Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-01
TENNESSEE NEWS.

A base bail rivalry of fearful proportions
exists between Knoxville and Chattanooga.
Mr. Fitzgerald has taken charge of the
Nashville ChIistiIa AdUOcate The paper is gossip
py, and Will suit the average reader.
A CO ored man named Jim Bruce, assasi-
mated another colored man, named John Walker. In
Chattanooga Friday night. No cause given.
Milan Exchange: Mr.. L. Sres, four miles
thirty-one snakes on his farm, His brother in the
same neighborhood, killed fifty.
Martin W. Kean, a brakesman on the
Nashville and Decatur road was run over and killed
by freight-trafn. Monday night, at Carters creek
station. The train ran over his body, severing the
head from his body,
Collins, lunatlc In Jail at Rhea Springs,
East Tennessee, killed the taller with a board,
knocked the jaiers wife down, and ran through
town, perfectly naked. Collins formerly belonged to
the Catholics. but lately Joined the Methodists
Brownsville States: Mr.. l.. B. M'Conco
so oyerpowered with the intense heat last Mon
day that he was stricken down with dizziness In the
head and vomiting, and 1t was at one time thought
he had SunStroke DR.. Sewer was called 10 his as
ST. lance, and he soon recovered.
Adolph s. Ochs. proprietor of the Chatta-
nOoga Times was arraigned before Esquire Leigh at
referring to beer garden, kept by one Joe SwaItz
a house of ill-fame. The justice rendered verdict
in favor of the plaintiff assessing damages at twen-
ty-fye cents.
Ripley NeacS: A wild vsrminti is still
killed occasionally in the county At the last term
Oh our county court Andrew M Magyar appeaTsu b
scalp of a wildcat and claimed the reward offered
by the State for decreasing the number of these
troublesome animals.
Columbia Journal: James Flournoy, col
ored, seventy eight years of age has been married
times is the father OF fort, six living children
and five dead. His second wife had twins six times
in succession He lives in Giles county Mr.
Stamps, of LeWIsburg, interviewed" Uncle Jim for
the Journal.
M MInnville Ne.0 Era: Dol Bates, charged
with completely in the Brassel murder In Putnam
county, and who captured some time since in
Cannon county, while being transferred from the
Jail in Nashville to Smithville to attend his trial,
made his escape while on the route Liberty, in
uekalb county, and is now at large.
Ripley NeOs: Major Drumwrieht and his
daughter came near being killed by lightning while
returning from Brownsville Monday last. The
lightning struck a tree within few feet of tue
buggy shocking both the occupants that they did
not recover for some minutes. The horse also was
So badly stunned that he reeled and came fall
ing i'll the road.
Chattanooga Times, 9th: During the
storm yesterday the lightning played curious freak
at house of Mr. BOhr's, near High street. A tall
cedar stands near the house. and this struck by
tue lightning, which proceeded down 1t for some
distance and then jumped to the roof of the veran-
kindlnE,- wood and throwing some of the splinters
Into the house, it also opened some of the seams,
and then jumped back into the tree and down
into the ground The colored family living In the
house was considerably shocked, and report that
there was smell of birthstone around there, and
that there was much smoke outside, as If pistol
had been fired off.