Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-04
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

rapidly cleared away.
Green corn was quite abundant on
the stalls last evening".
Another scorcher Yesterday, the
thermometer rising up in the nineties.
We noticed several baskets of ripe,
luscious peaches on the fruit-stands
yesterday.
Little boys commenced celebrating
the Fourth last night, by firing crack
ers iii the streets. The CONSCIENCE
was more than one scared horse.
The report of the Supreme Court
in the caseOf ModFath VI. League, in
another column, is Of Interest to every
drayman.
"A negro woman, while out black.
berrying near Grenada, Miss, on Fri
day, was killed by a panther. So says
the Sentinel.
The jury in the Kiernan case
were not able to agree up to 6 O'Clock
yesterday evening and were dis
charged until Monday.
We are indebted to our friend W.
3. Wigs, Esq, who returned home
yesterday from New York, for files OF
late Northern papers.
Col. J. ). Dqbose, editor of the
Ledger, left Yesterday evening on the
Liberty No. ,, for the Hot Springs
where he viii spend a few months.
That mysterious caucus over
Aenie's saloon was repeated Friday
night. Look out, gentlemen-We'Il
have TO blow on you il yGu don't mind
how you carry sail.
Col, Mitchell returned 10 the
County Clerk, when he received his
S50,0O0 in bonds, six thousand dollars
in County Warrants, issued him some
weeks ago.
-BuZZard's RO0st was a bowling
wilderness of darkies last night, and
up to a late hour drums were rattling,
flies shrieking and B. L. and Others
b~iGViating at a tremendous rate.
"A passenger train will leave the
Memphis and Ohio depot at 8 O'Clock
this morning for Raleigh Springs, sE
fOrding the citizens of this city an Op-
pOrtunity of Spending the day in the
country and returning at : o'clock
pm.
-ThaAE g@re thirty arrests IN the
First District up to midnight. y raid
was made during the evening IN the
bagniOs, and about twenty inmates
were arrested. Among the " bosses "
was the notorious Annie Gallagher.
Mrs. Ella Z. Nichol, who lately
died III Nashville, from the effects OF
a wound received from the accidental
HE1.FNa as0sD. of a nFgNnl Vrra1 vrvnll lv0awrvv.
and much esteemed in Memphis sOci-
ETY. previous to the war. Her maiden
mamie was Fackler.
As Mr.. John Castor aud his wife
were driving through Fort PickeFsHg,
the horse attached TO the buggy took
fright and ran away. Mr.. and Mrs.
CASTOR were thrown out and the for
mer considerably bruised. The Mad
2me bOWever, escaped without in
jury, The buggy was Knocked into
- EOn eternal smash
The soda water manufacturers
yesterday got after the junk shops for
purchasing their bottles. Search war
rants were issued in several cases, and
in every instance rewarded by finding
their bottles, which are proprietary.
The iInL shops, as n general thing,
are only depGts kI the reception of
stolen goods.
-ThefollOWing marriage certificates
were returned to the office of John
League, Esq, County Clerk, during
the %geek ending yesterday. II will
be 2 taat the business has not been
very brisk lately; !, =, IudGins and
Miss VI. +. Johnston, anderson
Crutchner and Jane StTatt0n; and
Geo. w. Jamisson to Patsy Gray.
Among the other methods of cele-
bHatiag tQ-mOrrOw-the galOri0us
Fourth, +" or Fifth-let all of our read
ers remember that nGne will be more
pleasant and at the same time more
profitable and innocent than spending
a few hours out at James Park, where
st. Peters orphans viii have their
annual picnic. The Vaneestreet cars
viii run regularly throughout the day
TO within three hundred yards Of the
Park.
Jim Foster, a negro, went iltQ
McCOmbs Co.'S hardware establish
ment yesterday to purchase a razor.
Several were put out for him 10 ex-
anime, and while doing so, seeing an
opportunity when he thought that he
was not watched, slipped one into his
pocket. lie was seen however, and
officer UOrnan,. who was called in,
marched him off to the calaboose.
ID. c. Smith was arrested again
yesterday at the instance of one of the
Rezzi eFoBd-one Ellen Large, who
him with assault and battery.
was up before Squire Nortep, who
put him under $3.50 bonds to keep the
peace. Smith did not ike this, and
showed his disapprobation by shoot
ing his mouth of, for which the Squire
assessed a fine of ten dollars for con-
On this Smith became very
and apologized to the Squire /
intil he RENTED the fine.
The barbecue at Whites Station.
Yesterday, was adelightfula affair. The
Did Agricultural Society met for the
asst time. George Holmes, ESQ, took
he Chair, and Col. Leon TrOusdale
vas Secretary and after some pleas
INT little speeches the Society adj
burned sine die. The barbecue was
{ a number one" everybody was in a
rood humOr, and the affair a success
Is everything that the White Station
olks undertake is sure to be. During
he day Col. Tom. Avery made a
peech which was unayoidObly crowd
d out of this issue.
"A question has been raised as TO
when bank notes made payableon the
til c, July are to be collected. The
8GlkeT's Manual lays down the fol-
rule in reply to questions on
he point: Commercial papers hav-
ng days of grace and falling due on
sunday, July 4, 1863, viii be payable
n Tuesday, the 9Th of July. Com
nercial paper without days of grace,
ne Sunday, July 1, 1869, will be pay
BILE on Tuesday, July 9. CONNER
ial paper having days of grace and
llling due on Monday, July 5, 1859,
1ili be payable on Saturday, the Sd Of
uly. Commercial paper without days
f orana. filling dine on Monday. .TIflv