Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-08
FUN.
MEkTING Of TaR FACTIONS.
Breezy time at the New Assem-
bly, Hall.
Hunter and Shaw for "WhO
LASTS the Longest"

BurIesque itself was forestalled and
outdone last night at Assembly Hall.
Never since the memorable contest in
"Pickwick Papers" mas ii had it's equal.
The hackneyed phrase Of "PandeEonium
turned loose" is the only expression that
would convey any idea of IL. We looked
for a breezy time when that meeting
came of, and in the language OF the good
book, We were not disappointed.
1t was q Hunter meeting-or rather IL
was to haze been a Hunter meeting
quite g different thing. But it wasn't.
The Fates, and Ed. Shaw, ana Barbour
Lewis, and f. w. Louis, willed il other
wise. THE way Of it was this:
The Barbour LeRis-Ed shaw L. w.
Louis faction nominated 8 county COM
mittse. Hunter Is a candidate for the
CHARACTERISTIC. He knows hat the
committee won't nominate him for the
position, and 80 he is determined TO
ignore the committee and have a new
one appointed that will nominate him
That was what the mseting last night
wss called for. Circulars were sent to
the "leading men" of the party that
could read. a half dozen was all that
il was necessary to print. A band, con
sistIDg of four or five Kettle and s. big
bass drum, was sent around town during
the early part of the evening to drum
them up. eBy hard work they got up =
crowd that half filled the Assembly
Hail.
The meeting was called to order by
Giles Smith, who nominated Judge
Hunter for chairman. The Granny
was about taking the seat, when IN
marched F. W. Louis aud Ed. Shaw,
with Stove GraysoD,s band, drumming
and fling in the most vigorous manner,
and from fifty to seyenty-five followers
shouting Justify. In q moment oil Was
in an uprOsr. Both bands struck up
Hail Columbia," and each faction COM
meneed to shout for its leader Hunter
or Louis. Somebody nominated F.. w.
Louis for Chairman, and declared him
elected. Louis was about to take the
seat, but the Granny already had it, and
showed fight; SO he moved his hand up
closer, and babe them thunder away.
Hunter, putting both hands to his
mouth and forming an i'm
promptu speaking trumpet, announced
that Joe Lusher, Bsecher and Giles Smith
were the nominating committee. A roal
from the SasW faction, snd o rattle OF
the drums drowned his words. This en-
ragged a b~eiiigerent Hunter man, aud he
went for Steve Grsyson, tie leader O.
the band. %ae police promptly Inter
fered, and Prevented 3 collision, but in
the melee somebody slashed O hole il
| S:eee's 0sss drum. Sieve was about to
send him to kingdom come, when the
police got ~ pistol away from him
Cries of "Luuisn and Hunter'l
meanwhile continued without ceas.
ing, and were heard above the din
and rosr of the drums. Aud 81
they had il "nip and tuck,n unit
all at u in the midst of the din, lou
went the lights-out all" and theT
~ SIGH another getting d0Wn stairs yoU
never did see." Every mode of egress
was instsntaneOusly sought. Some Of
the crowd sprang ont on the shed, anC
"snakedn doNE the columns, but thu
greater part Of the crowd got down the
steps.
Ia the streets the crowd yelled anC
shouted, and the drums beat just as they
did in the hall. Sieve Gfsyson jus
q reared" about his BAGS drum, and wa
going to do terrible things If he eOalt
" find the man that did it." He didn'
find him.
After several minutes delay the light
were lit again, aud a.! parties re
turned to the hall, to renew tn
same scenes previously enacted
The Hunter faction took the s,sg
and the L1uis-Shsw faction kept dowl
by the door, but the drums of both par
ties kept up q deafeniug al Thus mat
tiers stood when we left at eleven O'Clock
and thus Shaw swore they should stanC
until the police made them bresk up ant
go home.
No blood was spilled, much to the dis
gust OF our friend, the Coroner. We me
him in the early part of the evening
and he was in high gles, but ss the even
ing wore on and nobody hurt" hi
| spirits feff. nc-ssid-he wouldn't give
! cen for such a meeting. Why, 20,
don't want any body killed do you p
asked we. "Vell-I don't say dat-bu
business is bisness, you know J"