Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-10
TENNESSEE.

Coffee county nOminate5 Colonel
Matt Martin for Congress.
d. +. Harrison, a State law-giver,
has risen to the editorial chair OF the
LOuden SQr.
Marion county goes for E. A. james,
our Chattanooga friend, for Congress.
He must be nominated.
J. G. Carrigau is an independent-as-
a-wOOd-sawyer candidate for Congress
in the Lincoln district.
DR.. Boynton, Pension Agent at
Knoxville, paid out to pensioners
during the last month near Sl30, 600
The census reports show a population
for Knoxville of 10000. This is a
most gratifying increase, as the pOpu-
latiOn in 1860 was but 5000.
Marion Cole, says the Paris IatelH.
0encer, charged with killing young
Mccullough during the war, mas been
released from Jail upon $1,000 bond.
Charlie Harris, the little boy who
was run over by the train at the Ken
tucky depot, at Knoxville, Wednes-
day afternoon, died Friday morning.
". J. ShOfner, a farmer living near
Shelbyville, Tennessee, raised hog
this season whose sides, when pre-
pared for market, weighed I73 pounds
-S6E pounds each.
The first load Of new Tennessee corn
this season, was received in Nashville
Saturday. 1t came from somewhere
near Lavergne, and sold at fOrty-tve
cents per bushel in the ear.
The Paris LltelligeHcer has been
shown sample of tobacco raised by
DR.. J. viii Porter, near Paris, meas
uring three feet and two inches in
length, and two feet and six inches in
width, which is a fair sample of the
entire crop.
The Paris LRtelljgeRcer states that
Colonel Porter, Circuit Judge elect,
Captain Harris, County Judge elect,
and J. p. Dunlap, Attorney-General
elect, and all the magistrates elect of
Henry county, have each received
their commissions from the Cover
nor.
We are assured that the track will
be completed to Lebanon, on the
Tennessee and Pacific Railroad, by
Saturday night, and that the cars will
be running through between the two
cities the first OF next week. This
will be a great convenience to the
travelling public.
The unfortunate man who was
found insensible from murderous
wounds, in the freight car, at Jones'
bOrO, Thursday morning, the lst inst,
died Of his injuries at O'Clock Nom
day afternoon. Nothing has yet been
ascertained as to the manner in which
he came to his death, by the authori-
ties at that place. ..tt
A fiendish and diabolical attempt
was made to burn the Presbyterian
Church and Odd Fellows Hall at
Dyersburg on Saturday night, August
q, BY unknown incendiaries, who
poured coal oil over the floor and ig-
nited the same. Luckily, the hre was
discovered in time TO prevent much
damage.
A Deputy United States Marshal has
gone to Paris with warrants for the
arrest of the gentlemen in Henry
county whose tobacco and factories
were seized some weeks since. They
are ordered 10 either give bond for
their appearance at the next term of
the Federal Court, or go with the
Marshal to Memphis for safe keeping.
Extensive preparations are being
made to have the fan races, which
commence on the 10th October, supe-
rior TO anything Of the kind that has
ever before been had on the Nash
Vile course. Many distinguished
turfmen and bloOded racers that have
won laurels on other fields, will, we
are assured, be here 70 give interest
10 the occasion.
The Paris Latelligencer of the ID
inst. saws: Since our last issue we
have learned that Mr.. Pack Boyd,
near Conyersville, shipped the first
hOgshead of this years tobacco, and
received his returns more than g week
before Colonel Lilly shipped his. Mr..
BOyd sent his to Evansville and re-
ceiVed a one hundred dollar premium
for the first hOgshead sent to that mar
ket this season. The tobacco was sold
at ten cents per pound.
At a convention Of the people OF
Maury county, held at the courthouse
on Monday last, General Lucius 4.
Polk was called TO the chair, and F. G.
Dunnington, Esq, acted as secretary.
Resolutions were adopted declaring
for General John @. Brown for Gov
ernOr, and instructing the delegates
from that county TO vote for him in
the State Convention next Monday.
Also resolutions were adopted indors-
lag General w. G. WhitthOrne for
Congress, and w. b. Gordon, Esq. for
FlOater from Maury, Williamson and
Sewer. The Chairman was au-
thoriZed 20 appoint two del
egates from each civil district as
delegates to the State Conv ention, and |
also to appoint delegates to meet at
Centerville the fourth Monday to |
nominate candidate for |
Senator IN this district. A |
resolution was adopted request |
ing the citizens Of each civil district |
TO select two delegates on the third |
Saturday in this month, 10 meet In |
Columbia the Monday following, to |
nominate a candidate to represent |
AIaury county in the lower House.