Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-20
puNnH ON THE WAR.
From tae LoadsH Punch's Special Correspondence
~CHARLEsToE, July %, 1861.

10 make. -FOUR hGi1nAH I0NAAGAg 1890 49,
reputation, great influence ought TO have, like
other ugDers, special correspondent at the seat
Of ar. am the man. Ia short, was cor
respondent BY nature. II you will-sccept my
offer I will telegraph nv l~ettersto St. Johns, n
B whence thew with be forwarded TO you via
sie4mers-thus you will 0btatn details ahead
OF all arrivals. OF couT-s, in sending eomnu-
alcstions over wires, / must be as concise as
--zs,bIe, to save time and expense, which may
- CT a etrrsin twitchness Of style; to this,
a. ..ysr, yeu may not obi Z. Accompanying
k.,er specimeB of ny S -
Am now in Charleston, very center OF seces-
E!onIsm. Was told in Norlh I should be able
70 get neither lodging nor food in this city.
Hos absurdly these,thihgs are exaggerated at
distance Found little or DO difficulty In securing
fair portion Of billiard table on which | sleep
quite comfortably; a little Inconvenience in the
morning, 10 be sure, when they
for although they have no right to play at my
end before seven o clock, still il is almost i'm
possible to proven balls flying about occasion
slly. Gentlemen this msTning made winning
hazard Of back Of my head, but they would
not let It count, which l was not sorry for on
whole. stroke unintentional | know, but billiard
balls hard, and human nature weak, psrticu-
laHv about lower part back of bead. As for
food, live on cover, or something cOnfOundediy
ike Il Call Il gum5o, have it three times d
day. Yesterday dined off split chicken, look
ed like arms Of Austria broiled. For breakfast
they serve us species Of yulcanized pan cake,
known I think (miBd, only think, so II mista-
ken do not set me down as another Dir Arrow
root. OF Times' correspondence notorietv,
kaorn I ihins, as corn dodgers, or fsp JACK
One elassic substance served up with treackle,
20 as tn resemble blister, is ! know, called
huckWheat cake.
Today witnessed one Of Institutions Of
country in its NEST striking aspect. Public
b~aF-T0om at tree lunch time. Most drinking
saloons OF any emipeRce spread lunch table
from eleven to che o'clock. Every one who
choose come in, eats as much as be likes and
pays nothing. About y o'clock drnpt into
Sem - great crowd people there, eating,
drinking. smoking, talking Large table set
oui, boiled beef, oyster soup, gumbo, dried fish,
cheese, crackers. and bread. GeBtlensnly
bsrkeeDeF mixing drinks in highly artistic
manner, pouring liquor from one tumble to an
Other 10 psTsbolic curve over bis head. Gene
raj bum Of conVeTsation, in which the words
"Secess on " Southern Confederation No
bow you can fix it,o "Tbst long, sisb-aided,
nigger.stesiing son Of a gun, Abe Liucoln.o
" No SIR rec, boss,' most frequently heard.
sal Fl ug Of feet, blinking OF ice IN huge pitch
eTs, etc. Woks Cf art sdofn ~walis-femsle
FIGURES in high style undress most patronized.
Spittoons as large as busbel bas kets generously
distributed over marble floors easy chairs in
81 neutrality-suspicious. sitting on shoulder
blades.
Charleston picturesque Old eity-quite class
ie ground-has q ruin neutrality-suspicious.
mill blown up several years ago. People OF
Charleston talk about their antiqui les -one
house eighty years old. Several fne hotels,
two or three excellent churches, and very nice
arsenal FoluminOus market place, well sup
piled with okrs, squash, pumpkins, peanuts,
popcorn, yamB, squirrels, robbins, clans, etc.
Mu-ton ana beef Dot very abundant, South
Carolius having seeded from butchers meet.
City Hall a neat little edihce. POstcfhce oDe
where In church. There lie 4 good deal Of sea,
and bay, and water Of one kind and another
round sbour. with several forts in it and Oh it.
Good esplanade, called White Point Garden
walks nacadsmfzed with peppermint l~ozenges,
or shells. DONE Know which; and anyway beau
tifuI effect
STATE OF society, generally, very much dis
organized. Bodies armed men patrol streets
all night. Every one armed to teeth, If they
have teeth; very often have not 10 this country,
in which case, armed to upper lip or organ Of
philoprogenitivsness. Have been arrested
Eve times, brought before vigilance commit
tees: guapicious character, who was i? where
did I come from2 etc etc. Stated was a per-
sousl friend Of Er. PUach, special correspond
ent. alright, let CT immediately. Mr.. Punch
greatly respected here, next TO General Wash
ington.
