Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-25
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. Vegetables brought from other
points find ready sale in considerable
quantities.
Wild turkeys have been plentiful in
the hills, and some few deer driven
from the swamps by the recent over
flow.
There will be more corn and less
cotton planted this year than last.
1t is better for both merchant and
farmer.
Farmers are quite busy preparing for
another crop. Nearly all have planted
both corn and cotton, and some have
corn up.
Mr.. Moses Greenwood. of New Or.
leans, has been in the city few days.
looking after his landed interests in
Desha county.
Mr.. VIM. R. Precise has returned
from the swamps with 200 tiers of pill
ing that are to be used on the Eureka
Oil Mill incline.
Fine crops were raised last year by
those who lived in the overAowed dis
trict, and the same thing can and will
be done this year.
A cattle buyer from the Indian Ter.
ritory is in the neighborhood buying
up everything purchasable in the
shape OF COW stock.
The large crops of last year, instead
of demoralizing labor, has tended to
spur 1t up and every one seems to vie
as to who shall make the best and
largest crop.
The work on the railroad bed and
the transfer OF the Mississippi River
Commission S rock at this point will
enliven the town somewhat during the
fly time" siege.
Amateur fishermen are working sad
havoc with the finny tribe in the wa
ters hereabouts. Every afternoon the
fishers come trooping in with good
catches OF perch, bass and an occa-
sional trout.
The highest point reached by the
river at Watson lacked only II inches
of the high tide of 1882, and was high
enough to drive inmates from their
houses, wash off fences and force all
travelling by boat.
Tuesday evening, on the Ellis plan.
tation, in the north western portion of
the county, a dispute arose between
Lee Sullivan and George w. Williams
(coId) in regard to lot of cotton
which led to Sullivan shooting vii.
liams dead in his tracks.
On Saturday, 18th inst, Elder
Nicolas and his wife went to church
at Skipwith, Miss, leaving their two
youngest children in the house asleep.
Shortly aiterward the whola building
was in flames. The fire was discov-
cred in time to save the children.
The buffalo gnats have been very
bad and are now bad enough to make
blowing almost an impossibility. A
superabundance ofcool, cloudy westher
has been very inviting to the little
pest. Probably Red Fork Township
has lost in the last thirty days ifty
head of work stock.
Farmers are iudustriously pitching
the crops Of the coming season with
abundance of confidence that the
water will not reach high enough to
impede the work. The weather has
been favorable enough from all points
reported to predicate that the spring
freshets will do no material damage.
It is true the low places will be over
flowed, but the duration certainly can
not be long.
Mr.. VIM. johnson, of Laconia Cir
Gle, reports all the breaks in the levee
that occurred during the last water,
up and that it would, now take two
feet more water than they had in the
spring to endanger the levee, As he
puts it, there has been no Sundays
since the water went down. Such
energy on the part of the people
who have had the misfortune to be
OverGowed this spring is deserving of
success, which they will surely reap in
the end.