Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-16
BROWNSVILLE, TENN.
From Fans to Overcoafs-The Smallpox
A Republican Meeifns-Gossip.

Special to the Appeal
BROWNSVILLE, April 15.-Phewl what a
tumble in the thermometer! From sweat,
fans and linen back to blue tinger-tipr, over
coats and flannel. Our broad fields OF wav-
ing grain, the tender plants and The fruit
blossoms were all exposed to the whitening
blight of the frost-6end. But Jack wouldn't
come, just because we looked for him, though
he may come yet, like a thief in the night,
when we are off guard. Meanwhile, let US
pray.
On Mr.. Pat Mann's farm, near this place,
seven negroes have the smallpox. 1t spread
from little negro boy, who who was in the
habit of paying ally visits 10 the pesthouse.
But the boys case is light, as he had in sport
sometime vaccinated himself with pin; an
other evidence of the virtue in vaccination.
The second case in town SO far was that of
Why Taylor, colored, who was taken to the
pesthouse. DIR. J. H. Sewer, secretary of the
Board OF Health, had just delivered her of
still-born child, when she broke out with the
disease. She is thought to have caught it
while on a visit to the Mann farm The
Board of Health have full power to act, and
will see to it that these cases are kept strictly
isolated.
night of another side-splitting political farce
The Republicans had met to nominate can
didates for the several magistrate offices in
this district. Such long-mouthed statesmen
as Bob Hoyle, Ike Evans and Bill Davis
were running the machine. Hoyle was called
to the chair; but no respect lin fact great
deal OF disrespec) was shown him; 80 he
climbed down. Then our polite barber,
Green Estes, was called; but Green said he
Couldn't disgrace himself presiding over
lot OF drunken negroes" This was thrust
at Ike Evans, who sat coiled up in the cor
ner, drunk as boiled owl Here indie
scribable confusion reigned. The negroes
were all on their feet at once, with dozens of
nonsensical motions and motions Gin lew"
They gesticulated like madmen, and literally
filed the air with fists, walking sticks, UNI
brellas and plantation jargon- Sheriff
Mathews threatened TO eject the mob, but
his voice was drowned in the general uproar.
The farce continued until some one blew out
the lights. This caused a general stampede;
the show was oHt, snd nobody nominated
And that's the way the Republicans OF Hay
wood do business.
The Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Associ.-
ton met at their rooms Wednesday after
noon and went through the usual routine of
work The following officers we're elected to
serve for the next quarter: President Mrs.
NJ. Rothschild; treasurer, Mrs. r. Felsen-
thai; secretary, Mrs. s Baum.
Theater-goers here, as rule, are cul-
tured and refined class, that know a good
thing in the dramatic line when they see it.
''Snide shows" as the gallery gods" call
them, will do well to make a note of this.
We have been imposed upon long enough.
Master Jonas Felsenthsl was Bar- inlts-
sahed or confirmed, at the Synagogue this
morning, in accordance with the Jewish
ritual He delivered yery effective
address for one of his years.
Rev. E. c. Gates, the Baptist minister of
this place, is still confined to his bed with
fever.
Up to the time of closing this letter there
have been no deaths among the smallpox
patients. Some OF them are reported a.
about WE'LL TrHURrEL-