Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-09-11
GERMAN DOUGLAS uuB.

At a meeting Of the German Douglas club OF
this city, held last night, 1t was unanimously
Reached. That the German DoHElas club OF
Memphis. sersnade Hon. W H. Polk, ne Dem
ocratic STATE ~elector, upon the night Of Tues
dsv. llth inst, al S O'Clock, at The Norslam
house . and that we cordially iaVtc al ne
Douglas clubs IL this city TO ioia with as IN
this demonstration, and earnestly request me
difereit clubs 10 turn out in full fope with Us
goBN DUrTLTNeERs Prest.
FRKD. WARNER, Sec'y.
A woEp ABour Nose UIrors-OGr EgyP-
tian predecessor, the ancient Memphis Of the
Phsraobs, had her plague in the form OF 10
custs~ sBarms Of flies and vsrmin-her nod
ern prototype upon the American Nile in the
share Of countless myriads Of masqsifoes.
Tie ingenuity Of man has devised means to
kin rats, catch flies, exterminate bedbags, and,
In 6ne, to get nd Of every troublesoue nuis-
ance save this intolerable plague a blood
sucking vampires. The swamps Of Arkansas
seem to be the bottled il which they are raised
in sufficient numbers 10 supply the whole
country from s.. Louis to New Orleans, fur
nishinE cur cousins Of Nashville with a
few. Agsle Of wind sprlnging up In an east
err direction brings clouds Of them to the city.
Our nsighboring town Of Hops6eld seems to
be their metropolitan "hsadquarters," and
ought really to have borne The more expressive
and significant name Of Mosguiforile. We
are informed hat its denizens are blessed with
q mammoth sort that we rarely sse-a species
that whst their bills on bricKbsts, and can
easily stand on their hind legs and drink out Of
a pint cup. II this be so, We ough 10 con-
g~ratulste ourselves hat we are not as they
and be satisfied that the matter is not worse.
Seriously speaking, howeve We are under thu
impression that we have the heaviest " crop "
Of The animals this season that have infested
the country within The last ten years.
THE 0NoETHES LreHr."- This phenom-
enon, which was visible here the other night
was also seen from Louisville, Cincinnati,
Chicago and St Louis. The BEllefin, Of the
latter place, says Of il: About 10 O'Clock
last night there was a display OF the Borealis
more magnificent than any we have yet seen.
The whole northern heavens we're lit up BY =
silvery grange brightness +; spires flashing
AA~A" EHAAAaAAA AFNAAA AANAa O. NaAAA 1NANat 4
bow, even to the zenith, irradiating the entire
heavens. In The northwest a food Of Grim
son light, seeming a great couhagratiOn, filed
the sky, and sent up, ever and anon, a pillar
OF rudy Ere, changing and flashing ike the
bues Of the dolphin. Crowds Of persons were
upon the streets, watching the ineompsrsbly
and beautiful phenomenon, and wonder
ing atIts mys' srious philosophy"
H-oETIcULTURAL AND SEED SToRE.-Ws
have receives from Mr.. r. G.. Craig a cata-
Of The Memphis horticultural and seed
store, which win be opened on the first Of De-
in the new building on the southeast
OF Second and Union streets. The cat
embraces every variety OF fruit, shade
and evergreen trees, flowers, plants, garden
and field seeds, al Of which Mr.. Craig will
have on sale at bis depot in this city, from and
after the opening a. bis seed store on the hrst
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