Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-24

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Hogs in Arkansas county are dying
with cholera, one planter having lost
eighty last week.
Alexander Ross, who killed a man
named Meeks, in Boone county, two
weeks ago, has been arrested.
The Democracy of Union county at
their primary election instructed for
Governor Garland for United States SEN
ator.
Fort Smith Herald: Major A. 8. Ca
bell, of Logan bounty, is in town, and
reports peace and plenty, and everybody
for Garland for United States senator in
his neck o. woods.
The young man Carpenter, of Newton
county, who shot Gregory for prevent
ing Carpenters marriage with Miss Gre.
CORY, has been captured and admitted to
bail in the sum Of three thousand DOL
lars.
According to q tabular statement in
the Augusta Bulletin, furnished by the
county assessor, Woodruff county has
decreased its acreage this year Of cotton
1859 acres, of corn 22l9 acreas, and in
creased that OF wheat 452 acres, as COM
pared with 1875.
Lake Shore Sentinel: Bob Adams,
ESQ informs us that the worms have
attacked his cotton, on Lakeport planta'
tioD, and two cuts are already stripped OF
foliage. They are also reported on other
places in the neighborhood, and may
destroy what little cotton has been rais ed
this year.
The following are the Democratic
nominees for s.. Francis county: For
representative, R. w. Peevey; sheriff,
John Parham; county and probate
Judge, Lucius Finley; clerk, n. G.
Davis; treasurer, A. L. Wright; sur
veyor, S. ]. Bradshaw; assessor, RoDsrt
Blown; coroner, w. S. Seaborn,
The Hampstead county Radical ticket
is as follows: For representatives, Wash.
Smith (col J and r G. Samuels (col. J;
county judge, J. J. White; sheritf,
George d. Smith; clerk, G. Il. Martin;
treasurer, John Mouser; assessor, J.
Tyus, (col.); coroner, Green Vaughan
(col J; surveyor, Parker Sullivan.
Arkansas Sentinel: We learn that
last Friday, in the neighborhood of Van
Wrinkles mill, while at church, diff
Guilty occurred between two young men
named Graham and Beck, in which
knives were freely used. Graham was
so dangerously injured that his recovery
is doubtful. Beck was also cut, bat net
seriously.
The following ais the Radical State
ticket: A. w. Bishop, governor; ]. 81.
johnson, secretary OF state; II. A. Mil
Ter, auditor; n. Straub, treasurer;
Thomas 81. Barnes, Encouragement; J.
T. Jennefer, land commissioner; w. II.
Gillian, superintendent public insuuc-
ton; Thomas Boles, hancellor; ]. w.
Jackson, chancery clerk.
The Union county Democratic ticket
is as follows: For State senate, John R..
Hampton, Of Bradley county; repre-
sentativee, Colonel B. w. Warren and
! Colonel Asa 8. Morgan; county judge,
| Henry Brown; sheriff, ]. M. Smith (no
oppositiou); clerk, B. w. Cook; treas
urer, A. Ammons; assessor, r. G. Ter
rell; surveyor, w, B. Sorrels; coroner,
Gus Franklin.
Camden Beacon: Crop prospects in
this section are still bright; fodder pull
ing is about over, and all the attention
is now being paid to the cotton crop,
which is doing we'll and promises q good
yisId, indeed we fear the yield will be
better this season than the prices. Corn,
of course, is about made, and gooo
crop it is, too, and II corn reaches high
er figure than fifty cents bushel before