Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-01

| tomhouse proves to be too small for its pur.

tomhouse proves to be too small for its pur-
poses, and the construction is faulty. The
city now rejoices in telephone connection
with nearly twenty surrounding towns and
villages.
Miss Alice Price, of Eufauls, Ala,
young lady of twenty, hiss been blind from
her birth By skillful operation the sight
of one eye has been gained, and for the
fret time in her life she knows what day
light is
Jasper, Tenn, rejoices that times are bet
ter there sthsn at any time since the wal.
Stock is better, agricultural implements are
of the lmproved kind, and the houses are
kept in a more respectable manner and APP
pesrance.
The Supreme Court of Tennessee decided
at its last session that when an employe of a
railroad is injured from imperfections In
purchased machinery that were discoverable
by the use of reasonable diligence, the road
is liable.
The Board of Trade at Columbus, Miss,
il calling upon the overseers OF roads, COM
planned of by the farmers, to put them In
lawful condition. Where the call is not at
tended to the defaulting overseer will be
presented to the grand jury.
Sarynthia Conley is one of the Chatta-
uooga "hard cases" The Times there had
occasion recently 10 notice her arrest by the
ponce. For tubs she had the impudence TO
prosecute the editor for libel, which ended in
her having TO pay all the law expenses.
The Columbus Miss 1ads1 sHys- ,nsy'
have an encampment of gypsies there. They
trade mules, tell fortunes, live we'll, pay no
thrifty and we'll TO do. Gypsying must have
looked up since Meg Merrilies' time.
At town in Arkansas where they have
rot Mt he 10 la W a
hibitionist asked smiling gentlman whose
speech was a little thick and legs little
feeble: "Csn you tell me where drunkards
go?" "Sure," was The answer; "wbere they
can get the best whisky"
The Winona (Miss.) Advance last week
said the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
| there had allowed Geo. s. Wilson 81 so for
"cussing." This week i, says the money was
| for ''building a crossing" The thing is in
doubt; 81 so is to much for a swearing
match and too little for building job.
At Dewitt, Ark, two little girls were
playing about Gossom's steam gin; one of
| five years old got into the press; the other,
who was seven years old, turned the bar of Il
screw having a block weighing between 800
| and 400 pounds connected with ii. The
block fell and the little one was crushed TO
death.
The Aberdeen (Miss.) Examiner says they
nave good weather, splendid cotton, nne mast
in the woods and an abundance of ii, and
beech, hickorynnts, chestnute, pignuts, chin
quapins, persimmons and wild grapes in pro-
fusion. Nearly two months of good weather
have mads this the best season for gathering
crops we have had for years.
Crockett OF the Dewitt (Ark.) Cleaner is
suffering, and therefore INDUCES in highly
moral reflections. He does not seem to know
what is 10 become of him if he has "to hand
in his checks" He saw: "We do not know,
but comfort ourself with the reflection that
should we miss heaven after publishing a
paper in Dewitt for nearly a year it wild
only be hell continued"
The Gainesville (Ark) Press says many of
the people there are working with their
teams on the Memphis and Kansas City
railroad. The same paper says the town of
Paragould, in that neighborhood, is improv-
ing. There are two markethouses, several
dry goods stores, and more tipping shops
than almost everything else. Are these
what makes Parsgould prosper?
GAt Thomaston, Ga, the Rev. Timmons,
last week, warned his congregation that
any Of them who go TO the circus must go
out of the church. This sort of crusade is
common, but for the prevalent sin of toiliug,
thinking, scheming, longing, and giving
heart and mind to the gaining of money, to
the service of the white mans god, the rev.
erends have nothing to say. Money getling
is sacred. go