Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-07

wrecks, fires and accidents during the frst |
month of the new year lis a sermon preached |
by Him who rules the universe"
A CHATTANOOGA dispatch says that for |
several weeks a wild man has been seen |
about Gainesville, Tenn. Last week he was
caught as he was making feast from dead |
horse. He is in jail, and nothing can be |
learned about him.
TIE Henderson (Tenn) Clissa sage: Our |
FARMERS wives should make ii point to see
that large crop of poultry Is raised this
spring" Better not. They are shametuliy
high in the Memphis market now without
raising them any more.
A FIRM in Fayetteville, Ark has shipped,
in addition TO previous cargo, 2O.Ooo
pounds OF sun dried and 1900 pounds OF
ev porated apples to New York, filing a
car. Arkansas fruit is obtaining quite
reputation 10 the Eastern cities.
AT Mount Holly, Ark, last week, No
Rae Co.'S safe was blown optn snd $4,000 in
United States four per cent. bonds were
carried of; the theft is laid to two mechan-
les whom nobody knew, and who had been
working 10 the town few days.
The Van Buren, (Ark.) Press sage: "a
considerable Improvement about the Pres
byterian church" Glad to know it. When
the churches begin 10 improve and set
good example to sinners, especially by re-
framing from worship paid TO the golden
idol, there will be chance of converting
einners.
BY carelessly handling pistol, +. J. Ma
| SOD, OF Jscksonport, had bullet pass through
| his hand last week. 1t will be no warning;
| people even boy toy pistols, that their little
| ones may try the same experiment and die
| OF lockjaw; il is the modern way OF limiting
families and providing against over-popula-
| ton.
| THEClarksvile Chronicle learns tn al small
| pox has broken out in an alarming way in
Cheathsm aud Robertson counties, Tenn.
This is Inaccessible; T. disease was known
| to be on its rounds; why was not the ALSO
| lutte defense of vaccination resorted to?
Wilson county, near Lebanon, is also visited
in the same way.
| THE weather prophet of the Knoxville
| Chronicle said, on Saturday: yesterday WIS
| ground hog day. He crept from his hole,
and, as the sun skone brightly, doubtless saw
his shadow. He will not appear again for
six weeks, during which time winter will
hold its sway" The initiated will notice
that this took place on Friday.
THIS s the way the Van Buren, ARK.
Press sings It's morning cong: "New people
are coming in, new dwellings re being dwelt,
l
points to a nearer approach Of fortune. Van
Buren, promises to become the queen place
of the West, an immense railroad center,
and the quaintest town in the West"
AT Birmingham, Ala, last week, negro
woman cook of thirty set herself on FIRE. She
had been shouting "Jesusw and "gloryw for
some days, aud when assistance came she
called out from the fire: SPIN gwine 10 my
Redeemerw She died 10 two hours. Like
many more, her idea was to get to heaven
aud enjoyment, not ito cease from evil and
learn 10 do we'll"
The Little Rock Gazette says stranger
died neglected and uncared for at August
Ludwig's clearinghouse. When dead it was
found that the unfeeling Ludwig had doubled
the head downward and the legs up toward
stable in the yard. Indignation is great,
especially as ii turns out the man was of a
good family in Massachusetts.
VAN buren, (Ark.) Press: "The Board oil
Health of Fort Smith, on the superstition
that there was an epidemical disease preva-
lent in that town, ordered the schools closed
and the churches also, and then fined two
ministers for violation Of the boards ediot
Do not CONSIDER Us malicious when we say
that the Board OF Heath OF Fort Smith had
batter take back seats and a good dose oil
, syrup of squills."
The Nashville american says that a mum
Der OF towns in the State are continually
, appealing to the State Board of Health for
, quarantine against other towns to keep away
the smallpox. Experience proves that the
only sfectual quarantine is vaccination, bu
: people want the board 10 take the labor oil
/ guaranteeing somebody else while they will
, not vaccinate themselves These are the
, people that will give up all their wife's rela.
. tives for the war.
, The Washington (Ark.) correspondent o
, the Little Rock Gazette, writes: "Paul Bag
3 ley, whom the Gazette has very properly
styled the 'Pious Fraud was here yester
, day. His offer 10 lecture in one of the
churches was promptly declined, viii
I thanks; whereupon the savory Paul imme
I diatey transferred himself 10 the top of /.
3 goods box and made street harangue Il
I passsrs-by. learn he did not give hi
opinion as 10 the quality OF eggs the hen
r lay up about Lewisville"