Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-02-19
STATE NEWS.

The Murfreesboro Monitor iudOrses
Ho-. John W. Burton for governor.
Don Cameron has severed his connec-
tion with the Jackson Wing and Tribune.
Last week, near Franklin, t. A.
Haynes shot and killed John R. Vowel.
One hundred and seventy-nine new
buildings We're erected in jackson last year.
The bricklayers of Nashville have or
gsnized a union, and elected James Meadows
president.
Owing to the collapse of a retOrt, Jack
son is without gas. Candles and lamps are the
last resort.
The Weakly county Jail is too weak
20 hold prisoners and the officers have to
stand guard.
Gibson county has large amount Of
wheat sown, and the promise is fair for an ex-
cellent crop.
ED. Jones, of Bedford county, was
severely burned by the explosion OF lamp
not long ago.
The female temperance committee of
Greenevile kfSe induced one man to close
his saloon.
Hon. E. A. James, of Chattanooga is
in Washington To attend the river improve
ment commission.
A few days since T. D. Booth had his
arm lacerated by J. w. Bodea's gin, at Meek
city, Henry county.
One night last week, Erwin Allison
fell down the steps of the Jackson Dispatch
office and broke his arm.
A boiler in Burkhead's saw-mill, at
Henderson. Madison county, exploded lats
week, but injured no one.
The Nashville and Chattanooga rail-
road company has raised the wages of en-
ployes to the old standard.
Three JSckson ladies use lOve-letters
for Quilt-linings, in order TO have pleasant
slumbers and sweet dreams.
The Chattanooga Times wants a cheap
surveyor TO ascertain whether or not that
city is in Hamilton county.
A watchman at the Knoxville Jail
recently shot a stuffed bag, which he thought
was prisoner trying TO escape.
The Ripley Ne1CS learns that Spiral
Hill. ESQ of Trenton, is spoken of as con-
gressional candidate from that district,
At Mafon's mill, Robertson county,
John Dean had his skull fractured last week
by ]. B. Holman, who hit him with stone.
The doubling Thomas of the Spring
field Record advertises eight beautiful young
ladies who have wealth and want to marry.
Owing to ill-health, Rev. ]. NJ. Beard
has resigned his pulpit in the Methodist
church at Huntington, and removed to Hum
boldt.
Sunday week the congregation of the
shelbyville Presbyterian church was excited
by Miss Bessie Dayton fainting from tight
lacing.
Mrs. William Kee, of Carroll county,
recently died from the effects OF wound re-
ceived by the accidental discharge of gun
last Christmas.
George NJ. Robinson, a Jackson butch
er has killed a bullock which was sixteen
hands high and weighed eighteen hundred
and ten pounds.
James Durham has furnished the Rip
lev Neirs with a certificate of an oath of al
legiance, taken before a North Carolina mag
istrate, in June, ITo.
Agnes Vanoy, cOlOred, in attempting
TO cross the miIl-pond at Halls mill, Bedford
county, q few days ago, was washed over the
dam and drowned.
The Presbyterian church at Ripley
will soon be repaired and supplied with a
new minister, Kew. Ut. Mch1nuy, It's IoIinSL
pastor, having died.
w. II. Williams, a young man who
lived near Kings store ON Buffalo river, Car
TolI county. few days ago, suiclded by dow
ing his brains out with arifle.
The county court OF Madison holds
an extra session next week To- offer induce
ments for the location OF the west tennessee
Iunatic asylum In that county.
Ina Ripley billiard-saloOn recently
ZONES shot Lafayette Neighbors. The ball
fortunately caromed on breasl-oone ano ana
not infiict fatal wound.
The steamer Norvell is doing big
business in the Hatchie river. She recently
brought one hundred audtone bales OF cotton
from that river 10 one Memphis nrm.
The indictments against w. l.. Wade
for stealing State coupons have been quashed
by the Nashville criminal court ana the az
torney-general has appealed.
A husband named Bond, living on
the farm of Crawford Rushing, Benton
county, recently threw his sick wife into the
fire. She was badly burned.
VIM. Humphreys, of Carroll county,
has killed a twO-year-old hog that weighed
four hundred and seventy-five pounds, and
yielded ninety pounds of lard.
J The Dresden Democrat SAYS that eX-
z pecuve candidate tor attorney-general of that
4 Judicial district.
! Robert Halliburton, of Oak Grove,
Lauderdale county, p few days since was shot
1 in the breast and dangerously wounded by
! the accidental discharge OF Rufus Hallebur-
! toms pistol.
/ On the morning of the twelfth the
! I{olsEon Methodist Office with its contents
browns store andsa law office, at Morristown,
were burned, involving loss Of fourteen
thousand dollars.
The Humboldt Journal, of the thir-
Z taenfb. saws: aOne day this week, Frank, a lit
lie son of Co.onel A. J. ID. Thurston, and lit
lie couisiu, while driving team of oxen 10 a
vs9on loaded with lumber, accidentally fell
nndsr tIa front wheels OF the tame, which
naSsed over both of FRANKS thighs and over
Fha stomach of his gcusin. Frank VIII re-
cover, but ID is thought thss MS little cousin
wiz never get well.