Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-28

do not recognize this fact, they will have
his vote no more. The negroes are wax
ing up to this fact all over the country,
and the carpetbaggers are growing less
and less in favor with them.
Henry Farmer, the sweet hutist,"
will give a grand concert on Thursday
evening. January 9th. for the bent fit Of
the Church Home. Due notice wiil be
gwen Of the programme, etc. If the
weather be uufavOrable at tho time, the
concert will be postponed.
Two demoiSetes de pJnisir, one with
the highfalutin' name of Annie Melrose
and the other the frigid appellation OF
Mary Kane. got into a dispute in a hack
in Center alley yesterday, and had Il set
to which eVerlastingly moved feathers
and furbelOws" from both of them.
What the fight was about we have no no.
ton, but we know that i5 furnished fun
for a lot of printers around the APPEAL
Office.
The Nashville Union q Ameyicansavs:
Our well known young artist, Ambrose
Morrison, has just completed a bust of
Stonewall Jackson in bronze, which is pro-
nounced by those who were acquainted
with the distinguished and lamenGed hero.
as the most striking likeness that has been
given to the world. Mr. Morrison made
the model in clay from photographs in his
HDEo09NAGIT 1AA4 A&o 6AkGLEnEA III DGOGu-
cling a work Of art which will make hin a
lasting fame.
The "salt-bag game" is the technical
name of a new swindlp that has lust
made its appearance here. The u0dts
OperdHdi IS simple and ingenious. The
game, like almost all The other confidence
lodges, requires two players and a suck
err" One of the players takes the
plant, or sucker, in tow, and walks
d. 81 a#ran Hka- -
friend of the "spieler," who holds a
handkerchief TO his lace, and complains
most bitterly of toOthache. What are
you doing for it?' asks player number
one. Il have obtained some relief bv
the use of salt, - is the answer and with
it the afflicted friend pulls out a little bag
of salt. The player affects not TO believe
that the bag contains salt, and tastes il to
make sure. Whine he holds II the afflicted
tells him that he can keep it. as the tooth
ache has left him, and walks of. As sOon
as he is IA the player says to the suck
or: HE will be back after this bag in a
minute or two. Let's feOl him by empty
ing out the salt me filling it with sand,
or Dirt AccOrdingiythe bag Is emptied,
and in a few minutes the afflicted man
comes back raging with the u~OOthache.
Where's my salt bag?" he asks. The
bag is given him, and clapping 1t to his
face he affects 10 find relief, and COM
mences extolling the virtues of salt as a
remedy against toothacbe. Player num-
Der one smokers in his sleeve, and
punches the sucker slyly. The sufferer
notices the action, and asks what he is
laughing at. TO see your superstition"
is the reply. "SuperstiJion?" says the
sufferer. Yes, superstition. I turned
out the salt and put in sand; so it is SAND
that cured you this time" The sufferer
grows indignant, and volunteers to bet
ten, twenty or nifty dollars that the bag
contains salt and not sand. The bet is
taken, the money being borrowed from
sucker to put up against sufferer. The
bag is opened and found TO contain, not
sand but s0lti Sucker goes away won
dering how the devil the salt got back in
the bag, GGd the o~onfedeFates 90 OFF to di-
vide suckers money and fool somebody
else.