Attended grand caucus last night-greSt
demonstration Principal speaker burst ali
buttons Of shirt front, said if Northern States
vcuid Only contract to carry the mails as
usual. and supply them with ice, poultry, bay
vr7 frssrns. south Carolina would never sur
p. iatbfr perisi I Patriots grave better
AN something eise-patTiots everything
der Than everything else, nothing like pstri-
os. in feet, every man not patriot ought to
have bic bead punched Ter words to that ef-
fsctl Aereesbly surprised at dignity and de-
rousm with which meeting was conducted
.nly one hEbt. end that attended with no fatal
rss1Its-wounGed man walked down street
nrzt dsv, expected to recover. SOutbsrneTs
certainly very gentlemsnly men, should feel
mors al ease in their society il they didn't car
~ 80 many bowie knives about, don't see how
they manage il. only wear two, one up nav
back, ether down leg of my pants, and small
revolver in breast pocket, still ind 1t inconve'
piept in sitting doWr-feel as If ! bad received
ucset to Orthpedic Institution, aud been very
thoroughly treated.
Eaweyer, I hope 20 avoid my unpleasant
feeling bv carefully conforming to customs of
GENTRY. sn conforming continually, coBse
oBence Is. an becoming very poPulsT-great
tnnhsr az distinguished persons already Gait
n Im-drink with every one: this morning
took two astoRe wsliso and a "Gen. JacksOn"
b. FB,e breakfast. After breakfast me- Judge
King, invited me to "smiie'' and we sm'ieo;
Drssap-iv Joined By Deacon Mason, smiled
lin in his land you can smile and smile,
aSd moi be a ~viilain,) result was, drank three
sShrsudv eoektails,1 two "gin Sings" one
xabu -erea run.' and a @moral s~gasion" BIZ
,ynrh time. obliged 10 do it in order to main
air so,fsI position. Find lm getting very
p~opulsr; met Gov. Pickens to-day, offered me
post Of Judge of the Supreme Court, when
TIMES get fxed ID Bit; . informed bin knew
Z -. -rnlseN Il mae ~ Efun rpuan-
o~aencs;'' chad / common sense f" 1 thought
TOAD; he considered that quite sufficient; was
inst the man they wanted"
Negroes less prevalent than I anticipated,
not varg industrious class Of people, seem TO
occupy themselves chiefly sitting on barrels,
ccrroEipg large ears Of boiled corn, exhibiting
rows Of teeth that lock like keys Of piano.
dreadful fall in negroes recently (wili rise by
zpd-bv. suspect } +" NiggeTs amt worth half
tguat they wos," general sentiment. Head
waiter at hotel weeping bitterly at breakfast,
manfred cause told be had suffered severe pc
runisrv loss, three months ago was worth
Sgteen tungred doliars, now would not sell for
more lnsn seven hundred. Free niggers 20
rboat streets trying TO sell themselves in order
10 realize before civil war breaks out. My
oninion is. here will be DO secession for long
North will cut of supply Of ice, southsrners
VIII have none 70 make mint juleps, whole
south in q etate Of Ancient Mariner, have to
ave In. and there Will be DO end OF this esiTa
node. Oace more eagle will soar above PIE
sstrsts bodv Of defeated anarchy. Lion will
lie down win lamb, everything .. K.
Talking Of customs OF countTy,l wish you
v-oYId nublisb accompanying portrait Of Col
onsl Bronze, gsntlemaBIy proprietor Of Psvl-
ion Hotel. Also, portraits OF jim ShOoken-
back. g~entlemaniy bsrkeeper, aad Ar. Kelly,
geptlemanly porter Of hotel. These little at
fsntions cutie usual, / assure you, custom OF
country. Hope you viii not allow youTselfto
be frhnenced by any absurd preconceived pre-
Srsice AGAINST puff z IL so, it will seriously
vo3TT GORILLA.
I'VE have received 1876 applications from
gentlemen residing in America, eeco SPpheSIt
rari1g 10 become our war correspondent We