Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-31
TENNESSEE.

Hon: Edwin A. Keeble, a promi
nent lawyer of Murfreesboro, died las
Thursday.
A great deal of sickness Is prevalent
along the Tennessee river, consequent or
the present dry and chilly weather.
The corn crops in the northeast pOr
ton of Sumner county is doing finely
not having suffered so much for want O
rain as other localities.
Col. Louis Tillman, of Bedford, ha!
been nominated to represent the Fourth
Congressional District in the next Con
gress, vice Mullins laid on the shelf.
The corps of engineers engaged OF
the surveys fer the branch railroad from
Huntington TO Jackson, have completed
q survey OF the route from the former
place to Milan, distance Of 2O4 miles
They are now masking a survey Wis
Spring Creek.
Mr.. E w. Cole, President OF the
Chattanooga Railroad, and Maj. Grant
Road Eogineer, and Receiver d. B. Cliffe
Of the Nashville and Northwestern Rail.
road, returned from their tour of inspec.
ton on the latter road yesterday morn.
ing, and express themselves highly
pleased with the condition of the road
which was even found better than was
expected.
The Chattanooga american Union
says: T. r. Hackney, ESD, whose repu-
tstion for veraoity cannot De questioned,
reports that in the lower end of this
county, the wife of David Z. Bright,
gave birth on the 18th inst, to three chill
dren, two sons and one daughter, weigh
ing in the aggregate eighteen pounds,
the daughter eight pounds, and the sons
five pounds each, all living and doing
well up 10 going to press.
"A lady named White, living in
Msury county, about ten miles from
Spring Hlll, gave birth, yesterday MORN
ing, TO four male children, weighing in
the aggregate etWenty-thTee pounds. They
are all well formed and healthy. The
mother is said to be a very fine woman,
has been married about three years, asd
is but twenty-five years of age.
The Nashville Press and Times Of
Saturday has the following: Huck Cole,
a colored man, was shot in GAllstln on
Thursday night about y O'Clock, by some
soldiers OF the 5,h cavalry, company NJ.
1t is said he was walking along the
street, on his way from church, when
some soldiers, who were standing near q
saloon, attempted to snatch his cane
from him. He resisted, when one of
them drew a pistol and shot him dead.
The soldiers were arrested and will be
examined to-day.
The Knoxville Press and Herald
learns that Mr. Faw, father OF G.. P.
sBd 7. A. Faw, JOhnson's Depot, Wash
iDgtOn county, was killed near tnat place
Wednesday morning, by the down pas
senger train. He was standing on the
track, and ewing TO his deafness did not
notice the approach of the train or the
alarm of the engineer. The engineer ex-
pected he would move of the track, I'M
til 1t wGs too late to stop the train. He
was struck by the locomotive, knocked
from the track, and died from his inju.
ries in few moments. Mr.. Faw was an
aged snd worthy citizen.
The McMinnville Nelg Era favors
ticket in the Presidential can
vass, and that i've should suffer no
abatement in our organization or efforts
to increase or perfect the thorough and
consolidation of all the elements
opposed 10 R4dicalism.n That paper
says: District organic ations are now
being formed In ali our upper counties
and We say, continue the work begun
under so favorable auspices, snd If we do
not defeat Radlcaiism in Tennessee In
November, We shsll give them such 8
scare that they will be only so much the
easirer conquered in the next August
slection."
The Bolivar Bulletin of Saturday
says: The great invention in the art of
which was herslded by this
paper two weeks ago, is no humbug. Ia
our next issue we will, with the consent
aud assistance OF the inventor, lay some
facts before the public. Ia
the meantime the earth battery y will
be doing its mysterious work in the ab-
'ence o. jars or fluids, and in spite OF ua.
believers abroad. What we first pub-
ished concerning the discovery was
strictly true, and we vouch, again and
again, for every word then pri nted.