Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-25
TENNESSEE TOPICS.

The Greenviile Literary Society is forming
| alibrary.
Lebanon has abandoned her charter, and
the sale of whisky h thereby prohibited.
All the prisoners in the Murfreesboro jail
! escaped last week, but were recaptured the
| same day.
The people of Melon think that the fire
in that town last week was the work of a
| black vagsbond, who fired it in order to rob
the stores.
Knoxville is losing its piety. The Holston
Methodist was compelled to leave that point
for Bristol, and the Baptist Beacon moved to
Chattanooga.
Some of the leading journals in the State
are strongly in favor of abolishing the
County Court and substituting three commits
sioners therefor.
The name Tennessee seems to be quite
popular about Whitesboro, Texas. They
have Tennessee wagons, Tennessee Saloons
and Tennessee editor.
We observe that many of the country pa
pers publish smallpox remedies" Don't
do it any more, nobody should want a REM
edy for the smallpox that should be vacci-
mated to preveM smallpox, and there is no
other certain preventive.
Paris Inteligencer: "Our board OF alder
men, last Tuesday night, passed an ordi-
vaccinated at once who have not been al
ready thoroughly vaccinated. Such refuse
will be arrested and confined until they
comply"
Troy Banner: eve learn from some of our
most prominent farmers that wheat is look
ing we'll, and the probability is will m axe a
fair crop. TheFscreage is not as large. -.
The exodues oil negroes from Haywood
county continues. The exodus has been
oofa he ~f IL
county, where many large plantations are
almost entirely untenanted."
Knoxville Tribune: ''Only one colored
alderman in the board this year. =. The
little apples and peanut peddlers that are
swarming the streets are becoming a nuis-
ance. The Hon. Horace Maynard de-
ivered lecture yesterday before the teach
ers of the city at the girls high school,.
Knoxville has genuine lord who conde-
sends to visit the girls occasionally. -.
People who have been waiting on smallpox
letters from the sick-room with a licked
stamp inclosed."
Dresden Democrat: "On Monday night
last Miss Baldridge, of Martin, was enticed
from her home by demon in human form
named Young, who brought her to Dresden
on the ii pm. train, on the pretense of
marrying her. On reaching here he pre-
tended that he could not get license till the
next day, and they returned to Martin.
They went to a boardingouse kept by DR..
Warren Smith, Young informing Smith that
he and the lady were married, and calling
for room. After many entreaties be
induced the lady to occupy the room with
him, telling her they would certainly be
married next day. Next morning he doomed
hiselothes and left for parts unknown"
Pulaski Herald: captain d. Rhea,
valued citizen, was drowned while trying to
cross the flooded creek. Pulaski has a
and Ed Jackson doubtless the youngest
aldermen Pulaski ever had. The town and
the business of the town is fast falling into
the hands OF the young men, and this is no
mean compliment to their integrity and
ability. ....., Mrs. David Gooch died last
Monday from the effects of a pistol shot re-
ceived several days previous at the hands of
her husbands sister. The parties ali live ON
Egnew'5 creek, and at the time mentioned
the young lady, finding a derringer pistol,
playfully pointed it at Mrs. Gooch, not
thinking it was loaded. Unexpectedly to
her the pistol was discharged, takirg effect
in the lady's back"
Chattanooga Times: "Our city is remark
ably healthy ......... The grass is peeping forth
beautifully, and lawns are looking bright and
green. New houses spring up in Chatta-
n0Oga ike mushrooms IN damp cellar.
A mamma OF this city became enraged at
the suspicious conduct of certain indi-
vidual few days since and boxed his ears.
-. The wet weather has softened the hoofs
of horses and made them too tender to stand
hard driving over rough streets and roads.
$50. The unusual high water threw
fully fifteen hundred men out of
employment for lew days, and
the wet weather has thrown fully as many
more cut of work for a few weeks. DIR.
NanDemau yesterday vaccinated the crews
OF the steamboats, Knoxville and Cliff, under
direction of the government. >. .Notwith-
standing the light crops of last summer, most
OF our farmers are well supplied with pro-
visions and stock feed The high waters
brought myriads OF wild ducks to this vicin-
ity....... Thomas Cunningham, while at
work in the Etna coal mines Thursday, was
instantly killed by falling slate. 49,. All the
iron mills are shut down. The Roam works
ceased operations for the past ten days on
account OF high water, and the Powell works
and Lookout mill on account OF the demon
alization among their employees over the
back waters"