Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-12
ALL ROUND THE SOUTH.

in Knoxville, and competition is keen.
CAMBRIDGE, Tenn has got smallpox. While
quarantine instead OF vaccination is relied upon
smallpox Will spread.
WATER VALLEY (Miss.) Control: eve
have never seen the woods of MisSissi ppi full OF
candidates as at the present time"
The Knoxville Fire and Insurance Com
pany is having plans and Specifications made for a
magnificent marble structure on Gay street.
In Mississippi no whisky is allowed 10 be
sold around Bluff Springs, Hastodon aud Pleasant
Grove, in Pamela county; SO says the Star
Mr.. CHRIsHoLM, OF Yszoo county, has
four children, each was born on the 4th of July.
Tnere is exactly two years difference in the ages
Of each.
AT RogersviIle last week, the Hawkins
smallpox patients expenses In three or four dis.
trlcts Ii costs good deal 10 save vaccination
money.
THERE is an old man living in Wilkes
county, Ca, Mr.. Pernet Truitt, who once wagoned
cotton to Philadelphia and brought back dry goods
on the return trip. He is now in his eighty-eighth
year.
THERE are immense tracts of cottonwood
along the Mississippi and its tributaries. The
cottonwood tree reaches the hight of seventy feet
and planks from four 10 six feet wide are easily
cut from it.
CHATTANOOGA ia to have the free delivery
OF letters inaugurAted there in May, and it is so
delighted that il will renumber and rename the
streets in readiness for the rambles OF the letter
carrier in gray.
MANY Of our Mississippi exchanges are
strenuously advocating tax on dogs. The more
dogs the less sheep. There are thousands of
worthless dogs in that State that should be killed
outright or taxed to death.
PEOPLE will leave Tennessee The Knox
Vile Tribune states: "a number of the best ciu-
of some six or eight families are making prepare,
tons to emigrate about the ist of May"
LAST week DIR. Pitts, of Georgia, arrived
at the hotel in Birmingham, Ala, when he dis
covered that his trunk had been opened some
where, and $4,000 in gold and silver, three gold
watches and six gold chains stolen from it.
A REPORT from Augusta, Ca, says:
While aprieots and some peaches are killed by the
late cold weather, in genetal there will be good
( nit crop in this section. Apples, plums and
strawberries are not hurt to any considerable
extent
THERE il in a marble-yard at Anderson,
s. c.. n box tomb belonging to a lady who lives in
Abbevilie county, which vas ordered paid for by
hersei. IL mas heT name ehSIaVsu on the slaO'
blank space being left to be filled with the date OF
her death after she died
WATER VALLEY (Miss.) Central: "Some
heartless wretch, about two weeks SINCE caught
two cats and tied their tails together and threw
the vicinity heard the noise the animals made, but
thought it was the choir rehearsing."
AT Chattanooga, on Wednesday, Tony
Wiley quarreled with John Melville, being jealous
OF him. He procured a pistol aud attempted to
shoot him. Mrs. Wiley interfered, and in the
scutlle that ensued the pistol was fired aud the
bullet passed through his abdomen.
LITTLE Rock Gazette: Some reckless in
dividual fired pistol shot through a car window
of yesterday evenings train at Sweet Home, on
the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas rail
road, narrowly missing several of the passengers.
Col. Woodson has offered 500 for his apprehen-
SON.
DURING Smile meeting" at Searcy, Ark
last week, lightning struck the building. portions
OF the ceiling FELL the siding at the end OF the
building hurst Of. and the mlutelDiece and
window-frames were shivered. Several persons
were shocked, and lady was knocked down
tenseless.
AT Nashville on Sunday, Dudley Porter
was sitting in restaurant when James Grundy
oalI Cd Tor drink and told they did not sell 1t
on Sunday; Porter said ,''He is drunk now" A
quarrel ensued and Porter cut Grundy five times
with his knife. He was arrested. Grundy was
expected 10 recover.
A CHATTANOOGA dispatch says: "All the
gambling houses have been reopened and will
run for forty days. Oar sports will then play on
the sly. They DO not intend to leave here" AT
ter forty days Lent forty days journeying toward
destruction. As for leaving Chattanooga, the gam
blers will not do that until the town moves fur
Their away from Hades.
The editor of the Knoxville Chronicle is in
clover. He published editorial on Sunday TAX
ing high ground in favor OF womsn's right TO the
cultivation and exercise of the powers God has
endowed her with. The grateful Knoxville ladies,
are writing him the sweetest letters, making the
pages OF the Chronicle delightful and other editors
souveni.
