Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-12
ALABAMA NEWS.

Third crop potatoes are coming in the
| markets of Montgomery
The Jail at Seal, Russell county, is re-
ported as being full to overflow.
Birmingham is on boom dozen new
| buildings are to be put up at once.
Several incendiary fires have occurred in
Alabama, mostly to hide murder theft
Greensboro is fourishing and wants more
houses; the demand for dwellings is beyond the
supply.
Montgomery fish dealers have shad taken
| from the waters of the Alsbama where they are
| getting prolific.
The convicts of Greene county were hired
out publicly on Thursday last, and brought SIS
per month each
Mr.. Henry w. Hunter, near Slave Land
ing, plucked peach-b.ooms in December. That
looks sprtng-llke.
The latest indications are that the old
Sawyervile route will be selected for the extension
| OF the Greensboro railroad.
In Alabama there are six million five
| hundred thousand acres of government land, and
eleven million in timber.
Mobile Rec ister: "Blind Tom is perform
ing at Mobile Subscriptions are proceeding
| for the Mardi-Gras carnival"
Up to the first of this month there was an
depot Of seven hundred bales.
Hayneville is now for prohibition. Men
and women white and black, all rejoice that
whisky has been discountenanced.
AT Montgomery a convict is prosecuting
his contract employer for keeping him seven
months after the end of his term.
At Cockton W. A. Garner, bar-keeper.
was stabbed in three places by customer whom
he ordered to cease making noise.
Mrs. Martha Foster Crawford, who left
Tuscaloosa thirty years ago fsr missionary work in
China, Is now on a visit to her native land
Mr.. Goggins, one of the ore diggers at the
works OF the Bibb furnace. was killed last Friday
by boulder IA ling on him from overhead in the
pit.
IL,
Dale counties were closed on the LIST instant, and
dranl-drinking in that section Will be known no
more.
The cash drawer of Streety & Co., Hayne-
vile, was robbed lately. The thief entered
through the sky-light and descended into the
store by rope.
The Dadeville Democrat says: All the
Saturday night and there is a score OF mighty dry
topers left to mourn over their departure
Burt's mill, on Shuliz's creek, two miles
above Scottsville, was burned. About thirty
bushels OF were in the mill, which it is sup
posed were stolen and the mill set fire to hide
the theft.
Selma Mail: I'VE hear no complaint of
the scarcity Of farm labor in this immediate see
ton and most Of our planters have already CON
tons this year"
Mobile Advertiser: 'The heavy hand of
the law will come down upon every man who in
duees emigration from Alabama unless the broker
first obtains license, the same he must for any
other business. Impossible roads causing
trouble: German carp are beizg generally
introduced into Alabama waters. They have
Ladies' Home in Mobile. Protection against
smallpox is receiving attention. fire kindled
by and OF coal oil-Tesults. coloIed cook on fire
and cannot live; she had been warned against the
OIL
Selma Times: vaccination is going on.
IA drunken negro was tied up 10 awning
poston Water street late last evening for consid
rable time Quantities OF buffaloes are being
netted by river fishermen.......Theg gypsy maidens
were not about yesterday TO the disappointment
OF some of the boys. Hyacinths are in bloom
in many yards -. T. 5. Lloyd, the bogus mao
publisher. is being roughly handled by the press
throughout the country. He is well recOlleeted by
many of his victims here .DrOYers have been
doing a driving business for the pest week. The
stock market has opened at last and in a good wav
Farmers generally viii have TO buy largely this
year"