Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-02-23
SOUTHERN NEWS.

Penn Bedell was shot and killed by
Gaines Chisolm in Atlanta, Georgia, on
Thursday night.
The latest defalcatiOn announced is
that OF Phillip d. Corrie, cashier of the At
lanta branch of the Freedmen's savings bank
and trust company, for the amount OF ten
thousand dollars.
The South Aldbdnlidn says: "There
will be a host of disappointed Radical office
seekers in this State after November next.
The Democrats viii undoubtedly carry the
State Il they hoist the names of moderate
men,"
The jefferson (Texas) Mail saws:
General ]. w. Barnes, of Houston, visits the
old southern States in the Interest of the old
international road, to encourage immigration
TO this section of Texas. The appointment is
an excellent one."
The Union Springs Herald and Times
contains terrible commentary on the mis-
fortunes which hedge Alabama as the result
OF a few brief years of Radical rule. 1t comes
in the shape of eight columns, solid, of tax
collectors advertisements of lands-for sale
for taxes.
A difficulty occurred about dark on
Thursday evening at Statesville, North Caro-
lima, between A. ID. Elliott and T. c. Neale
Neale was shot through the right breast,
causing his death almost instantly. Both
were young men OF good families, and were
perfectly sober at the time.
The general government collected in
four internal revenue districts in Texas for
the fiscal year of 1878 the following: First dis
trict, Galveston S6S $50 81 second district, Cor
pus Christi, SAG, ,S6S 81; third district. Austin,
$64 9S4 60; fourth district Tyler $95 9S7 40, max
ing total OF S27O,9ol IS.
They have nice city government in
Jacksonville, Florida-yery nice. A negro
policeman arrested northern physician,
himself an invalid, who was making pro-
fessional call the other day, put him in irons,
carried him before the mayor, and that en-
nghtened functionary fined him ten dollars
and costs. Visitors would do well TO be wary.
AS an evidence of the effect of time
in healing old animosities we note the re-
ceipt by Admiral r. Semmes of an invitation
from q post of the grand army of the republic
at Rome, New York, to deliver a lecture at
that place this winter, for the benent of the
"graVestone fund" The letter says: "The
cruise of the Alabama, or anything that In
your judgment would be OF interest" would
be acceptable, and that "the people of central
New York would extend to you a cordial
welcome"
The Des Arc Citizen says: "Tbe
farmer, In pitching his crops this year, should
not calculate TO get more than twelve cents
for his cotton. The cotton crop is increasing
year after year, and the supply is now fully
up to the demand. The day Is past for a farm
he must raise his corn and meat at home, or
always be in a strain to make things meet at
the end of the year. The industry of the
south must be diversified before wealth will
begin to pour into her lap"
The Tuscumbia Ald6onlidn and Times
says: ave were mistaken in our statement
last week that the lessees of the Memphis and
Charleston railroad had rescinded their order
forbidding their freight trains 10 take passen-
gers. We have been Informed by the agent
at this place, Rev. F. A. Ross, that the sway
freight" trains are permitted to take passen-
gers, provided they first buy tickets which will
be good only at the trains, that the ticket Of
fee is open to sell tickets for the passenger
trains The through-fTeight trains will not be