Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-15
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The fruit crop Is gene up-so say thI
farmers.
The season Of " Book Beer aad goo,
cheer F" has eeUle again.
HIS the interest Of cur cit zsns II
the proposed Commercial Convention
died cut? Il is talked of very little.
The police docke:s yesterday were
void Of items Gf interest. Drunk d
wEs entered after almost eyzry name.
Sergeant Smith found and returned
to its owner q bale Of cotton which was
stolen eff the bluff on Tuesday night.
Gen. Theo. Trsuernicht Eiitor Of the
Nashville DemOkrGt, is IN the city, stop-
ping atthe WOrsham House.
Another mad-dog was killed by the
police yesterday. This Is the fourth ia
three days.
Horse thieves are playing the wild
with the stock around the subui b. again
No less than three thefts OF horse9 were
reported at headquarters yesterday.
There was G heavy white frost yester-
day morning, and the young sprouts Of
vegetation looked black and Wilted
enough af er it.
1t is estimated that there were ten
thousand people on Main street, between
the Ohio depot and the Overton, when
the train arrived yesterday afternoon.
We had The pleasure of meeting NJ
Redmond, Of the Cincinnati C0RlmeT-
cjdti yesterday. He came to the city
with Mr.. IOhnson's escort.
DIR. Saiter, IN x-United States army
GFT--nn~ hna Ern.T-v,H aLa ---1a-
Of Collector Of Internal Revenue for this
district,
Hunters pamphlet appears to-day.
It WILDE rich that is, il he has not
been scared eff from publishing what be
said ne Intended to 90 ABOUT Judge Lee.
I. seems TO be a fixed fact that
Judge Saith will get the nomination as
Chancellor from the moderate wing OF
the !dical party. Hunter stands no
chance.
The trial Of Cole and Dempsey.
FOR the burning Of the APPEAL editorial
rooms and other Buildings adjoining,
was postponed until to-day az eleven.
o'clock,
The gentlemen Of tie Committee OF
1 Invitation speak in the highest terms OF
- LILY - MI oiA5tAEa GOnNuC~
tors Of the sleeping cara on the Louisville
road. These gentlemen added no little
to the pleasure Of tbs Committee by at
tending to their every want.
AT the New Memphis LAST night,
that rare old drama, Damon and
PythiGs, was presented TO an excellent
house. Mr.. 10 Procior's rendition o.
" Damon" was a mastery piece OF act
ing, and produced a profound effect. To-
the play OF ambition will be given.
Mr.. A. o. Dixon, a retired member
the Metropolitan police fOrcs gave a
party 10 his old associates and fellow
at his farm some four miles
from to on the Louisville EOad, Tues. /
day night. Those Who we're present say
that it was q most pleasant afair.
A correspondent of the Post, signing
himself Republican" in q communities.
ton, yesterday evening, gives expression
10 sentiments as honorable TO himsslf as
they ere rare in the pspsr in which they
A few more such "Republi-
y and there would be no occasion
FOR hard words in speaking Of hat party.
-Aediaa, Or the Magic Star, is still a
card at the G4iety, and the per-
to which the scene shifting and
other stage mechanical effects have been
brought, is something reslly wonderful.
Manager Etly and Bob Hart have GOV.
cred themselves With glory in this pro-
iucti0D. !
We learned at Humboldt, yesterday,
hat Capt. Richardson, the gentleman
Eho-@s tied up by the thumbs ia that
.1wn q few days ago by the hero of
tJrky Deer, Maj. CiIagman, has COM
civil proceedings against Cling
nan for damages, aud has attached two
'arms and other property Of his. Cling
nan has ~endeavOred To compromise the
lffair.
The contrast between the clear
waters of the upper Mississippi and the
nurky floods of the Missouri is not more
marked than the difference between the
Jhited States regular troops and the
as seen at Humboldt yesterday.
Although nominally wearing the same
inform, the veriest tyr0 could have told
hem apart at a glance. The United
states troops were clean, with bright
noes and polished aide syns, while the
My attempt at cleanliness displayed by
my OF tas militia was visible on tine
lersOn OF the commanding officer, Mai.
}lingman, who had taTned Ais paper
.OHdr in honor of the visit of the ex-
Resident
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