Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-30
MISSISSIPPI.

The Pilot is still affected with in
Illumination of the eyes.
Trains now run through from New
Orleans to Jackson in nine hours.
John w. Lundy has been caught,
and bound over for horse stealing at
Jackson.
BumOrs are aflOat that Fisher will
be solicited to return to the Pilot along
WithESt t1IOrd.
Passengers from Jackson to Mem
phis now get through in y hours and
p minutes.
Mayor Clifton, of Jackson, since his
induction into Office, has been doing
a lively business.
The section of country Immediately
north of Jackson has been visited
with heavy rains for two or three
days.
The Corinth (Miss.) Nelcs suggests
the name of Col. VIM. NJ. Inge as a
suitable Conservative candidate for
Congress for the State at large.
State Senator Morgan, Of Missis-
sippi, is about to marry a negro
wench. "NOne but the" carpet-bag-
gers deserve the (coIored) fair"
The COrinth NeiCs says that a coal
oil explosion occurred in that town,
and a cOlOred man named Roby was
within range. lie was buried last
Monday.
The opposing parties on the rail
road bill pending in the Legislature
art negotiating a compromise, since
they find there is no possibility of
carrying it over the veto. Great will
be the fall of many lobby members.
The TUlIOHjUR says: ''There has not
been a Life Insurance Agent in town
this week. The country is so healthy
that a graveyard can't be started, and
the doctors talk of emigrating to some
locality more profitable to the practice
Of physic."
An act to relieve persons against
escheats in certain cases, and an act
to discontinue and punish gift enter
prises, were passed. The latter in
cludes every species of lottery or
chance game that may be carried on
in the State.
Judge Hill has ordered the United
States District Court to be adjourned
from the fourth Monday OfJune inst,
to the first Monday of July, on which
day parties, jurors, and witnesses
summoned to the fourth Monday Of
June are required to attend.
A Natchez letter says: "MaiOr T..
j. CASTILLO white mani gave recep-
ton on Thursday evening to Hon.
H.. r. Bevcls, negro, and about TWEEN
ty of his friends. No distinction on
account of race or color. Wines,
fruits, cakes and other delicaCie5 were
spread out in ~prOfusiOu.
The HandsbOrO Democrat savs: We
learn that about eighteen miles of the
New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga
Railroad, from Mobile in the direction
of P~asCagOula, is finished and an en-
CINE running. 1t is thought by those
who seem to know, that the trains
will be running to PascagOula river
within six weeks.
1t will be remembered by our read
ers that Russell MCGOWAN was shot q
few days since by VIM. HCmphilI, at
the town of Byram, Kinds county.
The sheriff Immediately dispatched
deputies to the locality, who failed to
arrest Hemphill, bat we understand
that aftcrWqrd he surrendered him
self to Mr.. John A. Hcrrin, the newly
appointed Justice Of the Peace for
that beat.
A darky named Jim Brown, having
no fear of the law before his eyes, but
rather desiring to display his superb
GRITTY as a marksman, stood some six
feet from " a man and brudder,' and
emptied the contents of a Springfield
masket into his appetite. Eighteen
buckshOt was more than his appetite
would accommodated and
he sat down to rest, The funeral was
not expensive.
The NicksbUrg Herald says the
man Richardson, whom, it is said, is
deeply interested in the general rail-
road bill, is getting in decidedly bad
odor. A newspaper was being shown
around to-day, in which Richardson's
name figured in a manner not calcu-
lated to prejudice the public mind in
his favor. The paper is an old copy
Of. the Arkansas Republican, and the
statements in reference to Richardson
are Overthe sworn signatures of prom
inent men in that State. !