Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-22

rain aud wind storms last Monday and Tues
day nights. Several fences were blown down
and trees uprcoted."
There was a very serious affray at Vaughn s
station last Saturday, IN which a Mr.. Bristow
and Mr.. Bell were the participants. The
former was shot and the latter was cut with
knife Both are dangerously wounded
especially Bell.
Natchez Democrat, 18th: "After a very
long spring drouth, one of such long contin-
uance as to seriously inconvenience the
planters, we have had since Sunday last
succession of showery days. Planters are al
ready beginning to wish tor fair weather to
enable them to work the crops which the
showers have started into rapid growth.
While the crops are growing, the grass is
also becoming luxuriant.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Three burglars are to be hung at Hills
boro, May I'd.
The rice fields on the Cape Fear river, near
Wilmington, which have lain idle and grown
up with weeds since the war, have been re-
claimed and planted this season by several
energetic parties, who expect to raise at least
two hundred thousand bushels of rice In the
next 1--WE years.
Wilmington Star: 'sEpizooty has made
its appearance on the plantation OF Hon. d
l.. Russell, In Brunswick county, and but a
short distance from this city. He has already
lost Two horses from the disease, one of them
as me an animal as there was in the county,
and all the remainder of his horses but one,
and all OF his mules, are now suffering from
this dangerous dIstemper"
TENNESSEE
Nashville pagers complain of the boot
black nuisance
Recent heavy rains have seriously inter-
1ercd with farming operations in Dyer county.
The Loudon Journal says that there is
more whisky drank In the corporate limits of
Loudon now than when they had licensed
saloon.
Sam Williams, white man, was arrested
In Nashville Friday morning, charged with
having committed rape on a white woman in
Dehalb county about three weeks ago. Will
Jams gave the officers much trouble on making
the arrest.
Chattanooga Times, 10Th: "There are
great numbers of big grasshoppers in the
city. Some of them are as large as ever seen,
being more than two inches in length. DIR.
Wight says they were blown here SIN one of
the late gales from the southwest"
Chattanooga Times, 10Th: rails are now
being put down at the rate of three-fourths of
a mile day on the Cincinnati Southern rail-
road. Mr.. Nicely says he will have trains to
run from Cincinnati here by the first of
December provided nothing extraordinary
occurs"
Knovile Chronicle, 18th: George Price,
coiored, the well-known outdoor evangelist
ot East Knoxville, was arraigned before JUS
tice Allison yesterday, charged with an as
sault with brickbats on Olivia Gibson, COL
pred, who Is his next door neighbor. The
proof showed that there was something of a
mutual tossing of brickbats between the par
ties, and George was bid go hence and sin
more. ("
Dyersburg Gazette, 18th: LAST Saturday
a little negro was taking his rest on the steps
with his legs hanging over. An old sow
sauntering along smelt that negro, and
thought to take an African for her noon-day
lunch. She grabbed the child In her mouth, |
and was rushing off with him, when he was |
rescued by A. Henshaw:and John Kohnmann.
The boy was about three years old, and the |
SOW was very determined"