Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-12-18
1IEMPHIS APPEAL.
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE MEM-
PHIS s. CHIC RAILROAD.
AnIrages By RrORnI0M MlIitIa.
rresponaence MemrnIs Appeal:

] Correspondence Memphis Appeal.
NASHVILLE, TENN, December IS, 1857.
} Albip over ths Memphis and Ohio
! Railroad shows SO many signs OF pro-
/ gress, even ia this time OF general depres.
sion, that it is very gratifying TO any one
I who wishes the future prosperity Of West
r Tennessee. a At Union, Shelby, Gala
ways, Mason,- Stanton, Brownsville,
A., Humboldt, Milan, and indeed every
station betwesn Memphis snd Paris new
dwelling houses, stores and churches
are being built, new fences and out
houses put up, and other good
improvements made. The farmers
dispairiug Of prices advancing and
in many cases pressed by their necessi-
lies are bringing large amounts of cotton
to every point along the rOsd for ship
ment. They have put in more wheat
than ever before, and are doing the very
best they can under the circumstances,
Land, especially about the towns, is ad
vanciug in value, as the demand ls con-
siderable for town residences, The high
taxes has q depressing effect on farming
lauds. A large pork slaughtering gnd
pscsiug establishment has been started
at Brownsville, and kills ear loads
Of hogs every week. In most of
the towns the stores are Just now
doing fair business. Perhapsthe brisk |
est place along this road is Milan, whieh'l
is the centre Of q very thrifty and rich I
district, where much wheat and tobacco /
is grown. The number OF new orchards I
that are being set out at different places 4
are gratifying signs that the people are \
doing Their best 20 dsyelOpe the country. /
They have gone to work with fifty per
cent. more energy than last year. A,
paB1 sBrOwni0W militia that have
been for some time stationed at Trenton,
started Few days since for their
homes in East Tennessee. A more
graceless set Of scOundreis than most OF
them, if report speaks true, it would be
hard TO ind All they had learned Of
war was its licentiOusness. They were I
commanded by a Capt. Hall who lives.
in Knoxville, and seems TO have been
worthy Of his men. At TreZevant's
station they robbed the store of Mr..
Marshall, IN bToad day Gght, OF con-
siderable amount of goods. At McKeu-
zie they tried The same game, and when
checked, tired 70 murder the grocery
Keeper. Mr.. Roberts, one OF the propTie-
tors Of the Alckenzie House, and very
quiet, peaceabie man, in saving the life OF
the grocery keeper, was terribly beaten
ABOUT the head and face by the pistol OF
Capt. Hall, while hs was held by the
militia who seized him by the back and
arms.
All the offeDse was the grocery keeper
saying, You have forgotten to pay tOT
what you have gOt;" 10 which the re-
sp0nse by tic militia was, By God, we
amt going TO-, at the same time pre-
sentiug pistols and attempting to shoot.
Capt. Hall thea rushed into the melee
With, " God d-n 'em, We uns will run
this place ourselves at the same time
striking Mr. Roberts So outrageous
was the conduct of the police that the
country people rallied 10 the defense Of
sir. Roberts and the store keepers of
Mex guzie, vino all felt themselves en-
daUgersd. Tle militia ours were cOwed
Wben they saw the people gathering
y7itn guns, and they coliectedOn the rail
road platform, from whence they did not
move uHtiithe tram was ready 10 startfor
Nashville. / ChauCed on the road their
train met another, and the militia st
once seized uhe opportunity to take hats
ami clothing from persons on the other
train. They Lhen wanted t0 90 ahead,
but the conductor Of the train they were
lu wouldn't START. Capt. Hail and the {
militia swOre they would run the rail ]
road, but none of them knew how. The l
conductor told them that they were Just &
-
low he could not 90 ahead unless the Z
Of the train that was going Z
he other way would help push the train, Z
lu which the militia were, up the grade, {
but the conductor on the other train was 8
l0t obliged TO give this help, and would
not do SO unless the stolen things were
given up. The militia swOre, and made q
= great fuss. They swore they hadn't got 8
he things, but finally after waiting one {
lalf an hour, they handed over the c
itOien articles, and then the engine OF {
he other train pushed theirs up the
srade and they went on. At different c
places where the train stopped to accom-
nUdate other passengers, OF for wood C
md water the militia behaved 50 badly }
hat Tie patience OF the railroad men be- {
.ame exhausted, and at Johnsonville they i
luietIy uncOupled the cars, and running {
IN a side track that in which the
militia were. left them to take 8
are Of themselves, and went ahead. I
Never were lot Of chicken d
bieves more nicely caught They {
1Oked 0ut Of the car windows and saw c
he train steamiBg away and already (
.lmOst half = mile oil. They sWOre,
clustered, and finally had 10 whine and
leg like dogs. At last after waiting
ONE hours a train came along, and they, {
,ery humble and cOwed, were taken on C
0 Nashville.
The people about Wythe still 90 armed
o anticipation Gf attempts of members
f the gang of highwaymen to revenge
be hanging of some Of their mum ber. q
several persons having been shot at a
Trough their windows are inclined to go
10 live, but their neighbors are y
etermIued that members OF the gang a
hall be hunted out or hung. For some q
ime al strangers are closely watched
nd made TO give account of themselves,
nd suspected persons in the neighbOT- 3
o0d are in danger. Yours, B. b