Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-12
STATE NEWS.

-Ex-President Johnson spoke at
Greeneville on. Monday, t. G10Qr
three tEcgsand pgdbIe, fsAm all parts
af Upper East Tennessee.
The Banner IS informed that the
mail agent on the Nashville and
Northwestern Railroad is only seven
teen years old. This is altogether too
young, and if we mistake not, is below
the age required by law. 1t is time,
when mail Irregularities are so much
complained of, that these matters were
looked into -"
-5The bGglaet of Eriday received
from the house of Ried, Ch9dbournc
& CO., the first e0ttan biOam of the
saasan, 50 far as known in Middle
Tennessee, It came nom the farm of
DIR. Hoyt, near the Hermitage. which
is rented and cultivated bv ~ NO color
ed men. They have thirty-five acres
of land in cotton, ana report tige stand
| IS Y5Iy nnev ''''
THE Nashville hon aad Am6ri
| co73 Of Friday says "Ihe following
appointments ofRegistTars were made
Yesterday to take the place of those
removed by the Governor: George l..
Sloan, Cheatham county; James Hen
ry, of Blount county, Austin Myatt,
of Dickson county, The last gentle
man has been appointed to fill the va
cancy In that countyOecasioned BY the
tresignation Of the former Registrar.
At GreeneviIle, East Tennessee, 6
house was totally destroyed, together
with all the furniture, clothing and
uTcpeLty. af boarders, by fire on Fri
day night. The fire originated by q
servant, girl going into an up-stail
room and setting fire to 4 bed curtain
The most depl0rable part of the affail
was the death, from excessive fright
of Miss Fritts, who lived near the
burning building. She died the morn
ing following the fire.
The Banner says: II nothing else
comes out of toe pending contest fol
the gubernatOrfai chair, it is q relief t
know that from its Inception we have
been regaleQ with less hobgobliI
stories of the violence, aSsaSsinations
rebel Outrages and Ku-KluX atrocities
than in any previous canvass sine,
the close of the war. Now, since tn
threadbare stories manufactured 70
political capitaD did infinite harm t,
the immigration interests of Yennes
see, it is gratifying to knew that the,
are no longer necessary to the place
! hunters, The announcement of uni
versal suffrage would set them at res
! forever. fftfs tt'-, ~
: The Nashville onion and Amer
= can of Friday says; " Mr.. Luck De
Wis was in the city on Wednesday al
: tending to business in his usual health
: and went up ON the evening train t
E Smyrna, walked out some three mile
TO his home, ate supper, aud retire
as usual. Next morning his famil
/ thought, as he was fatigued from tn
t walk the previous evening, they woul
2 let him sleep; and when hreakfai
: was prepared, they sent to awake hiT
r when they found him a corpse in hi
bed, having died during the nigh
from some unknown cause. Thes
: particulars we gather from one of h
! neighbors."
, -Senter is sanguine of his electiO
and considers it a foregone conclusion
/, and this is now the universal opinion
Z Senter will at least hold his own i
: East Tennessee, while his majority
!. the other divisions of the State viii
: very heavy. The change in publ
sentiment in regard to suffrage extel
sion has been remarkable within til
last month. The question now i
!, which is the speediest method to max
y suffrage universal in the State.
e popular convention, looking to thi
! end, will undoubtedly be held With
> the next twelve months, every e,
:, rebel in the State will at once regal
II his political freedom. In the meal
!, time registration will be conducted c
q a liberal basis, and tens. of thousan(
!, will vote in the next election WI
have not cast a ballot for years. TT
n reign of prescription, intolerance, an
ir ill-feeling is fast drawing to a close
d Tennessee.
h The Nashville onion and ADaer
d can of Friday says: s An extraord
It nary and most wonderful phenom
d non occurred at Indian Grave Ga
Ie Campbell county, Tenn, throus
y which the Knoxville and Kentucl
d Railroad is being built. Sunday I
le ternoon, during severe thund