Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-17
TENNESSEE.

Trenton has fresh fish.
Trenton has the baseball fever.
Somerville has a temperan ce club.
Trenton has a "select fair" Saturday.
Nashville is being <grGh-Nd-P ogUed.
The Msury county negro fair opened
Thursday.
Edgefeld, opposite Nashville, wants
waterwoTks.
The Nashville Exposition has trapez
performances
The Davidson county jail has forty
eight inmates.
The Germans OF Nashville are organ
izing building association.
The Somerville Falcon complains Of
Al Arkansas bore visiting that town.
J. g. Wells and F. NJ. Holbruok have
taken charge OF the Trenton NelCs- Gazette.
The Trenton NelOs- Gazette editor
wants a load OF wood in exchange for his Jour
nal.
The Dresden Democrat wants the
young ladies of that town TO take up the tenn
peTance cudgei.
Mr.. James Elder, a well-known law
yer % Trenton, will sosn remove 10 lamo
Crockett county.
A. q. Altman, an aged citizen of
9
and broke his leg.
Thomas Watkins, a Nashville negro,
accidenuy shot himself Wednesday while
acting the Mulllgan guards.
A band of Illicit distiilers rescued two
OF their number from the jail OF Sevieryillei
in East Tennessee, a few days ago.
Sunday night at Fayetteville, Charles
Bagsley, cOlOred, was found dead with his
head between garden fence pahng.
t.u.A
Porter "has thus far achieved decided mas
terry over his distinguished competitor
The Huntingdon Republican is elan
derlng the Co federste ecOrd Of General At
kins, Democratic candidate for congress.
A Wilson county man has blistered
hands and i've hundred dollars because he
cut eighteen cords Of WOODS in one week.
The Nashville Banner learns that the
action OF Attorney-General Williams mas
aroused much Indignation at Washington.
The PAWS InteligeRcer says: Judge
Porter Is making grand and noble canvass,
aud carries the dag Of mis- party proudly and
slOft"
Sis H.bbs, of MurfreesborO, last week
shot David Gotherd, who was trying 10 enter
her mouse. The woman, Of course, was ar
rested.
The MorTistown Gazette editor rejoiees
because 8 neighbor, Thomas Il. Evans, has
become a grandfather, and Is now the jour
naltst's equal.
The Dresden Democrat Gays that
weakley county will give Billy Caldwell, her
favodte Democratic son, two thousand ma
jOrity for congress
The Dresden Democrat thinks If
christians were christians in deed and in
truth, there would be no necessity for Masons,
Odd Fellows or temperance societies,
The resignation of John A. Gardner
as a director Of the West Tennessee insane
/, al nd ~ n
MINIS, o. Paris, appointed to fiji the vacancy.
A patent right uOn-eXplosive lamp
agent last spring hired horse nom L. Is.
Teacbont. of Dresden, snd has not yet re-
turned, though he LEFT the anlmalin the coun-
try.
Last Monday sam q. Blacks horse,
Big Mike, trotted eighteen miles 10 harness
over the \ ashville race-cOuIse, IL Oue hour,
les ti1irty-three seconds and a quarter, thus
winning wager OF two hundred dollars,
The Nashville Union and American
saws: "a venerable resident Of Paradise Hill,
in the northeastern part OF this county, yes
terday apDeareI in lhg city for The first time
since bis nfueth birthday-1ust twenty 1--WE
years ago"
The Nashville Union and american
SAYS: "Governor Brown has received invita-
lions 10 deliver addresses from the citizens or
Marshall, OblOn and Trousdale counties, as
well as Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga ana
Diher places"
The Nashville Banner, October 10Th,
iays: "Ninsty-four emigrants passed through
he city yesterday, by way OF the Nashville
lndC chattanooga and the Nashville and North
western railroads, bound for Dallas and Tex
lTkana, Texas. Fifty-one were from Decherd,
.hiTty-tive from Chattanooga, and eight from
W Rrtrace."
The Paris InteHiqencer says: ave
AXE pleasure Ia giving publication to the re-
tuced freights on cotton, which is now only
)no dollar and fifty cents per bale from all
points on the Ienne- see river 70 Memphis.
Now let the Memphis merchants send out
heir advertisements 90 the Intetig.ncer and
other live papers IN this part OF West Tennes- /
see and make an effort 70 secure our trade, !
which VIII reward them a thcusand-fold for
he outlay"
Since July 4, 1874, four murders have /
been committed In Nashville, three females /
burned 20 death by the explosion OF coal oil /
lamps, two persons have committed suicide /
and one colore1 child been drowned. During 4
his period, three hundred and two death cer-
ihcatess have been issued by the board OF 4
health. TWenty-nine children were stillborn /
i've individuals died Of old age, twenty 1
)f consumption, twenty-one OF disentery, /
even Of heart disease, thirty-two OF summer 4
complaints and seven OF meningitis.