Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-05-23
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Resolsed, That oar confidence in the past
services. ABILITY, ana political integrity OF our
representative IN Congress, hon
Geo. 5. Hclst0n, il undated and We do here
by recomu end him to the Democratic voters OF
the Fifth Congressional District az a candidate
to represent them ii The next Congress OF the
United Stsees.
We Learn from the HsntsviIle Independent
that the grocery establishment of R. X. Dick
soK & Co, at thai place, was entered on the
night OF tie 17th inst, and robbed OF 5000.
The money belonged to the Post Office, having
been placed in the grocery for safe keeping.
In The Alabama Penissntiary at this time
there are 220 c%onvicts, of ~hom seven are fe-
males.
The 8 Alabama Educational Associations"
composed of teachers in the State, is 10 meet
in Selma on the 2lst of July next. The school
teachers throughout the State are invited to
attend.
The Huntsville .sdrocait, Of Thursday, says:
The weather continues extraordinary
very cool, cloudy, sunshiny, rainy, with hard
winds ana frequent hail. Fires are still very
necessary. Cotton looks bad, stands generally
are not good, and in many places it IS dying
out. Com does not grow much. Wheat looks
well where the hail has rot been, and oats are
quite promising
THos. :. REANs,a plssterer, in Mobile, a
few DAYS ago, fell from his seaffold and was
killed.
BRowN ELLIS was killed on the 18th inst, in
Greene county, IN this State, by GEO. W. PAR
KAN. who acted in self-defense.
The Huntsville .AdVoeate, OF the 2lst inst,
has the following:
Han SroRM.-On Thursday last one Of the
severest hail storms ever known visited many
parts of North Alabama, doing much damage
to the growing crops in each locality. Wheat
in some places was nearly Tuined-corn and
cotton beat down, the leaves of the trees rid
died, sc. In places the hsilstohes were Of
unusual size. For several days afterwards the
atmosphere was quite cool.
The Elyton .9IGbamiGn statssttat the wheat
crop in Blount and Jefferson counties never
looked more promising. Glad to hear it.
Hon. WIN. L. YANcEY, We see by the papers,
is engaged in addressing the people of East AL
ALBANIA in behalf Of the Mt. Vernon Assoeia-
ton.
While in a difficulty at Livingston with DR..
CoLEHAs, last week, JOHN G.. PIERCE of Greene
county, was stabbed by some one. He is, how
ever, out Of danger.
The Planters Cotton Factory, in Autauga
county, this State, for tn business year just
closed, divided a dividend { fourteen per cent.
In a letter to the Dallas Gazette, J. w.
BRrpoEs, of Wilcox, declines the use Of his
name for the Democratic GubernstOrial nomi-
nation.
We copy be following from the Montgomery
.Adrsrtiisr. of the 18th inst:
~ToRSADoIE MERRIwETHER CoUSTY.-We
learn from a private letter, received BY d gen
tleman in this city, says the Columbus Sun,
that on Friday last one Of the sevsrest lorna
does that ever occurred in that section, passed
over a portion Of Merriwether county, in this
State. blowing down timber and fences, anddo-
ing great injury to crops. We regret to learn
that upon the premises OF Mr. Peter Martin,
residing some six mics from Greenviile, every
I house except the dwelling was either unrOofed
or blovn down, and that a negro woman, who
was living sick in one of the cabins, with her
child. c1Iy three DAYS old. were eitheT killed by
fragments Of the falling roof, OF BY the violence
of the storm. We have not learned the extent
Of the tornado, but as they are not generally
verS wide, we hope it was not.yeTy extended
On tie sth inst, at Pickensvile, B. McNOR-
TON shot TAYLOR WILLIAMS, (the ball passing
through his hat, cutting the head two inches)
and then escaped. s
The Spirit Of The So"ik says: Mr.. billiards
speech al CLAYTON, on the 20lh uit., attracted
one OF the largest audiences ever assembled
there. The court room was crowded TO Its
utmos. capacity, and the plaudits with which
the ~elo1uent speaker was frequently interrupt
ed, testified the hearty appreciation Of his
hearers. aud gave ample assurance that he was
, in the houss OF his friends. The speech was
one o. his hapPiest efforts-manly, eloquent
7 and oouyincing-his arguments clear and un-
snswersbls.
;, HEAyY RAIHs.-We have no recollection Of
ever having witnessed a greater fall OF rain in
the same length of time than we had here be
/ tween Thursday night last week and the fot-
D lowing Monday morning. Mr.. Watson. who
? keeps a rain gusge, reports afall Of %~fracti7r
over seven inches CT rain within the time
: stated-ovsr four inches Of which fell between
E Saturday night and Monday morning.
| P. S.-Snce the foregoing was in type We
have had aGother heavy rain, ION Wednesday,,
accompanied by hail
Much OF the corn and cotton on the river
/ and creek bottoms, and other low places, has
no doubt, been washed up, which will render
more replanting ecessary,-GreeasbOrol fla.
Beacon, 9Th mat.
| For the last several days we have had more
rain than we have any recollection OF in tn
same length of time. The creeks have flooded
all the low grounds, and those farmers cult
waiting swamp lands have had their crops ma
~terialiy Injured. These rains have efectuaily
stoned the mail communication TO and from
our Town but the clouds seem now to have
cleared away, and the last day or two indicate
that spring has at length consented TO pay ui
a v~isit-Lisdsn JcfersOniGS, 9th.
It rained necessarily for three OF four days
after the dase of our last issue, and the conse.
I, ouenre is the river is higher than it has beer
Z before for several years. The weather is nov
r clear. warm and spring-like, and we may Tea
sonably hope that we have seen the last of th'
winter weather for this season.-DdiisS GS-
r cite, Sth.
: The river has risen so much in consequence
2 Of tie late rains, that the low lands are gener
ally overhown. This freshet, coming on Top o
: the .frosts, must materially shorten tue cottol
d crops Of the Alabama plantations 1t Is sai'
2 TO be still rising. We learn that the lands o.
n Flat Creek were also overilown, which mus
prove of serious injury to the crops.-Ciai
: born. S0HtherHeT, va.
E WHEKr.-A very sudden and entirely uneX
s pectsd rise has taken place in wheat. Thi
5 results from the general disaster attending tn
3 wheat crop of the west this 5ear, produced b.
the extraordinary cold and unfaForable season
which has killed many hundred thousand acre
: Of wheat that a few weeks since was promis
i ing enough. Let our farmers and planters tax
: warning and 90 in largely on corn.-Aihen
Hsrsid, SIX inst.
4 Useful INVENTION -~fNTETEsrISs T.
: MAarsERs.-The Mobile Register thus notice
an s~rticie OF utility and value to cOmmere, noV
: on exhibition at the Horticultural Fair in tina
city:
n NIt il a small and handsome piece Of furni
a turs. bearing a strorg resemblance to a mantle
: clock. and is intended to furnish Information {
= the captains OF vessels of the exact condition
of heir ships so far as the leak of their craft
ia concerned. The nautical world Will under