Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-01
SARDIS, MISS.
The Crops Generally Promising Well
Senator AIcOrn-SpOrt, sports
men and Sporting Brooks.

! From an Occasional Correspondent
SARDIs, July 3O.-The rains seem to
have luIled for the time, and yet we do
not regret il, for we have quite enough
for the present, except upon the turnips
| at have been saWn since the falling of
! the last. A good rain upon these would
serve good purpose just now; and as
| Providence has been so bOuntiful to Us
in the past, VIC aIl expect the necessary
showers for the turnip crop. Everything
else in the fields and gardens is doing
| finely-in fact, l may borrow an express
sion [ heard sn old steamb0stmHn use
once in regard to the Mississippi river
| during the heavy overflow: The field
crops are blooming" and the farmers
are coTespOndingly cheerful and happy,
| for they see 9 bright prospect ahead of
| decentralization from debt; freedom
| from that dependence upon the mel
chant, which has so long been burden
some to both, and freedom from anxiety
about bread aGd meat for the family.
Verify, we seem to be very near the
dawn of that TSetser day a-cOmiugn I
have head the hope expressed that the
railroads would advance the tariff Oh
cOtton-seed, and much confidence is ex-
pressed in the sound judgment of Mr.
so fixing the tariff as to cause the seed7
to remain in our country, to be used a4s3
fertilizer on the farms, by which masR$l
the lands would be made more pTodusES'
i've, and the railroads, the farmers, the
merchants and everybody else would be
benefited. We have heard nothing Of
interest from Jackson. 1regret to learn
that Senator Alsorn had serious at.
tack OF sickness s few weeks ago. He
has gone TO the Hot Springs to reeupe-
rate, and the latest intelligence from
him was favorabls. He is, indeed, a
great man. AnG, by the way, Missis-
sippisns in this and adjoining counties
above are pleased TO see in the Appeal
the card of DIR, J. H, P. West
brook, OF fernando, as resident
physician at the Hot SPRING.. No ply
stefan stands higher in the estimation
of his patrons, nor can any be more
worthy of their confidence. MISSISSIPPI
plans regret to give up so valuable cit
izen and 80 accomplished q gentleman
and physician, but they are glad ne has
gone where they can avail themselves
Of his skill and talent, and erjOy his !
skill and talent when they find it neces- !
sAry to visit the American Sloan TO be |
healed OF the many Ills that flesh is heir !
to, We all wish him abundant success. |
Sardis is to be the scene OF q grand |
base ball match on Tuesday next, be- |
tween the Como club and the Pythians, |
of this place. Send down reporter. !
The Pythians are down at Ghe fair |
grounds fixing up things for the comfort !
of their chaliengars ard guests, and no !
doubt there will be an interesting game |
and pleasant time unless the
weather should prevent. Your !
crack shots about Memphis and /
will no doub! be glad to learn
that the bird crop is promising. In this
vicinity iC is not 80, bus eight |
or ten miles, and further off, the reports
indicate abundant game for the coming
season. How is it elsewhere? Cannot
friends Bryson, Arlington, James, and
others about Memphis, MerriWesther at
aud OgIesby and others at
SenatObia, post us as to their localities?
And, by the way, two Of the mes. pleas
ant and valuable books for spOrtsmen in
this southwestern country, and particu-
laTly those living on or near streams or
lakes, are those lately published by :.
B. Ford & Co, New York: Field, COUeT
and Trap Shooting, and Witd Fo10l
Shooting, both by Mr.. A. Il. Bcgardus,
the famous crack snOb OF tl6 western
These books srs not only
highly entertaining and pleasant read
lag, hut are such as even t,ie most expe-
rienced huEtsmSn among Us can get
items from. 1 imagine they
1an be found in the Memphis book
stores, and if not, any bookseller will
order them, and [ advise my brother
3portsmen to get both and read them
low before the hunting season comes on.
Many Tenn esgesns and Mississipplans
will regret to learn Of the recent death
n Lavcna, California, of Mrs Shattuck,
wife OF Hon. D. o. Shattuck, who was
we'll known in both States, and many
years ago was judge OF the Grenada Ju-
iicial district, and at the same time, L
believe, presiding elder Of the confer
3nce district OF the Methodist Episcopal
church in which his district lay. This
rood lady died at the age Of seventy
hree, beloved in California as well as
lere and in Tennessee. Peace to her
shea, IF. s.
A Pennsylvania woman writes as 5ol- {
ows to the New York Tribune. we {
lope that there are MANY more like her ,