Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-04-02

The real Governor of Tennessee is
Dr. BOynt0n, BrOWnlOw's son-in-iaw,
says the Louisville DsHOcrdE. But the
Knoxville Herald thinks Pap Thomas is
the man. Perhaps the former ia civil
Governor, so called, while the latter is
certainly the military official.
The Nashville Banner is responsible
for the following: The man who repre-
sents Gibson county in the Legislature
Is oH6 AcA air. Some time since .
younger brother, vhiis il tAis city, WIS
seized with the smallpox, and the " truly
lOil" Representative nUrsed him. For
this he brought in a bill of $50, and
asked the old gentleman TO pay it. Ne
EsiT, guiOr, refused, and Representative
McAair sEed end obtained judgment
against his own fsiEsF. The old gentle
man Indignantly sppeEled the sess 10 9
higher court. We have heard Of fellows
numbering their own gTandmothers to
eel her remains for soap grease, stealing
tie coppers of dead darkies' eyes and
kicking tie csFpus because they were not
quarters, gobbling rings fEoH their moth-
er's ears snd shaping the old lady be-
cause she didn't like it but all these 1T
tie eccentricities are laid in the shade.
stGslChss out in tue cold, and stink back
into n~othinSGe9s, when compared with
from Gibson.
The Nashville Gozette ssvs: There
are ~thirty-hve Democratic and Conserva-
i've papers published in Tennessee. Of
which MAE EFs Gsilies and the rest week
lies. OF these, thirteen are get down es
out and out Democrat, while twenty-one
are eissssd as Conservative, asd one. the
Memphis BUustfn, as doubtful
"ItStaDds alene,
Like Adams recollection OF his falLn
AT an election for municipal officers
10 Lagrange, Tenn. q few DAYS ago. a
negro named John Clay was elected az
n Of the Aldermen, but at the orgapi-
zaticn Of the Board, having been con-
WINGED by some q that he was ineligir
Die, he retired.
- dispatch from Columbia brings the
welcome intelligence that the Conserva-
tiYes swept the field ia the election
which was held at that place on sstuP.
day. The new Msyor and seven Alder
ara sound 10 the core. Only two
Radical AideTmsa were elected. A
number o. Negroes voted against
the League candidates, and tLs nsW men
were left entirely out In the cold.
Joseph Howard escaped from custody
at Alexandria last Wednesday night.
aud a reward Of fifty dollars is offered for
bic capture. He was charged with horse
stealing,
The Nashville Saaner Of the 29,b
says: We learned from passengers on |
the Yesterday afternoon train that the
election ct Gsllatin went off quietly. |
the exception Of one or two street
fights. Capt. Phillips vent into the
yesterday morning with atty OF his
seif-eonstituted negro militia, armed and
esaippsd. Col. Lieb, Commandment oil
the Post, fearing that a serious riot might
result from the thTsstsIinE attitude of
the militia and the determination og the
10 bear no encroRchments upon
heir liberty and peace, dissrmed and
iisDarse6 the band of ruffians. This
doubtless saved 3 bloody collision, for
which The militia, special police and citi-
ems were b1t too well prepared. We
also heard that the militia ~enGesyoged to
vote with arms in their bands, but that
his wss prevented by the speciai police,
until such IS belonged in the county put
away thsG arms 6nd voted on an equal
tOoting with the white trssh. 1t is also
,tated that the militia were diRarmed by
he police. The race for Chancellor WAS |
considered close, with, however, the
.hsnoss in favor Of Judge Barry.
Il. u. HsrGemRn, vas arrested az
Franklin, on Friday night, for q burglary
committees at Clarksville on the previous
sunday morning, he claims 10 live al
Ian Antoine, Texas