in
the right direction.
Arkadelphia Standard: Mr.. j. Z.
Todd, living ten miles below this
place, one day last week killed a large
gray eagle that weighed fourteen
pounds and measured seven feet and
one inch from point to point.
Little Rock Gazette Farmers all
over the state are getting ready for
planting; but they are going to put 10
too much cotton and too little corn.
Such a course will be the first down
ward step from our present fiourishing
condition. y
Des Arc Citizen; Arrangements are
being made to build two more large
warehouses near the steamboat land
ing. That would give our town seven
large warehouses, which will certainly
give enough room to store cotton and
goods for this place.
Russellville Democrat The NOM
%ination Of w. j. Patton as supervisor
of the census for the Second district OF
Arkansas has been rejected by the
senate. We fear the next appoint
ment made for this position will not
be as well for the state.
Little Rock Democrat Jake Chap
line, Of Clarendon, who some time
since purchased the stock Of goods of
one Swinson, of Helena, aud lost the
same by official seizure, has brought
suit against United States Marshal
Torrans for $4,000, and the sheriff of
Phillips county for $1,000.
Helena World; We hear Of several
cases OF sickness in this neighborhood,
but We are pleased to state that there
is nothing OF a dangerous type. The
prevailing complaint is b%illousness,
caused by the very unreasonable
weather that has prevailed this win
ter. The general health Of our people
is good, as it is at all times.
Van Buren, Press 1t is conceded
pretty much on all hands since Gov
ernor Miller has concluded to run for
the nomination and re election for
governor, and he is the most available
man spoken of. Will ont a word of
disparagement ofthe other candidates,
we think it would be uuwise to think
seriously of making a change at the
head of the ticket.
Helena Yeoman There are three
extensive meat markets in Helena,
and all of them are doinga good bust
ness. Corn fed beef and fat pork is
worth something in this market
mutton is a luxury. 1t will pay some
of our country friends to turn some of
their attention to this direction.
Helena is filing up with people and
they all have to be filed with beef,
pork and mutton every day,
Searcy Record, 18th A sad affair
occurred last week in the Caldwell
neighborhood. Frank Slayton, a
youth of seventeen committed suicide
by shooting himself with a shotgun,
which he had taken from the house
with the pretense Of going turkey
hunting. We were unable to learn
the full particulars of the affair, but
there seems TO have been no known
cause for his committing the rash act.
Batesville Guard A little child of
Mr.. Lasiter, who resides about fifteen
miles from town, on the Lacrosse
road, was severely bitten by a dog on
last Friday. The dog had caught a
rabbit and brought it to where the
child was playing. The child at
tempted to take it from the dog. when
the dog seized the child by the face
and tore the flesh from the left side of
the skull, tearing out the eyeballs.
DR.. Dodson was summoned and at
tended to the case. At last reports
the child was still alive.
A RELICT OF WAR DAYS.