Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-17
ALL OVER THE SOUTH.

The Batesville (Ark.) fair was not well at
tended.
| Knoxville, Tenn, is laying mains fol
waterworks. That city is prespering.
| The two white and one colored school Of
Yazoo City are well attended this fall.
Augusta, Ark, reports lively arrivals Of
cotton there. The plant is opening rapidly.
The Lagrange, Miss, cotton crop turns out
short, but corn and sorghum make a good
| show.
The Columbus Miss Inde1 says it is .ru.
| mored there that the Standard Oil Company
had bought the Georgia Pacific railroad.
Knoxville races come off this week The
depot there was crowded with emigrsnts 60
| ing West. Their number increases daily.
Searcy, Ark, is talking about putting up
| a cotton mill. The desire for the South to
manufacture the cotton ii grows is strong.
Yszoo City, Miss., has increased its whisky
dealers tax by $3.50; the measure was called
for by strong Petition signed by eminent
citizens.
The Gainesville (Ark.) Press says they
have plenty of wheat and corn there, but
there is a famine Of meat and there is cry
for hogs.
The Yazoo City Miss people are rejoic-
ing. A force is busy putting bridge over
the Big Black for the Mississippi Valley
railroad.
Jackson, Tenn, papers report fine fishing
JUST now in the Forked Deer river. The
Tribune there has been shown a two-headed
snake, found on DR.. Glenn's place.
At GAINESVILLE, Tenn, last week, conf
dence man bought out Messrs. Nicholas
wheat crop, hauled half of it away and cold
it, then disappeared with the money.
A Of
Eagle, Tenn, of persons interested in land,
mining and manufactures. The subject of
immigration will receive special attention.
Yszoo City has instituted quarantine
against Lefore and Tallahatchie counties,
also against steam boats thence, on account
of the prevalence of smallpox at these
places.
The County Farmers Institute meets at
Jackson, Tenn, November 21st. The fair
there opens October 24th, and fine time is
certain. Jackson has now daily paper, the
JdckSonidn.
The Yazoo City Herald month ago
ported cotton as being in brilliant condi-
lion; since then worms and unfavorsbi in
fueuces have blasted the prospect, and now
only a third of crop is gathering.
Farmers about Charleston, Miss, report
cotton opening very slow. That town COM
plains bitterly of the mosquito pest. When
scientists kill the bacteria and the vibrios
will they not give the mosquitoes turn?
Farmers in Liberty township, Ark, have
done well. They have grown abundance of
grain, but they are deficient in schools; the
term is only three months, and the teaching
is given to those who are willing to take the
least pay, which is bad economy.
The Augusta (Ark.) Vidette says the ex-
penses of the neighboring county Of Jackson
for Circuit Court is $500, while Woodruff
county has only $500 to pay, aud its justice
courts cost only oue-fourth of those of Jack
son. Jackson county has liquor saloons;
Woodruff county has none.
The Charleston (Miss.) Sentinel reports
that doctor has been engaged at $40 day
TO take charge of the smallpox patients in
the river sections of the county; forty cases
aud four deaths up TO October 14th. At
Tallshatchie there were nineteen cases and
FIVE deaths, and several cases had broken out
at Mrs. Sharkey's plantation-a heavy PEN
atty for not vsccinating.