Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-16
RIPLEY, TENN.
What the Building of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad is Doing for
the River Counties.
New Towns springinE Up as il by Magic
The G-sr~s 1s-~ra AVera&e-The
Democracy United.

special Correspondence of the Appeal
RIPLEY, TENN, June H. The track OF
| the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad was laid
to this place on the 8th instant from Dyers-
burg. The entire population turned out en-
nldSSe to witness the advent of the iron horse
into the confines of our little city. The
work is being pushed rapidly, and is under
the personal supervision of Mr.. H. Z. Hunt
ingdon, the able and efficient lieutenant OF
Mr.. G. p. Huntington. 1t is believed by
many that the road will be completed by the
1st of July. Certainly it will be glorious
day in the history of Ripley and Lsuderdale
| county when it is connected by bands of iron
to the Bluff City. When completed large
amount of trade which heretofore has gone
to other points will naturally flow to Mem
phis. Several thriving towns will spring up
along the line OF the road in this county.
Henning Station, situated seven miles south
of this place, already contains within its
corporate limits about $50 inhabitants.
There are about dozen dry goods houses,
offices and shops in full blast, and several
more in the course of erection. DIR. ID. NJ.
Henning, one of the most popular and in
duential citizens of our county, is the foun-
der of Henning Station
RIPLEY,
the county seat of Lauderdale county, is
situated fifty miles north of Memphis, and
location and natural drainage makes it one
of the healthiest towns in West Tennessee.
Never in its history has it been visited by
an epidemic of any kind. 1t is asserted BY
the knowing ones that the population will
be trebled in the space of three years.
GATES CITY,
situated on the railroad midway between
this place and Dyersburg, is heslthGully To-
Gated, and is surrounded by one Of the most
fertile sections of the county Several bust
ness houses will be built soon. The people
in the surrounding country are honest and
intelligent, and wilt extend a hearty well
come and handsome support to business
men and artisans who may see it 10 their ad-
vantage TO settle there. The property in and
around the place is owned by Drs. Wardlaw
and Henning, two OF our most respected and
trustworthy citizens. The crops of
COTTON AND CORN
are unusually backward. Cotton has been
mighty" sick, but the warm weather of the
past few days and few genial showers has
made it look better, and it is now GONZALES
cent. The wheat crop has been harvested;
the average yield is twelve bushels per acre.
The oat, rye and grass crops are good. The
fruit crops promise an unusually abundant
yield. Laborers seem contented, and are
working very well. The labor system h ere
seems to improve with each year.
POLITICS
begins to agitate the minds of the public.
On Monday, the 9th instant, the Democratic
county convention met here, all past differ
ences healed and great harmony prevailed.
Delegates were elected 20 the gubernatorial
convention, and the Hon. A. S. Marks was
the choice for governor. The so-called settle
ment of the State debt by the Hawkins Legis-
lature was opposed. The Hon. W. E. Lynor,
candidate for Congress in this (the Ninth
district, delivered one of the most able, ef-
fective and happy speeches of his life, which
was greatly admired and loudly applauded,
and at its conclusion an old and enthusiastic
Democrat arose and shouted: Bring on the
straw; we're ready for an old-fashioned re-
vival." Verify, it is a good and pleasant
thing for brethren 10 dwell together in unity
No nominations for county offices were made,
al it was not deemed necessary, since the
county will undoubtedly go Democratic by a
large and handsome majority at the next
election. May the good and grand old AP-
PEAL continue to prosper, is the wish of its
legions of friends and admirers, here and
elsewhere throughout our sunny Southland.