Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-29

Val, entitled Integrity Of character
the proper aim of Education" and
which has been the subject Of so much
discussion in the newspapers. To our
mind the Reverend Doctor Is more
than half right in his idaa Of labor,
and we think the pamphlet will richly
perusal.
As u special dispatch from
GAINESVILLE does not mention the
names of any Memphians as injured
by the terrible railroad accident that
it details, we take it for granted none
were seriously hurt. At least we hope
so.
The odor of new moWn hay con-
tinues to be one of the attractions Of
our little gem of a park. Last even
ing and night there was not a seat
there ~unOccupied, and the walks were
full Of promenaders. What a pity il
is that the grounds are not larger!
"A gentleman of this city received
a private letter from the Hon. A. H.
Stephens a day or two ago, from which
we regret to learn that the great states
man is still a complete invalid. He
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less for more than six months.
The APPEAL office was serenaded
by Steve Grayson's band last evening
about halfpast ten O'Clock, and very
fine music they made, too. We don't
know when we have heard anything
more unique, and at the same time
pleasanter and more inspiriting than
the music they made.
The frantic efforts of J. II. Stryker
to liberate three mackerels on a writ of
habeas corpus, were summarily
brought to an end YESTERDAY by Judge
Hudson, who refused to grant the APP
plicatiOn. The three prisoners in
whom Stryker was so much interested
were arrested " or the vag" and put
in the First District statiOnhOuse,
which being crowded, after a hearing,
were transferred to the county Jail for
safe keeping, and to serve out the term
to which they were sentenced. Stry-
ker thought this was an Infringement
on the rights of mackerels and accord
ingly instituted proceeding to have
them liberated on writ Of habeas
corpus as related. Judge Hudson in
giving his opinion settled the matter
definitely for awhile at least-unless
Stryker wants to carry it to the Su-
preme Court.
Yesterday was a field day, merri-
field day for the sightseers. For days
past it had been trumpeted through
the papers, announced in dodgers,
yelled forth by enthusiastic ~eXpeetant
urchins and otherwise made known
that on Tuesday evening at five o'clock
" professor" Mortified, the great
anatomical "ropewalker extraordi-
nary" and areOstatic bootmaker, who
had sailed the seas under the stars
and bars" would ascend by the main
rope TO the baket of Professor 7"
ThOmpsOn's ballon at the altitude of
1000 feet. We Yentured to suggest,
when the dodger headed in flaming
capitals, rOpewalking eXtraOrdi-
nary" was laid on u desk, that the
thing looked like a sell. We were in
dignantly approached the next
morning by the professors agent
and asked to know what THAT
meant" We tremblingly told him
that that was just what we thought,
w%hereupon he assured us that there
was no sell, and that he was ready to
bet from $500 TO $1,000 that the Profess
scr would perform the feat, etc. He
even went so far as to let US into the
secret of how it was to be done. We
were Yanquished and caved, perfectly
satisfied that the great anatomical
was o. X, and was going to ast0nish
the natives. We gave him several
notices and assured our readers that
the "ropewalking extraordinary |"
would come of. Tuesday came and
the affair was put otf-eYerybody
knows how-after keeping at least
three thousand people waiting for two
hours to see him make his ascent.
We again assured our readers-acting
on the assurances of the Great Ana
tOmical " and his friends hat the az
fair would certainly take place at five
O'Clock if the tickets were sold, and if
not the money would be refunded on
application to the Anatomical Boot
maker" at 367 Main street. As q
natural consequence the same crowd,
as far as numbers went, assembled to
see the great ascension. Two hours
were spent in waiting around, the
mOnotony of loafRg being varied by
the lively and continued appeals made
by the Professors drummers to the
crowd, inviting them to come up and
take stock. At last the "great ana
tomical' appeared attired in the usual
traditional sailors shirt and neck tie,
and loose pants. After a few prelimi-
nary shakings of the joints he pro-
duced a rope ladder, hooked it on to
the bottom of the balloon a and told
the manager of the air ship to pay out
that eight hundred feet of line-which
was done, to the extent of about one
hundred and twenty-five feet. The
9 professor" Immediately commenced
the ascent, and amid much cOntOrtiOn
and many CITATIONS, he managed du-
ring the course of twenty min
utes to work his way to a
variOusly estimated at from
to seventy feet. Here he stuck,
and the balloon taking a swing to lee
ward, he sung out to be lowered, look
as a real sailor friend of ours re-
marked, Like a sick monkey on a
lee backstay in a heavy gale" The
brought him down about
half way and the balance he managed
TO Chamber down TO terra frnu. The
crowd meanwhile had become thor
disguised, and though little
was said, everybody felt that they
had been badly sold, this reporter
among the number. The whole af-
fair was an tout and out swindla
rom the word "sgo,n and we advise
al those who were gulled into paying
fifty cents for a ticket to call at the
5 great anatomical bootmaker's." 3G7
Main street, and get their money
back, or try what virtue there is in
he law about obtaining money under
alSe pretenees.