Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-23
ALL OVER THE SOUTH.

Very fine tobacco has been grown in
Prairie county, Ark, this summer.
The last Chattanooga tragedy was two
boys, one Ratchet, one finger chopped off.
The woods are filled with mast this fall
and the pigs are getting fat, but there are
not enough of them.
There are twenty-one cases of smallpox in
Chattanooga, and compulsory vaccination;
mumps is also prevalent.
The Nashville American says many of
the colored churches there are good build
ings and entirely free from debt.
Chattanooga had eighteen fires during the
year, with loss OF S16,525. Tue Fire De-
partment Tor the year cost $11 $50.
The Atlanta Post tells how an infidel there
had sold his interest in heaven for fifty cents.
Don't believe il; nobody would give him
that price.
Near Knoxville, on Saturday, Bill Ram
sey cut Frank Booker, formerly deputy
sheriff. There were several wounds, cut
in the back may prove fatal.
At Searcy, Ark, the loafers disgrace even
that profession by scratching doggerel on
the gravestones, while they are waiting for
the girls TO come out Of church.
The mayor of Chattanooga recommends
that in all streets sixty feet wide three feet
be allowed between the curbing and the
paving for shade-trees add grass-plots.
Chattanooga is a great place for losing
city prisoners because the city will not pay
for competent men TO guard them, the men
get away with foes unpaid, and that is how
The city makes It's left-handed prohts.
good deal of building is going on at
Knoxville. The place is increasing, aud the
Citizens committee is resolved that the law
shall be observed there and the assassin
practice of carrying concealed weapons put
a stop 10.
Mr.. Greene, of St. Louis, was stopping at
the Florentine, at Chattanooga, last Sunday
night. He went to bed and left his door un-
fastened. In the morning he found his vest
had been taken from under his pillow, and
s140 that was in the pocket.
At Chattanooga, when doctor and a pc
licem an enter house together the folks IN
side know that they have to show scar, be
vaccinated, or answer 10 the law. There Is
no nonsense in that way OF stamping out
disease and saving lie.
In Campbell county, Ga, Mr.. r. McWil-
liams when standing in his door saw a man
strike a match and cast it burning into his
barn. Notwithstanding all his efforts the
barn and a mule were burned up and two
other mules were badly injured.
At Oxford, Ala, COW climbed into Mr..
J. WrighIs wagon, the COW beloved, the
mules brayed, then startea off in fright;
Mr.. Wright tumbled out. Al the end OF 4
mile the mule stopped, the COW in thorough
fright stepped out and down, Mr.. Wright
resumed his seat and the queer scene was
over.
AT the Louisville depot at Nashville sew
eral persons in a street car were injured by
freight train backing into the car. The
passengers sued the railroad, but all COM
promised their suits except Miss Margaret
McNulty. Though not suffering very seri-
ouslv she carried on her suit, and on Mon
day was awarded $4,000 damages.
On Sunday at Knoxville the Rev. DIR.
Strickland, Baptist, preached upon he evils
of ignorant voting, of corrupt voting, venal
voting, fraudulent voting, selling veies, and
making false returns. A corrupted ballot
box is poison administered TO the heart OF
the nation. There is wanted just such prac-
teal preaching as that.
A Chattanooga dispatch, published in the
Knoxville Tribune, says there is a frightful
smallpox scare there; that many people are
leaving; that report says there are over zoo
cases in town; there were about fifty new
cases last week; the place has not been Tree
from the disease for twelve months. This is
frighlful statement.
At Oh chattanooga, on Monday, an opponent
of prohibition was sitting propped up against
a wall and highly how-came-you-so: a ne
gro took the shining silk hat from his head
and put it on his own; then he carefully
placed his own hat-and such hat!-upon
the unconscious victim. Whether the negro
with his bright hat and tattered clothing, or
the we'll -dressed man with the battered Tile,
looked droIlest is hard to tell.
One general note of lsmentation, some
times it's vituperaption, is going from the
country papers about the low cotton prices.
They should remember that the larger the
supply the lower the price. 1t they grow
small supply India, Brazil, Egypt,
SMYRNA, the West Indies aud other places
will fill out the amount and they will lose
| their customers.