Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-17


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The balloon made periodic trips
yesterday.
The river baths are well patron
lied now.
Capt. Ham. Pike and hls sister,
Miss Lillian Pike, returned home yes
terday.
Nothing but satisfaction is ex-
pressed at the Conservative ticket
among all classes.
The repairs of the Nicholson at
the corner of Main and Jefferson, get
on rapidly.
The sunset yesterday evening was
one of the most gorgeous and beauti-
full sights that our eyes ever teasted
upon.
John Meredith Davies, Esq.
General Agent of the st. Louis and
Pacific Railway line, left for st. Louis
yesterday morning.
The discussion between Gov.
Senter and Stokes, will take place at
James Park instead Of the bluff, As
heretofore announced.
The little child of Mr.. Lagomar-
sino, which fell from the awning in
front of his shop on Thursday, was
much better yesterday.
Mr.. KOopmanschap left the city
Yesterday, for New York. He goes
thence TO San Francisco, and will re-
turn hither by the 18th prOXimO.
Among those who enjoyed a trip
in the balloon yesterday were Master
Freddy and Miss Frances Dow. They
were accompanied by their father and
two of the children Of Mr.. Wolcott.
There were nuE.erous horseback
parties Of ladies and gentlemen out
yesterday evening. Adams street is
becoming quite. q thorOugnfare for
equestrians and S~uestrieqReS,
-" Continual running around in
idleneSs is the charge entered IN the
docket Of the First District station,
against five half grown negro girls,
pulled OF the "vag" yesterday,
Mr.. c. Z. Babcock, proprietor of
the celebrated Saint Clair Nurseries,
Symmetrical, Ills, is in town stopping
at the OvertQl Hotel. He will re-
main with Us for a few DAYS.
The negro population are very
much exercised at the prospect of
Chinese labor, and some of them are
loud-mouthed in their threats of what
they intend to do when the Chinese
come to town.
The "articles of agreement Of
the A~isSsgippi Valley immigration
Labor Company Eere printed on fiat
cap yesterday morning an& forwarded
to various parts of the country, &c re
ceive signatures for subscriptions ST
stock.
The day opened yesterday in
tensely saltry, but about noon a heavy
bank of cloud arose ~ the southeast
and the evening was as cGQl and
pleasant as could be wished. AS we
write, there is every prospect Of a
heavy rain to-night.
"A band wagon with Il Stokes and
Hamilton " emblazoned in big letters
on tae sides, and containing half a
dozen drummers and fifers, was pa
rading around town ali day Yesterday,
preparatory to the "dirt finging -
match between the Bald Eagle Of the
mountains and Senter to-day. What
Sugar Tom has TO do in the matter,
We don't know.
The lawful wife of Ed. Mayne-
whilom Major Of Clayton's militia
andnOw Judge of Circuit Court in La
Fayetta county, Miss, a gOod-IOOkiug
mulatto girl, lives in this town and
takes in washing for q living. She in
formed a gentleman yesterday, that
unless that ''good-fOr-nOthing Vaga-
bond Yankee of a husband" of hers
didn't send her some money pretty
sCOG she would break into some of his
matrimonial arrangements in Fayette.
She has a big bundle Of letters from
him, and swears she Wili publish
them unless he comes down with the
chink.
Julius Balivan alias Julian Dairy,
got into Mr.. G. j. Nollis' house yes
terday morning about four o'clock, by
crawling through ar open window.
He got a valuable diamond pin and
some other jeWelry, and V6mOSed with
the sWag without waking the sleep
ers. Is scoa as the loss was known
Yesterday a search warrent was pro-
cured by Mr.. Nollis, and a negro
bagniO opposite his house vas search
heCliiAllE III lHC allllo VI AlOI-
pheus, the officers found Mr.. Julian
with most ofthe plumber around him,
(Which they forthwith proceeded to
take from ham, and to put him in du-
rance vile, intke Second District sta
ton house. During the day he was
carried before Squire Griffith, who,
the proof being clear against him, sent
him to Jail in default of $1,000 bail.
IA dairyman named K. j. Martin,
living on the Mitchell place, three
miles 4ron town on the Horn Lake
road, committed suicide Yesterday
morning in fit Of delirium tremens.
He had been drinking very hard for
several days, and was attacked with
mania potu on Thursday afternoon.
During one Of the paroXisms of the
jim-iams he took a spittOon and tried
to beat his brains out with it. Fall
ing IN doing anything except break
ing the spittOon, hegota hammer and
tried to knock his brains out with
that. This, 100, was unsuccessful as