Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-17
TENNESSEE NEWS.

A high school has been incorporated in
Pulaski Herald: ''Three hundred citizen,
are reported to have left Giles county during the
Dyersburg will soon have railroad connec-
into town.
D. NJ. Eslick, of Lincoln county, is arrang-
ing for the erection of cotton factory near
Fayetteville.
Trenton objects to the State road law as
having too many sslaried offices. Do Trenton
people work without pay?
Trenton Mirror: Every now and then we
hear of spasmodie effort TO abolish the charter Of
Trenton 10 Introduce prohibition of liquor
saloons"
GAINESVILLE Chronicle: ',Public school
children are vaccinated gratuitousl y.....A watch
kept against tramps they are regarded as spreaders
OF smallpox
Some of the Brownsville citizens are down.
hearted. They fear that the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad. building west of them, will take away
their business
An application has been filed with the
secretary of state, at Nashville, for charter OF
incorporation for the Associated Charities OF
Chattanooga"
Trenton gives its jailer 500 year; if he
should let a prisoner escape who would pay him
would think itself hardly used.
Nashville has offered 100000 TO the Broad
Street Bridge Company for their bridge, that it
difference of SIS 600 bars the way.
Lexington Nelcs: "a couple of old folks
from the poorhouse have beeu roaming the county
MARY ol bem p 1tS last 10 gs' eE gd e3
to secure the services OF such an officer
Gibson county's school report shows 12,14s
children within the school age, and over 5000 OF
these were in the schools last year 4 singular
coincidence appears in regard to the colorsd school
! population. 1t stands ColOred males, 1922; col
| ored females, 1899.
Collierville Mail: Cuisines the past week
has been as quiet as lsmh-so much rain and
trespaSsing in the public square shall be shot....
Collierville is sadly in need OF firstclass meat
market There are weeks at time that it is i'm
town.
At the Howard school, Nashville, on
| Friday a stove fell in one of the rooms, ami the
| teacher ran out for water to quench the Goals
spread upon the floor The children became
alarmed and shouted "Firel" A stampede took
place among children and teachers The priuci-
| injured.
says of that place, whisky has done much toward
| building up the town." and adds: "All kinds of
trade are benefited and eli willingly share in It.
| So powerful is the influence of whisky, not only
over trade but the consciences of church members,
| that they have and still do give away whisky to
| draw custom"
! Nashville Banner: "Mud is overwhelming
Nashville Already we see some houses disappear
| ing. Some streets seem now to have ehimneys and
| piasterS protruding. and we have no doubt but
tnat the entire building would appear ii the city
street force would only dig far enOush..... Theis
from the citizens coal heaps......,.some OF the
streets are lost to sight memory dear buried
beneath the water"
/ Knoxville Tribune: Hundreds of people
are being vaccinated every day, and the scare
seems to have had wholesome effect. 1t is re-
n dozen and twenty within a dozen miles OF
Knoxville and that the disease is spreading rapid
city council has hitherto refused to come to the
rescue of our citizens by passing compulsory vac
cination ordinance
Nashville Banner: "Water, water every
where, and not drop to drink........A meeting |
will be held to invite Cong-ess to do something for
the Cumberland river; IL gets too wet......Where
Is the summers ice to come from ?.-....Nashville
has been port of entry fify-two years.. There
is dog on College street that has claws like !
bird.....,.A revival at shelbyvile boasts twenty
two seekers and ten converts -. Nashville neg |
lects its Board of Trade
Brownsville Bee: A Jewish synagogue is |
building here The public schools are doing |
well Business is dull ;;;; Many citizens have
.......A gentleman ct ore of churches last |
Sunday threw three-eent piece into the contribu-
one of the wesithiest congregations in Memphis |
last sunday sent contribution plate up 10 the |
There are people Who believe Christ for what they
can get but not for what they should give.l
The Pulaski National Bank changed its
luton in the officers of the bank is, doubtless,
those who were not behind the scenes, something
of a surprise. After the adjournment OF the di
rectors meeting Judge Jones, we hear, sold his
Smithson bought of Captain w. F. Ballentine
Tuesday. the building occupied by the National
BANK oil BuaSkl, one OF lle most valuable pieces !
OF property in town: The price paid was $500
Mr. smithson also bought Captain Ballentines
bank stock.
Somerville Fdlcoa. "Somerville il getting
up an excursion to Memphis to see Booth -.
