Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-29

According to programme, Bill Stokes
alas Gen. VIM. Stokes, arrived la tow
, The evening train on the Memphi
cd Charleston Road, yesterday. Fol
lays past the faithful have been expect
~ him, and early ia the afternoon Jh'
Ulcers OF the Loyal League Commenced
nskiTg preparations FOR g grand TeceI
ION, Iust was TO RstOnish the natives
.nd carry terror to the hearts of the De
aocrscy. +. W. Louis. the gsllan
CeutoD, upon whom the msnlle OF To,
immortal Barbour did not descend, wa,
t~ppointed Grand Marshal OF the occs-
ion. About four O'Clock ne gathered a.
d" WoOlly's" beer-hOuse, opposite thu
| Greenlaw, some four or five other whit.
scala gSgs, who, after sWilliDg = couple
" EGGS OF lager and borrowing tht
flag ef the Turn Verein, Started
on on horseback 20 assemble the
aaus. They charged around the pur
ieus Of the city, blowing their horn,
sad drinking at every negro dOggeFy
until nearly nightfall. The hundreds o.
die Degroes that thrOng the 4" free
s,inksn of Fcrt Pickering, the Opers
House, the County Court, and OtheI
Qusliy popular Localities, were notified
s3d sent 10 the meeting places, e ?
grand tGrchlight procession ~improvised
Louis did not, in the srdoT OF the pre-
J~4rstions, forget the iUju1ctiOns Of oil
Rzbelais, and drank often aud deep a.
very scalzwsg beer house Thert
re had credit for 8 drink. Tho Con-
.equence was, that long ere dark ht
EEs well Slowed, and fel5 himself aCsn-
slr in point Of h-OTsemsnship, ana q
valiant Is Hector or julius CRs sr
Willis csresring and cavortiDg slO0g
s coud street, lear The corner of + -.
Court, 10 this happy rame OF mind, be
ssW soma ladies and children on the
.idewslk, and determined TO show Eis
sill and bravery By charging his horse
nt0 them and riding them down. So,
boutiDg the battle cry of Pill Scht0keS
add Grant. HOOrsh for hill; who cares
Ur wire ~ be stuck spurs into his charger
and made st the terrified party. Luck
iy for them, however, the brute SHE'D =
something and ran sgaiUst 3 lsmp-pOsi,
singing IF. W. the valiant, forty fset
yer bis head, and landing him IN = soft
Dot on the Nicholson pavement. After
performing this feat, the horse left for
parts unknown. A cOupls OF daTkies
Eent Z Louis, picked him up, and
Rieing the blood fEOn bis nose, aud the
sger from bis lips, win taelF coat tails
s5sd him il he was hurt. HOOFted ?
Suust you look! Ich bin a dead msn
Aeb, meiD GJtti D4ke me TO de- Iun-
uel saloon % and mufmuriOg schoapps
quick !" be fsinted. Calling a hand
Art that happened TO be passing, the
tWO stslWart "men and brOtheEs"
bundled him into it, and carried him to
tae ''TunneI," on Adams street, where
they dumped him, and he was taken 10
charge by the bsrkespe-, who revived
hin By rubbing his bead win . whisky
bottle.
This urtoWard accident nearly spoiled
he torch-light procession, but his abl-
.~ssistsnts lad already gathered Z haii
iLz N carriages and hand esrts, and viii
these they proceeded to the Charleston
Depot. where they net The great sczls-
ysg, S.0kes, and escorted him 70 the
0 sertou, where he was 70 put up. Bar
& Stokes had not reckOoed without hbs
host, he certainly had without his wouid-
e fellow guests, VIM Kissed sOd grosned
he eorteCe sWsg from tie hotel, and be
Ess com@elled to hunt another boarding
mouse. 1t was proposed that ne should
70 immediately 10 '3the hoost MAKES
speech, hear the party hewi a"hlie, snc
that time s hotel could be IouaU
for him. This, We believe, gss done;
ard as wa write, Stokes is delightirg tbs
Id's at the R)Ost, with one 81 his
own highly eloquent and re8ued ad-
Meanwhile. Sheriff Curry having
aeeu applied 10, had q Lice pre-
pared for him ia the County Jajl-tnzt
nsiug the only Citing accommodation
suat could be secured for him a. 50 shcrl
I notice.