Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-17
TENNESSEE

J. w. COwan, jr., of Bedford, has &
large field Of wheat over two and
half feet high.
The number Of voters in ROane, as
officially reported by the County Emu.
meratOr, is 24O7.
A Bedford county farmer had two
fine hogs, two colts and nine pig:
added to his stock one night last week.
The contract for a daily mail be.
tween LOudOn and lockwood has
been let to Hugh Martin at $4,000 pei
annum.
A will case involving So, 600, which
has been in litigation siXty-siX years,
was decided in Sumner county a few
days ago.
The SOmerville Falcon is earnestly
urging upon the farmers of Fayette
the establishing of a " Farmers Club"
We wish the Falcon success.
The DeKaIb County Court has unan-
imOusly ordered a vote to be taken
the 18th prOximO, on the question of
subscribing $500, 900 stock in the Leb-
anon narrow gauge road.
One hundred thousand dollars S per
cent. Haywood county bonds, voted
by Haywood county over a year ago
to aid In the construction of the Holly
Springs, Brownsville and Ohio rail
road, have been issued and turned
over to the company, and a few of
them are now offered for sale at the
Brownsville Savings Bank.
Gentlemen from Sumner county in
form US that considerable interest is
developing there in favor of direct
railroad connection with Cincinnati.
But little doubt is now entertained as
to the fact that a majority Of the peO-
pie are in favor of the proposed line
and the tax necessary to connect that
section with its construction.
The Murfreesboro Monitor of Thurs
day says: Died, at his residence near
the city, on Tuesday, 1lth instant, at
one O'Clock pm, Mr.. Julius Q. Wade.
The deceased was well and hearty at
dinner on Sunday preceding his death.
That evening he was taken with a
.cOngestive chill, and died after a few
brief hours of sickness. Mr.. Wade
was highly respected by all who knew
him, and was a devOut member OF the
Presbyterian Church.
Colonel William W. Ward, Chan
of the Fifth Chancery Division,
died Of heart disease last Monday. A
of Smith county, he was admit
ted to the bar in 1851, and elected q
representative to the Legislature from
county. During the war he was
Colonel of the Ninth Tennessee (COn-
iederate) cavalry, and was in MOrgan's
raid into Indiana and Ohio. He was
Chancellor of the Fifth Chan
Gerry Division last August, and was
regarded as one of the 8blest men in
that section of the State.
Adispatch from Chattanooga, Tenn.
that Mr.. Alexander Hum
phreys, who is well known in railroad
here, shot himself in that city
day before yesterday, and that the
wound is likely TO prove fatal. He
was formerly employed as chief clerk
IN the Office of Mi. James b.. Sheldon,
superintendent of the indianapolis
Junction railroad. Some time ago he
became interested in the subject Of re-
and his mind was 50 wrought
upon that II became unsettled, and he
went to Chattanooga for a change Of
He there obtained employ
nent as chief clerk in the Office Of the
superintendent of the Nashville and
Chattanooga railroad.
A gentleman named Farris, who
runsa plantation in the eastern part Of
county, was annoyed and
considerably impoverished by the
Expectations Of an owl on. his chick
ems. He procured a steel trap and set
c beside one of his dead chickens, and
after fastening the trap as hesuppOsed,
efficiently, he retired to rest. The
next morning, the trap was gone and
'Ould not be found. A few nights
0llOWing Mr.. Farris was aroused by
he usual noise among his chickens,
md when he went out the owl flew
way, and as he went Mr.. Farris dis
inctly heard the steel trap rattle. |
Thus the owl continued his nightly
Expectations until Mr.. Farris deter
mined to try one more strategic move
nent. He built a large, old fashioned
partridge trap, baited it with n of
he much coveted chickens, and a few
mornings afterWard, he had his
Troublesome enemy safely cOoped, |
With the steel trap still hanging to his
cot.