Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-24

AT Hartsville, Sumner county, on
Wednesday last, difficulty occurred
between Capt. L. A. Bennett and q man
named John Rankin, which grew out OF
a law suit in which the former was
counsel. Capt. Bennett received several
severe if not fatal stabs, and Rankin was
immediately placed under arrest.
"A negro orator from Ohio has been
selected for the 4th Of July jubilation at
Nashville.
The grand concert of the maestro
Leo Wheat, in Nashville, was to take
place Monday evening.
The wheat crop of Coffee county is
said 10 be not quite full but of an excel
lent quality.
-Ine tIial of Col. Henry NJ. Ashby,
charged With treason against the State
OF tennessee, terminated Wednesday in
hi5 scquiltal by a jury Of Knox county.
TIE Banner OF Saturday says: Col.
PrOsseT, who returned IrOm Knoxville
Yesterday, states that Coy. BrownlOw
refuses 10 take any action with regard
to the Nashville and Northwestern
Railroad for the present, and declares
ms intention not to issue the bonds now
in dispute until the injunction has been
disposed of in the Federsl Court. Tue
chance Of the road resuming operation
At an early day is, therefore, slim in
deed.
The Brownsville Bee of the 18th Gays
of the crops: Wheat harvesting is still
going on in Haywood and adjoining
counties. Some fields are very fine, but
others quite Indifferent. Where the
land was covered with grass and stub
bic, the stand wss least injured by the
winters cold, and the crop iS heaviest.
Oa the whole, the yield will probably
be abOYe an average one, and the graiR
superior. Corn looks green and four
Isdlng, but is small. Rain would help
It. Cotton is doing finely-said to be
the finest prospect We have had for six
years.
-Tae Aurfeesboro MORit6r Of the Goth
says: Since the adjournment of the
Sale Convention, We have taken care to
observe the tone and tendency Of the
Democratic press of Tennessee. One
paper hOists the name OF Andrew John
son. Nearly all Of the others have de-
c!ared for Pepdleton. There is no mis-
taking the popular current that has set
ia ia Pendleton's favor. Ii daily grows
stronger.
The c1ops in Rutherford county are
doing well. Toe Monitor says: We
have had some timely showers during
the week, which causes crops to present
more promising appearance. The
wheat crop which is being harvested
promises an abundant yield.
Parrish, of the Bolivar BullstiR, COM
plains of the hot weather, but says it is
nothing to be compared to what we have
in Memphis. Yesterday We had to take
10 woolen clothes against the u1season-
able cold. Sse what day may bring
forth
The Bolivar Bulletin Of Saturday
saws: Just now the farmers are need
ing rain the ground is exceedingly dry
and dusty. However, crops are looking
remarkably WE'LL" and Most OF the
large wheat crop raised in this county
has been harvested, clear OF rust and
blight. Good bye, Northern cribs
The Bolivar Bulletin thus INDUCES
IN ths " HoTrible:" We are partially sd-
vised of terrible murder which Oc-
Cured about twenty miles northeast of
this place few days sgo. a negro,
whose name we have forgotten, called
at q widow Womsn's house and de-
manded some meat the lady told the
scoundrel that she had none to spare,
whereupOn he struck her 8 terrible
blow, which almost Instantly produced
death. In our next We will endeavor to
give particulars. The murderer made
his escape.
The Paris Il1telltgeReer of the 10Th
saws A tremendous wind, accompanied
by hail and raiE, passed over our town
Yesterday, doing considerable damage
| to the trees on and near the public
square. We are not informed as to the
| effects on the crops and fences Of the
| surrounding country, but those in its
path must have suffered to some extent.
! It's path, however, did not appear to be
/ a broad one.
The Paris hlteligeTceT says: Dur
ing the last and present weeks farmers
| in the adjacent country have been
busted in reaping their wheat. The
harvest does not promise to be an abun-
dsnt one, owing to the severe freeZssla
winter, except in few instances in
which the seed we're put in with great
| care, or the lands sown were high and
dry, The complaint is unanimous that
the crop viii be short, in many cases by
] a half, and in others by not SO much.
The opinion is pretty general, however,
that the crop will be sufficiently large to
bread the county, and there are these
who think that the quantity raised will
exceed that amount.