Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-30

continuing his case several terms, for
feited his bond by nOn-appearanee.
Several weeks ago he was re-aTrested by
Deputy-Sheriff Aymett, of Giles coun~
ty, and last Monday night w. A. Lstta,
being deputZed by our sheriff, went 10
Pulaski after him and brought him to
Columbia and placed him in jail. His
case, we learn, is first on the docket of
the criminal court, which mees here on
the first Monday in July. Mr.. Rieves
seemed to be anxious to get back 10 Col
umbia.-C0lUDlbiG Herald.
At a meeting of the Maury county
cOlored agricultural, horticultural and
live stock society, held June 20, 1873, the
society reorganized themselves for the
purpose of holding their second annual
fair or competitive exhibition. The fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve one
year: James NJ. Campbell, president;
James Haddox, vice-presidenti Wash
ington Webster, treasurer; Greed Tay-
lOT, secretary. Directors-Riley With
erspoon, Cap Hardeman, Washington
Webster, Richard Foster, John Frier-
son, James Haddox, Thomas M. Irwin,
John More GholsOn, Solomon Wilkins
The society will meet again July 3D.
| Columbia Herald,
Unless our distant readers were here,
they could not fully appreciate the diff
culties of publishing a newspaper in
town with the pestilence stalking upon
every street. With a disorganlzed force
and amid the awful scenes of death on
every hand; in the almost painful quiet
of our streets, only broken by the rattle
of hearses, we have managed to issue
daily bulletins as to the progress OF the
epidemic, as well as a half sheet of our
weekly to our subscribers. We trust
that an abatement will soon occur and
that we may be enabled to resume work
fully. In the meantime, we only ask
our subscribers to ''put themselves IN
our place" for the past month.-GGttd-I
tin Examiner.
On Sunday last, during a thunder
shower. the lightning struck the south
east corner of Mrs. Heights residence,
on West Baltimore street, and splintered
shingles, Misunderstanding and frame,
knocked out a window, tore up the floor
of the room, upset a bed, and fired the
carpet. Mrs. Height and her two daugh-
ters were in an adjoining room, and all
were severely shocked. A long steel
hairpin, with which Miss Maggie's braid
was fastened, was considerably bent and
all the enamel taken off by the stroke.
She made a very narrow escape. The
house struck is a One-stOry cottage,
which illustrates that low as well as tall
houses are liable to damage by light
ming, and should be protected by light
ning-rods.-JdcksOa Wing and Tribune.
The superior quality of the marble of
II FfVIN md
fair tests, conceded on all sides.
Whether we consider its beauty. price,
or quality, its superiority is established.
1t retains its brillianey through all ex
posure and wear. Slabs OF it finished for
tombstones are standing in our burial
grounds, with good finish and without
stain, after fifty years Of exposure. The
marble used in the splendid structure
now being built by the government for
a pOstOffice and courthouse in Knox
vile is brighter to-day than when the
first marble slab was put up. The
weather has not dimmed it. There are
no stains up0n It, for the marble seems
imperviOus to oil OF ink italian marble
is not superior to it in these respects
KROrUilJe CbrOHicle.
Lewis Sturgeon, convicted in Mem
phis Of murder in the first degree and
sentenced to be hung, which judgment
was confirmed by the supreme court at
its recent session in this city, coupled
with a recommendation to the governor
to commute Surgeons punishment to
imprisonment for life, is still lying in
jail in this city awaiting the action Of
the governor. Sturgeon kept q small
wharfboat in Memphis, in which his
family lived. He was frequently
annoyed by rude boys bathing in the
river around his boat, and exposing
themselves to his family. One evening,
in the heat Of passion, he fired on and
killed a small boy who was bathing near
his boat, and for this lie is under sen
tence Of death Wing and Tribune.
The proclamation Of the mayor, ap-
pointing q day of fasting, humiliation
and prayer to almighty God, that he
would avert the great scourge of death,
which threatened our city, and OF
than ksgivings for his meTcies in so far
staying the hand of chastisement, was
very generally observed by people of all
classes, cOnd tiOus and occupations yes
terday. The business houses generally
were all closed, and the streets presented
a most Sunday-ike appearance. Only
few country people were in town, and
they such as were not aware of the pro-
clamation. The attendance at the
churches was much larger than usual
upon such occasions, most congregations
averaging their full Sabbath attendance.
But few ministers preached regular SER
mons. Appropriate scripture selections
were generally read and commented
upon RnOEUaJe C7SrOnicLe, June 9th.
We have taken great pains to ascer-
tain the condition Of the crops in this
county, and we are gratitied to state
that it is far better than we expected.
The rains have not been general, and
while there has been too much, yet the
crops are generally vigorous and
/ healthy. There is more or less grass, but
the clear days of last and this week
have worked a great change for the bet
/ ter in this respect. Ten days Of fair
weather will be sufficient to redeem the
| fields from grass and insure fair yields.
Corn is looking exceptionally well; and
| without drouth in July, will yield over
an average crop. Cotton is healthy, but
in some districts seriously threatened by
the grass, while in others it is compare
lively clean and promising. In short,
at this writing, the crops in Madison
county are ordinarily promising, while
| in our sister county of Henderson they
are quite so. The acreage in cotton this
season is considerably in excess of the
last.-JacksOn Wing and Tribune.