GALLArIN (Tenn.) Eruminer: "The peach
blossoms are nearly out If no untiRely frosts as
sail them there viii be peaches and cream next
summer. Flower culture is always on the increase
in Gailatin. The ladies will have their gardens
more snowy this summer than ever before. Many
fsh-ponds viii be made in this county this year,
and be well stocked with carp, trout and other
good breeds. Gallatin needs other amusements
besides the billiard rooms, Notwithstanding their
great piety and usefulness"
Two negro bow, both under fifteen, quar-
relied at Gallatin, Tenn, last week about negro
girl, when Hart drew o knife or razor and cut
Gardner in the neck, telling him to the ground.
He then jumped upon him and proceeded to carve
him in rather a "butcherly'' manner about the
head and arms, making in all fourteen WOUNDS,
more or less FERROUS. Gardner was carried to his
home, where he now lies in very precarious CON
diton. Hart WAS arrested
Two scoundres were liled for trial at
scottsboro, Ala. last week for burning residence.
Great Indignation prevails in that section over
the diab9iical outrage perpetrated by these viii
an anonymous note which one of the authorities
is said to have received, stating if the men under
arrest were convicted, or any violence befell
them, that their friends would resent it by burn
ing houses, numbering any citizens who had the
least connection in melting out justice TO the sus-
pected men.
AT London, Tenn, last week burglars evil
IDENTIFY unskilled in their trade bored hole
through the rear door OF G. n. HensOn's drug
store, pushed back the bar and drew the bolt.
Within they broke off the dial of the safe a Mosler
make of Cincinnati, with a sledge hsmmer they
srove to drive the dial spindle and lock back but
the peculiar construction of the door bsfled them
striking the handle sut that broke off, and the
rogues were baffled again, and they left as empty
as they came.
AT Mooresburg, Hawkins county, Tenn,
last week, the wife of J. L. Stamps discovered that
the house was on fire. She ran up stairs, aroused
the sleepers, and returning, found the flames had
reached the stairway, cutting her OFF from her
baby below. All on the second story had to leap
from the Windows. and were injured. The negro
girl made dash for the child; on retreating, she
found herself on fire. and only bed-clothes in her
srms-no child-aud the babe was burned up.
The mother is frightfully injured. Nothing was
saved.
GALLATIN Tenn. Erqminer: CAT this writ
ing we are sorry to have to report but little i'm
provemept in the growing wheat of this county.
In various sections the farmers have been SO much
discouraged that they have plowed up their fields
day, we made very extensive inquiries OF the farm
eTs of all portions of the county. The universal
statement is that wheat is looking badly, with but
little hope OF great Improvement. Their estimates
OF the crop range from thiryve to sixty per cent.
of the usual yield. Here and there only were first
class fields"
WATER VALLEY (Mijs) Progress. I'VE
are glad TO state that after general inquiry from
parties living in different portions of the surround
ing country, and careful examination on our
part that the prospect is good for fair fruit crop.
The peach Will be from one-third to hall crop;
apples, pears and plums, nearly full crop. For
ward planting is coming up regardless of the
from gentleman of Pamela county that on Satur-
day night last party OF some sixteen masked
men went to Bstesville, overpoweTed the jailer,
took the keys from him and released r. D. Bowles,
who was convicted at the last term of the Circuit
Court of that county for The murder of o. G. Rey-
nolds and sentenced to the penitentiary for life "
NASHVILLE American: San interesting
fact has been learned regarding the recent mar
r1age OF Mr.. Charles Duncan and Julia Weakley, q
thirteen year-old pupil of Main street school The
marriage was not thought of by either until that
morning. They were engaged, and expected to
marry in the future, but that morning Duncan
noticed the L.! lad passed the Legislature to pro-
hibit the marriage OF minors without the consent
OF their parents. He feared that the bill would
become law Immediately alter its passage, and
knowing the girls parents wo1ld not consent, ne
got buggy and went near the school. He ar
ranged with another girl to go into the school and
tell Julia her mother was sick and wanted her.
This was done, aud Julia in trepidation got per-
mission snd left school. At the first corner she
met Duncan, who explained matters to her, and
she consented 10 marry him then. They went 10
the house of DR.. }. Buayau Stephens, in South
Nashville, but not finding him returned to town
and were married by magistrate.
Persons recovering from wasting diseases,
sach az malaria, fevers. ETC., will be gres,ly
benefited by the Use OF Browns Iron Bitters,
a true tonic.