Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-17
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Ihey nave ShOo Fly Base Ball Club In
Nashville.
The Directors of the proposed Asylum
Tor lnebriates had a meeting in Nashville
on Friday, for business.
The Springfield Record says that the
farmers are busy in their fields making
preparations for abundant crops this year.
riOus parts of the State, the wheat pros
poets were never more lattering at this
season.
The Cleveland Banner v "If we
have no more cold snaps, this neck of the
woods will be blessed with plenty of de-
licioUs fruit"
There will be a called meeting of the
stockholders of the Nashville and Decatur
Railroad at Pulaski IN the 10th day of
May, for special business purposes.
The aspirants for Attorney General of
Davidson county, made vacant by the
new constitution, have suggested a con-
vention of the people to make a nomins-
ton.
The Cleveland Banner chronicles the
death of James SeabOurn, Il highly re-
speoted citizen of Bradley county, on
Sunday morning last. The deceased was
about sixty-tive years of age.
DR.. w. G. Adams, a young dentist of
Gallatin, hat ais leg brokenin tN places,
at hat place, last Monday, by ge g the
limb hitched in the traces of at ruly
mule which he had undertaken ton
The MOrristown Gazette says: 1.-THE
wheat crop in this section, we learn from
farmers, is looking remarkably fine and
thrifty. Our farmers are now busily en-
gagged in blowing and getting ready for
corn planting.
The Fayetteville Observer says: "There
will be plenty of fruit in this county this
year unless hereafter blasted. The peach
was the only crop thought to be in danger
from the recent f~rosts, and there will be
an abundance"
The McMinnville NelO Era says: Soon
siderable apprehension has been felt with
reference to our peach crop, the opinion
being general that they were pretty we'll
all killed. We are glad to learn from our
farmer friends hat such is not the case,
and the prospect now indicates a good
CROP
The depot building at Chatala, six
miles east of Cleveland, was destroyed by
fire several nights ago. The building
was small and ordinary, and consequent
ly the loss was not very great. The ac-
cident was caused by removing a leaking
kerosene barrel, the oil igniting from a
lantern in the hands of the agent.
A Bank of Deposit has beer established
by the citizens of Gallatin. The follow
ing is a list of the officers and directors:
J. r. A. TOmkIns, president; John T..
Baber, vice-president; Joel NJ. Tomkins,
cashier; D. B. Anderson, teller and clerk.
J. r. a. Tomkins, r. G. Gillespie, John
T. Baber, Joel NJ. Tomkins, w. r. Tom
kins.
The McMinnville Nep Era learns that
Hezekish Maxwell dangerously stabbed
George Lewis at Smithville on the night
of the 5th inst, and it is thought the
wound may prove fatal. Lewis and Max
wells father had some little difficulty
and were quarreling, when young Max
well espOused the quarrel of his father,
and stabbed Lewis several times, inflict-
ing ugly and dangerous wounds.
The Nashville Union and American
says: "a staid citizen who is slightly
troubled with 'spiritualism on the BRAIN
lately conceived the erroneous idea that
he could fly; going out into his yard, he
climbed a tree, waved his arms grandly,
and plunged out. The first thing he
struck was the ground, from which he
was 500 afterward picked up, fully con-
WINGED hat flying was not n of his
strong points of character"
The Columbia Herald says at the last
election after the polls were closed and
the victors announced elected, a certain
old custom of cutting up the old mans
hat was revived. Elijah Ashton led the
van and many wore he crumpled and
cut Cup hats scattered over the square.
Fortunately, however, the hats were not
very 6ne, Gs candidates do not wear fine
clothes, of which rule the victorious Cir
cult Court clerk furnishes a striking ex-
ception. Besides, il was a very bad day,
and entirely unsuitable for fine Uranium
covers. The successful municipal can
didates took their revenge in a very quiet
manner, last Saturday, when the recor-
der and policeman were sworn in, as the
new policemen stepped up to the stand.
to take the oath, the Mayor and Alder
men took their hats and quietly cut them
up. One of them smell a mousse and
kept his hat in his hand. Black stepped
up behind him, and said: "Jim allow me
TO hold your hat" which was no sooner
r~elinquished than rip went the knife