Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-15
LocAL PARAGRAPHS.

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The levees looked deserted yesterday.
-Ho, for the races to-day! Everybody
is goingl
The weather was sunshiny yesterday,
but cold.
There Is a letter at this Office for Judge
"Buek" Tyndal, of Mississippi. on i'm
portant business. II he is in the city he
would do well to call for it Immediately.
There viii be great sport at the races
to-day-the last day of the season. Be
sure TO go.
We are glad to see the old wooden
sheds disappearing from Main street, one
by one. h last innovation that we note
is taking place on the corner OF Madison
I'D Main.
To-day closes the fall meeting of 'G9
over the Chickasaw Club course. A
splendid programme is published else
where.
"A band of thieves from the region
known as Skullbone are operating with a
vengeance in parts of Carroll and Madi-
sol counties A Vigilance Committee
shonld be organized for their benefit.
We noticed yesterday some beautiful
persimmons OF the fruit stands. A
lately Imported fruit dealer had a lot Of
green ones, a couple of months a9o,
palmed of on him as crab apples. He
tried one, and has been whistling ever
since.
The Yazoo Banner of the 9th SAYS:
capt Searles completed the survey of
tbs Yazoo Valley railroad, from Vicks-
burg to faZoo City, on Wednesday. He
speaks OF the route in most glowing
terms, and is of the opinion that the pro-
posed road can be built cheaper than any
other in this country.
NO charge is made for ladies' attending
the races Gentlemen, remember this,
and bring as many as you can.
The hair works and human hair es-
Enlistment of Mons. r. Lavigne, Main
street, between Court and Madison, west
SIDE is one of the finest and most extern
siye in the Southwest. Mons. Llvigne
received a diploma at the late Fair for his
show Of hair work.
The st. Louis RepRbtieda, OF Satur-
day, h arrival in that city
the day before at 10 o'clock, of the re-
mains of the late James T. Handlon.
They were taken charge of by Mr.. Lynch,
undertaken, and conveyed 10 his resi-
denee, 9l6 North-Tenth street, whence
they will be taken to his native home in
Wheeling, West Virginia. in charge ofhis
tH AAAA
Read the programme of the races.
The finest sport of the meeting wiz be
furnished to-day.
Mad. Vincent, always ahead, has as
fine a lot OF oysters on hand to-day a.
anybody could wish to eat or look at-and
she knows how to cook them if ANYBODY
does, Both of her places, No. Is Union,
and corner OF Washington aud Front,
are as familiar with the people of Mem
phis, however, as household words; and
as good wine needs TO BUSH" we viii
not praise her oysters, but simply say il
you don't believe US, go ii try them.
Hon. George w. Jones, one Of the
cleaTest-headed and most honest of the
old Democrats Of this State, il a candidate
for the Convention, from the counties OF
Lincoln and Franklin. He was IN Con-
gress for many years, and from his
logged and unmoYed watchfuiness of
-Goyernment expenditures, earned for
himself the soubriquet Of the Watchdog
of the Treasury"
We are indebted 70 Messrs. s. Kaqf-
man & Co, AZ Jefferson street, for q pack
age of durham smoking tobacco, which
oa testing we find to be Pure Indian
not a lot sophisticated r-in other words,
as fine and as pure a tobacco as we ever
smoked. Lovers of the genuine weed
should remember the brand and the
plaee-" Durham, p at Kauffman's, No. AZ
jefferson street, corner of Second.
No charge IL made for ladies' at the
races. Gentlemen, remember this.
We learn that William Birdsong and
two men, Lewis Smith and - Saunders,
went TO Dr.. Thomson's farm, near Hum
bOldt, day last week, in search of a
bound colored boy who had been deceived
from b~irdsong's house Nv an Did negro
man in thu pmnlpw of nr Thu runanu
They failed to lind the boy, but coming
up with the negro who had enticed him
of, they shot him three times and killed
hint dead.
