Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-07-11

tended to have one Of his little affairs, |
when late that evening the sheriff Of |
Rankin county arrived here and arrested /
him with the view OF taking him over |
10 brandon TO answer for some violation |
al the law. The dancing master as
dancing masters usually are, being very |
polite. and not wishing the hopists TO be |
disappointed, prevailed on the snerin TO
permit him 70 carry on bis dance, ano
they would take the train for Brandon
Ia the morning. So there it was, dane
ing master, guarded In ball room ~
sheriff, playing the violin and eallng
the figures, while the gay throng before
him g Itripped the light fantastic toe.N
The Ripley Advertiser says On the
29d nit. at or near Brice's Cross Roads,
IN this county, a difficulty occurred be-
tween l.. ], Robinson and VIM. Sparks,
In which me latter was killed. Robin.
son was arrested and brought 10 this
piaee on Sunday last. The difficulty, II
4 said. grew out Of the attempt Of Robin
son TO arrest the wife Of Sparks.
TEXAS ITEMS.
The Lavaca CoDI8aerciat says the
worm has as yet done no material dam
age. A fine cotton crop is expected to oe
raised in Coma ez county. The Ander-
son Record Of June 10Th Is lniormea that
the cotton worm is destroying the crops
1 in portions of that and adjoining counties.
In the counties Of MatagOrda and ~ har-
ton. in some instances, entire fieIds Of
cotton have already been destroyed In
Colorado, one Of the best cotton growing
counties in the State, but little damage
had been done
The Jasper Nelgsb0y Of the - ult.
learns that the worm has made ~ ap--
pearance in such numbers IN that tti0n
as to destroy all hope OF cotton rrop.
/ It heard an old planter say he would not
give fifty cents an acre for all the eottcn
/ in the county. Many planters are rleF7-
I iny M the Hmiddles aud planting corn.
/ 2The New Orleans Crescent says:
Sam Patch, jr., OF Houston, attempted
on Monday last to jump from the fore
rOyal ward arm of a brig ia Galveston
4 bay, but being decidedly top heavy ieil
/ sprawling into the water, distance OF
I I04 feet. His back and left shoulder
! struck first, but when he rose to the sur
face, his face was downward, ana ms
head almost entirely under water. The
breath was completely knocked out OF
him. and it was thought for some time
that he was actually dead. After hoat-
ing some distance, he was picked up By
a boat, tLken on board a schooner hard
bv. was attended by a physician, and at
last accounts was reported to be recover
ing.
s.. B. Buckley, Esq, writes to the
State Gazette that the iron works in Bur-
net county are completed, and that
smelling has commenced. The com
1 many. which is composed Of citizens Of
The county, intend to east stones and
other articles generally needed.
From the CIarksville Standard we
learn Mr.. Epperson expects to get 10000
acres of land for the Memphis and FL
Phso railroad in Marion and Davis cOun-
ties. He obtained $4,000 acres in Lamar.
Z 1t reports that the adviees from New
York are favorable, provided the lands
I are subscribed. This is known as the
Memphis and I'll Paso railroad COM
pany's line.
The San Antonio Herald Informs US
the gold hunters who left that city some
time since have returned for the purpose
of recruiting. They were pleased with
the signs, and intend making another
hunt. They discovered large qusnsities
OF iron ore. Col. DalTympiae and his
; marty of gold hunters havedfeacned the
, horse head crossing nf4lSt' PecOs. They
Uara so fOrtu,rnall be fg reach that noted
lurking M. tbs bass svages Just in time
, to relieve a par fs<valATexans, who had
been surrounded several days by party
, of Indians. The Indians, at their first
attack upon the party, had succeeded in
driving off some 2000 head of cattle, the
property Of BIessrs. Melberry & Dsats.
p The San Antonio Herald contains
an account of a difficulty which occurred
: at Uvalde, between Woods and Cook
father-in-law and sOn-ialaw, in which
) Woods was shot three times-in thG
face. in the arm and in the side. At las
2 accounts ne was alive, though all th'
2 wounds were very dangerous.
r The Bonh6m Ne1cS says Mr.. VIM
Stephens was killed at Mount Pleasant
e Titus county, on the 5th inst:, by Mr.. Z
s L. Trippe. No details of the homicide.