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

ID 6miitOpt upon MI. DAhei PiNSV 49, "
miles east OF this place.
Water Valley Central: r w Reed,
the colored barber, authorizes US 10 say
tnst he has no. joined, nor does he ever
expect 10 belong to another Radical
club. Bob is a good Democrat and
worthy citizen. Bully for Reed, say We
Meridian Star: Daniel Roberts, ne
gro. WAS shot and killed by another ne
GRO while walking the read in company
with Emma Roberts, q notorious female
Of color. 1T ia not certainly known who
committed the murder, but suspicion
points to the notorious Wash Crosby.
BstesyiIIe B sde: During the heavy
rains that fell last week, the farms in the
valley ak or seven miles below here, OF
Rev, J. w. Bates, q. G. Obyrant, Mrs.
Ellen Obyrsnt, w. w. Caldwell, and A.
J.&C. l., Hurt, were overlooked, de-
stroyipg the largest portion Of the crops.
West Point Advertiser: We have seen
a deed written in the 'province OF North
Carolina" in the year l77l, while yet the
tltsr. heels" owned the sway Of George
III. The instrument is well preserved,
and legibly written. 1t is the property
OF our countryman, MIR. John 3. Ken
nedy.
Batesville Blade: Mr.. Levi Robinson
writes us from Pope's Station, that Mr..
], J. Eubank has discovered a sure
method of preventing hogs from killing
poultry. He ties a stick across the hog's
ewes, and when they take q peep at one
chicken they gee four, and miss tie
mark when they make grab. A good
idea.
Kosciusko Star: The farmers in this
section are complaining very much OF
having too much rain. They say the
cotton is shedding too much, especially
in the bottom land, where the stalk mas
outgroWn itself. The recent rains, how"
ever. have been the making Of the corn
crop, and, taking the farms on an aver
age, a more plentiful supply OF corn mas
not been made for years.
Handsboro Democrat: We feel conf
dent that Hancock county, as well as
the two other seacosst counties, WILL roll
I'D handsome maj Ority for Tilden, Hen
bricks and Hooker. A few so:cslied
Democrats are trying to produce discord
in the ranks Of the Democratic party
there, but their efforts in that direction
will not amount to any thing. Inc 9e1su'
inc Democracy OF Hancock We can
trust.
Handsboro Democrat: The crop pros
poets in Marion and the northern part
of Pearl, with the exception OF few dry
localities, were promising till the late
heavy rains. There are some signs OF
the army worm, but no serious DANA ge
done as vet. Corn bids fair to bs bounti-
full. Politics are about IS they should
be in the county. There is no great ex-
element. but all seem determined to dc
their duty.
Water Valley Central: The coloreG
people at this Mace have the best school
building anywhere in the State, built by
the corporate authorities alone, and they
have every facility offered them for the
! education of their children, free OF ex'
pense, for ten months in the year, and
they have two efficient school-teachers
and il their children are not educated II
will be the fault of the parents and no'
the public.
Kosciusko Star: Complaints are made
in several portions of the county tina
the boll-worm is seriously iDjuring the
cotton crop. We understand that upor
the plantation OF Judge West, feW
miles from this place, they are quite
thick, ard are eating out the entire In
side Of the boil, leaving the shells solid
except where thfy first enter. Thus It Ii
| that the extent of damage does not ap
pear except upon close inspection.
VicksbuEg Herald: The colored suf
ffagans of Kinds county are joining thu
Democratic clubs in large numbers, anC
from all appearances the voting will b
i all one way iii that county at the mex
| election. The same is true, We are told
of various other counties in the State
where the coloTed population is larg'
and in excess OF the whites, and it woulC
be so in this county if the Democrat
were organized. General Cbalmers'
friends think he will have no trouble ii
carrying this district against the negro
candidate, Lynch.
Water Valley is having its name IN
fortunately illustrated, for tbs Central O
| the nineteenth says: Since the twenty
| ninth of July 1t has rainCd every da.
here, or in the immediate neighborhood
The creeks, branches and ponds are al
full OF water, and everything is literally
| flooded. The cotton crop is very seri
ously Injured, in fact, almost ruined
and we predict for this section the short
est crop of cotton since 1855. The corn
too, has been damaged by the heavy an
| repeated rains, though early corn wa
well nigh made before the rain set IN
and we will mako q suffi cheney Of corn
at any rate, to supply the county.