Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-11
STATE NEWS.

A case Of smallpox has appeared at Win
chester.
The plans have been selected for new
courthouse at Lebanon.
Como has schoohouses but no church; IT
has cooperative Grange store.
At GAINESVILLE the principal business
houses now close at o'clock in the evening,
and will do so until September.
A negro from Nashville broke out with
smallpox at Winchester and was quaran-
tined out in 4 shed in the woods.
Chattanooga Times: "Mr. o. w. Bald
win, OF Kansas, is about TO put large saw
! mill and furniture factory here"
There are 800 hands at work gathering
peaches in the orchard Of Judge John ID.
Cunningham, near Chattanooga.
An eagle made desperate effort to carry
off a little negco boy near Chattanooga last
week The child was badly clawed, but his
cries brought assistance, and the monster
bird sailed away without commissaries.
Nashville Banner: Nashville has six
Chinese. Three are in the tea business and
three in the "washee" business. AT Ill.
Davis's farm, near Franklin, A. Pleak and
DR.. Shy quarreled; Pleak stabbed, Shy shot
Pleak is in a bad way"
agricultural station is about to be estab-
lished at the University of Tennessee
There is a Welsh church in Knoxville.........
A fine bituminous coal is mined near Knox
vile: this week carloads of it have left Tor
Raleigh and for Richmond"
Jackson Tribune, 9th: "Mr. John King
cred five shots at thieves attempting to break
into his fathers THE Hon. d. III. King) corn
crib on Tuesday night, and thinks he hit one
e al, no alI MT OH with h and
behind him 80. Mr.. Leon Trousdale, jr.,
read a learned and logical essay before the
Literary Society Tuesday night on Material
ISM"
Hoosier saw-mill, situated in Dyer county,
on the south fork of Forked Deer river, on
the Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern rail-
road, had a boiler explosion on Tuesday
week, killing three men and wounding sew
eral others. A piece OF the boiler was blown
across the river on the south bank, distance
of 100 yards or more.
Chattanooga Times: peaches are shipping
of rapidly-1O,OO0 pounds on Thursday. -.
One OF the Kelleys, at Byrd's Mill, died of
small ox on Thursday, and another was dy-
ing. Merchants in some of the country
places are complaining that peddlers are
taking their trade away. THAT shows the
necessity of protection Tor merchants. 80.
The Nashville and Chattanooga depot has
six electric lights"
A negro named John Armstrong was ar
rested at Mckenzie on a charge of having
committed a rape on a white girl, sixteen
years of age, in Maury county, about ten
months ago. He was lodged in the Jail at
Camden. He RESISTED his arrest, saying tn at
no white man had strength enough to tie
him. When a revolver was placed at his
head however, he agreed to go along with
ont further trouble. Ht... uia H- -.-...
mr.
John Brown, recently from Maury county,
has been working on the Jesse Taylor farm
this year, and on Saturday last he, in COM
pany tn several others, went to the river
| to take a bath. Brown had claimed TO be
able to swim and when they got to the river
stripped himself and jumped in. The water
was abont ten feet deep where he took his
leap. He sank and was never seen again."
The editor of the Atlanta Constitution says
| of Chattanooga: Chattanooga at present
cannot be called anything but an ungainly
| city, though should she ever spread her
wings TO the foot Of Missionary Ridge the
possibilities for beautiful city will be won
derful. / should not be surprised If within
| twenty years the city proper did not reach
| from the Tennessee river to Missionary
Ridge, a distance of three and half miles
A Chattanooga Times correspondent in
| forms us that the little town that had the
ominous name OF Kismet-fate-hasc cha nged
| il to Lansing. 1t does an extensive ship
| ping business, large amounts OF lumber oil
| the very best quality being sent from there
to points North-staves, spokes, walnut, pine
| and poplar lumber find ready demand, and
| from four TO six carloads sent of daily.
There is coal of fine quality, and ovens for
! coking have been constructed.
Nashville Banner, Sth: 1.-THE secretary OF
the State Board Of Health received a report
| Yesterday morning from DIR. III. NJ. Holdings
| worth, of Clinton, East Tennessee, stating
that a case of scsrlatina had been brought
there from Knoxville. The chairman OF the
| County Court, at the suggestion oil the Phy-
| sicians, at once quarantined the house, pa
tient and family. Such precautions will
bear rich fruit, and the officials deserve
| much credit for their prompt action"
The Cincinnati Southern Railroad Conn.,
| pany are arranging to make Oakdale j unc-
| ton an important point. 1t Will be the
meeting point of the freight trains. There
i is a narrow guage already from the Junction
| to Winters Gap, and it can be continued to
Clinton al a small expense, passing through
| the finest lumber and mineral region In the
State. lockwood is moving forward in the
| line of improvement. Twenty new resi-
dences have been erected recently, and there
| is a contract for ten more.
Covington Record, 9th: "Cotton receipts
| at Covington depot up to Wednesday night
| inclusive, 1910 bales ........ On Wednesday the
| Upton Female Seminary closed with rep
resentation of the States and Territories, by
| forty-eight young ladies. The thirteen orig
inal States first appeared; then Kentucky,
| Tennessee and others came out and asked TO
be admitted. They were taken without OBJ
| lection. When Texas applied a vote was
| taken. When California asked to be re-
| ceived she boasted OF her gold, Mississippi OF
| her cotton and Illinois of her corn. The
| Territories came in headed by wild
| Indian. The whole was original and adj
| mirable. Vociferous and long-continued
| applause greeted some features OF the pro-
| gramme that stirred up some old memories OF
other days. Thus when the old Confederate
battleAag of the Ninth Regiment was carried
| back and forth across the front of the stage
| in the hands of South Carolina, accompanied
| with the singing of Dixie the crowd became
| so demonstrative that we imagined We could
hear the old rebel yell again. Afterward
| when Miss Emma Fisher, dressed in the
somber robes of widowhood, recited Father
| Ryan's exquisite poem, 'Furl that Banner,
| great tears welled up in eyes unused tc
| weep"
Dyersburg Clipper, Sth: "Dells Depo
decided the charter or mo charter ques
ton last Saturday by vote of 20 agains
the charter to % for it. The saloons wiii
therefore, be abolished--------The new tow
of Finley Is fourishing; saloons banished
no intoxicated men seen on the streets now
On Thursday week John Fitzhugl
and John Powers, who had disagreement
about horse and corn trade, met on tn
road, and Fitzhugh states that Powers ap
preached him and began striking him with
stick. Fitzhugh was on horseback, an
Powers on foot. Fitzhagh, when Powers be
gan striking him, drew pistol and fired q
Powers, without effect. Fitzhugh's horse he
came so unrnly that he dismounted and fire
second shot, which took effect in Powers
abdomen. He Immediately fired two nor
shots, one striking Powers in the mouth an
the other about the left eye, causing almos
instantaneous death. Not being certain tbs
his victim was dead, Fitzhugh opened hi
knife, went to him, raised his head, and nc
cording to his own confession, intended cut
ting his throat if he had not been dead. h
then mounted his horse and rode away. Il
surrendered himself, was allowed to slesp g
home and escaped. The dead Powers, som
years ago, killed Colonel Jones because hi