Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-18
TENNESSEE NEWS.

One hundred and forty prisoners were con-
fined in the Knoxville Jail Thursday night.
Four United States prisoners broke Jail at
Knoxville Friday night, and made good their
escape.
Maryville has a free reading-room now in
successful operation, under the auspices of
the Young Mems christian association.
Bristol is still in furry OF excitement over
the glut of Mexican dollars which was put on
their market recently, and can't be disposed
of very easily.
Burglars infest Gallatin. The houses of D.
X. Spiders and w. b. Fry were entered FRI
day night and burglarized, the inmates being
chloroformed
Only four marriage licenses were issued by
the county court clerk of Loudon county dur
ing the month of June, says the Journal
The business must be considerable below par
The Girls Oton Paper is a sprightly little
paper just commenced in Knoxville, pub
lished monthly by Miss Birdie Walker, at
fifty cents year. 1t was moved there from
Wartburg, Morgan county.
The Maryviile Tnder learns that the barn
of Mr.. Jesse Kerr, of Morgantown, Loudon
county, was struck by lightning last Sunday
The building took fire, and with the contents
was destroyed. A steer and hog were killed.
and as his grain was stored in the barn, the
loss was considerable. Being away with his
team, that was saved.
Chattanooga Times: We learn from Cap
tain D. NJ. Parker that small boy was dan
gerously bitten by snake near Concord.
The snake was killed, but not before it had
bitten dog, from the effects of which the
dog died. The boy was in a bad condition
as the East Tennessee train passed Concord
The snake was of the copperhead Species
Henderson Whitaker, formerly resident
of Anderson county, was accidentally killed
on Monday last about one and half miles
west of Wartburg. The Morgan Dispatch
states that he was handling a loaded gun
very carelessly and, although warned to be
more careful, placed his mouth upon the
muzzle and one foot upon the hammer and
blew into the barrel. While in this position
his foot slipped off the hammer and he soon
realized that the gun was loaded. 1t is
believed that he intended to commit suicide.
Knoxville Tribune, 18th: On Tuesday
evening last bud" Hedrick, who lives about
eight miles east of Maryvile, was shot
through the shoulder by an unknown party
in ambush. An old roadway leading through
the lands of farmer named Norton had
been INSTRUCTED by fence, and as Hedrick
was shot while taking down the fence to pass
through, suspicion naturally pointed to Nor
ton as the guilty party, the latter having pre-
vlously forbidden its use as a public highway
Norton was arrested on suspicion, and I'M
derwent a preliminary examination before a
justice, the result of which we have not
learned.
Rogersville correspondent of the Knoxville
Tribune, 18th: While three men were on the
bridge to-day, one of the old spans, which
they were preparing to replace with a new
one, gave way and fell with fearful crash a
distance of about seventy feet into the river.
Mr.. Roland Hurst, who was standing on the
lower part of the bridge. discovered the up
per tmbers giving away and instantly leaped
into the river, about sixty feet, and escaped
any serious injury. The other two men went
down with the wreck. One was not much
hurt; the other, Mr.. Parrot, was seriously
injured, having his collar-bone and thigh
broken, besides being badly bruised. 1t is
marvel that all were not killed.