Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-31
TENNESSEE.

Chattanooga is to have another
daily paper-the News Chronicle.
Hon. r. R.. Butler will be a candi-
date for congress in the first district.
The State grange will meet at
Brownsville On the 18th of February.
At a meeting of the trustees of
Messy Creek college last week, the
name OF the college was changed from
Messy Creek to Carson college. in
honor of Hon. j. H. Carson, of Dan
bridge.
Trenton Herald: We venture the
assertion that no other county in the
State has as many hourishing towns
as Gibson. We have eight incorpo-
rated towns and twelve postofices in
the county, three of which are money
order offices.
Brownsville Democrat The effort
to start a skating rink in town by some
parties from Jackson, we learn, has
failed and been given up. The tax
business IS getting to be like the man
who killed the goose that laid the COL
den egg. 1t is destroying the very
life and spirit of our town.
The Argus says the physicians Of
Humboldt, in order to protect them
selves, have adopted the black list
system. Persons who get their names
on this list will not receive medical
aid from any NJ. d. in town. unless
remunerated in advance. They are
going to have printed notices to this
effect circulated throughout the
country.
Mason Call Mason is determined
not to be behind in anything she un.
dertakes. She has a No. l cotton gin.
run by men who understand their
business, that is to get the greatest
weight in the smallest possible space.
Last week Pippin & Riggs got 1876
pounds Of cotton into a space usually
occupied by 800 pounds. That's what
we call tight work.
Maryville Democrat: On the 10Th
of December Mr.. Il. p. Chandler. late
revenue collector of Blount county,
was arrested, on complaint of hissure-
ties, charged with feloniously falling
and refusing to pay to the State treas
urer the State revenue for the year
1874. His trial was to have taken
place on the 22nd inst, but Mr..
Chandler failed to appear, and it is
said that he has left the country.
Knoxville Tribune, 20: Sixteen
emigrants left yesterday on the noon
train. Of the party thirteen are en-
route to Texas where they formerly
located and subsequently returned to
East Tennessee. Three of the num-
Der contemplate locating in Missouri.
Several of the party are from Clai.
borne county and others from upper
East Tennessee and Virginia. Emf.
grant agent, keer, ticketed the exc
busters to their destinations.
Blount County Democrat The
large dormitory at the Freedmen's
normalinstitute is nearing completion.
A visit to the new building last Satur-
day enabled us to gather the following
facts; The building is 40x50 feet, and
is three stories high, including the
basement which will be used for
kitchens apd dining-rooms. There
are seventeen sleeping rooms, andeach
room can accommodate from four to
eight persons. Last Saturday three
fagisters Perry & Co.'S patent) were
put in the building by Messrs, j. NJ.
Greer 4 Co.
Brownsville States: The creditors
of the late Mike McGrath are seek
ing to enter suit for the recovery of
the three thousand dollars insurance
on the life of the deceased in the
Knights Of Pythias. Mr.. McGrath
left a will giving one thousand dollars
Of this money to his niece, Miss Mag.
gle Clarke, Of New York, and the
same sum to Misses Maggie and and
Emma Ware, Of this place, aud an,
pointing DR.. w. G. Ware executor Of
ofthis estate. 1t has always been
held that insurance money was in no
wise liable for debts, but in the pres.