Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-27
STATE NEWS.

Ben. IL. Berry, Esq, OF Lynch
burg, Lincoln county, was attacked
with paralysis several days ago, which
resulted in death.
Nathan Cannon, an old and re-
spPcted citizen of East Tennessee, died
at Soldiers Rest ON the l4th inst, in
the 60th year of his age.
Wv. NJ. Willhoite, of Bradley
county, who is 4 strong advocate of
the restoration of the right to vote To
the white taxpayers of the State, says
he viii vote for Stokes.
Mr.. John G. Tannatt, who claims
to be q true Republican, announces
himself as q candidate for Senator
from the McMinnvilIe district He
espouses . the platform Of universal
manhood suffrage
The Maysville HcDtt6iiclut,a "a Stokes
organ, "Contends that neither Senter
nor Stokes made a single vote " by
their discussion at that place This is
significant admission from a Stokes
paper.
"A M0rristOwn correspondent of
the Knoxville Jhig says it was dis
tressing to see Gen. Stokes making his
appeals to the passions of men, and
labOring to revive the bitter spirit of
the war in his speech at that place.
Col. NJ. d. Cardweil, of Dresden.
states that the crops are fine i'm that
section of the State, and that the mil
itia were engaged = assisting the
f.trs n = flrnfts vr-h
having nothing else to do.
The Clarksville CAro,siete says
The renovation Of Stewart College
and surroundings is progressing rap
idly-new fences, gates, etc. The
main building is to be newly painted
and otherwise improved, and will
soon pfRsent the handsome looks Of
yOTp.
james Martin, The present Regis
ira. Cf Bedford county, Is Il candidate
for the Legislature, and says he will
not be driven from his position by
caucus or convention. As he holds
the key OF the door, Of course he can
say who shall enter. Nice county, (
thisl
Gen. John 3. Rodgers, who es-
siyel to represent this State in Con- |
gress rs a &" fiGater," and who is |
claimed by the State Journal as a |
Stokes man, is ont in a letter in that 4
paper in favor of restoring the ballot /
to the DISTINGUISHED white men.
The tnio3as and Ams,aesc9 says,
and we agree With it fully, that il is 1
for TenneSsee that she Is /
NOS represented by agents in New /
York and Europe to induce portion /
of these immigrants tOseek homes in |
this State. When we are enfran- |
chised we viii have such an agent,
The Nashville Il,iqs q,sd -3D1e,i- |
can Of Thursday says: IN the Ten |
HesSeG Stare Journal of Yesterday there /
Is i call upon Hon. John TFimble to /
become candidate for State Senator. |
The cali j. signed by large number |
Of voters. In the same paper, DIR. j. |
7. Jones is announced as a candidate /
for the position on The Stokes platform, I
We were shown, on Wednesday 1
last. by Col. Adams, several stalks OF |
c1tt0u, grown on his farm, near STAN |
ton, that are very considerably in adj
vance of any we have seen. This cot |
ton, the Colonel tells US, owes its Wig |
OrOus and rapid growth 20 its having |
been planted in a grass and clover
Maj. Sterl, Hambright mas been |
called upon to become q candidate for |
the State Senate, from the Cleveland |
district. The Cleveland Banner says !
it does not know how he stands-On the |
gubernatorial and suffrage questions, |
but that there g is mighty good open |
ing for a Senter and sUfIrage man to !
got into the Senate"
Daniel w. Howes is a candidate |
for Representative from Jackson and |
Putnam counties. He saws: 81 am |
in favor of enfranchising the people of |
Tennessee, who are now disfranchised, |
in the speediest manner possible, COM |
patible with the Constitution, and the /
erasure from the statute books of the |
odious test Oaths which now disquality |
hundreds of our best citizens from |
holding office"
The Nashville Banner says: "The |
Stokes people are continually telling |
us what an unpopular man BrOwnlOW |
is; what ruinous thing is schOOl-fund |
robbery; what Odious institutions |
q Rings y are, etcetera, etcetera. Is it /
possible we have but dreamed these |
things and never said as much our |
selves? But while the Stokes people |
tell US this, they omit to mention what |
an oppressive thing is taxation with
out representation
The Stokes organ at Nashville has |
quickly shown its hand ON the ques- |
ton of registering the citizens of the
State who are entitled to vote under |
claim that the Governor has no au- |
thority to remove Registrars except |
for causes Notwithstanding there is no |
such provision of law. 1t admits that |
the power of removal is implied in |
the authority to appoint.
The State Journal (Stokes) of |
Thursday, contains a column and a |
half of scOrching criticism on the adj |
ministratiOn of the State government !
for the past four years. 1t is really a |
cre(litable display of denunciatOry |
rhetoric. The whole scene is reviewed. |
The entire catalogue of crimes, blum
ders. .follies and absurdities is rehearsed |
and graphically pictured. The work
is artistically done. The writer evil
IDENTIFY knew whereof he wrote.
-On Friday last, says the Nashville /
Banner, while the employees at Trea-
ner q Co.'s Harpeth mills and distil
leries, located ON the Northwestern
road, some miles from Nashville, were /
engaged in work, a sad and horrible I
accident happened to one of the work
men named Watkins, which termin-
ated in most deplorable manner. 1t /
appears that Watkins, in passing
about the premises, had accidentally
stepped overheard into the boiling !
and seething sea. The water in depth