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

Mississippi has four times as much timber
as Minnesota. Ncf
San Antonio, Texas, is soon to be lighted
with electricity.
Governor Roberts, of Texas, has appointed
X. E. Roberts. of Austin, fish commissioner.
Eggs reached seventy-fve cents per dozen
in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, during Christmas week.
On and after January 1, 1882, there will
not be drinking house or saloon in Augusta, Ar
kansas.
w. p. Dsuckla, few years ago a promi-
nent citizen OF Little Rock Arkansas, died in New
The Hon. J. K. Jones, member of Congress
from the Pine Bluff Arkansas district who has
been quite sick, is up again.
The Raymond (Miss.) Gasette says syndi-
cate OF English bankers want to buy the Natchez,
jackson and Columbus railroad.
An unknown man, aged about nineteen
years, was killed by the ears in the Iron Mountain
yard. at Texarkana, ON the night Of the 9th
A. r. Brown, prominent citizen of
Americas, Georgia. took morphine, from the effects
OF which he died He leaves q wife eai Ssur
children GfH
According 70 Mr.. Kimball, twenfy-seven
Of the exhibitors at Atlanta going 10 establish
factories at that place as practical result of the
In North Carolina there are ffty-three
cotton-mills in operation, and six Others are in
progress and nearly completed. There also
iour or five woolen mills In operation in the old
North State
A Texas mail-carrier, who claimed to have
been robbed by highwaymen between weatherford
and. Grandberry, is charged with having stolen
1t is said that an old soldier named Ed
denfeld, who died in the lower part of Henry
county, Alabama, recently, had a certificate that
tie of New Orleans in 1915.
Senator Joe Brown, of Georgia, was twenty
years old before he learned to read At thirty
three he was elected to judgeship and at thirty
eight, United States senator.
A special to the Little Rock Gazette from
BsTesyiie AFkansas tells OF the killing Of man
attaeked Sim with niIe and Fynn Ddion a on
assailant with pistol through the heart
Another English colony is to be planted
in the South soon; A conn pany has purchased five
the purpose. The South VIII continue to boom
from this time forward as she has never done be-
fore.
Georgia has ifty-6ve cotton-mills in opera
ton, and Others are going up in different localities
OF the State. A number Of these Georgia cotton
mills are the largest and most expensive to be
dividends.
George Nichol, clerk in his fathers store
at Carter's Creek station, in MauIy county. Ten
nessee, last Saturday shot Joe and Bu1k Shaw. two
thigh, one OF the balls passing through and acci
dentaiy lodging in the calf of The leg Of the latter
Mr.. James Hawkins, near Eppersor
arnns S4
mad dog. About a month ago a dog came TO hi.
house and commenced fighting his dogs. Mr.. Haw
badly bitten in the hand. The dog proved 10 bt
mad, and was killed in the neighborhosd
The Macon Ca Telegraph says: "Yester
young ladies from the college to the depot, whi
were going home TO spend the holidays. The,
but were unable TO get seats not a man in the ca
having gallantry enough to surrender his seas Il
the ladies' =
colored diapenser Of the gospel, the Rev
Char!es OiiYer by name, residing near Webb CITY
Arkansas, got mad with his son, grown man
ana MI him over the head with gun. Thinking
slipped for bS os sasna5
that his boy would recover, returned and said hs
Ra9he Raa 6een . to keep an appointment to preach
Some time ago $500 Alabama bond wa,
dressed to John Naming banfeT New Yors Ys5Isr stS
was traced as far Atlanta, where il wa no doub
broken open by the assistant register cleIk, VIM
Gently arrested there by means of q decoy letter
On salary OF $40 per month, Howard, as noticed
sometimes spending SO or SIS every night it m le Wa
discovered that he had broken open forty-six rrg
istered letters in one day.
DIR. Mitchell is very strongly recommended
as Superintendent OF the state insane asyiaIn
The Aberdeen Eramf'ser says of him: 1--WE hop,
superintendent of the State Iunatic asylum with
out moments hesitancy. DR.. Mitchell Is in ev
cry way suited 70 the position and besides he ha
naa iour years acquaintance with the phases and
temPers OF the poor unfortunates placed in hi
charge 1t would De inhuman to those poor peo
pie 70 change their physician, and, humanit,
aside, would be great injustice to q most faithfu
and efficient public officer applicants for the DO
sftfon had as vel stand sside. Governor Lowr,
could not. in either heart or conscience appoint
new man 70 this place. Indeed, in our opinion
ofhces of this nature should be filed for lie o.
during good behavior. the efficiency Of me incuu
bent increasing more largely by experience in tff
than In almost any OF the other public places anS
the effects OF which have to be seen to be appre
ciated "a - : = = ~fR-~