Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-01
NEWS.

SweetWater, East Tennessee, is to
have a new Masonic hall.
The jail in GAINESVILLE contains
twenty prisoners-it is full.
The -four mills at GAINESVILLE are
| doing a.heavy business.
The corn crop in East Tennessee is
suffering greatly for want OF rain.
The small pOx has entirely disap-
peared from the vicinity of Nashville.
Mr.. Etheridge will address the PEG
Die at Paris ON Monday the % of August.
The sum of $685. 900 has. been sub
| scribed toward the building of a cotton
factory in Nashville.
Our old friend, Wash Russell, form
erly an iron manufacturer, is a candidate
for the Legislature from Hickman county.
He viii make a good representative.
Gen. James G.. Spears, a gentleman
we'll known in the Eastern portion of the
State, died at his residence, near Pike
vile, BiedsOe county, on the 22d inst.
There were one hundred thousand
dollars in a safe on the train that went
through the trestle going e Budds
Greek. Il Is missing. h may throw a
little light on the aus of the disaster.
In the suburbs of GAINESVILLE, a few
nights go, a blind mare fell into a els
tern eighteen feet deep, without receiving
an injury. Some difficulty was expert
enced in getting her out.
The School Directors of Smith
county have made complaint to Gov.
| Senter touching the management Of the
schools by the County Superintendent,
one Ira King.
The Winchester Home Journal says
Mr.. Andrew Travis, a very well qualified
and deserving gentleman, announces HIM
self in that paper this week as a candl-
date for Tax Collector.
The McMinnViHe NeiC Era ofThurs-
dav. V From the best information
from the different counties composing this
Senatorial District, we are justified in the
assertion that Mr.. Faulkner Will be most
triumphantly elected.
The Paris HteIigeRcer of yesterday
SAWS: From all portions of the county
we have cheering news from the crops.
Although they are a little backward an
abundant Weld is anticipated. We hear
of -four selling at 50 80 per hundred.
Col. John Norman, of Carroll cOun-
tv, the Stokes candidate for the State
Senate in his district, has withdrawn from
the canvass. Mr.. w. NJ Hall, of Trenton.
the suffrage candidate, has no opposition
since the withdrawal Of Col. Norman.
James Combs, a young man OF
about sixteen, son of NJ. 5. Combs, live
/ ~ stable keeper, North Cherry ST., Nash
vile, was drowned at the head of the
island in Cumberland river on Thursday
afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
The Nashville Press and Times, OF
Friday, among it's personals has this:
w. K. Moore, one of the leading and
-uus- --s-s+,a v,ar.hn,#1 Of Nnv,
phis. Is in the city, looking after matters
Of deep interest to every merchant in the
State.
The GaIlatin ECdBiler of yesterday
contains the following; on Saturday
evening last an atfray occurred at HOllor-
ans grocery, at the depot, between Al
Brown SimOnS a butcher and Hubert,
another butcher, in which Brown was
very dangerously stabbed by Hubert.
At a recent meeting of the Tennes-
see Agricultural and Mechanical Associa-
ton il was resolved that the Tennessee
Agricultural and MechanicaFAssociatio
take steps to organize a museum, in
which shall be preserved specimens Of
the minerals, metals, stones, woods, veg
etahle product, birds and wild animals to
be found in Tennessee, and also all fossil
remains and Indian relies.
OuflN8 Il lilulUtI SlOAAh at Ndoli
Vile a few DAYS since. the lightning struck
a brick kiln. breaking il into very small
pieces. The brick, unburned, to the num-
Der of one hundred and fifty thousand,
were not disturbed, but on the contrary
were all fused together and made quite
hard. There was not an independent one
in. the whole pile, yet each retained its
outline.
The Brownsville Bee of Friday says:
on Monday night last an old negro nan
named Mack, found a drunken fellow
named Lewis at his house handling 4 pis-
toll rather recklessly, firing, etc, in such
a way as to Brighten Mack's family away
from home. He took the pistol, a Smith
Y NELSON'S pocket size, from Lewis and
examining it let il fire, shooting a ball
through his hand between the first and
second fingers, iutlieting a painful wound,
but iniuring no bones. Lewis was ar
rested and sent to Jail.