Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-08
THE ECLIPSE HOE

1 o'clock in the afternoon
the sun came out and not a
cloud was to be seen. The mercury
went up in the glass about two de
gress, but the air was still cool. At
4:30 the observation became visible;
at $40 it had reached its maximum,
and, commencing to decline, was no
longer discernable at $40. 1t is esti-
mated that thFee-ffths of the suns
disc was Obsured.
Within a few days the reports of
the parties Of scientific gentlemen
detailed by the Government to make
observations of the phenomenon
with the line of the totality will be
given to the public.
Whether or not the predictions Of
the Sleeping Girl (since dead near
Hickman, KY, and the F" prOphick''
(also dead) at Paducah, in the same
will be fulfilled, remains to be
given. The girl set forth, before her
demise, that the sun would never
again shine as bright as before the
eclipse and that c0Hvulsions of aAsOrts
would shake the world to its center.
The gentleman at Paducah, on his
death-bed, foretOld that earthquakes,
storms, showers Of snakes, etc, would
follow in the wake of the suns black
eye. We shall see what we shall see.
A Word for Wife-Bea!ers.
This reporter has been set to think
ing over a subject heretofore thought
to be settled and deserving but one
style of comment. 1t IS the genus
Wife-beater whereof we Sing-that
much abused class whose domestic
discipline brings bowls Indignation
and deuunciatiOn about their ears. If
a pencil-driVer finds on the station
house docket an entry Mr.. Smash
all, beating his Wife"-he rushes back
to his Office and goes into spasms over
the outrage" quotes Shakespeare
about raising ones hand to women in
kindness, and tells his friends that
he'd like to have the dressing of Hdt
fellows Jacket. Does he inquire of
the muscular brute" what cause he
had to punch the wife Of his bosom i'm
the snOOt? Does he ask il Mrs.
Smashall had been out galliyating
about among the neighboFs when she
should have been al home h~alf-s0ling
Mr.. SIS unmentionables, or cooking
his dinner" Does Mrs. $. affect the
flowing bowl, and had Mr., ). found
an orchestra of 0Fgan=grinders in the
house playing an "Old Dog Tray"
accompaniment to his Wife's efforts
on the gin bottle? Or do the little
Smashalls go kiting up and down the
street with "letters in the p0stOffiee,p
to the shame and disgrace of their
father and 10 the sad detriment Of the
fame Of theig mother as a thrifty
housewife? Or IS the seWing-circle
patrOnized to the neglect of the home
circle? No; emphaticaily. The re-
porter filings "cOWardly scouRdrel,'
= butt, Unworthy the name Of man"
etc, at the devoted head of Mr.. S.,
when most probably the pCGr man
has exhausted every argument except
his last upon his wife, and then, out of
patience With her, administers a.
little wholesome correction, which has
the effect Of sending the Infatuated
female hOt-fo0t 10 the police, who
hustle the "gife-beater +" 70 jail with
all possible dispatch. ThetriaI comes
Off next day, and the wife, who in the
interim has had leisure to review the
aiilir in all its phases, goGs be6aFe the
Commissioners and-begsh her husband
OFF. Do you suppose she would appear
his apolOgist if she didn't think he
in the main right in administers
ing the flagellatiOn? Not by a long
chalk.
That there are some fellows Who
F." wollops' their wives inst for the fan
CT i. is not TO be denied, but a con-
scientiOuso iSQaer@e of hisduty should
dictate to the parasFapLic9l onat-
snapper to find out what Mrs. Smash
ALPS part of the play has been before
emptytng tie walls Of his unmitigated
wrath upon the head I'll Mr. Smash
all. Act fair-giveb othsides chance.
THE PAIL TRADE-Already our
merchants are making artiye prepa-
ratiOns for the coming fall tFadc, 3nd
are laying in stocks commensurate
with the anticipated demand. Every
railroad centering here brings loaded.
lf4iG5 such rs never before came IA.
ri tEts Ee2s0n of the year.
Business houses are bGiHg .GEaired.
renovated, painted or enlarged. Om
are selling off ut a sacfihCe in
crdeF to make way for She new. This
is all very Gatthsipg indeed, and the
Bluff City will soon stand GFst amOngI
tbe cities OF the Southwest. Our reads
IS EhQ casually traverse our streets,
are, lMe pTesGhis, not aware Of the ex-
iensiye trade enjoyed BY some branch
gf business in this city. For liz
tie iron trade of Memphis en-
some eight q ten hrst-class
houses, whose combined business rms
up int0the mjili0ns-and We are glad
TO say that il is yearly Increasing.
one of the largest houses Ia this line
Is established in the Adams Block,
10. 223 Second street. We allude to
he well known firm Of Barbour,
Wilder & Simpson. 70 their already
arge stock of foreign ana d0mestiel
hardware, agricultural Implements,
mechanics tools castipgS hollow
hey are now making large accessiOns
and are selling at such rates rs
leE successful competition. Mer-
and planters visiting the city
you'd consult their own Interests by |
on the above hrms See then
rery handsome advertisement else
r..EHrsr |
PERMANENT.-The removal Of the
Printing establishment of Charles A,
3eehn TO the Bethel Block, No. $50
Vain street, between Madison and
,ourt Square, renders it more CON
'eDient 70 our merchants and the
generally to take advantage of
lis low prices and artistic WORK,
HosT or srRAyFp-on-Fr Friday