Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-22
TENNESSEE.

Dresd en- has q cOrnet band.
Governor Brown spoke at Dresden lsst
Monday.
Thornberg is the pet of the Knoxville
civil rights ring.
Last week Weakley county had eight
marriages.
Five prisoners broke out of the Fay
etteville jail last Saturday.
Dresden had a Methodist Sunday
school celebration last week. No shooting.
Knoxville last Saturday celebrated
the Democratic triumphs with bonfire and
orations.
Colonel 7. Fort recently gave COM
pHmentary banquet 10 a Chattanooga fire
company.
The Knoxville Press and Herald says
that many Republicans admit that Mabry
viii be elected.
Last week J. B. Pearce's barn, with
a horse snd mule, in Weakley county, were
destroyed by fire.
Que night last week John lannon's
gin and contents, Weakley county, were
burned. Loss two thousand dollars.
Governor Brown has received numer-
ously-signed invitations to speak at Hum
boldt, Franklin, and Murtreesboro.
The Knoxville Chronicle, a civil
rights paper, thinks the babboon Chattanooga
The Dresden Democrat thinks the
Huntington Times editor, W. B. Hawkins, is a
handsome chap. He ought 70 see DOak and
Boo White, or ingram.
A little boy named Blsckman was
caught in the machinery of a cotton gin at
Union City few days ago, and so seriously
injured that he died in a lew hours.
The residence of Mr.. James V. Watt,
Of Knox county, was destroyed by IRE a few
Digh1s ago, together with It's entire contents,
the family barely making their escape.
The residence Of John Hays, OF
Weakley county, was destroyed by IRE few
nights ago, anG be lost everything. The IRE
originated from the explosion OF kerosene
lamp.
Mr.. Yancy Turner, living IN Bacon
county, near the Kentucky line, Is nearly one
hundred and twenty years old, having been
born October %, E46. He counts eighty-four
RranC children, one hundred and twenty-five
great gfandchildren. and solitary great
create randchild. II is said he still rides
Horseback occasionally.
An sfiray took place at house Of i'll
fame in the twentieth district, near the Ruth
erfOrd county line, last saturday night, the
consequences Of which are probably serious.
A young man named Lockhsrt, residing in
the aeighbOrhood, met at the house IN ques-
ton a party nom Rutherford, and difficulty
originste1, which they went out IN the yard
70 settle. shots were heard, and large
quantity Of blood was found near the door
J ext morning The men at once lett, and
Lockhart has not been seen since.
The Fayetteville Observer states that
! a negro man named Charles Bagley was found
dead few mornings ago hanging % a fence
l in thab town. He was seen In the Deigh Dor
hood the night before very drunk, and, pass
| ing down the alley, IL Is supposed, and catch
/ ing Al the fence. he leaned against IL for sup
/ port and mis- head hanging over as his legs
/ failed him, mis- neck was caught between two
/ pointed plckeis, and stangulsuon followed
/ Another theory Is that the negro was about 10
/ divulge a secret, 10 prevent which some o. his
1 race "a went for him."
Last spring man name ROWley came
/ to Dresden and hired at J.. b. Teachout.
/ nvery-stabie "a horse for the purpose OF coins
70 porth Mississippi 10 sell the patent right o
a non-exploslye lamp powder. Not retnrninl
at the time promised, Mr.. TeachOut sent
persCn o look after his horse, who ascer
tained thai koWley bad sold a good many Of
his patents ON the route, but collected ns
uDOuey tilat he had been repeatedly asked q
sell hla ndtse, but refused; ana thai he hRl
gone 20 Memphis, leaving the hon-e This side
aud hiaa not been heard Of since.