Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-30
SHOOTING AFFRAY.

IRON pass gers QONu Oh Ile OAitN
and Fulton railroad, last night, says the
Little Rock GGzette Of Tuesday, we
learn of a shooting affray that took place
n WaInut RIDGE en- Saturday. The
shooting happened in Colonel fondef
store. where a man named John Ben
nett had been quarreling with Mr. Pom
der The fight, however, was blood
less one. and Bennett went cut. He re-
turned shortly after with his brother
Ben. Ponder suspected they meant
1,liscbief and told them they had better
keeil ont. They entered nevertheless.
After some talk, in which a Mr.. Carr
E0oz the part of Mr.. Ponder, Ben. Ben
nett told Carr that be was the id ras-
cal he was looking for, and, we are in
formed, drew his revolver; whereupOB
Carr shot him. the bullet taking effect
10y the side of his nose, splitting it, and
passing out of the neck near the wind
pipe. Carr was tried Monday at the
Ridge and acquitted. Bennett left there
Yesterday, and went up to Minturn.
While on the train ne remarked that he
Thought the man intended to hurt
him. We reckon So"
u THE CONFEDERATE DEAD.
The Fayetteville Democrat Of the
twen " fourth has these items: "The
work Of gathering up the Confederate
dead scattered throughout the county,
and inte -ring them in the Confederate
cemetery IN the hill east Of town, is now
going on under the supervision OfMr. J.
ID. Henry. About onehundred and fifty
lIodies have btem eXhumed and placed
in their last rt%stiBg-piace. Less than
one year ago the ladies OF Fayetteville
Organized a Sou heTn Memorial asso-
citation for the purpose OF accomplish
ing this noble Work, and they have
purchased 8 beautiful lot Of four acres, |
one-fuurth mile east of town, which has 4
been enclosed-with q nice fence, and the !
work Of Ornamenting and beautltyIng 1t /
will soon be commenced. Coo bless the |
noble women engaged in this work! !
Let all remember that the cemetery
will be dedicated on the tenth Ot June" "
ORGANIZING A GRANGE.
The Warren Eagle says steps are being |
taken 10 organize an agricultural assOci- |
alton in Bradley county. sl
MONEY IN A CORN CROP. -
The CiarksviIIe Enterprise saws: Gar
rived, ct Spadra, May %, 1874, a fiat
boat with one hundred and fifty bushels |
OF corn, the remnant of a thousand 1
bushels. she started from Baxter
Springs, Kansas. She came down
Spring river 10 Grand river, thence
down Grand river to the Arkansas, and
sold eight hundred and fifty bushels Of
corn on the way. Think of that, ye
hard working men, who toll and sweat
the year round TO raise few bales Of
cotton, and pay one dollar and twenty
i've cents q bushel for cOru to live on.
How much longer are you going to thus
toll, only 10 find yourself jBst as deep
in debt when your cotton is male, sold
and returns sent back, as you were
when you commenced. We assert, and
defy successful contradiction, that there
is more money in corn crop at seveu-
ty-five cents per bushel than there is in
cotton al fifteen cents per pound. i
NEW COUNTY AND CROPS.
A correspondent at Pleasant Ridge
". ties under date of May eighteenth:
Tn e commissioners to locate the county T,
site Of our new county met to-day at /
Plea SAINT Ridge, and located it near
Pleasant Ridge academy, and gave it the (
name Of Toledo. We are much obliged
IN Cant ain Y. N. McGehee for working
50 faithfully for our county in the last
legislature. Crops are by no means fiat
tering in this county; cold and wet
weather have much retarded the growth
Of corn. People are generally done plant
ing cotton. Much larger crops are being
planted this year than last.
COTTON AND THE COTTON CROP.
notwithstanding" says the South
Arkansas Journal, 1.-The great amount OF
cotton shipped from this place this sea-
son. we notice a great deal yet remain
inc, i'm the warehouses and under the
sheds. while the staple is still coming in
nom the interior. The worms, in some
uortious o. this county, have greatly
damaged the young corn, many farmers
being conpeled to replant aud one gen
tJemau tells US that he had ten acres so
hadIy damaged as to render il necessary
TO plant over entirely. These worms
are the same kind that have done such
damage to the gardens in this place, be-
ing generally of dark brown color,
something larger than the ordinary
C. sterpillar, said by some TO be the regu-
lsr cut-worm."
tgyVe have every reason to believer
saws, the Devalls Bluff Journal, 'that
the armers will all make good crops in
This s, ,ction of Arkansas. The past ten
davs Z ave been warm, and everything
is growing finely. Corn and cotton are
both doinl, we'll but considerably IN the
grass. Ihe DtONs are All DLeJ ohu lLiS
signs are that our people will not have
to buy corn next winter. The cold
weather of March and April caused a
great amount ofcottOn-seed 70 rot in the
ground, and all those who did not re-
slant cotton put in corn. The season
las been very backward, but, judging
.iyy crops we have seen and reports from
8iferent parts Of the country, with any,
4l,fno like favorable weather. we viii
have corn and cotton both to sell in
Prairie county this fall. Small grain il
doing well also. \ gentleman who has
a considerable amount Of wheat, rye, /;
oats. etc, informed Us thathe never say
vain look better or have a healthier
coior. It is to be hoped that our farm
ing friends will be able TO see out this
wear. and relieve themselves from the
bondage Of mortgages, deeds of trust,
etc"
FELEGRAMS.