Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-13
TENNESSEE NEWS.

| Many OF the country papers mention the
opening of the fishing season with enthu-
siasm.
Mount Pleasant has a fine crop of chill
dren but is behind in the school line That
is disgraceful.
Nashville has sent delegate 10 the
| National Association of Funeral Under
taktrs-Mr. NJ. S Combs.
r. A. Daniel, of Granger county, was ar
rested for forging a note on the Lookout
Bank at Morri-town TOR SIS. The money
was not recovered.
They have hard crowd in the City Council
at Jackson. Seventy citizens and ten BARRIERS
petitioned the council to close the barber
shops ON Sunday, and the council IT fused.
The Tennessee State Sunday-school Con.
vention will meet at Murireesboro, April
~ h. Governor Hawkins will deliver an
address. Governor Colquitt, of Georgia, is
expected.
At RogersviIle, this week the newly-organ-
lied bank was opened, with Sam Neill presi.
dent, and w. d. Kenner cashier, and these
two gentlemen, together with A. B. Rogan,
J. NJ. Gray, Thomas McDermolt and L. G.
Kenner directors.
Marshall Gdsette: "A new variety Of trout
has made its appearance in Duck river
They are called lake trout snd differ from
the ordinary trout only in having red eyes
One fisherman at H1rdison's mill caught
about thirty in one day last week"
Paris IatsLigenes- "At Dry Hollow the
boiler OF the mills, old and badly kept, ex-
ploded. The engineer and another man were
killed and fifteen or twenty more or less
severely fcalded and wounded - The
Paris reading club is very successful"
Nashville Bonner: "Seven new cases of
smallpox have occurred six miles from
u,,t u
Nashville has a rolling mill. .....
Cleveland is about to vote as to giving up its
charter, and so banishing whisky saloons"
Columbia H,rald. sc. Harrison. a young
negro, was found dead in the woods terribly
beaten and three bullets in his body. This
is the third negro killed about Columbia
lately, a place where there ia more piety
than sense of justice, or negro-murderers
would be hung"
Gibson County Mirror: Bradford Island
has been incorporated, and now the whisky
men are making strenuous efforts to incorpo-
rate our town. You can bear warm discus
sions daily ......... Young Richey and Johns,
both OF whom were paying attention 10 the
same lady, quarreled and fought. Richey
cut Johns so severely that he may die, then
escaped"
Covington Record: cotton receipts at Cow
iDgton depot up to Wednesday night, inolus-
i've, 39l7 bales Captain James Mayes
has Strengthened the Covington and Noun
tain road running near his house. This
makes this road one of the straightest in the
county. The track on the railroad was
again obsiructed last Monday morning near
Upton Station. Several cross ties were
found on the track. This ia outrageous"
At Chattanooga all the mills, boundaries
and machine shops are crowded with orders
which overtax their capacities. The lumber
and woodward manufactures are coming
money. Builders cannot keep up with the
demand for new houses, and building mate
rails are in great demand at stiff prices
More houses, both for residences and bust
ness purposes, we're built last year than ever
before in the history of the town, and more
will be erected this year than last.
Alamo Sentinel: "There is an immense
amount Of meatstealiDg going on in this
C, unity, and no arrests 49,. AT a temperance
mt citing subscription of $50 was raised,
which, it Is thought, with The amount due
the corporation in fines and the reduction
made by the crs ditors, will pay off the in
debiedness. This paid, then an election will
Re had 10 abolish the corporation, which,
there is but little doubt, will be carried, and
the chartering OF the school will drive
whisky from the town."
Chattanooga claims 10 have twice as many
telephones in operation as Atlanta; it is full
of enterprises and projects tool-handle
factory, car-wheel foundry. pipe works,
stove factory, and a spoke factory; houses
and stores are building, but there are more
wantad than can be had. The new stone
crusher is chewing up limestone and vomit-
ing macadam pavement material rapidly
and successfully ......... Miss Key, who was
flung from a buggy and dangerously injured,
is convalescent, without any permanent
injury.
Covington CIH: cat last Covington has
telegraphic communication with the world.
The line is completed to this point 49,. The
County Court levied an increase OF $50 on
the liquor saloon tax Next, when 1.-THE ma
jority Of the ms gisirates had gone home, the
court repealed the additional tax. The tax
on circuses il $50 a day, so C0vington gets
no visits from the circuses, but it has plenty |
Of the two last syilablss-'eusses' 49,. Cow |
ington will, in about three weeks, be con- |
nected with Plum P0ipt, on the Mississippi |
river, opposite 0sceola, by telephone -.
Three men out in camp are down with the |
smallpox"
Nashville Ame, lean: "The county is cali
ing in its warrants go. Sixty cases at the |
orickysrd at work have had TO be spry TO 4
supply the demand ..... g. Thomas, a col
1r, woman, was seen in her room combiDg
her head. Ten minut,s afierward she was
.ound on the floor dead; heart disease $3.50.
co!ored man and woman quarreled en-
Sunday morning she cut him deeply in
everai places with razor; one wound in
he throat il likely TO kill him. For his
part he bit one OF her fingers completely off,
--.-- Large Easter Sunday congregations
Ind rich shows Of flowers at the churches"
Chattanooga TINES: Soon after the con-
iusIon Of the Baptist church services on
sunday night, two youths hsd fight, when
me gave the other two stabs with his knife.
lie will recover. The eolOred people
rave started weekly paper The num-
,er OF public school pupils recorded up TO
April LIST was 25z5. The Curry cotton
hopper mandatory, at Huntsville, is about
o move; the propIietors express prefer
nee for Chattanooga The Easter Sun
lay congregations al the churches were very
args. The revival IN the city has
cached the boys Two weeks ago two boys,
ged zen or twelve, became affected BY reli-
nous excitement and decided TO conduct a
evivsl themselves, sni with this in view re-
Orted every day to the top Of Cameron Hill,
There they spent the entire time in praying,
singing and shouting, acting
reeisely as did their parents within the
hurches. Gradually other boys were at
racted, and now the meeting comprises ten
r twelve boys, all enthusiastic in their eff
orts 70 convert their COMPANIONS