Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-05
TENNESSEE NEWS.

At Columbia the purchase Of the Indepen-
dent by the Readiusters deprives the State
credit Democracy of a strong and able ex-
Poneni.
Columbia Herald, S0th: son Tuesday
evening at II. Lazarus's grocery a lamp ex-
ploded and set fire to a barrel OF whisky.
The porter who Lighted the lamp was fear
fully burned"
Nashville american: Governor Hawkins
and Secretary-oi-Stste D.. A. Num- left for
New York for the purpose of affixing their
signatures to the new State bonds, which will
be in exchange for the old bonds......Th
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis rail.
road have put on a daily accommodation car
for Bon Aqua Springs.
Milan Exchange: Nv. A. Lawson, a good
citizen, and a hard-working man when sober,
had been drinking for some time, when his
wife pointed out 10 him that what she and
the children were working for TO live npon
he was spending for whisky. The reproach
was just, bat the poor fellow could not bear
it; he took morphine and died"
Two negroes were on trial for assault at
Carthage on Thursday. One of them, named
Mcdonald, managed his own case, and
showed great skill in examining the wit
nesses. While he was examining Mr.. Z. w.
Turner a dispute arose, and Mr.. Turner
threatened to throw an ink bottle at Melon
aid. Failing to give a bond of $3.50 he was
put in Jail.
Frank Ridge, colored, twelve years of age,
was convicted OF stealing a horse in Hamil-
ton county a short while ago, and was
awarded three years in the penitentiary.
Ridge was pardoned by the governor yester-
day. 1t appeared that the boy was merely
riding the horse, without any Intention of
stealing it, and on the recommendation OF the
/ n0r,Ff apd n nt1naha- Af aY4f1a-a he ,raa IL
charged.
Rutherford Courier: "Last Monday even
ing, as the north-bound freight on the Mobile
and Ohio railroad was about two miles north
OF Carroll, the engine was fired into with a
shotgun, loaded with b~uckshot, by some one
hid in the bushes by the side of the track.
Shortly afteward the mail train, due here at
5:10 pm, was fred into from the same
place. No material damage was done 10
I either engine"
Ripley News, 30th: Coates is becoming
quite a place for selling lots and building
houses; the Wineman saw-mill turns out
5000 feet of lumber a day, and a depot is
under construction. ........ When people go to
church they should leave their dogs at home.
.........There is one physical phenomena the
Ripleyan is now enjoying plenteously. 1t is
the conspicuous absence OF the mosquito.
But then the hea."
The state treasurer has issued a notice
which says: "The various insurance compa-
MES, organizations, corporations and co-part-
nerships, known as matrimonial, nuptial, ETC.,
now doing business in this State, whether or
gsnized or incorporated under the laws of
this State or not, are acting in open violation
OF the law" Ii is claimed by the insurance
commissioner that none of these associations
have complied with the provisions OF the
laws regulating insurance companies.
Chattanooga Times, Sd: 1.-TWO cases Of
smallpox reported; a brakeman from the
railway was put in the pesthouse. Compul-
sorry vaccination is going ahead very salts
factorily. Drs. Loveman and Spencer vac
cinated 3S5 in the Fourth ward last week,
and found about twenty-five who refused to
submit to it..".".Our grape crop will be
100000 pounds ......... Whistles about noon
toot continuously and terriically .........O On
Saturday John Molony, a fireman, and Pat
Comfy, a hostler, quarreled when the former
shot the latter through tn liver and bowels.
The man will die. The shooter is in jail"
Nashville american: "While workmen
were excayating for the customhouse fence
they discovered several skulls, arms, legs,
ribs and other human bones. The explana-
ton OF the find is the fact that the spot
was the site OF thetold Shelby Medical Col
lege....-.-.Gov. Hawkins pardoned five PEN
itentiary c~onvicts on Friday. He also APP
pointed Prof. Crawford, of Belmont county,
superintendent of public instruction in place
OF the late W.. S. Doak. Prof. Crawford is a
Presbyterian minister, and is thIrty-ive
years of age. He is a graduate of Mary
vile College. and has been a professor OF
mathematics in that institution for the past
seven or eight years.