Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-11
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The Jackson skating is a success; the
young ladies are becoming proiicients.
Governor Marks will assume the duties Of
his position about the middle OF January.
Brownsville is soon to be lighted up with
gas, after the most approved modern methods.
They have cooking club at Brownsville.
Good tor Brownsville. Brownsville has also
a cigar mandatory.
country paper wants to know if the
young gentlemen of its town cannot ''revive
the dramatic corpse?" Can it be done?
Brownsville Democrat: CDR. Griffin in
forms US that the next Baptist State conven-
ton will be held at this place instead of
jackson"
As a gunsmith in jackson was repairing a
pistol last week it went off, and dangerously
wounded young man who was standing IN
the shop.
The construction of the Nashville and Tus-
caloesa railroad from Dickson TO Centerville
is actively going On. Trains will run there
in the spring.
Mr.. Anderson Johnson, a good and re-
| spectacle citizen of Fayette county, was
kicked by mule on the eighteenth ultimo,
and instantly killed,
Gallatin TennesSean: "Mrs. Sue Thomp-
| son and Miss Emily Peyton, of this county,
will be candidates befole the next senate for
| engrosslng clerk of that body"
Brownsville Democrat: Relief parties
will soon have to be organized to prize out
lost citizens, falling from broken, treacher-
Gus sidewalks into Shiny mud CULTS below"
Belleville church wants a little paint; the
worShipers there ought not to let the Phari-
| sees get ahead of them; those fellows whlten-
| ed even the sepulchers. Bring out your lead
and paint.
The Belleville grange will hold their an
nual Christmas tree at Good Hope, on Christ
mas eve; also social dinner for the benefit
| OF the members, on the fourth Saturday IN
| December,
The Jackson Dispatch reports good cotton
| receipts there and brisk trade generally;
also that class of thirteen young men have
applied for admission on trial in the Mem
phis conference now in session at that place
| Paris IntelIigencer: "Mr Ponder, living six
miles northwest of Paris, had little girl,
seven years old, who was assisting In burn
| ing cornstalks in the field, last Monday, when
her dress caught fire, and she was SO badly
burned that she died that night
Brownsville Democrat: Let US have a
little harmless fun and get rid OF that old
yeilow-feYer look of anxiety. which nine peo-
pie out of ten wear upon their faces uncon-
! sciously, although the fever has been over for
| some tIme.- Let Us have little innocent
amusement. 1t will benefit the living and
cannot harm the dead.
We find what is the matter with Belle
vile, Crockett county. The Enterprise,
published there, says they have mooney
nights" There is something new under the
sun. The above paper says: I'VE call at
tention to d. H. Thomas new locals in this
issue" New lolals' IL good. Our local
would rejoice to kuog how such things are
made,
AT a corn shuckinz en- Mr.. Devine's farm,
Knox county, the boys fell out, a general
quarrel followed; James Evans was fatally
wounded, Elisha ard John England, Jacob
England, Jacob Ca ter, John Golston, John
| Hood, John Slaughter, Russ Hood and
David Hood we're more Or less injured. After
the Englands had Shot Evans, they assaulted
and nearly beat him to death. A few mis-
sionares could find employment and danger
IN that neighD9rnood.
Jackson had two fires last week. One of
them damaged the caaboose, and enabled
an unknown prisoner to escape. The other
! consumed residence, business house and
large stock Of goods belonging to j. r. Haw-
kinsj also cottage tenement house belong
ing to DR.. Parker, Of Medon. The house was
occupied by Mrs. Mask, who lost everything,
including household and kitchen furniture,
! clothing, and ten dollars in money, thus leav-
ing, her dependent upon the charities Of the
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