Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-11
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Cooke county is troubled with typhoid
fever.
A tobacco factory with hundred hands
| has been started at Bristol.
Two libel suits for $4,000 each have been
commenced against the Columbia Herald
Company.
James Torbett, proprietor of the Torbett
House, OF Blountville, has discovered black
lead on his farm, eight miles east of town.
Mark Logue, while repairing we'll for
! J. w. Rhodes, near Milan, was instantly
killed by the walls falling on him Wednes-
day morning.
A number of drummers have signifed
a willingness to take $4,000 stock in new
hotel building in Jackson, provided the citi-
zens will take the rem aiming stock.
The house of Jethro Murphy, in Granger
county, was consumed by fire recently. On
the same day two of his neighbors, Mr.. Luke
Hamne and William Greenlee, lost one a
barn and the other corn-crib by the same
| means.
At Knoxville Henry McBee, charged with
completely in the murder of James McFsr-
land last fall, with the Hodge negroes, was
a few days since found guilty of involuntary
manslaughter, and sentenced to one year in
| the penitentiary.
A. S. Cunningham, Esq, has presented the
Tennessee Historical Society an old bank
| note on the Nashville Bank, dated January
| Is, 1921, signed by Stephen Cantrell, presi
dent, and Wilkins Tannehill, cashier. The
| note is in a good state of preservation.
A strange suicide is reported from Shell
| Mound, Chattanooga. An unknown gentle
mon arrived there Friday afternoon, and en-
tered small cottage, and while there took
sick. He laid down, and soon afterward
was found TO have cut his throat. He had
SfI0 on his There ig M ClIIa n his
identity.
Knoxville Tribune: "George Davis's horse
became frightened at approaching loco
motive at the Bradford crossing; he was
e fa,, ' ST. II -, ~ -. ST.
The horse almost cleared the distance, but
fell back. Mr.. Davis was thrown from
his saddle and fell striking his head on an
iron rail, fractnring his skull, from which he
died some hours afterward -. Three I'M
known men attacked Mr.. Ed Young on
Mabry street, and struck him on the head
with pieces Of rock and then fled"
The colored Baptist church brothers at
Gallatin had a rowssat their church few
nights since, which resulted in the cutting of
two of them very seriously. James Parker,
the pastor, was on hand before a committee,
when charges of adultery were preferred
against the good shepherd, the victim being
a sister in the church. Parker, in a speech,
denied the charges, but the chairman ordered
two OF the committee to put him out, where
upon Parker drew knife and inflicted sew
eral wounds upon the two men. He made
his way through the crowd and hastily left
for other regions.
A Chattanooga correspondent of the
Knoxville Tribune writes: "The smallpox
is now just doing its worst work in our city,
all owing to the neglect of the authorities
properly guarding the citizens. There has
been no effort made at all to prevent the ap-
pearance of the disease. The city has had
to pay damages for its neglect, and is likely
to have TO pay more The Street Rail-
way Company has the right of way directly
to the foot OF Lookout mountain, and will
soon extend their track Various gentlemen
are going to buy lots at the basement and on
the side of the mountain, build cottages and
there while away the hot summer hours (it
will be cool, OF course, up there). They can
very easily step into the street-cars, and in
fifteen minute ride arrive at their place of
business"
Nashville Banner: ga coffin, the lid tied
down with tape, was found among some drift
in the river, where it had probably been
floating for weeks. Inside was an infant;
evidently sad waif of the flood .........At a
house on Summer street two boarders, Balm
and Conway, had an argument about the
Virgin Mary. A violent quarrel followed.
Balm kicked Conway down stairs; then Con-
way stabbed Balm, who is in bad condition,
but will recover. Judge Ferris has sent