Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-18
TENNESSEE NEWS.

SIuOfi ab tne masthead, this week, an
: says: We have not bad sn opportU
nifty 70 consult with sny OF our cOnten
pOraries on the subject, aud We presen
Col Peyt0n's name on our indiyidus
responsibility"
"A private letter from Maryville state
that several entsrprisiBg dsirymen frSn
Ohio are nOw ia Blount county seekin
an eligible location for cheese factory
A paragraph in the AsheviIle paper say
thst the Elk Mountain Cheese Factory
IN North Carolina, is proving periec
success, and paying large dividesGs.
The Athens Post says in January
last, We mentioned, on the authority of |
correspondent, thst rich deposit Of sill
yer fsd been discovered near the NORTH
Carolina line, in the direction of the
mountains. We are now advised thsf
parties have been going for it fOI
some weeks past, with rich and bloom
Z Eug prospects of success.
We learn that the Rev. II. Y. Brown
( Is building at Chattanooga a large and
! commOdicus house, which is Intended as
4 psrochisl residence, and as home for
I the numerous priests who pass through
! that town. Truly, ss says the Nashville
I Union and american, Father Brown is
/ liberal Rnd substantial encouragement in
[ his disinterested hospitality.
/ The last number of the Brownsville
I Bee has this evidence OF SD enterprising
Z spirit: We sre pleased to chronicle the
fact that active steps are being taken to
build large No. I cotton and wcolen
factory in our town. It is contem plated
10 raise and commence with & capital Of
500 COO; said sum to be raised by sub
scTiption, IN shares Of 800 each, 20 be
psia in three installments during the
year 1853.
The scholastic population OF Blount
county is estimated at 5295. The super
intsndent has supplied fifty-seven
teachers with certificates. There are
fifty schools in successful operation, OF
which five are used by the o0l0Fed chill
dreD. Teachers institutes are to De or
gsnizsd in few days in each Of the
grand divisions Of the State. DR.. Sears,
agent OF the Peabody fund, will be in the
Stale about that time, and will probably
render some assistance in the matter.
The SheIbyville Rescue says: We
hear Il biuted that the vote at Winchss-
ter sRd two on three precincts in Coffee
snd Lincoln counties, are to be thrown
y
cal msjority over the chosen sid gallant
representative CT the people OF this Con-
gressionsl District, And the Rspu5L,
con (Tilinan's paper OF the same date
(13tb) says: III the pOlls be properly
puTged OF votes illegally cast, there is no
doubt but Col. fi!lman is elected, even
on the small vote thrown.
The Greenviue National Union Of the
18Th inst. save: The case OF the State
sgsiust Emery Kiker, charged With he
murder Of Lewis Bird, in 1852, which
wss taken up last Thursday, was closed
BY the jury returning q verdict Of "not
guiIty.n This wss the most important
Csse tried in this county since tee
close. OF the war. The prisoner was
a rebel soldier, q private n company q,
Fifth Tennesses Cavalry. The deceased
was sn "enlistedn soldier in the Federal
army, and was killed while making his
way to the Federal lines.
The Ui7io,l end american Of Sunday
last says Nothing ne1 trsnspired yes
teTday in connection with whsther we
have 8 Chancellor OF not. Il now seems
TO be the settled opinion, however. Of
lawyers ana other interested psrties, that
Judge ShackslfUrd will re open the
t1O-Eu LEGLl Va Aa1G SLlnECEE NyuEt To-
morrow, fer the trial Of causes which I
saanOt very well be deferred until the
a pril term. This done, il is not improb- /
able that Judge Sh6ckelford win accept /
the proffered pOsiti0n es one Of the Judges |
Of the Supreme Court Of the State.
The Bristol Nea0s Of the 18Th ehroni- I
sles the suicide Of two old ladies in Sui /
ivan county. The first, widow Cres- !
vel, hung herself with a hank Of /
thread. 1t appears the fondness for sui /
tide was a family falling, as Der sister |
committed suicide several years ago, in 4
Smythe county, Vs., and her brother /
sUt bis throat about twelve months ago. /
Mrs. Cresweli was about seventy wears /
,f age. The second was q Iars Baum. /
Who lived near Blountville. She hung /
lerseif with a rope. She was also sew (
.nty years Of age. Nc cause is assigned Fl.
or the act.
The Rockville Wh5q Of the 18Th /
Dst. hes the following We hear OF dis /
Ease prevailing among hogs in the north /
eastern portion OF this county and IN /
Granger county, to quite an extent. |
Hundreds Of hogs have died, leaving /
many farmers who have heretofore bad /
plenty, without single one. Thousands /
d dollars are thus lost, ard the destruc- /
lion mentioned above, which is the same /
n many other localities, viii, We fear, 4
make pork scarce in this market.
The friends Of Mr.. Maynard intend to /
urge him upon Gen. Grant ss suitable /
man to go into his Cabinet For our
Dwn part we would like to see him made 1
POstmsster-G General.
The Union and american Of Sunday |
says: Late last evening we received /
word Of q most distressirg calamity TO (
the family Of Capt. VIM. Phillips, four .
miles north Of this city, in the sudden /
death Of bis little daughter Bette. q
sweet child OF eight or ten yesrs. The |
buggy had been brought cut for the use |
Df some purpose, ard little Bette and /
another child were gleefully seated IN it,
awaiting its departure. From some 4
cause the horse became frightened, ran /
away, and Bette was thrown out, re- /
sewing fatal injuries. In this distressing /
affection we deeply sympathize with the
family, ard tender them our
hearty coincidence in the fall of one so
bright, so tender and so pure.
The Tus scumbia fAla) Times Of the
10Th says: Last Thursday afternoon, 5th
nst., William 81. Petrie, OF Frankfort,
struck Jones, 3 shoemaker, who had
about six months ago moved TO Frank
'ert from Columbia, Tenn, across tnas
peck with double barrel shotguDss1s -
Dg him instantly. The fasfs~ ~ We
have them from Hon. ChsRt< ON bic,
are, that on that eys& Jones vas
and witleefs tny known cause
3r provOcatioB, kttscked Petrie with g
,hoe knife, stEilzAg at hino several times,
Petrie trying a. out Of his way all
he time. PetFte having 3 shotgun ia
ais hands, and the thrusts st him by
becoming very difficult to shan,
Petris struck him on the back Of the
leck, intending only to disarn hiR bUt
he blow broke bis neck and he died al
most instantly. Every one present joins
n acqHittiDg PetTie OF any blame, and
,ay thai he acted ia seif-defense.
A resolution u regard to the i'm
of the tennessee river, and [
praying the aid Of Congress for that pur-
pose, passed the Tennessee Senate on
saturday ard was transmitted TO the
House, where, the Nashville Bonner
thinks, it VIII certainly pass. The Ban
eeT adds: The work OF expeDcing the
appropriations already made for this
liver, which are sufficient TO annihilate
the teTrors OF the " Suck, % aPot,U and