Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-26

wire fsncss; the reckless animals we're
promptly knocked OUT IN every round"
SPARRows have made their appearance at
Jackson. Tenn, this spring. The Tribune
says: ITO give some idea of the boldness
Of the little foreigners, a party of ladies
were on. walking in this city one day re-
Gently, and 3 sparrow lighted upon one OF
their bustles and rode some distance, to he
great Amusement of several spectators. The
lady was unconscious Of the burden"
AT the Lawn plantation, ST. Landry, La,
recently, Hillary Phillips, colored man,
whipped bis daughter for leaving church to
play. After service he attempted to whip
her again, but the girl ran, chased % ner
father. Finding escape impossible, she
sprang into the bayou and wac drowned.
Her father sprzng in after, but the girl never
came 10 the surfsce. The coroaer's jury ex-
onerated Hillary.
TIE Tennessee Manufacturing Company,
of Sashville, are advertising for cotton mill
operatives, card-room hsnds, speeder and
fly-ffame hands. card s,rippers, frame spin.
ners, reeiers, spoilers and twisters, and
Weavers on plain, bag and check looms,
while in Connecticut the mill owners say
they are Losing money. The Eastern mill
owners have ceased proving that cotton mills
in the South cannot be made TO pay.
LEXINGTON {Miss.) Reporter: "a farmer
named w. J. Thornton, who resided near
Utica, in Kinds county, forbade all persons
from passing throUgh his premises. be al
terward attempted to cross the held OF Dan
5urrell, who in turn warned him back; and
then general fight occurred, in which Mr..
Thornton was killed, bis son wounded in the
breast by a shot, Dan Surrell wounded in the
hand, and Mrs. Dan Surreli and Charles
Surrell injured by blows."
NJ A. KENNEDY had been to Mineral
Springs, Ark, and was driving an OK team
home, when the trout part of the wagon Tell
out, preclpitating his wife and infant under
the feet OF the animals. The mother tell
heavily upon her infant, and, together with
the rough road, inflicted wouuds which caused
| the death of the child in less than an hour
The frantic mother, although herself badly
bruised, held the dying child to her bosom
until death came TO its relief
CHATTANOOGA is in bad way, as appear;
from statement of the Times, which say
that "during the psst ten Gays our mayor
chairman Of the Street Committee, city er
gineer, city recorder, member of the Police
Commission, lieutenant OF police and thre'
policemen have been arraigned, and TO car
| the climax we hear that trouble is brewin;
| to the officers who Issued the license 10 tn,
| party who was indicted by the grand jurl
for selling knives by means of gambling
device"
THE Knoxville Chronicle reporter has beef
supervising things at the University there
and marking their degrees OF merit upon tbs
productions of the drawing class. Builder
| will be interested to know that among then
are arched stone bridges and stone sque
duct bridge. Il is pity that the construct
ora Of the New York bridge were not awar'
that the pencil alone can produce ston'
| structures. The Chronicle is precise upon tn
point. 1t does not say ''the drawings o
stone bridges" but "the stone bridges drawn.
Knoxville is great and growing city.