Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-28
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Reports from Fayetteville announce a case
of smallpox in that place, and also at Lynch
| burg.
The Hodge negroes, convicted of the MUIR
| der of Mcfarland, in Knox county, have
been refused a new trial and will probably
be sentenced Monday to be hanged.
At Sparta, General Dibrelps coal veins
have been developed, and present splendid
black diamond face of over three feet He
| Matte ores are plentiful in the district and
| fossil limestone OF best huxing grade abounds
The associated charities of Chattanooga
have organized by the election OF ]. W.
Bachman president. The society embraces
all the churches and creeds in the city, and
is organized specially to repress mendicancy.
Middleton Neps: "The following letter was
received last week by quite number of our
citizens. 1t is dated Fulton, Mississippi,
January 10th, and the recipient is desired to
direct to box No. 8, at that place:
DEAR SIR-On receipt of (s5l five dollars l will
money which viii pass aoywhere Don't tell It
unless to good friend; then tend together in one
common letter; it will come all right
Knoxville Chronicle: "Knoxville is in
unnecessary alarm about the smallpox. 49,.
Colonel Van Horn has been successful in
hunting down the two ringleaders of the gang
who ambushed the officers and rescued VIM
Holt, the counterfeIter, from their custody,
in September, 1881. Their names are Frank
Lewis and Jack Smith, and they were given
each three and a half years in the peniten-
tiary."
The Rome Courier speaks but poorly of
Chattanooga fire department: "Does any
body believe ire-engine house, or a hook
and ladder truckhouse, with all the appa
ratus pertaining to such an institution, could
burn down in Rome without the fire boys be-
ir,er han TO- tha 4
thing from the wreck? Well, such thing
happened in Chattanooga three nights ago.
A truckhouse, with the truck and entire APP
paratus, were destroyed by fire."
Nashville American: aThe food has re-
ceded so far that the baekwater is now off
South Summer street, and travel over it has
recommended. The condition of The
country below Nashville, on account of the
floods, was OF deplorable character, the
backwaters having extended for miles over
the low lands. The families of farmers were
often seen in the second stories of their
houses, with the water barely below the sec
ond floor, with small boats moored outside in
case they were needed. -. W. Fowlkes's
warehouse, at Sycamore Landing, has gone
down the Tennessee. 1t is said that not less
than six or eight warehouses along the river
have hoated away. 49,. The Nashville Blood
horse association have decided not
to hold the spring meeting and withdraw the
stakes, in consequence OF nearly all its sta
bles having been carried away by the food
and the general bad condition in which the
track will be left. 49,. A panic occurred at
the Howard school because little boy on
the third floor sickened at the thought of
vaccination and tainted, falling to the floor.
One of the teachers ran out for water, and a
number of children, not undersi anding the
matter, took to their heels and rushed from
their seats. No accident followed. -. The
free bridge discussion still goes on"