Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-18
LocAL PARAGRAPHS.

Our city is sh~ockingly moral Just now
Squire Griffith held court yesterday
Grapes are still abundant on the
stands.
There is said to be no cure for red hail
but death.
The fruit stands are receiving orange.
of this years crop.
The livery stables do a good business
these pleasant evenings.
The thermometer stood at $50 yester.
day evening at " o'clock.
Advertisers are reminded that the
SUNDAY APPEAL is the best advertising
medium in the city.
Great struggles are being made TO in
crease our tobaeGO trade. We hope the ef
forts viii be crowned with success.
In justice to Mr.. Jerry Lewis, we state
that the item in yesterdays issue of on
paper did not referto him in any manner
1t Is stated That Col. Price, accident.
ally shot on Sunday night last, and sup.
posed to be moTtdlly wounded, Will re-
cover.
The receipts Of the benefit to the Con.
federate Soldiers Relief Association al
Cadmus' saloon, amounts to something
over S235.
If a local or any other man were to
set out to call everything by its right
name, he would be knocked down and
mauled before he got to the first corner.
Squire Biack Yesterday committed
John Wells To jail, in default of s20O1, fcI
stealing a pistol from the house of =.
Maxlmin, IN Fort Pickering, day before
yesterday.
There viii be an excursion out to the
new Fair grounds and race track this af-
ternoon-the party consisting of Officers
of h Agricultural Association and mem
bers Of the press.
DIR. Collins, charged with killing DR.,
Haughey at COurtlanst, has been, after a
long trial before a Magistrates Court at
CORTLAND, adiUGged guilty as charged,
and Femanded to jail without benefit oil
bail,
The nominating committee Of the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday unani-
mOusly nominated Mr.. 7. A. Nelson, the
late President. for re-electiOn-a compli-
ment deseryedly bestowed.
The remains Of TIN Hickey. a well
kn8Bn t0n mason, a former member OF
the Metropolitan Police force, and a Dep
uty Constable, were followed to the grave
by a large funeral cortege yesterday even
iHg,
Two habeas corpus cases come up be
fore Judge Lee to-day. One applicant is
Haynes, committed for grand lar
.eeny. by'Squire Foley on the 4th inst,
and the other Eli Guthrie, committed fOI
larceny from the person.
From some cause or other, at Breseni
unexplained, a portion of the ornamental
plastering of The beautiful Peabody
dining room fell yesterday morning dur
ing bpeakfast time. No damage was done
except to the wall, which wi. ouH be re-
paired,
Mosquitoes are still very troublesome,
Indeed, the cool weather seems to have
mvigorated the little t0rments, and given
them an appetite. They have been more
savage and persistent in their attacks the
last few evenings than at any time during
re ssranfet.
A privata dispatch from Knoxville.
dated last evening, that the
Curry supersedeas case was called yester-
day in the supreme Court. Judges Dix
on II Nelson spoke for Judge FOute, and
John Bullock for Sheriff Curry, after
which the case WAS submitted. Decision
viii probably he raHtt.ed ta-daI.
The negro man White, charged with
assag Ting Two yGuag ladies' near draVel-
ley springs, last sunday, wa tried before
tie Cigcait Court now in session i'm Flor
ence, on "Wednesday, AMI being adlndO~d
guilty, wa sentenced for twenty-five
wears in the penitentiary. SO says the
geffe but neNsy tloreRce Seat'aot Of yes
terday.
The residence of Judge James. the
owner of chat we'll KNOWN place orresort,
James Park, was entirely CONSUMED night
before last. The building was frame, and
being situated SO far from town (adiOining
the ParkA WIS completely destroyed be-
fore aid could arrive. almost all the furni-
ture being consumed. The fire is sup
posed to have been ehe work of an incen-
In the statement maie ny US in re-
gard to Judge Harry Lee's speech on the
centenary, we simply meant
portion oft which was biographical
was taken fr0mthe encyclopedia. Every
knaws that the Jddge is capable OF
writing his own speeches, and no one is
expected to carry around in his head the
biography of a mar like Humboldt.
-The White House, 30. Il Madison,
has been undergoing some altera-
and necessary repairs for some time
past, opens to-day with a " grand spread -
free lunch, The net proceeds Of The bar
are to be devoted by Mr.. r. /. Rash. the
proprietor, to the Masonic Temple fund,
and we hope that all OF our friends will
,all on him at least once to-day. The OBJ
.ect is one or the best to which money can
applied.
We call the attention Of the Commits
of Police 70 Jhe fact that yester-
lay a lewd woman on Jefferson street
made herself conspicuous by such actions
ma such TOT1is a. We're grossly obscene,
l~isgraeefHl and worse than unwornanly.
She fairly unsexed herself, and made il
possible for us to believe that a creature
n the form Of woman is capable OF a deg
deeper han has ever or can be
in language.
Officer WEIGH, Of the First District,
Yesterday afternoon, took in One Fred.
Murray. a sport 4" so-called. and on car
him TO the stationllouse and search
ng him, no less than sixty-two dice were
on his person, many of them
. cogged " and loaded. Besides, these two
oils OF "chips" and other gambling de-
vices were found on him. He Will ex-
plain their uses to superintendent Pearne
Ham Carter, Sam Ireland, Nose Hop
Sins and Ed. Shaw have gone To Missis-
ippi to eleetioneer for the Hoficial or
; lithGts W. l. hCAilltNN Has ROIlE
dong with this precious crowd az Score
arr. He says che Amt no speaker, but
he wants some Oh de aiossg, and dam'd if
he don't be dar to git it" Meanwhile
hese universal su1traRists, most OF whom
re city or county Officials. are drawing
heir " pay from the people Of Shelby
.ounty-the results of universal suffrage.
have received a copy ofthe circular
'f DR.. A. l., Plough, who is engaged in
up the proposed Marine and In
lustrial Exposition for the port of Mem
,his. The circular consists of letters of
Introduction from some of the first men
n this city and New Orleans, warmly en-
DR.. Plough's scheme, among
letters being one from the Right
Aug. NJ. Martin, Bishop of Natchi-
The Doctor gives notice that he
as taken rooms at iSS Second street,
ext doOr to tho Lehner House, where he
yili be happy to see any citizen on the
ubject of the proposed exposition.
The opening game of the Oriental
ireen Stocking Base Ball Club was PLAYED
he 10th, on the grounds corner Of Vance |
nd Lauderdale streets. A very large
rOwd was in attendance to witness the |
rst game. About 3 o'clock the first nine |
their appearance in their elegant /
new uniform, which is as follows:
cap, trimmed with green; white
hirt, trimmed with green, and shield
18th green letter o in German letter;
nee pants, with green cords down the
dies; and green stockings, white belt and
Thite shoes. The game was interesting,
nd terminated in a victory for the first
inc by a score of d to 50.
-Messrs. B. J.. Semmes x Co. recently
imported several casks Of Port wine from
porto direct. The casks were sent toi
liverpool from Oporto, and thence by
Gamer to New Orleans, whence it came
p the river. The freight from New Or
ans to Memphis wasNithin fifty cents
f the freight ffom OportO to Neg Or