Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-17

corn planted, and-sre now making prepars-
tions for large cotton crop.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss, has 1000 acres
In peaches, 100 acres in strawberries, leo
acres in Irish potatoes, lOU acres ia peas, l25
acres IN beans and ten acres IN onions.
CovINGToE. (Tenn) Record: There has
been good deal Of corn planted IN this Vi
cinity. Wheat, oats and clover are looking
we'll. Turnip salad is all the rage"
KosCIusKo (Missl Star: Garden vegeta-
bles are appearing on the tables; fruit has
not been injured by tie cold. Farmers re-
port having good stand Of corn and are
well up blowing the cotton lands"
OZARK (Ark) Democrat: "We can't stop
the int ficient officers of this town, but We
can do as much ss the boy did who had hold
of the calls tail. He said he couldn't stop
it, but he could make it 90 SLOW"
7. J. BOLTON, who is charged with shoot
ing the CLARK boys at VicksbHrg, three years
ago, shot J. c. Glass on Sunday last at
Brandon, Mics. If justice had been done at
the first murders il would have saved the
other.
AT Wbiteoak Chippinss, near Ozark, Ark,
the Ozark Democrat reports that, generally,
wheat and oats look well; but some of the
wheat cam up go bad 1t was piowed over in
despair. Cattle dealers were buying up all
the cattle.
MERIDIAN, Miss, ia assuming metropoli-
tan importance, because one day last week
the fines at its Mayors Court amounted to
$50. This is not glorying in sin but just
msgnitudinizing on the profits and exalts-
ton 10 be derived from if.
AT Covipgton, Tenn, The rice that occurred
duriog the night caused a disturbed snake
90 fha Of q Prono hax
awaked By its crawling over the bed. He
got up, gathered the corners Of the quilt and
snook the thing off into the creek.
The Ozark (Ark.) Democrat reports wheat
up and looking we'll; a held of corn is up and
has been plowed once. The town Is lively;
a telegraph line has been established across
Main; the fruit crop Of the county ia promis
| ing. More oats soEn than usual and more
cotton planted than any previous year.
The CoviDgton (Tenn.) Record states that
| last week colored child aged five years
gave an ounce Of laudanum TO another little
child aged TWO years. DIS. Sanford and Gill
| iespie were called in, but could do nothing
for the child. The poison had done its work,
| The Yszoo City (Miss.) Herald reports
| the beginning of an active planting, gardens
doing well, gnats troublesome where the
| overflow was. Bishop Green was too feeble
| to administer confirmation at church, and
the rite was performed at a private resi-
dence. The Rev. w. G. McCracken had be.
come the rector of Trinity church.
SUMMIT, Miss, reioices, it has no saloons
The wife's heart is lightened, the mothers
anxietiea are essed, the policeman has lit
tie to do, the magistrate has few calls for
law, pistols are out of use and knives are
kept for the dinner plates, and the house oil
l 4 ssF Tod H., 10. !,
disturbs the Gong of praise or violates the
peaceful hush of prayer.
THEeditor Of the Ozark lark. Democrat ha
evidently, under provocatien, put out
manly declaration of Independence. He says
"No favor bestowed upon US as an indiVdua
I or an editor will swerve US from consclen
tious discharge of our duties as an editor
We never suffer any man to be better to u
than we are 10 him, provided it can be don
without sacrificing right"
CONVICTION (Tenn.) Record: ''The lev
made by the County Court for school pur
poses meets with opposition. As to the lega
right of the court to make the levies, tn
: bar is divided in opinion on the subjec
The benefit intended to do the county and il
citizens certainly justifes the act. Tn
farmers will see that in building up goo
! free schools the better class of labor will b
brought into the county,"
THE Little Rock Democrat tells OF G.
Skillibeer crossing the river there on wat'
bicycle. Out upon the river was what locke
j like man skimming along over the top
the water on an ordinary bicycle. The MAJ
$ support was upon the plan OF the catamara
e | upon which was high raised seat, and
curved supports at distance appeared iii
the wheel of bycicle. Upon this the rid
sat, and with his feet worked the treadle
E | which we're connected with a screw attac
{ ment beneath the water, by which it ia pr
q PEELED
, The Corinth (Miss.) Subsoiier says: 'iShe
if Williams has planted FIVE acres wi
Irish potatoes, up to last Saturday, and W
| waiting for the moon to get right, or ne
enough to the earth, to plant another acre
Waiting for the moonl As long as moo
:, walters exist the South cannot thrive; som
! Church ought to send a missionary to Co
! inth. No wonder We find corresponds
J writing 10 the same paper: ain regard to n
! opinion of the farmers of this country,
must say they are very much behind the a.
: in the use OF farm machinery"