Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-13

NORTH CAkOLINA....--..LLlie Ballentine
NEW AMPSHiR --.--:---.Ciara smith
SOUTH CAROLINA......~.,.....,.--Julia Morgan
tLJplDA ..--.. nakne AlcEtM En-
lS1CU - naIaoaSoL
WEST VtR5INIA~-~-..-.---.satiie owen
T.---..---.- .....--..--.Anplo HlcRetb
NlIls Shiltl
MICHIGAN. emma Mitchell
low 4nlIe WY
OKEt+oN Fannie Cartwright
MlNNESOTA-..-~.---. .-----Mary Beile ChliGs
hehfy Cnlils
| RHODE Mcpherson
On the throne, surrounded by the
young ladies above mentioned, and rep
ressntiug the Goddess Of Libberty, was
Miss Katie Wsre Harris, who looked a
very diud. Surrounded and followed,
as beauty was even IN the knightly days
of Old, and even in our Own calvalIic
times, by an escort OF the Blair knights,
the car moved forward amid q blaze of
pyrotechnic splendor, which burst forth
from q hundred different directions as
the cortege filed slowly by. Along line
Of knights, dressed in plain black pants
and white shirts, and superbly mounted,
carving 3 hundred torches, filed after
the car, the whole under command Of
Mai. Phil Allen. After them came q
large g upon which was a platform,
on which was the
SODA WATER APPARATUS OF c J. HAIR
GAN,
the beautiful and intricate machinery Of
which was in fell motion during the
whole procession, making, bottliDg and
coFkfng bottles OF soda water, which
we're dispensed literally TO all who asked
for il. Following this was the
PROCESSION OF THE PURIM.
In a chariot drawn by -four gray horses
and escorted by four Blair Knights,
were four beautiful little Hebrew maid
ems, representing tbs mothers OF Israel,
Rachel, Leah, Miriam and Deborah.
The carrisge was tasIefnily decorated
with flowers and lanterns and presented
a fsirylike appearance. Following the
mothers of Israel wes a canopy of ever
/ greens, borne by four negroes, under
ID rode or horseback O Hebrew boy and
girl, representing the King AhsZ and
Queen Esther. On the front of the cSno-
py were the words, in Hebrew
and English, "Another Hsmsn
Fouud.U Behind this, and as
an escort, came a troupe Of Jewish
BOYS, dressed in spotlsss white, With
mitres and bresstplates, representing
Lsvites. Following them YVES q trans
parency on q hand-wsgOn, representing
= gaIlUWs, with Grant hanging on il,
and the legend, also, "annther Hannah
found" Close following these, with their
beautiful banner, which has already been
described in the APPEAL, was the
BLUFF CITY DEMOCRATIC CLUE.
These gentlemen turned out in force,
having seventy-fivs torches aud six
transparencies in the line. One of the
transparencies was 8 cheese box, with
the ends knocked out Rstraddle of it
was a jumping jack" figure, worked
with 8 string, and at the eEd wss the
simple word Grant" Next came the
FIRST WARD DEMOCRATIC CLUB,
In the van of which was a huge
pair Of log wheels, twenty feet
in diameter, drawn by six horses.
Mounted on them was a triangular
! transparency with the simple and effect
i've motto, " Seymour and Blair" One
hundred and tifty-fOur torches were
borne ia the line, end six transparencies.
The most ludicrOus of the latter was one
representing a "c-arpet-bagger on No
Vernber 6,u-s lean snd huugry-'ooking
individual with q carpet sack, making .
a. straight shirt tail" for up Salt creek.
This club was headed by the West Indian
colOTed Conservative band. After the
First Ward Club came two wagons, bear
ing tTanspsTencies, "Seymour aud
Blair" Close following these in the
line came the
SECOND WARD CLUB,
headed by their coiOred band, who were
doing brave service on their drums and
flies. AT the head Of the line, between
it and the band, was = wagon, hand
sOmeiy decked of, on which
was Tor q design a huge game cock. On
top OF the transparency, chained to his
place, VISA live COON" the same old
coon.n Que of the features of the pro-
cessiOn followed the olub-the
soDALIrY silver ooRNE BAND
in q bost, square or bsrque rugged, and
drawn by four horses, the rigging lighted
up with Chinese lanterns, the whole
making a brilliant and beautiful display.
On the side of the beat was the motto,
"Leftwich for Congress !" Following
this band came the
COLORED CENTRAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB
bearing a beautiful banner, representing
the white and black man shaking hands.
About fifty lights were carried by them,
and the body was maIshaled by the
veteran and portly Sam Croghan,
who was gorgeously attired in grand re-
gala OF silk and satin. Next in order,
led 10y Tobin's 9TH Ward (colOred) band,
came the
FOURTH WARD DEMOCRATIC CLUB,
which bore three transparencies and
sixty torches, making a fine, though not
quite so numerous a display IS some
other clubs. After the Atm Ward came
the
-rp,gpufs AMI CuARIESTON
DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
This, though the youngest club in the
line, as second to none in point ofRum-
Eers, or in the looks and accoutrements
ef the men. IL was headed by
q wagon bearing q transparency,
OF one side of which was q locomotive
yelled "SeymOur and Blair" coming
Ia. Js2sed, with the motto, "Clesr the
al fn. sDd on the other was Gram
track %ds q mule, which has become
trying toll - kicking and plRnging
vicious, anu HLet US have DeRce.'
with the motto, va was a locomotive
In front of the wae shed a lighI
head light which q ~ front
over the whole lii, ri hfty-hvt
They bore one hundred &. ,ssparien.
torches in the line and sven tn
cies. 1T 4
Inc wagon OF m6oSiSs ~ IEtoC( '
Co., brilliantly tighten up with coal o.
arrangements, and covered with patriotic
notices, followed next; and after Ii
French John followed in a wagon, in
which was q furnace with q fire in it.,
at which John stood cooking. Over the
furnace was a transparency repre-
representing Barbour Lewis reaching for
an omlette-marked 1890, 000." The
devil has him by the shoulder, and says
''look out brother, you will burn your
fingers" To which tho immaculate re.
plies, aust one more grab, master"
Next came the
YOUNG MEMS INDEPENDENT DBMOCRAT-
&c CLUB,
headed by its beautiful banner, which,
like the one of which we formerly spoke
has already been described in the APP
PEAL. On the front is a portrait Of Soy
mour, with the motto "Peace." The
legend is, "The fame of the copqueroI
is the scourge of mankind" On tbs
reverse is, I'm the bright lexicon 0
youth there is no such word as fall
There were q hundred and sixty torches
borne in this baud, each Of which wa
unique and beautiful, the flame being
sheltered from tire wind by 8 glass shade
Folio wing these came a
JOB PRINTING PREss,
mounted on a platform On wheels, an,