Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-13
ALL ROUND THE SOUTH.

Water Valley, Msa., has shipped of $3.50
bales of cotton since September LIST.
The nights are long and Union City, Tenn.
is dark, aud the inhabitants are demanding
street lamps.
The Mcdaniel Union, OF Colum bis,
Tenn, are arranging 10 start a library. Sen.
sible mechanics
At qreenville, Misc, last week seventy
bales of cotton were partially destroyed by
fire on a railroad car.
The Batesville Hotel, Batesville, Ark, that
was burned in the great fire there last week,
was an old landmark. 1t was put up in 1887.
+. Beardon, negro bootbsck of Nash
vile, on Wednesday night assaulted and
robbed Mrs. DR.. Compton OF S37, on High
street.
/ At Snaps, in Woodruff county, Ark,
Mr.. Snspp sunk "driven" we'll; the water
proves 10 be sour and a fine, healthful
chaly beate
The Florence (Alal Gazette says that ew-
ing TO an abundant corn crop, the production
of hogs will turn out much better than had
been looked Tor.
Wafer Valley, Miss, is an advanced place.
The school boys play truant, go down to
Tuckalofa bottom, build fires, and camp out
in regular style.
The country press have much to tell about
the amateur observations made around them
of Nenus's transit. There was much smoking
and blacknosing.
Nashville has a bicycle club, and is pre-
pairing to make some long runs in the spring.
Our young men in Memphis are not adepis
at this fine exercise.
At Jackson, Tenn, last week, w. w. Pope
and e. j. Alexander had a fght, when Pope
cut bis adVersary's throat The wound was
not deep enough to kill.
GreenyIle, Miss, has a public library, q
fact that at once gives the town good char
acter. There is also a literary club there.
Well done, Greenvile.
There is excitement in Mississippi at the
shooting Of the Speaker OF the House of Rep
resentaiives by Sanders, at Baldwin. Tison
was a very popular man.
At White Fern Springs, Henderson county,
Tenn, last week, Widow Blurlon's house was
nsliciously set on fire. She was carried out,
but her son was burned so badly tn at he did.
At Greensboro, Webster county, Miss
NJ. Davis and Hon. s: NJ. Roane had diff
Guilty, Roane's right eye was burned with
powder during The shooting, and he will
probably lose 1t.
The country papers, after finishing the big
potatoes, then the big apples, have Just be-
bigger than any other one, and all bigger in
printers ink than anywhere else.
The Knoxville City Council has estab-
Ii.btd quarantine against Chattanooga on
account of the prevalence of the smallpox
there. A committee was also appointed 10
burn house in East Knoxville that Is in
fected with smallpox.
AT CofeeviIle, on Tuesday night, S. E.
Cranberry, a villain who has taken much
running down and was under sentence for
the penitentiary, escaped from his cell by a
hole he had made and got clear of. 1t is be-
iisved he had Outside aid.
AtNsshville, on Saturday night, negro
interiered 10 preTent Andrew keogh from
going on with a brutal beaiing he was giving
his wife. The man fired two pistol shots at
him and missed. The negro fred one brick
and hit, giving The brute his deserts.
At Water Valley last week two brothers
named Strong had ga difficulty" when one
cut the other so severely in the thigh that
snIy the quick hand OF a doctor saved the
wounded youths life. The would-Oe fratri-
eide fed, and like Cain is wanderer and a
yagabond upon the earth.
At Water Valley, Miss, last week negro
bos was arres' ed, having six counterfeit dol
lars 10 his possession. He took the railroad
and showed where he found them, when two
more we're picked up near the same spot.
The thing is a fraud, only worth eIghly-four
cents when it is pot a counterfeit.
George Burns. youth Of eighteen, is usu-
ally quiet and peaceful, bat on Saturday be
returned 10 his home, which is in chztta-
noogs, drunk. He began at once violently
to curse his mother; .his father endeavored to