Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-14
ALL ROUND THE SOUTH.

The Brownsville (Tenn.) City Mills are adj
vertised for sale.
Jackson, Tenn, wants cotton factory. 1t
is good spot for one.
There were three new cases OF smallpox
at Knoxville, Tenn, Thursday.
The Knoxville Board OF Trade has seventy
two members, and more coming.
Oxford, Miss, is elated; the Presbyterian
church there has set up an organ.
A butcher announces in the Columbus
(Miss.) Index an advance in the retail price
of beef.
Starkville, Miss, wants the telephone.
Telephones and electric lights are in request
everywhere.
Oxford, Mics, talks of starting literary
society-with such a name as Oxford 1t
ought to do go.
Franklin, Tenn, has two prisoners in the
Jail for murder. Why jail them? They did
not steal any horses.
The Charleston (Miss) Sentinel, says:
"Many farmers will be picking cotton when
blowing time comes"
They are in agonies with a smallpox scare
at Lsiper's Fork, Tenn; they ought 10 be
scared enough to vaccinate.
Arkansas City is troubled with burglars.
Their plan is to unscrew the shutter hinges
and so enter by the window.
At Brownsville the sheriff has closed the
grocery store of A. M. Dixon at the suit OF
Brooks, Nicely & Co., Memphis.
Col. John Buford was elected mayor of
Jackson, Tenn, last week. Ex-Mayor Ro-
zelle was only twelve votes behind him.
Nearly every steamboat arrival at Arksn-
4 hi, har Of aoln raA
| grants, who proceed up the Arkansas valley.
Four smallpox cases and one death from
| that disease is the penalty Franklin, Tenu.,
| paid last week for inaiteniion to vaccina-
ton.
The well-known Atkins House, Knoxville,
has changed hands. That excellent land
lord, Capt. Thomas, of the Lamar House,
succeeds Wiley & Bro.
The Jackson (Tenn.) Wing says: "a right
lively earthquake visited this section Thurs
day morning at l o'clock. the shock was
prolonged and distinct"
Small things make local items in some Of
the country papers. One of the smallest VT
have seen is this: "Mr. Smith has had the
spoutiug round his barn newly painted"
At Jackson, Tenu., last week they had &
@cravat" party, during which they tried The
"bubble test, )" when a lady was the winner
What are these cravat and bubble 6xins
anyhow?
Ga Tuesday prisoner was pelied to desif
in the courthouse Of Franklin, Tenn. b
was Mr.. Rabbit, who had iniTuded hi
long ears within the precincts sacred TO laE
and other enioyments.
Ose of our country papers this week record
its high esteem for subscriber who ha
taken the paper for i've years, and-this
what excites the editors admiration-h
paid for it every year.
Franklin, Tenn, is rejoicing over the ad
vent of the telephone there. Unfortunatel
it has nine cases Of smallpox and som
deaths from it which moderates the Joy, bu
will probably fail to make them vaccinat
| for the future.
Mr.. McLacklan, OF Okoloua, took from hi
pond last week carp seventeen inches
length. II was put in the water year sgt
being then three inches long. May person
D are finding their efforts 10 raise carp an In
meuse success.
Jackson, Tenn, is advancing; during la
year il constructed l74S feet of brick Gu
verts and 2420 feet of brick disk sewers, an
], 1900 feet of brick sidewalks with lars
- amount OF plank sidewalks aalso street-cros
4 ings and other improvements.
b One OF the country papers mentions as il
: cidents Of the past year the death Of thr'
e girls from eating ice cream, while four
e is suffering from an injury to the spin
4 caused by falling IRON her lovers lap;
: was hoW-legged and she fell between Il
curves.