Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-29
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TENNESSEE NEWS.

Cannon county is out of debt.
The country roads are almost impossible,
SO deep is the mud.
Strawberries are in full bloom in an open
field in Hamblen county.
Mr.. Bartholomew, of Michigan, according
to the East IeHnesseGa, is about to purchase
the James Hood farm of four hundred acres,
on the Tennessee river, below Kingston, for
sheep raising.
At cambridge the county warrants are
par, and all man has TO do when he gets a
county warrant is to go to the trustee and
get the money for it. The town is taking
steps to reincorporate under the act of 1877.
The citizens are tired of living in a town
where there is no provision made for work.
ing the streets.
SGreeneville Era: ave have had no whisky
shops pouring out distilled damnation TO
madmen, no muir 1ers on our streets, no cor
poration taxes to pay for some time. a
portion of the syouug men of Greeneville
have organized a Young Mems Christian
Association. There is region internal
about three miles north OF town that must be
stamped out. The law can do it if enforced.
If the officers of the law won't do it, then
somebody else should"
Some of Tom Hughes's Rugby English
boys got ''obstreplous" at Chattanooga last
week. They tried the whisky and went out
''on a lark, made a rollicking row in the
street, smashed the glass of the cigar-staud at
the Read House. and became so utterly too
too, dont-ye-know, that the police had to in
tefere. Next morning they pawned their
watches and breastpins, paid S25 for smash
and expenses, and fine, and will return TO
the classic shades of Rugby sulky, sober and
sorrowful, ''blarsting" the cursed American
climate.
Morristown Gazette: Strawberries are in
bloom on Captain J. G. Hodges place, in
this county. They are in no dollhouse, but
in an open field, exposed to the weather and
air. A hard freeze, just now, would
prove disastrous to peaches, as the sap is
we'll up in the timber, caused by the mild
and spring-like weather that we have been
experiencing for some time. IA negro
boy, named Joe Carmichael, while attempt
ing to coon foot-log over Turkey creek
near Gideon Williams's mill, two and half
miles north of this place, last Saturday,
fell into the stream and was drowned
Chattanooga Times: "The rains have re-
sumed their flow. There are now be-
tween thirty-fve and forty prisoners on the
chain-gang. The gang is larger than ever
before. A number are tramps sEhn owere
found loafng on the streets. A large
number of stock raisers in this vicinity who
formerly shipped their hogs and cattle south
ria Chattanooga now ship them to Cincin-
natl. =. The waterworks case, which has
been bone OF contention in municipal mat
tiers Tor years past. was yesterday decided by
the chancellor against the city. The Ex-
celsior Coal Mining Company has about
thirty men engaged on the tract making
preparations Tor commencing operations"
Chattanooga Times: "a smart fellow simu-
lated smallpox and got enough to buy him a
ticket and &c on his journey .-.......T The mayor
of Kings has authorized free yaccina-
ton. A number of professional mendi-
cants are taking advantage OF the recent high
water to render excuses fer begging. .....
There are myriads of English sparrows in
the city, and the little pests are do
ing considerable damage, and are the
terror OF all other birds. -, The
quatchee valley, and a large force is
engaged on the Jasper branch, repairing the
damage. 49,. Every drop of water has been
drained from the Pine street pond. The
water has stood in that basin Tor months past
and was terrible nuisance. Work will be
commenced TO drain the pond at the corner
OF Sixth and Chestnut streets The
chairman OF the street committee u unde-
cided as yet in reference TO the rnsnrer OF
draining the pond in the First wrad. Theex-
pense will be considerable
Nashville Banner: Judge QuarfeE has q
knotty question of law TO decided In the
penitentiary murder case now being iIiea il
viii be necessary to introduce convict wit
nesses. and there Is general lag against
admitting testimony of persons Fho have
been declared infamous, Judge Quarlessis
placed in an awkward position. 1t IL thought,
however, that he will admit the testimony Of
these witnesses and leave the "a atter. With
the Supreme Court't to determine 49,. The
steamboats, will start again on Mord
Great distress amongst the poor droxned-
People are moving into their
wet homesteads. Mayor Kerehe-
val received yesterday cheek Iron
the Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tor 500
for the benefit of the water suffsrers-
1.-THE sewers on Summer ana Broad
streets have given away in several places,
and these will have to be repaired before
travel can be resumed to any great extent
The damage done sewers and the streets viii
amount to something over $50 900 ......... The
backWaters recede very slowly. and all COM
munication between North Nashville and
the public square Is still cut of Many
people are out of work owing to. the si1s-
pension OF business. ...-....Sallie Matthews,
colored, was adjudged guilty Of assault with
intent to commit murder In the second de-
gree by poisoning, and sents need to five years
in the penitentiary .......Some workmen who
live within one hundred yards Of the place
they work at are compelled to go out OF their
way about two miles to reach the place, or
pay ten cents day to ride in skill a.zss