Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-22
THE STATE AT LARGE.

Pork-packing in this State is crippled by
the mild weather.
Huntington has a case of smallpox; much
fright and general vaccination.
A Knoxville Chronicle correspondent sug-
| gests E j. Sandford for governor of Ten
| nessee.
The town council Of Sweetwater have ad-
vanced the privilege on selling whisky from
$40 to $50.
A correspondent suggests the name of En-
| met Thomson for the next governor of Ten
| nessee.
Harrison & Conlan, of Milan, the Hum
bo'dt Argus says, have failed; falling cotton
! the supposed cause.
Tiptonville is going to put up a large cot
| ton-gip, and wants a telephone-lne COM
| municstion with Hickman to facilitate its
| grain business.
Union City Anchor: "Union City mas a
dramatic club. Mr.. John Lynn's child
| fell with her face in tub containing water
six inches deep and was drowned"
Judge Muse has granted an injunction
restraining the aldermen of Jackson from
collecting from the treasury 500 each, the
amount voted by them az salary for years
service.
The Tiptonville Star says: "The shooting
affair between Eugene Moore and Hess
Smithson, last Saturday resulted in nobody
being hurt. John Barleycorn was the cause
of the whole thing"
Cleveland Banner: THE growing wheat
crop in this section is looking remarkably
well for the season of the year. The grass
and clover crops are also looking fine and
promising"
The chairman of the Gibson County Court
refuses to issue his warrant for the expenses
incurred in crushing out the smallpox in
and near Milan, after being approved by the
three justices of the district.
Gadsden, the strawberry growing town, is
moving to have its charter abolished and
liquor selling stopped; its school is doing
we'll, and it wants no communicating infiu-
ences to injure the young students.
Near Henning two railroad hands got into
a fight; weapons a pick and broadax; the
pick man made hole in the others skull.
and then made his escape, tut it is hoped
will pick quarrel with nobody else.
Chattanooga Times: "Billy Reno, white
boy only fourteen years of age, got the third
finger of his lift hand cut off at LOOMS L.
Harris Saturday afternoon while working at
planer. He is the only support of an aged
grandmother"
Trouble is expected in Rutherford county
on account of the seduction of daughter Of
an officer of the Twenty ninth Tennessee,
one was known as The child
of the regiment" Her lends declare it is
revolver or marriage.
An unknown man was found on the side
walk in front of the Fiorentine Hotel, Chat
tanooga, in an ipsensible condition last Sun
day night, shortly after dark. His head was
severely bruised and his face was badly cut
in two or three places.
Murfreesboro Ne,rs: A number of Eng
lish sparroSs have appeared in Murfrees-
boro', much to the regret of all who know
anything OF the nature of these aggressive
and Objectionable bids. The growing
wheat crop looks we'll"
Wash Senters, an ex-policeman of this
city, was severely cut in a stabbing ARRAY
with a German named Charley Clouse, at
Buck Martins saloon, last Saturday night
He received a severe cash across tie abdo-
men and also one on the side OF his neck.
The Ripley Neigs asks: "Why is it so hard
for Southern farmer to learn anything?"
=. "A correspondent of the same paper
wants the county debt compromised, the
creditors to give up twenty or twenty-five
cents on the dollar. Why not the county
pay honestly what it owes?
Our farmers in this vicinity report that
the prospects for fruit this season are excel
lent. From present indications there will be
a good supply OF peaches, while the apple
crop will be exceptionally large. Strawber
ries are being quite extensively cultivated,
while more and more attention is being de-
voted 10 grape culture every year.
In McMinn county it is supposed arsenic