Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-22
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
Texans are eating watermelons.

Texans are eating watermelons.
Arkansas cotton planters are complaining
OF cut-worms
Jere Parker, Esq, a promising young law
yer OF Pulaski, Tennessee, committed suicide
one day last week by shooting himself in the
head with pistol. No cause assigned for
the rash deed.
Chattanooga Times, 18th: ''For about nine
months past there has been 9 nam in the en-
PIoy OF Hawkins, Butt, Smith & Co., named
w. L. Anderson, who suddenly and mystic
riously disappeared Last Sunday night, since
him.
The Galveston NeiOs says: "The fact is
admitted all around that immigration to
Texas, II not coming to an abrupt close, Is
greatly on the wane. immigration agents on
the railroads are all discouraged. Real estate
IN Texas has deprecated In value the last two
years FULLY eighty per cent"
Scottsboro (Ala.) Herald, 18th: San old
gentleman by the name Of PInkston, in the
vicinity of this place, after blowing over a
piece of corn yesterday, was seen to leave his
mule and sit down by stump, where he
died IN few seconds. He came from Talla-
poosa county here some three or four years
ago"
A careless driver turned carriage over on
Lookout mountain, on Tuesday night, by
which Mr.. Davis, of Nashville, had his arm
badly broken and his leg dlslocated at the
knee, Mr.. Kelly. of Chattanooga, had his
ankle badly sprained, and received other
slight bruises, while Mr.. Murray, of Nash
vile, escaped unhurt, as did the driver,
Inka (Miss.) Mirror, 18th: "Esqaire Levi
Williams, an old and highly-respected citi-
zen OF this county, who owned a steam mill
located two miles south of town, Tuesday
last was caught by the shaft aad thrown vi0-
lentIy among the machinery, having his right
leg torn Oft at the knee and other wise horri-
bly, mutilated, from the eHects of which he
died IN few minutes"
Iuka Miss Mirror, 10Th: 1--WE are in
formed that the Democratic party of this
county have movement on foot to organize
and furnish means to the colored people of
this county WAC desire to 60 to Kansas, or to
such as make application to the committee
and state 1t is their desire to emiQrate. pro-
vlded there Is that amount of funds In the
treasury at the time of application
Atlanta Constitution: From the best in
formation we can gain of the growing croos,
1t would seem that we are on the threshold of
a prosperity more brilliant than that of the
past, and likely to Ge more enduring becanse
founded on sound economical princlples.
From all quarters Of the south come the glad
tdlngs OF increased acreage and increased
fertility. Inc cereal crop is likely to be larger
than that of last year. 1t is apparent that
the southern people are doing more than
usual for their own feeding, and at the same
time will have more Of their great staple for
export. Prices, too, promise to be well main
tanned, The outlook inspires the hope of a
very prosperous season for our agricultural in
t H anu activity in all
Pulaski (Tenn.) Citizen, 18th: "Mr. A. s..
Cole, good citizen of Marcella Falls, was
! found dead near that place on Sunday, the
| eighth instant. He left home at eight o'clock
that morning and told bis family that he was
going to Mr.. Clark's, neishtor. and you'd
return by twelve or Eooner, but no alarm vas
| felt. About five o'clock his dead body was
accidentally discovered in a secluded out of
the way place, between two roads, and about
one hundred and City yards from the Sallie
Hendrix house. It's 6 mystery how he
reached the secluded place, and there are
other strange circumstances connected with
his mysterious death, but there was no proof.
no evidence of violence except the disar-
rangement of his clothing, and the jury of
inquest decided that he came to his death by
apoplexy.D