Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-15

| putting 10 the Waterman, commencing with
the tventy-four-inch pipe, which leads out
| from the reservoir down TO Mabry street"
the following notice wss posted at negro
bali at Carlisle, KY: "No white persons
allowed to dance" Martin Murphy de6autly
waltzed with black belle, and shot Nick
Hathaway, a floor manager, who interfered.
Promiscuous firing ensued and four men
were wounded.
A section-hand was paid off at Henrietts,
Tex, q few days ago, and having imbI6ed
too much, started for the section-house, bat
becoming "tired," laid his head on the rail
and went to sleep. The east-bound passen-
ger tram struck him, cut OF his ear and re-
moved portion of his scalp, but he was
not otherwise injured.
An interesting and amusing case came up
10 a magistrates court at Coilinsyille, Ala,
last Tuesday. A young man was arraigDed
for stealing meal and -four from mill. The
evidence against him was that his dog was
found in the mill the next morning, and, as
no warrant could be issued for the arrest OF
The dog, the case was dismissed.
The Henry County (Ala) Register says: SIT
is asserted that since prohibition of the sale
Of liquor went into operation in this county
crime has decreased seveuty-hve per cent.
The last grand jury found fewer true bills
than at any previous session OF the court,
and some Of the intelligent members of the
jury were heard to attribute il to the blessings
of prohibition"
The Decatur (Ala.) Nelcs is responsible
for the following: "On. last Saturday even
Jog Mr.. A. p. Hoxter was in Huntsville and
intended going down on the $3.50 O'Clock train,
which, on account of a broken rail, jumped
the track at Indian. Creek. After he had
bought his ticket he had presentiment that
some accident would befall the train, and so
much impressed was he with feeling of this
kind that he finally decided not to come
and went back aud told his wife of what
really took place = short time after ard"
A negro in the Jail at Forsyth, Ga, it is
said, has eaten nothing IN two months. The
editor who vouches for the statement says:
HE has lost about sixty pounds in flesh,
and is merely q skeleton. He cannot walk a
-iep, and can only get up with assistance.
When lying quiet he has the appearance OF
a dead man. His temperature and pulse are
far below normal, and his respiration is only
eight Ger minute. The blood has settled
a out 10 spots under the epidermis, and he
looks somewhat like a calIco-circus horse in
4 rance"
The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser says the
planters are having considerable difficulty 10
getting out their cotton. Hands are scarce
or rather those who are willing to work at
Last year the usual price paid cotton -pickers
was forty cents per hundred, whereas the
price paid this season is from fifty to sixty
cents. The fields are whitening with the
bursting bolls, the weather is propitious
enou Oh to satisfy even the chronic grumbler,
and il is TO be regretted that suitable hands
are 80 difficult to obtain.
A novel duel took place in Jackson county,
Ga, few days since between Mr. Hill and
Mr.. w. /. Goes. Hill was the challenger,
and Goss said he didn't care TO fight him
with deadly weapons, but if Hillwould moi
be satisfied any other way he would fight
him with buggy whips. The distance and
other rules to govern the fight were made,
new buggy whips were procured and the
parties toed the mark, about tive feet apart,
and operations commenced. They fought
five bours-until they were exhausted
when both declared themselves satisfied.
This story is from the Alamance IN. C.)
Cleaner: Recently there was a csmp-meet-
ing in Bethel. and Bob Tawner, a deaf mute,
thirteen years old, was a regular attendant
of the camp services. People wondered what
Bob was doing there, as he could hear Meth
ing, but he told them what he was about be-
fore the csmp-meeting was over. At the last
call he came up 10 the mourners' bench,
opened his mouth and sang the hymn: He
Proclaimed his Conversion 1t is stated
there was general amszement, and all the
sinners present were converted. According
10 this, the boy Bob got his hearing, and
:peecb, and voice culture all at once, al
hough he had never heard the human voice
before"