Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-11
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

Ground was broken on the New Orleans
and Northeastern railroad on last Monday at Ne
ridisn.
The Vickshurg Commercial calls the news
papers that have been heaping calumny upon JEFF
Davis "polecats OF the press"
Cofeeville Times: Business failures are
becoming common. Oar town has escaped thus
county jail
Vicksburg has a three-ten powderhouse SO
near its buildings that an explosion would serve
the city as an indignant foot does troublesome
collectors coat-lsp.
The VIcksburg authorities are vigorously
applying the law against carrying concealed
weapons That city is proceeding to remove
all the street-corner stands.
At Torrance Station, on the 18th uItime,
the three-year-old son of I. II. b. Vauhoozer was
burned to death while playing near pile of burn
The Lexington Bulletin says Mrs Caussey,
ghty years of age, was rescued from her bed with
her clothing burning BY her son, who was severely
shock killed the old lady.
The good example set by Memphis is
spreading. Last week DR.. Clayton, of Goodwin.
had to pay a fine OF $50 for hourishing, his pistol
save life. Fine the pistoltoter.
AL erdeen Eba1niHer: 1.-THE action of the
Board of supervisors in making an order prohibit
shows and concerts will not be indorsed by the
people and property holders of Aberdeen"
Handsboro Advertiser: "Owing to the high
be e Sf P e a the oEg
mhese is long straw pine tree near here WHICH
property of Uncle Sam. -
Many of the country papers rebuke Mother
ShiptOn for having deceived the centuries by
making some of them believe the world would end
newspaper Item of the present century. There
were no woman's rights in Neither shipton's day
so OF course she was wrong
Signing petitions in favor of liquor Ii
censes does not seem 10 pay, r decent people
plain when Others of their name sign. For liz
stance, the Columbus Dispatch h 5 the following:
We are requested 10 state that the sam Johnston
who signs the whiskey petitions is a negro and
not Mr.. Sam Il. Johnston" Thar IS a sign OF pro
gresS.
Water Valley Central: ''Our neiphbors of
the Courier have packed up and gone of to Mem
phis --.G- A Williams's child iell into a thirty
The Yocona mills have been exempted from ten
years county taxation by the Board OF super
ton and safety
Rosedale Leaoer- EfThe legislature ia ap-
Piled % 70 incorporate RosedaIe....;-.A mad dog
IN town bit levee hand and several dogs; all the
dogs, bitter and bitten, were shot-the levee hand
was not --.;-- Hunter was intimate with Johnson's
wife, ali colored and last week he shot and killed
was committed 10 jail without bail. Johnson's
wife and her fatherand mother have all since been
arrested as accessories to the killing"
Yszoo Herald: "The representatives. of the
English Land Company have called upon US. They
informed us that their company has already IN
amount, and that they were here now with the
view OF making still further investments in the
same directton-----.A Mr. Thomas, of Panels
county, this state, won the $1,000 premium for the
best bale OF cotton at the Atlanta Exposition That
county can beat the world, 50 we have heard it
said, IN raising 1ne cottOn-------.Wm Upshag.
OF Judge Upshaw, of Holmes county, died last
week from being thrown from his horse on Christ
mas day.
Columbus Dispatch: "The agent OF the
Chess-Carley Company. at OkoIona. has surren-
d De- and Is now member of the Anti-sts ndsrd
OI ASSOCIATION Not gallon OF Standard oil Is
sold IN Okoiona--.------Big prayer meeting but
muddy streets-----.It Is admitted fact that oUr
land Is very much worn 1t is well knosn that
the negro without some incentive will not fertiI-
ize IL whenever il is suggested TO him. ne meets
u with the suggestion that he does not own The
land, and II Ii useless to make another mans iaud
the year Columbus had large
warehouse built. the telephone introduced, and
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