Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-01
ALL ROUND THE SOUTH.

peach trees in bloom there.
Augusta, Ark, boasts a good, we'll con-
Quoted public school. That is something worth
being proud Of.
Covington, Tenn, h as a great m any tramps
troubling the town.
The railroad and the steamboats, on the
Cumberland river are on grand fight and from
Smithland to Nashville trips are cheap.
The walnut timber on a large tract Of
land near Covington, Tenn, has been sold to a
Memphis firm at 81 to SO per thousand, according
to size.
Clarksville (Tenn) Democrat: ave have
heard of several crops of fine tobacco selling late
this year"
Holly Springs Reporter: There is a big
profit in sheep-raising in Mississippi If we could
only get a Legislature that would enact a law
against dogs.
Augusta (Ark.) Vidstte: "Our people have
almost given up going to law since whisky has
been driven out OF our county, and business is
dull in that line"
The Corning (Ark.) AdUocate mentions the
finding OF VIM. Stages dead body near there; he
was on his way home.from Nashville, but appears
to have been overcome with the cold and frozen
to death.
Mr.. Fred Naylor was an esteemed bust
ness man at Clarksville. Two years ago he grew
wiser than his mothers lessons, and took to cards
and whisky. Last week he was indicted and sent
TO jail for robbing safe.
Van Bureu, Ark, must be deep in the
woods, for the Press says that five blind tigers
are in operation there at the. present time.
The same paper speaks OF building put up al
Fort Smith that encompasses everybody"
The Augusta (Ark Gdzette has the fol.
lowing significant statement: Thousands OF dol
lars that should have come to Augusta this veal
have been driven away by the bad roads," That
is good text for common sense to preach from.
In De View township, eleven miles SOUTH
east OF Augusta, Ark, the present terminus of the
Batesvile and Brinkiey railroad, new town. Col
depot have been built; also two stores. A hote
is building.
At Clopfop, near Covington, Tenn. or
Sunday, two girls, "for fun" mounted youns
man s horse to ride home on; in crossing a creeE
The horse was risky, the CIR got frightened and
fell into the water and their Sunday ge-to-meet
ing fxings are in q bad way
Arksn.ss City Mail: "Col. E Urquhart
of the Little r ok Oil and Compress COMPANY
has skein of fiber made from cotton stalks which
in appearance aud strength, is equal TO hemp O.
good quality. II is the product of a machine in
vented by Mr.. Sanford, OF Brooklyn, N. Y"
George E. Rancher's store, at Erin, Tenn.
was robbed Inst week of $500. Two we'll. dressed
strangers dis ppeared from town at the same time
They were followed to Mckenzie; they resisted ar
rest, and some shooting took plaza, but at the
mouth of a well-loaded gun they were compelled
| TO surrender.
Ozark, Ark, is discussing the project o
building up good school there that shows Their
are PROGRESSIVE minus OZaIk. Inc town mas al
ordinance forbfdding boys attending billiard halls
but they do so. This is one OF many instances
how people will be satin ied with Law on papel
and be careless about its carrying out into prac
tice.
Tue Water, Valley (Miss) Central says
"The voice OF the m0cking bird is heard. indicat
ing that spring is on us. A peach bloom, the frs
the last cold spell" The Central adds: 1.-THE boy.
have been enjoying oceans of fun up on Main
street this week. They get couple of negro boys
put boxing gloves on them, and then put them in
a ring"
The Van Buren, Ark Press says that
when the locomotive leaves Fort Smith it back.
out, ana adds that II is rumored that the five
miles of track between the gorgeous village ano
the south bank of the river is to be torn up Why
on the eve of the grant TO the road of the right
way through tue military reservation, all worl
should cease, aud all the employees be thrown ou
of work. we are at loss to understand.
A Correspondent OF the Ozark Ark Dem
oerdt writes: The iccles of the Mulberry noun
tsins resemble the frozen regions of the North
very much. From the Sd to the 7th Of February
has been the most uncommon weather have eve
known. The ground has been covered with snow
aud ice. and part of the time it has been snow
ing and sleeting while flashes of lightning coult
| be seen, and low and heavy thunders could BIZ
heard in the distance"
GAINESVILLE (Tenn.) Democrat: "a negro
| was brought in Tuesday night with the smallpox
\ and was sent back uBder guard by DR.. Beaumont
health ohcer. This negro, We understand, ha
| been roaming through the county with the loath
| some disease on him. coming from the vicinity o
RusSellyille, and finally lodged in a straw pile a
| Hampton, where he has been well cared for.' Tn
wagon took the sick man back to the ''stray
/ stack" He was expected TO die. We Shout