Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-15
TENNESSEE NEWS.
General B. J. Hill has. been elected
mayor of McMinnyille.

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Hoi ace Maynard lectured to the
Knoxville board Of trade Tuesday on
what he saw during his two trips tC
the Pacific.
The SWeetWater Enterprise says
that rich silver mine has been dis
covered on VIM. Jones' farm, near
that place.
In the Cox settlement in Roane
county, during the holidays, free
fight occurred, in which several per-
sons were wounded.
Mr.. Scott Erwin, of Turkey creek,
Maury county, met with a serious
loss during the holidays, by having
his residence and contents consumed
by fire.
A few days since, at Mount Pleas
ant, Maury county, a colOred woman
murdered her child, aged about
eighteen months, by choking it to
death. The inhuman wretch made
her escape.
W. n. Gillespie was shot from am
bush and mortally wounded in Knox
county, Tennessee, new years night.
he and q man named Rutherford
we're cOurting the same girl, and RU-
therfOrd is supposed to have commit
ted the deed.
The JOnesboro Flag Of the 18th con-
tains the sad intelligence that Rev.
John Mcdaniel, whilst on his way to
Chuekey Valley church, to fill an ap-
pOintment on Sabbath morning last,
while crossing the Nolachucky river
at Mr.. James Hughes farm, was ae.
cidentally drowned.
The partnership recently existing
between A. L. Horsley, w. s. Bliss
and Rolte Saunders, proprietors Of
the Columbia Herald, has been dis
solved. The Herald will in future be
published Dy A. s. Horsly and 81. P.
Figures. The new firm will make no
material change in the paper.
David r. Dickey, of Randolph,
Upton county, came to an end Mon
day. He made a bet that he could
eat four bottles of brandy peaches
and drink all the liquor, together with
two tumblers of raw whisky. He
drank the whisky and finished ell the
peaches, dropping dead while holding
the last peach In his mouth. But he
won the bet.
The MaryvilIe Republican learns
that arrangements for the erection of q
wOolen factory at Maryville are about
perfected, and the site, WaterspoWer
and other Necessary matters have
been arranged. The building will be
put on the site Of the old Hanum saw
mill, on Pistol creek, a quarter of q
mile from town, on the road leading
TO Louisville. The proprietor is Mr..
A. J. Stone.
The Greenville Era says that Bill
Lynch and Tom Kirk, both e0loIed,
employees of the Greene County Iron
Works, were engaged in SONS p.eas-
antry, when Kirk becoming angry.
attempted to strike Lynch with rock
hammer, but the latter, also holding
a hammer in his hand, avoided the |
blow of Kirk and struck him in the
head, causing death in a few hours. |
Lincoln county claims to have q |
colin that was prepared for a gentle |
man who is yet living, feeble from |
age, but otherwise of sound body and |
mind: an honorable and consistent |
Christian. The only parallel case
by the Observer is that |
Of q clever man and citizen, who re- /
sided about eighteen miles from /
Fayetteville, before the war. He was
In sound health but addicted to intem-
perance, and kept his bottles for q
year or more in his coffin,
William Hudley, living near Taze-
well, started week or ten days age,
v ilm ais wagon, to move a family
rom Turkey Cove, in Lee county,
Virginia, to Claiborne county, Ten
lessee. When near ChadWell's sta.
ion, in Lee county, the horses ran of,
throwing him in front of the wagon.
As he fell, one OF the horses kicked
aim in the head and the loaded wagon
passed over his body. He fingered
or ten or eleven days, suffering in
ense agony, when death put an end
o his pains. He was one Of that class
# men who constitute the bone and
inew OF the country. He was an
lonest and industrious citizen.
The ROgersville Reporter states that
me day last week party of drunken
nen came to Sneedville, and going to
he house of Montgomery Blair, United
States deputy marshal and tailor,
,ained entrance and drawing pistols
threatened to kill him. He met them
'ravely and delayed the execution of
he threat until some neighbOrs az
ived when they left, and went to a
'rOcery where they procured more
iquor and started back bent on kill
ng him, when the scoundrels were
lred on by unknown parties who
wounded two of them and also two
lorses and drove them from town.
No arrests were made.
The Knoxville Chronicle publishes
he following particulars of q shocking
murder which occurred a few days
go at Scarborough, In Anderson
ounty: 1t seems that two women,
1rs. Dennaway and Mrs. Scar
'orough, had some misunderstanding,
nd in the hight of passion came to
lows. In the course of the struggle
which ensued, son Of Mrs. Scar
Orough, seeing that his mother was
bout to be overcome, interfered and
Mrs. DennawaY down with
is fist. The husband of Mrs. Denna-
ray then in turn struck the youth q
iOlent blow upon the head with q
lub, breaking his skull, from the effect
( which he died within the space Of
n hour. Mr.. Dennaway has been
rrested. He expresses deep regret at
ne deed, and says he only intended
nnntrsnny Tho how 6Ov1vx, |