Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-18
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The mills Of Sumner county are
grinding new wheat.
They are to have new and hand
some Cumberland Presbyterian
Church at Jackson, Tennessee.
There were twenty-nine accessions
to the Church as the result of the re,
vival held by Elder GanO at Gallatin,
last week.
The Carthage Videtts, Of the Ilth
inst, says the wheat crop in that Sec
tiOn is unusually fine, and the corn if
taller than in the valley lands of Sum
ner.
A correspondent of the Athens Post,
writing from Rhea county, states that
a black bear, weighing 500 pounds,
was killed near Sulphur Springs d
short time ago.
The showers of the "queer" have
been imposing bogus national bank
notes on a number of the citizens OF
Knoxville, recently. Carefully eX-
anime the money coming into your
hands.
The crops near Milan, in Gibson
county, are very backward, owing to
the continuous rains and the unusually
cool mornings. The wheat is gener-
ally conceded as being very good, and
the coming week will be harvested.
The Carthage Vidette, Of the llth
inst, says that RATS of logs and sawed
lumber are passing down the Cum
berland by that place in great num-
bers. This is an important source of
income 70 the people Of the upper
counties.
David WOOdsOn shot Anderson
Baird in the arm, on Sunday, the jth
inst, at preaching at New Hope
Church, in Carroll county, infiicting a
dangerous wound. They are both
"Cullud pussUns, and we learn that
jealousy was the cause Of the difficult
ty. Baird's arm was amputated the
day of the fray.
The Knoxville Press and Herald
has been shown a specimen of the
famous Norway oats, grown on the
agricultural farm, which for sturdy,
rank growth and such deep green
color, cannot be surpassed by any
specimens of other oats. There were
from twelve To twenty stalks to each
root, and ali Of them promising to
head out.
Captain NimmO and his party, en-
gagged in surveying the proposed new /
county. were in Carthage a few days 4
ago. The county is TO be formed of !
portions of Sumner, Smith and Ma
con, and Hartsville ("by the Hili') is
the prominent candidate for the capi-
tai. That gay and festive village will /
wear the blushing hOnOrs with its
prOverbial mOdesty.
Mr.. B. 4. Brown, of Jackson, has
invented hand cotton press, on which
mas been issued Letters patent under
the style of " b. r. Brown and James
Tones Hay and Cotton Press" 1t
has been fairly tested in the presence
of leading cotton merchants of Jack
son, who pronounce it the best inven-
ton Of the kind OF which they have
any knowledge. The inventor claims
that two hands can press from twelve
to fifteen bales, Of five hundred pounds
each, per day. The fOllow-blOck can
be raised by one man.
The Trenton Gazette OF the 1lth
instant gives the particulars of hail
storm in that section the day before.
The Gazette says: " Yesterday morn
ing the most terrific hailstOrm within
the memory of the oldest inhab-
itant, swept over this place. In a
few minutes time the ground was
covered to the depth of several
inches, and in places il was an easy
matter to dip up buckets full of the
hail. The weather had been exceed
ingiy cool for the past two days, and
yesterday more 50 than ever.