Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-03

! The recent rains have caused several land
| slides TO occur in >the mountains of Eas
Tennessee.
The Waverly Journal claims that Bob In
! gersoll was once resident OF Waverly, Ten
nessee, and taught the village school at tina
place more than thirty years ago.
The Bowling Green Gazette has discovered
that the first work done by Warren county
first grand jury, in April, 1897, was TO in
| dict Andrew McFadden and Daniel Boone
for fighting.
At Jackson Mr.. p. II. d. Conger's residence
was burned Monday night-snpposed to be
the work OF an incendiary. The building
was valued at $4,000, and was insured foi
$4,000. The furniture, books, silverware and
clothing of the family, worth about $500
was almost an entire loss; insured for $500
Mr.. Copger was absent in Mobile at the
time OF the fire.
At Manchester all places where grass
grows look wonderfully green for the time OF
year, and stock was hardly ever in so good
condition at so little cost. Wheat and rye
look well, and unless injured by freezing, the
farmers say they will have an abundant yield
49, The Mormon missionary business has
ceased in the same county, but Is about to be
succeeded by the rabid dog excitement, as
these two evils alternately annoyed the
county last year.
Jackson is without fire engine, much as
the place has suffered from fres-a proof
that the schoolmaster is not abroad in that
town. few years ago a subscri ptiou was
circulated for the purpose of raising money
TO huy fire engine. One of the first men
called upon was a wealthy landlord, who,
with a grand flourish, subscribed the mu-
nifcent sum of fifty cents. OF course, then,
there was no occasion for going further.
Result-no engine.
Knoxville Chronicle: "The question of adj
hitting Mechanicsville and contiguous
suburbs into the corporation limits is being
again agitated by many influential citizens
of that large and rapidly growing portion
of the city. Steps are being taken to submit
the matter TO a vote of the people at an early
day Mr.. John Doyle showed US the
other day, relic dug up in the marble
quarry on the L. 5. Doyle place, south of the
river, in the shape of formidable tooth,
seven and quarter inches in length
Nashville American: "a verdict of muir
der in the first degree was returned yesterday
in the case of Robert Mckinley, charged
with the murder OF VIM. Mcmillan at the
peDitentiary some months ago..........D DIR. w.
NJ. Clark, secretary of the State Board of
Health, has received information that there
are at Graveston, Knox county, thirty cases
of smallpox. There have been eighteen or
tionsl Bank yesterday filed a bill in the
Chancery Court against the claimants to the
$1,000 reward Tor Ryan, the convicted train
robber, now on deposit in that bank, seeking
to have the parties interplead and settle the
question of the reward among themselves"
Gibson County Mirror: MANY, many
years ago J. J. Edwards left his home and
wife, he being at the time financially en-
barrassed, and went forth with some stock to
recuperate his sunken fortunes. He drifted
10 Mexico, then to Canada: having no luck,
he had not courage to write home. Believing
him dead, his wife married and had a
numerous family, then her husband died. A
son By the former marriage, the Rev. Ned
Edwards, while preaching in Missouri dis
covered his father, J. J. Edwards, and
brought him home, where he now is, an old
man near eighty years Of age, with his wife,
Nancy, who is nearly as old as he Is. 1t is
said the old couple think they ought to go
through the ceremony Of being remarked"
Nashville BdnHeg: "a number of Clarks-
vile gentlemen got themselves arrested, a
few days ago, by not knowing the law. A
man named Kramer went to them and
begged them to allow him to make up some
tobacco they owned into cigars, he being in
want, and not being able to do anything else.
He told them he was a regularly licensed
cigar maker. These men made no conceal
m6nl, Dut uOdHtSu OF HdNiuS SUCH Ciledp
smoking until the revenue men got wind CT
the transaction. The law makes no difference
between buyer and seller in tobacco, except
as to the amount of fine. The seller pays
$500 and the buyer $50 for each case -.
In Wilson county a number of distillers have
been arrested for selling wildcat brandy.
....M Mr.. John Stillmsn, OF Orange City,
Florida is in correspondence with Commits
sioner Hawkins with the view OF purchasing
L. - in
upon which TO erect summer
residences for citizens of Florida who do
not wish TO go further north to spend their
summers Excursions across the deep
blue sea- seemed to have been the order OF
the day "wednesday. The skiffs were crowded
with ladies and gentlemen the entire day.
49,. Several OF our citizens, since the
waters have receded, discovered that the
of their houses have been
cracked 49,. II would take the weight OF
several whales 10 keep down the progressive
nature Of Esst Nashyille's energy"