Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-20
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Trout fishing commenced in Duck river
last week.
A fire on Front street, Nashville, on
Saturday cost $1,000.
The April of 1872 was in many respects
similar to this of 1870, in Tennessee.
The Jackson Wing is satisfied with the
newly elected county officers of Madison.
The Paris IRteLigencer says Mr.. Estes,
candidate for Congress, VIII speak in that
town on the 23d.
They are to have a nominating Con-
VentiOn in Nashville for Attorney Gen
eral and other officers.
The wheat crop in Carroll, Henry,
Weakly aud Obion counties, is reported
10 be decidedly promising
John Hattie, an Irishman living in
Brownsville, committed suicide last week
by taking opium. He was in love.
The Brownsville Bee says: Farmers
are planting cOrn-msny of them done.
The crop will be larger than last year.
A savings bank has been established in
Brownsville, with Colonel Jas. P. Wood,
President, and A. W. Rockawsy, Cashier.
Chancellor Edward II. East is a caudi-
date for reelection to the Office he has
filled so aeceptably 10 the Nashville
public.
The Murfreesboro Monitor advocates
the claims Of Judge Frazier as acandid8te
tor the Criminal bench of Davidson and
Rutherford.
The Church of the Advent. in Nashville,
of which Bishop Quintard is rector, is TO
have a well-traiued choir. The material
Is abundant in Nashville.
Captain Wise A. Cooper Of Trenton.
and James J. Brooks, of Union City, are
announced by the Milan Tunes for the
office Of Attorney General.
A washing machine mandatory has
been established in Brownsville and is
now in successful operation in connection
with Eader's Haywood factory.
The 26th of April is the ffty-frst ami
yersary of Odd-Fellowship IN America.
The day viii be properly observed by the
members Of The order throughout the
State.
The Milan Times says: We this week
Colonel r P. Caldwell of
Trenton, as a candidate to represent this
district IN the next Congress of United
States
The Columbia Herald says that on Sun
day last nineteen young ladies and gen
tlemen went forward and received the
Kite Of Confirmation at the hands Of Bish-
op Quintsrd.
The Nashville Union and American of
Sunday says: "Messrs. McDonough &
A@AAVAsi VI ~4eA pms. are making ar Q
engagements to reconstruct the gas works 4
at MurfreesborO."
There viii be a concert given in Nash
Vile ia a few days, for the benefit of the
Confederate Orphan Asylum at CIarks-
vile. a magnificent piano, with 5000.
has been donated for the occasion, and
each person purchasing a ticket will have
a chance for it.
The Paris HlteAigencer Of the 10th saws:
The grass never looked greener or more
luxurious. The wheat is doing well. and
the breadth Of land planted is quite large
Oats have very generally been sown.
Garden planting has been going on very
briskly for the past few weeks.
A difficulty occurred last week. at
Gardeners Station, Tenn, on the Nash
Vile and Northwestern railroad, between
a young man by the name OF Henry
COwerden and Conductor Nichols. in
which some five or six shots We're ex-
changed. COwerden was badly wounded.
but il IS thought will recover.
A mining company from Missouri are
about erecting a furnace close to Pine
Bluff, Stewart county. The DOreu Record
The iron ore is to be found in any
quantity, and Of a quality equal to any in
the country, and al that is wanted is en-
and capital TO develop the re-
sources, for they are abundant.