Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-19

=, ton nilss southwest Of Ripley, has
a nig which, at two months old, weigb
ed fi,ty-four pounds, and when three
months old, il weighed one hundred anu
sixteen Misunderstanding q gain OF sixty
tTo mounds in one month. Ii is cross
OF the Berkshire and WoDourn.
fernando Press and Times: 'Ihere
has been formed up to the present Tune
eIeven Tilden and Hendricks clubs In
DeSoto county. There will be several
others formed soon. Hurry up, gentte-
men. and organize clubs ateVery Young
precinct and crOEs-rCad in the country,
f.r there will be Work ior Ill "HlinS
hearts and hands"
Genersl Chalmers, the Democratic |
| nominee for congress in the slxtn dls-
| trict has begun the canvass IN tne 'o"eI
counties and has already aroused general
enthusiasn among the people. He is
| sided nv several able speakers and
among the number is Major Van Eaton,
| Who Received handsome vote for the
| nomination.
A Meridian special OF the fifteenth
instant, to the Vicksburg Herald, says:
Last night a country negro named
| DANIEL Roberts was shot and instantly
| killed by the notorious negro Wash
| Crosby, 1t was all about q woman.
Crosby is an escaped convict, who was
sent to the penitentiary for robbing the
sontbern express company. He has
| been about Meridian two or three years.
but nobody can catch him. lie snoots
and runs always"
Vicksburg Herald: ave hear numer-
OILS complaints of the cOttoR-Worm In
various localities both to the north ana
south of us, Thus far they have done
no serious damage, but they are usually
so destructive OF the cotton crop tnat
any appearance of them creates great
unessiness in the minds OF the planters.
httstt Aeh s sadmfG or the past two weeks con-
, tinues, there would probably soon be
very little left for the cotton-worm
to do"
Holly Spring South: "The rain hiss
not materially Injured the corn, though
it has promoted an uDnsal growth OF
J fungus. To compensate for this many
Of the suckers produce full-siZed and
J healthy ears. An old resident and very
observant man says there has not been
such a yield since 1S43, when corn seld
3 in this county for twenty cents
busheI. Cotton growing too much-run-
3 ming all to weeds; if this thing keeps on
the stalks will do for fire. wholesome
consolation"
/ Vieksburg Herald: "We were shown
by Deputy.Sherif M'Raven, the other
{ day, a specimen of sugar manufactured
} | from corn-stalks, and now we see by oul
/ | exchanges that in California they are
:, | making sugar out Of melons, and the
i | yield of sugar is much larger than that
4 given by beets. In this melon-raisiDg
valley OF the Mississippi this industry
= will be put in active operation ere long
The cotton crop may fail, but with al.
4 the resources at cur command we oughl
i to be tolerably we'll supplied with su
= gar"
4 Jackson Clarion: "Hon. J. A Orr
9 lately the most popular member of the
8 Radical party in the State, and uoiver
It sally considered to be the ablest, IN
q public speech in Lowndes county, in
1orsed Colonel MuldroW, the Democratic
n nominee for congress, and declared FOL
:, TiIden, Hendricks and reform in TIT
. Presidential election. The Radicals ha(
4 boosted that Judge Orr would lead then
: to victory in the coming congressional
: canvass. But he has adopted the wise
% part, and what is left Of the rank and fl
n should make haste to follow his exam
" ple."
Scooba Herald: Orchard Hand
D colored, was stabbed in the side by vii
- lie Rush, son of Mr.. John T. Rush, liv
" ing five miles south Of DeKslb, las
,ys Thursday night, from which he diet
" Saturday. 1t seems that Hand wa
= drinking and had gone on the place G
ar Mr.. Rush for the purpose Of raising
, fuss with some Of his hands. Will
"a Rush heard the difficulty and went on
n to stop it, when Hand turned upon him
" Being mere boy, he defended himsel
with a knife, with the unfortunate re
suit above stated"
~ ~ Okolona Messenger: "Jeff Adam
:, (colored) was up before his honor, Mayo
70 | Bodenhamer, on Monday, charged wit
" shooting, with intent to kill and murder
~ one Jacob Proctor (colored). The exam
"a ination of the witnesses brought out tn
q. facts that JEFF was q leading Publican
and that Jake would not join the clu
"a when requested to GO so by the mild, bu
~ ~ rather practical JEFF, hence the shooting
: The State was represented by Judg
:, Lacey and Gtne1al Tucker, and the dt
III Tense by Judge Davenport. The msyo
decided to hold Jeff to answer before th
al circuit court. Such cases are not unf,t
d. quent in this country, but according
IL the bloOdy-shirteTs, sniggerswho woui
De not obey the behest of the Radical leao
g. era, ard refuse to join the club ougt
10 to be shot, hung, drawn or quarteret
IN and Boutwell, 81 Co. will never think
P, mention such trivial circumstances
ia their partisan reports"
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