Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-24
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A measure before the Tennessee
House of Representatives eonten,
plates the reduction of the Judlelai
Circuits in the State to fifteen.
Two sons of Henry Clay yet survive
him, T. H. Clay, sX-Minister TO hon
duras. now residing on his place,
GsNansfied,p near Lexington, and
John M. Clay, the raiser OF Kentucky
and one Of the greatest turimen
living.
Several new counties are to be
formed by the Tennessee Legislature,
out of portions Of large counties; IN
East Tennessee we are to have Ham-
blen county, from fractions OF JeIief-
son and Granger, and Chrlstiaha
county, from portions Of Roane, MOI
roe and Blount.
Colonel S. W. Cochran, of Obion
county, is candidate for Judge OF
Supreme Court for the Western DIVE
sion of Tennessee. Colonel Cochran
has been a resident of the District Tor
forty wears, and stands at the head OF
the bar in the Northern DIVISION. he
is recommended by most OF the law
yers in the District.
The Knoxville Hhig, of the 10Th
inst. places the names Of the follow
inc gentlemen at its masthead tOr
Judges of the Supreme Court; East
Ten1essee-HOn. T. A. X. Nelson
and Hon. T. Nixon Van Dyke. Mid
die Tennessee Colonel Pete Turney
and Hon. a. O. p. Nicholson. West
TeuDessee-HOn. J. B. Heiskell ana
Hon ]. L. T. Sneed.
Gen. Hagood, in his recent address
as President of the Charleston Agri-
cultural and immigration COnVen-
tiou. made the following statement
with reference to the decrease OF @
negro population of South Carolina;
In I77e ii numbered l07, 900; IN $500,
I46, 600; in 1910, I96, 600; in 1920, 25O,-
400. in 1890. 3l5, 600; in 1910, 81 ,OOOi
in 1856, 3s4 900; in 1860, 402, Coz.
The st. Louis Republican Of the
Doth saws of the Cairo and Fulton
Railroad, that dangerous rival to the
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, {,
that the Arkansas part has recently
Dassed into the hands of a new COM
Dany, and the two divisions viii be
consolidated. Work upon the line
has already commenced in Arkansas,
and will be also resumed in Missouri
during the present season.
The Jackson (Tenn.) Tribune says:
LAST Sunday the sad rite of strewing
flowers on the graves Of deceased Con-
federate soldiers in our city cemetery
was performed. There was little
ceremony beyond the tribute Of sym
pathetic hearts, unostentatiously
manifested by decorating the last
resting-place of the gallant dead.
The ladies went with garlands and
floral wreaths and deposited them,
and after a couple of hours wandering
among the tombs, returned to theli
homes.
The Murfreesboro Monitor gives the
following account of a Jail delivery
which occurred in that town. 1t says
that "On last Saturday evening about
dusk, while the jailer, Mr.. Arnold
was about to change a prisoner from
one cell to another, three of the In
mates made a violent attack on him
and in spite of his efforts to keep them
back, forced themselves by him. The
first one that appeared he strucB
in the face with a bar of iron and
knocked him down, but while doing
so one of the other two seized hin
and threw him on the floor, and theT
with his cOmrade made break fol
the window. Mr.. Arnold, as soon a:
he could get to his feet, followed anC
fred, even after they had passed int
the street. Bob Lytle was wounded
in the hip, and brought up the mex
morning by policeman Brown. Onl!
one of the three who got out IS a
large vet. No want of care nor 0
courage can be imputed to the jailer.