Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11
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MIR. j. d. FowLKEs was appointed
postmaster at Memphis, Tenn, on
the 9th inst
A MILLIONAIRE Georgia farmer re-
Gently died, leaving his entire fortune
to a negreSs.
BIDS for the building Of the Nash
vile and Chesapeake Railroad will |
be opened at Gallatin today,
a GENTINE case Of yellow fever Of
purely local origin, developed at New |
Orleans last week. The health officers
claim to fear no spread Of the disease.
DESTRUCTIVE storms and water
spouts are Of almost daily occurrence,
notonly throughout the United States, |
but in other countries Of the world as !
well.
Gainesville, Ga, has a brass band !
composed of young girls from four
teen to sixteen years old.-EX.
Sam Jones alsolivesin Gainesville.
The town will soon grow famous.
If TT be possible for an individual
or an enterprise to be talked to death
in the newspapers, Gen. Grant and
Monteagle certainly cannot much
longer survive under the burden.
ANOTHER big lawsuit has been in
stituted at Philadelphia against the
Bell Telephone Company. The Bell
Company have won every suit
brought against them yet, and with
their money will doubtless win this
one. Such monopolies are hard to
defeat.
A NUMBER of horses in Illinois
found to be affected with CHAMBERS
have been appraised by the authori-
ties and killed. This seems to be
rather severe treatment, but is
thought to be the only sure way of
preventing the spread of the disease.
THE cholera is raging to an alarm
ing extent in Spain, and people are
dying in great numbers. 1t has
broken out again in some Of the cities
of France which were so severely
stricken last year. 1t has notappear-
ed in the United States yet, and it is
certainly to be hoped that it will not.
THE southern cattle fever has made
its appearance in Haywood county,
Tenn. The counties of Polk, Brad
ley, James, Hamilton, Marion, Sc
quatchie, Franklin, Lincoln, Giles,
Lawrence, Wayne, Hardin, Hender-
son, Hardeman, Fayette, Shelby,
Madison and Haywood, constitute
the southern cattle fever belt in Ten
nessee, and the disease is said to be
progressing northward four to five
miles per annum. Cattle raisers
north of this belt should be very care
full about bringing cattle from any
section within or south of this belt.
One or two head of diseased cattle
will spread the disease very rapidly.
THERE are comparatively few APP
plicationS for leave of absence
among clerks and government en-
ployes at Washington this season. 1t
was the custom under the old order
of things for the various bureaus to
be almost deserted at this time of
year, the clerks spending from one
to three months frolicing over the
country at full pay. 1t is the draw
ing of big salaries for services not
rendered that makes government po-
sitionS so much sought after. There
is no sane reason why government
employees should be paid for time not
applied to the duties Of their posi-.
tions. This is one very great reform
with which the new administration
can be credited.