Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-30
TENNESSEE NEWS.

At Manchester the frost did little damage
, At Tullahoma the fruit was slightly in
jured.
The narrow-gauge road between Fayette-
vile and Columbia is completed.
Fine looking wheat, immense acreage, and
farmers doing well, at Fayetteville.
Paris Int u9sneer: Farmers report favor.
ably of wheat; big crop expected"
10 Campbell county, with better weather
the farmers are making good progress.
Knoxville is painting and cleaning up lis
public library, and will add more books to
the shelves.
The city council OF Knoxville at its last
meeting decided not to annex Mechanicsvilfe
by vote of to Z.
At Winchester more than half the peaches
were lost wheat comes out safe, but early
corn was blown down.
Very little land is for sale in Maury
county. They want capitalists to make
something out of their splendid water-power
Five miles from Huntington, Albert Rog-
ers's house and contents we're burned. Three
children were badly burned, but all got out
alive.
Near Wartrsce the farmers are getting on
we'll, with better weather, preparing to put
in their corn. Butter is scarce, because the
cows are poor.
An Indianapolis house has found about
the neighborhood of Humboldt a supply OF
timber for spoke and wagon purposes, and
are buying heavily.
At Pulaski, Esquire Alexander married
a runaway couple, the bride was child OF
fourteen. Smallpox growing worse in the
country some distance from Pulaski.
Knoxville 1Tibspe: "The editors from
Rogersville and Sweetwater are in the city
yet. The hanging was postponed" Who
was to be hanged, the editor of the TribuaeF
AT McMinnville last week they had ice.
Nearly a quarter OF the peach trees were
blasted; corn that was forward was injured,
wheat demolished, and garden vegetables
blighted.
On Sunday, in Blount county, thirty miles
south OF Knoxville, near the mountains,
Robert Flanagan killed his son -in-law, Joseph
Nichols. he difficulty was caused by dis
agreement about trivial matter. Flanagan
struck Nichols>wiih a billet of wood weigh
ing thirty pounds, killing him instantly.
Columbia Herald: "a number Of burglars
are judiciously at work in and around Col
lumbia Some thief or thieves entered the
residence of James Sheppard last Sunday
night and robbed him of about $50.
His pocket book was taken from under
his pillow while he was fast asleep; other
residences were entered.
At Dyersburg, last week, Mr.. VIM. Lloyd,
a saloon keeper, shot and instantly killed
Mr.. James j Ferguson. Mr.. LLOYD had his
preliminary trial, and came clear on the
grounds of killing Ferguson in self-defense.
..... Every house in Dyersburg is occupied.
......Aii communication with the south
eastern part OF the county is cut of, except
by ferryboat.
The general accounts of the crops in the
Tennessee paperssls very encouraging. Some
frost on Thursday morning decreased the
show for peaches, and vegetables and early
corn suffered, but wheat is promising exceed
ingly well, and farmers are now busy pre-
pairing to put in their corn with some return
OF courage. Deliver them from frost for ten
or twelve days and they far nothing.
Covington RecJrd: Cotton receipts at
Covineton depot up to Wednesday night, in
elusive, 3S47 bales. The buffalo gnats
are killing the cattle 80 An Irving read
ing club has bsen organized at Covington.
49, On Tuesday night the residence of
w. K. Williamson, two miles south of Ma
son, in Fayette county, was destroyed by fire.
Mr.. Huntington is now confident of
running cars through from Memphis to Pa
ducah and Louisville by July 1st."
Nashville Banner: "Israel Barker's saloon,
on North College street, was robbed Of $l20
saloon and called for hot punch. Barker
went into his kitchen to get the hot water.
When he returned he saw the man going.
...... 1t has leaked out that certain parties
have been carrying on systematic swindling
game by which the bucket shops were losers.
1t is singular to learn of anyone possessing
intelligence enough to swindle a bucket
shop"
Nashville american: The second furnace
at South Pittsburg was lit on Wednesday
evening "A street railroad war is going
on. e. The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
road Company now has three furnaces in
blast, the largest number in the South owned
by one firm. During the last three weeks
permits have been taken out for new build
ings, the amount Of which will be 81 ,250,-
600. =. Detective p. J. Hanifn recovered
another wagon load of goods in the vicinity
of Fort Negley, yesterday, making thee
loads that he has found within very short
time"
AIepo Sentinel: "Butter very scarce.