Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-28

extraordinary" About sunset the
Professor announced to the multitude
that had assembled to see him break
his neck, that one of his conditions
was that he should sell one thousand
tickets. He had been able to dispose
of but six hundred up to that time
and would therefore postpone the affair
until the next evening to-day by
which time he hoped that the balance,
four hundred tickets would be sold.
If the full number is taken up the
ascent will surely be made this even
ing. If not, the tickets already sold
will be redeemed at 367 Main street.
Yesterday wasa busy day in Squire
Norton's Court. Annie Hays and
Robert and Mary Tayler were tried
for beating and abusing Alice jack
son, and were each sent up in default
of $3.50 bonds to keep the peace.
George Washington, a black mOke,
and Mr.. Steve Grayson, the Radi-
cal-ConservatiVe-Dem
Lewis-StOkes-Senter nigger, who
changes his politics every day in
warm weather, land twice a day in
winter had a little falling out about
four dollars and a half-Mr. Grayson
accusing tie black father of his coun-
try of having unlawfully, fraudulently
and feloniOusly appropriated the said
money to his own use, contrary to the
peace and dignity Of the State of Ten
neSsee. The Squire, after a patient
Investigation, sent George up in de-
fault Of $1,000 to answer to the Crimi-
nal Court.
The frail and ETHEREAL Nan Ma
ginnis went on the warpath on Mon
day night, ard having obtained an
entrance to the rooms of her cher ami,
who had been throwing off" on her
of late, e~verlastingly smashed up the
Misunderstanding a special spite to
a baby's crib which stood in the cor
ner, and behind which the young gen.
tleman aforesaid ensconsed himself.
This innocent mode OF amusing her
self was the cause of Mans being ar
rested and marched off to the First
District statiOnhOuse. Here she got
on her muscle again and cut UP hidady,
singing a small bottle of ink over the
immaculate shirt bosom, rufiles and
white vest of Sergeant Miller, and
otherwise "abusing his politeness."
The combined muscle of the force on
duty at the station at the time was
necessary to bring her to a sense of
her moral obligations" to behave
herself and act like a lady" She was
finally persuaded to enter cell, where
she spent the Balance of the night.
An old man from the country
while standing on the levee yester-
day, about noon, was approached by
two darkies who tried to get a bet out
of him on the tobacco box game. He
wouldn't bet, however, but asked to
They took him to a shanty in the
neighbOrhOOd of the foot of Union
street, where he obtained four fingers
of cold poison, and as he pulled out
his money to pay for it me of his
guides snatched at it, and succeeded
in getting off with thirteen dollars.
The old fellow called for the police,
and while he was doing so another
darky came up and represented that
he was Constable George Hayden.
He said he could get the money back,
but wanted five dollars to get the nee
essary papers. The foolish old fellow
gave up the V, and rascal No. . de
camped. After waiting for his return
for sometime old greeny went to head
quarters and asked for Constable Hay
don. George was shown him, but to
his great surprise he was not the man.
The case was then given to George to
work up.
The following superintendent and
teachers were elected by the Board of
Education July 26, 1869: Mr.. J. T.
Leath, elected superintendent of Nom
phis city schools; j. H. Barnum, As
sistant superintendent; w. Il. Mitch
ell, teacher Of male high school; c.
Brown, teacher of German school;
Rev. DIR. Hines, teacher of German
school; It. Carey Anderson, teacher
of German school; +. II. Renner,
principal of Linden street schools; r.
\. Thweatt, German school; Miss j.
Higbee, teacher of female high school;
Miss Juliette r. Cairns, Mrs. Mary
Cage, Miss NJ. Crow, {. A. Reudel-
huber, Mrs. Jennie league, principal
Alabama street schools; Miss Clara
Conway, Georgia Tharpe, Louisa Rock,
Emma Pettitt, Mrs. +. w. Smith,
Miss Towel, MOllie Johnston, Miss S.
' OlluAdus IAA0o W iltt, MISS CdIlOu,
Mrs. Kate Lilly, Mrs. II. Hampton,
Mrs. c. S. Mitchell, Mrs. Lizzie Tay-
lOr, Miss Sue Boyd, Miss Kate Klein,
Miss Pauline Reudelhuber, Miss Mary
Armour, Mrs. Kelley, Miss Mary
Cairns.
The TdUdhatchidn, published at
Charleston, Tallahatchie county,
of a late date says: During
the early part Of this season, many of
our planting friends in this section,
took a good deal OF pains 10 procure
some of the finer kinds of cotton seed,
with the view of raising a better sta
pie. Some sent to Memphis, and
others to New Orleans for the Peeler
and the Dickson seed, and we now
learn, that IN almost every a S where
persons sent off for seed to those cities,
Or purchased of agents selling for
hose cities, that had stands were OBJ
The seed was damaged, or at
east a portion of it was, and the
damaged seed mixed through the good
iced. The complaint is almost uni
yersal, that the seed did not come up
we'll. Now whose fault is this? Has
not been a sWindle perpetrated
~ somebody? WethiDk il stands the |
commission merchants who sold the
eed, in hand, to clear their skirts Of
his thing. The public will hold them
espOnsible for this fraud, until they
out and expose the guilty par
les. Whether the seed will prove to
'e genuine or not, yet remains to be
cen.
During a brief visit to Nashville, |
and Monday last, we visited
he new grand Hotel, now being fitted
Up under the auspices of Mr.. John
)verton, the proprietor, and must
Onfess that we were agreeably disap-
1t is not too much to say
hat when completed and fitted up it
will be the, finest hotel structure in the
United States. 1t will be complete in
very respect, complete in all the APP
continents of a model hotel establish
nent, including two elevators for the
sc of guests and for hosting baggage.
he frescoing of the parlOrs, halls and
ining-room is delicate, chaste and
and the furniture, it is intend
will appropriately match the ele-
ant salons and parlors prepared for
While we are proud to record the
that the capital of our State is at
lst to have a decent hotel, we should
e much more so if given us to record
hat such a building was about to be
in Mannhfs W. homo fboI.