Col. Wisdom, In the Jackson Tribune
OfSaturday. says thu during this week
we spent several DAYS ia Memphis. and
~conversed with m~lnyoTthe leading mem
bers Of the Memphis L,r, and found them
heartily iq favor pr restoring tie Supreme
p0qrt @ This place. Tile prompt action
Of the House Of representatives has been
seconded by the Senate, and the early re-
st0ration OF the court TO- its ancient seat Is
now considered 4 hSed fact. We coHgrat-
ulate our friend King for his prompt at
tentiOn 10 this matter, and we feel assured
that he will do his best for the benefit of
his immediate constituents.
The Jackson Hest TeaAesseeaa of Sat
urday says: A few days since our tai
ented and liberal frienf, Rev. f. II. o.
Borne, wrqte rs a LETTER from Cla=ksviile,
informing US That there was an excellent
portrait of the late Gen. Vim. r. Haskell
IN the P9ssessiQn of a gentleman of thai
plaao, dad tHat tt gould be purchased at a
low figure, and suggesting its purchase
and presentation to the widow of the elO-
gueHt original. The money has been
raised IN Nashville, the paFtFait pur-
chased, and the presentation made 10 Mrs.
Haskell.
Looking over the columns of the
Jackson Tft5HRe, reminds us tina it il bv
long odds the best country weekly hat
comes to this Office. This word best "
with equal force TO the editorial
management n mechanical appearance. /
Col. Dew. Wisdom and his coadjutors de-
serve the plaudits Of the profession and
the support ofthe public. The Tribune is
ray erissgea to fpFty columns, and pre-
seHts aa appearance quite metropolitan, +
and, as we have said, far in advance of its
contemporaries. The pPoprietors and the
gallant, witty and genial editor, have our
congratulations upon their unprecedented
success.
Go to the great closing races OF the
meetiqg t9-sGS.
The jackson Trt5asle says; 'sNheui
the Mississippi Centrai Railroad was
leased 10 McGombe 4 Co, the present
it WAS a part of the contract that
the DAD should be extended to Milan.
Tennessee, and connect direct with the
Memphis and Loulsyille Railroad. We
SEQ IA meya jn that direeiion. and the
y dsrklF limited az W st00k hold
ers, as if the ~lessoes did not intend to act
n good faith, and that there was some
cheating around the board Il MY BE-
for stockholders to file a bill to
enforce their rights in Chaaeerv, and to
have Justice done them. The stock in
his road Is depreciating in value, and can
bought, so we understand, for ten and
tents on the dollar. IL Il also
understood that the major portion OF the
'tock has passed into the hands Of the
essees. It may be Well for parties inter
.sted tolQok iEtotbe matter; The county
ms e@teAsioE Qf tbs toad to
Milan, and ought not TO be satisfied with
lnything less
The greatest races Of the fali meeting /
;nme of tosaaY, 20 not fail te go.
Robbers, burglars, piskpeokets and
men fairly iostle one another
round town just now, they are so thick.
is not an hour IN the day that we
10 not hear OF some piece Of rascality.
Ne mentioned yesterday morning that
sol. Bacon, the well-kRown turftnan, bad
,een ehloroformed and robbed. VS. neg /
ected 10 mention the fact that, imnedi-
telY under the window where the burg 4
aFs ob5aiBsd ingress Sas fsand the Inn
,ression of bis feet In the mud. a noticea-
lie peculiarly of the track being the
aIallnsss of the heel and shank OF the !
GOT. Yesterday morning, during the I
zee ss7ns' hours, the house of Deputy /
iheTia Taylor, 254 DeSoto street, was en-l
cred, ehloroSorm administered to the in {
mates, and Yalpables ami money 10 the /
mount Of 500 stolen. A Young man In !
be house who had-not been stupeaed
With the anRsthetie heard the robbers az
work, but in going for's them a
over Something, thus giving !
hem the alarm, and they He'd. On )
earching the premises this mornsng, the
1aae peektiar track was found, showing 4
bat the burglary was committed by the
ame person, We hear af several cases of
ocket-picking, and no less thsn sig gold
have hsen reported "a stolen to :
police In the last day or two. Oar de- /
must lookto their laurelz. !
The Chickasaw Jockey Club invite all q
ladies to the races to-day. 3 :
MOBILE select Oysters and Rcd Snap 4
ers, at j. ID. EDWARDS',
No. US Second street. z