Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-22
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

See advertisement of Poplar street
residence for sale.
"A complete let down at the Sec
Ond District yesterday.
The guard at the Jail will be re-
duced from six to four men after the
first of the coming month.
The Confederate Picnic engrossed
the whole Of public attention yester-
day. Per consequence, the city was
lamentably dull.
The Second District Station has
signs, cOnspicuOusly displayed, notify
ing lOafers that their company can
and will be dispensed with.
20 Don't want to be searched by a
negro!" is the cry of nearly every
prisoner taken to the s~tationhOuses.
Why were white turkeys dispensed
with?
We hear that there is some new
movement on foot, which, it is limited,
establishes the proper line between
capital and labor in this locality at
least. More anon.
Nashville is in a nice fix. There
was not a pound of ice to be had in
that village yesterday. But such in
cOnvenienceS must be expected by
deniZens of country towns.
The scarcity of lemons in the city
IS a subject of universal complaint.
And we are not alone-New Orleans
and Mobile have to pay 81 p to 81 50
per dozen for the same fruit; or did a
few days since.
Any of 0ur merchant friends de-
sirous of purchasing wrapping paper,
will find it to their interest to call at
the APPEAL Office. We have several
hundred old exchanges put up in bun
dies of %ffties, suited to the purposes Of
retail merchants especially.
Our columns were so crowded
yesterday as that we were compelled
to leave out many of the faVOrs of our
advertising patrons. This we will re-
quite by their gratuitOus insertion in
our paper OF to-day. We direct public
attention to them.
The heat continues undated. At
l :OS pm. yesterday the mercury stood
at 50 in Merriman, Byrd q Co.'S. 1t
is to be hoped that the change of the
moon, which takes place to-day, will
bring with it a change from this hor-
rid weather.
Among the names of "distfn-
guished Southern gentlemen" men,
toned as composing an excursion
party about leaving Chicago for Cali
we find that of -" Hon. A.
Mckinstry, of Alabama" Such
g gentlemen" stink in the nostrils Of
true Southern men. Faugh! Me
Kinstry a gentleman!
Now is the time to advertise. The
is opening. We begin to real
ize the fact that the business of IS69-7O
will be the heaviest ever enjoyed by
To reap the full benefits Of
it, our merchants Sh Ould begin to adj
vertise at once. The APPEAL is an
Oldand approved organ of public opin-
ion and offers unusual inducements to
advertisers. Send in your favors.
The police are notified that they
may look out for a visit from John
.Brien, James Murray, alias Car
ThOs. Burns, alias /" Brockey.''
Dan Burns, alias " Blacksmith DAN"
w. Cummings, John Quinn
and Cornelius McGinnes, as this mob
has been kicked out Of st. Louis, and
viii be winging its way southwark
long.
The next number of the WEEKLY 1
APPEAL will contain a CODY of ex-
President JohnsOn's speech at Knox
vile, Mr.. Etheridge's speech at Dan
and the complete and well
prepared report of the execution oil
and Moody, which appeared
n u issue of yesterday. Orders left |
It our counting room for the NAM
moth WEEKLY APPEAL, which will
appear on Wednesday next, will be
promptly attended to.
Jack Evans. the blacklist old moke
Shelby county, was brought before
Justice Black yesterday, on the COM
olaint of Mrs. Evans, who charged
Tack with giving her a most fearful
rubbing. The evidence established
he fact that Jack was only auxiliary
the fight, which was a triangular
me, and that Bob Trance was the one
Who had used up a blackjack sapling
m Mrs. Evans. The row took place
m Bibb's plantation, about five miles
rom the city, and was, for a few min
ties, quite lively. Jack got off with
fine of 81 and costs.
Kit Malloy (not one of the four
cen of which Mrs. Malloy bOasted)
allied to appear yesterday before JUS
ice Black and prosecute the charge
e had made against Bette Avent oil
attempted to split him wide
pen with a razor, and Bette was
old to go and sin no mOre-if she
ould help it. She went.
There's a fellow now drifting
bout, may be in Memphis for aught
hat is known to the contrary. who
as the following diplomat: He
laims to be a rich lawyer from Mis-
Ouri; he has five wives now living;
stole his last wife's horse; he
ought a farm and didn't pay for it:
e taught school in Wayne county,
owa, but had to leave suddenly; Sc
uced a young girl, and stole her ear
robbed a sick mans trunk of
1me clothes and $40; and is now on
ne wing for setting his brothers.
on fire. !,
According to the st Louis Democrat 1
AIRY Vessels, referee in the late
ght, does not show up" very well.
hat paper says: "Some inquiry has |
cen made in regard to the antecedents
: the referee, Larry Vessels. Those 8
no know the past history Of this \
ian express surprise that he should y
2 chosen for so responsible a task. {
1essels will be remembered by those '
no lived here fifteen or twenty years t
70, as a witness in two interesting C
trials-the O'Blenis trial and
le Jackson trial. Persons who are I
lrious to learn further particulars of c
lose memorable trials can refer to the '
ewspaper files of the period, and they d
i'll see the name Of Mr.. Vessels as a (
illness for the defendants in both Q
Ses.v 6
We direct the particular attention Il
our readers to the advertisement in e
column from the house of il
i'll, Fontaine & CO., wholesale gro- r
and commission merchants, 326 d
ront street, One Of the staunchest, s