Lewis D. Hope, who resided at Moscow and was
0rake1 nan on Irelg9t tram was slsu by falling
ing. While the train was in motion he attempted
70 Jump from box car to fiat loaded with cross
f5s s wnen ne was & and was nephew Of
Ored, OF Memphis, has been running living |
jenny in this town this week. Cash at home, is
local politician of some note ana influence.......
SOmerville is enthused with roller skating"
Erin RerieW: "On Friday the smokehouse
OF Mr.. Jacob Buquo and all its contents, consist
iire The rate Of taxation by the corporl ton
has been increased .;.-.Erin has three thoroughly
organized Sunday-schools-the Cumberland Pres
byterian, the Methodist Episcopal and the South
ern Methodist. One OF the grestest nuisances,
of Erin, the Resting or Losfers Club, has disap-
peared. The boys are going to work and are trying
them were instead OF producers. The
county OF Houston is out OF debt, with fund in
the treasury for general purposes amounting to
s2lS3 g."
Jackson Dispach: flames Vaun turned
the tenants out OF house of his on Monday; on
woman left her child at home alone; it was burned
to death...--..J. NJ Sullivan is about TO OPP an
extensive commission house heTe........On Wednes-
day Jackson had the densest fog ever known here.
1.-THE wheat looks very fine in Henderson
has been deacon and treasurer OF church near
FdYete Corner, and LETT there two since with
So OF the church's money. He came TO Jackson
and his whereabouts was not known until recent
Iy. 1t turns out that he was lawfully married in
Fayette county, and he married here also. Both
wives are living; Being neither an honest man or
a Mormon, Aleck was arrested"
Columbia Herald: 1.-Two new churches are
soon to be built in Wa.er Val ley.........The new
year opens mournfully here-thTee funefals........
Z. B. Oliver away and not heard of: some anxiety |
...... Rain and slush.....-..Near Wiliamsport is
Sawdust Valley pretty name Bufs
ing rapidly -....Quite number of dArkies aTe.gb-
ing west-some to West Tennessee, some to the
railroad and others to the Warner Furnace. We |
expect TO see labor in demand and hands scarce
the etor Of 6e se1n n e @
bia not as city, but as village; we congratulate
One OF its correspondents how
ever, tells sometling abGnts male ae2demy; he
Covington Record: "Cotton receipts at the
Coyington depot up to Wednesday night, inclu-
sive, three thousand five hundred and forty-seven
bales......J. W. Rose, for Carrying a pistol was
fined $50 dollars and given ten days in jai......
There has been great deal OF pneumonia in and I
around Covington in the last few weeks - Mrs.
Boyce's cotton gin, situated in Tabernacle neigh
bOrhood, about four miles from Covingion, was 9
destroyed by fire last Saturday night. The fire
meeting of the Quarterly Court of Fayette county,
Monday of last week an order was passed to the q
effect that all county warrants remaining in the
county clerks office over two years should be
for cutting Butler Grant, his
orother-in law, with an ak was tried on Wednes- {
lay Faux was found guilty. and his punishment
ixed al 500 fine and ten days in jsil: Mr. T. 4
N. Barrett having resigned the Office of ranger Mr.
A. TreanOr deputy circuit clerk. was elected in 1
ais stead......A permanent Sunday-schoOl has ! v
been organized at New Hope church n
Gallatin Examiner: Game scarce this v
winter. Bacon very scarce this winter. 4
Wednesday night the dogs visited the farm Of | ,
Mrs Walter J. Guild, and killed ftyive sheep for
Ter. The night before lot were killed on Cap a
ain J. B. Hawinson's place adjoining. The dog IS
governor of Tennessee, because he has mastered
governor and Legislature He is on top No one "
iare modest him........The whole country i sub T.
merged with water. q Illatin does active 7
nmber trade one yard only, Dr. Morris's, during i
he last yea purchased two million and half L
eet of walnut and cherry and half
million OF poplar disbursing SS5 00O...EppersOn :,
I Co have three aX-handle works, one at Epper- :
on Springs, at Gallatin, and the third finish
ng works. at Nashville. \ market is created for | a
imber that might have stood in the forest for
hundreds of years. Families that never had s.
ill at Christmas in comfortable circumstances
hey paid liberal wages-..---.-The mail 1oute D
rom this place to Lexington has been abandoned ri
IN account of the sInallness of the amount offered -
y the government for carrying the mall
Thinkers win Read and Heed This.