Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-20
TENNESSEE.

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James White, of Hawkins, is a can
didste for Congress in the First Dis.
trict. III GIN
There were about 300 delegates in
the State Democratic Convention at
! Nashville.
OneTof the finest Catholic churches
in the South is in process OF erection
In Greenville. &
Mrs. Sarah Coffin, 40 years old,
died Monday in Cooke county. She
was buried in Knoxville.
The concert in Pulaski, on the night
of the 9th inst, realized $11I for the
Lauderdale, Mis-, orphans.
A special premium of a double-case
gold hunting watch, valued at $500, is
to be awarded for the most skillful
horsemanship at the Montgomery
county (Tenn.) fair.
On the 9th inst, a large number Of
emigrants from the North and Europe
passed down the road at Knoxville On
their way to Middle Tennessee, where
they have contracted for sc, 200 acres
of land.
A tonsorial artist of Nashville at
tempted suicide Thursday night, BY
taking strychnine. He was saved
with considerable difficulty, and was
discovered yesterday plying his voca.
ton as usual.
Colyar is a very clever gentleman
of clever abilities, but unnotieed as he
IA nv tho nnuyCnonnr nroCC hn oRnolxs
and travels, and pumps thunder into
many questions wholly in vain. Thi:
is our first and last or Colyar.
Anegro girl about twelve or thirteen
years old has been committed to iail
in Jackson, Tennessee, charged with
an assault with intent to kill an infant
child of ID. o. March. This was hel
second effort to perpetrate this iend'
ish crime.
Some burglars in Gallatin, Tennes.
see, broke into the store of w. +,
Holder early Sunday morning, and
took 5000 from the safe. They cut
away the iron plate by means of two
axes, the noise of which was heard by
the citizens, who supposed it was
some of the p%rOprietOrs of the store al
work.
The Pulaski Citizen reports that
great interest is being manifested by
the citizens of Giles in regard to the
next semi-annual exhibition of the
Blood Horse Association, which com.
mences at Pulaski on the 18th of Octo.
Der. There will be great competition
and 8 fine exhibition of stock, to.
gether with agricultural and mechan.
ical products.
Knoxville is rapidly acquiring i'm.
pOrtanee as a manufacturing center
Already in leather, boots and shoes
sash, doors and blinds, merchandise
iron, paper, and many other things
are we engaged, supplying a large ex.
tent of country. Several gentlemen
are about embarking largely in
the manufacture of agricultural i'm,
PIGMENTS and wooden ware.
The Sweetwater Enterprise saws.
Yesterday morning a young man, 8
scion of one of the best families, in the
flush of manhood, handsome, genia'
and talented, died a miserable death
in the city hospital. His fine sociaI
qualities proved the quicksand which
Sh6NIO0h Ao yOuhS llIt. Ills SS0ldl
ity led him into the tolls ofthe demon
of intemperance, and an intellect
which gave the brightest promise
faded out in delirium tremens.
The Judge of the Davidson. Ten.
nessee, Court, submitted to three EN-
inent lawyers the question whether
notaries public, coroners and other
officers elected prior to the 4th Of
March last, are not deprived of their
offices by the new Constitution, The
lawyers agree unanimously that the
offices are not vacated, with the ex.
ception Of the notaries, two agreeing
that nOtaries are not put out of office.
The third disagrees.
A decree has been entered in the
Chancery Court of Nashville ordering
the city to pay over to Sax,
OF Nashville, $50, 900 in bonds.
for the actual amount of money
Loaned the Alden administration by
him, and also directing him to turn
over to the city, $50,6OO in checks,
given him as collateral security for
the payment of the above amount.
The settlement is pronounced an euui-
table one, and satisfactory to all par
ties concerned.
Capt. o. w. Davis and family. re-
siding in Nashville, paid a visit to the
country over two weeks ago. In the
hurry OF getting off they accidentally
locked up small canine in the dining
room. After a fifteen days. absence
they returned last Saturday, to find
the terrier still in existence, but wear
ing a rather gothic appearance, he
having had no access to anything to
eat. They gave him some water. of
which he drank but little, and a piece
Of chichen which he hastily devoured.
and was soon heard barking at some
obtrusive swine outside the yard.
MI. Lillburn Trigg fatally shot him
self in Knoxville Wednesday night.
about s O'Clock, it is believed acciden-
tally. He and his sister were sitting
together on the front porch of the
residence of his brother-in-Iaw, Mr..
X. M. McClung, on Broad street, in
pleasant conversation, whilst he was
toying with a beautiful Smith & Yves
son repeater, which he had purchased
but a few days since. 1t was quite
dark, as the moon had not risen, so
his movements were not particularly
observed, but suddenly his sister
heard the report OF the weapon, and
1t was found the shot had entered his
right temple and lodged in the head.
The wound was fatal.
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