Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-29
ALL ROUND THE SOUTH.

A national bank ha, been organized at
West Point.
The doctors still report cases of smallpox
in Nashville.
Mississippi yet owns 100000 acres of
public lands.
Many of the farmers absut Chattanooga
are putting in la15e crops of Irish potatoes.
Chattanooga expects that it can have the
contemplated Methodist university settled in that
city.
The Tennessee State Historical Society
has received the portrait of Gov Bro willow and
hung it up in its place with the other governors
Capt. L. A. Wilson, of Natchez, builder of
the cotton factory at that city, is now engaged in
building factory at Port Gibson, Mis-.
Chattanooga contemplates the construction
of reform school for the education and reform
of youthful criminals and young persons ex posed
TO evil influences.
Jefferson Davis, ex-president of the Con-
federacy, will deliver address at the meeting of
the Southern Historical Society in Nashville in
May.
Meridian Obserrsr: "Ths Meridian Ice
Company expect to have their factory at work in a
short time. Its capacity is ample to meet all de-
mRnds.n
Brookhaven Miss. Lender: "Sincs the
beginning of the cotton season to the present
time, the total number of bales received at our
depot is, S770-about 400 500 bales in excess of
the entire season preceding this"
By the falling of portion of the work on
bridge being erected over the oktibbeha, few
miles from Meridian, on Saturday last, several of
the workmen were severely injured, and one of
them, Mr.. John Blackman, has since died.
Vicksburg Herald: "The receipts of cotton
S442 bales far this year against 40 ols bales to
the same date last year, falling OF nearly twenty
five per cent; and the cotton received here for
reshipment short in about the same proportion"
The Utica Miss. Monitor says: "rhe
editor and associate of the Monitor viii expert
lnent with jute this year. Two acres will be
planted and cultivated by US solely for the pur-
cultivation of this product. We will be ready to
make exhibit and report at the State fair
Chattanooga Democrat: "There ia some
conflict of opinion as TO whether the fruit crop
will prove 10 have been materially damaged by
the cold weather of several days past. Peaches
are undoubtedly injured in some localities, but
from the best observation in the immediate vicin-
ity of Chattanooga they seem to have escaped"
A well-equipped printing Office is now in
operation at the Mississippi Deaf and Dumb In
stitute. Mutes make very fair compositors. They
turbed by conversation in the composing-Toom
A newspaper will soon be issued from the institu-
ton.
"Cattle will not thrive in Ms.issippi-our
climate is not suitable and cannot raise grass
TO feed them" Exploded faliacy! Winona four
years ago did not ship a hoOf. Last year she
try ever showed SO much progress with SO little at
lention in SO short q time?
Oxford Miss Eagle: "Mr. J. 81. Amscker,
residing near Ked Banks, in MARSHALL county,
killed his little daughter few days since while
that ran against Manning for Congress in 1873,
and, when at himself, has been regarded as a
clever and brilliant gentleman.
Winona Miss Adrdnce: $3.50 per ton is
and has been for years the ruling price of me-
dunn quality of northern hay on this market, and
annually. regardless of the fact that;hay of supe
Iior quality can be and hiss been raised here st
home at cost lot exceeding s. per ton"
Port Gibson is one OF the oldest and most
substantial towns in Mississippi. Her people keep
abreast Of the age, and are putting up many new
New Orleans Baton Rouge, Vicksburg and Mem
phis railroad state that by June trains viii be
ming regularly between Port Gibson and Yicks-
burg.
Oxford (Mias) Eagle: "We trust that we
may not be misunderstood when we state that it
is our intention during the approaching canvass
to continue the Eagle as wholly an impersonal
paper. Through its columns we cannot be ex-
pected to advocate the claims OF any gentleman.
oppose the nomination OF any ssplrant for once
with Clean record.
In Jackson county, Ala, Sunday night,
r. II. Smith was returning home from church,
when he was shot at twice by man concealed in
the woods. The second shot took effect in Smith
bowels, inflieting q wound thought to be fatal.
Smith is brother-in-isW 10 man now In Jail Tor
murder, and ii is thought that his assassin must
have been friend to the man this brother-in-law
killed.
Oxford (Miss Eagle: "Charlie kimmons
and wife colored left their home near walton
Tuesday night to visit one of their neigabors.
leaving ther three children at home, and about
when it was reached the roof was falling in, and
the house was completely consumed he chArred
remains OF the three children were found and re-
moved Wednesday morning