Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-12

LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

no business yesterday.
: Capt. ]. Harvey Mathes and lady
! left Nashville yesterday for New York
Mr.. Brewer, City Editor of the
: ApdEdRche, is looked for to-day. lie
/, has been on trip East.
Mai. C. W. Marsh, ofthe st. Louis
and Iron Mountain R. r., paid us q
: visit yesterday.
-Exten sive preparations are being
made for the celebration Of Hum
bOldt's anniversary.
The weather Is quite " fallish.' p
or, as our cousins across the water
would say, autumnal.
The Virginia House, at Bristol, Is
the meanest, dirtiest hole on the route
between here and New York.
-' Vags" had better be on the
lookout. Orders. have been given by
Supt. Pearne to have them cleaned
out.
We regret to learn that the editor,
proprietor and composition. of the Her
nando Miss. Press have been on the
sick list.
"A theater in New York pays $500
tax. In Memphis theater has $2150
tax. No wonder our Now Mem
phls is failure.
The engineer corps of the Ten
nessee and Pacific Railroad nave been
for some time running experimental
lines beyond Lebanon toward Cum
berland Mountains.
--Ho, We Knights! Remember there
! is to be grand tournament at Browns
vile, on Saturday, the 23d day of
October, and'a list of splendid prizes
will be cOntended for.
Col. J. F. Dowdy received to-day
from Mr.. w. r. Price the first four
bales of new cotton from Crittenden
county, Ark, which entities him to
the. jug.
The passenger business on our 10
cal roads Is, just now, very brisk. 1t
IS almost impossible to obtain a seat
from this point 10 Chattanooga, going
or coming.
Parties having tickets to the Con-
federate Soldiers Relief Association
Picnic will please make returns to
Capt. F. l.. James, at the APPEAL
Office, as soon as possible.
The grand sacred concert which
takes place next Wednesday, at st.
Patrick's Church, is the subject of
general conversation among our
music-lOving population. We hope
ID will be distinguished success.
viii Mansford, at the Catholic
bookstore, has all the new serial pub
lications. VIII Is q gentleman i'm
every sense Of the word, and we hope
our friends will patronize his estab-
lishment.
Why is an occupant of an orches-
tral seat like pioneer? Because he
Is a frontiersmah. THAT isanother of
the beastly Witticisms of our young
friend, aged 81, spoken Oi yesterday.l
Attention is called to the as
signee's notice, for the county of Crit
tenden, State of Arkansas. The sale
is peremytory, and is therefore
very important one.
The trip to Lookout Mountain
will be one of the pleasantest affairs
of the season. Every body who can
90 ought to do so. Tickets can be
bought of A. ]. Lowe or F. II. Talley,
agents of the Charleston Road.
A fatal affray occurred near Oak
land in Pamela county, MISS, on the
lst inst, between two cousins, named
Hunt and Page, which resulted in the
death of Page from the use of q knife
in the hands of Hunt.
We have received a copy of the
report Of 4. s. Colyar, Esq, President
Of the Miss. ( Tenn. =. T., made re-
rently to the directors. Ii is an able
and VOlumin0us document, interest |
ing to every stakeholder in that I'M
pOrtant Railroad.
The September number of the |
Southern AgricUlttG'iSt has been laid on |
our table. 1t is full of interest, and |
contains 2 number of we'll written and |
instruetilg articles that must be read |
TO be appreciated,
BY private correspondence We |
learn that the Grand Lodge +. A. NJ. |
meets the first Monday in October. |
The Grand Chapter meets on the |
Wednesday preceding the first Mon
day in October. Ihe Council meets |
Immediately after the Grand Ch5pter, |
Coy. Senter has appointed Re |
ceivers for the railroads that are in de- |
faplt in the payment OF the interest. :
under the PROVISIONS ofthe law direct |
ing him to do so. Gen. dos, K. Ma |
bTy is appointed Receiver of the ]
Knoxville and Kentucky road, and |
Capt. NJ. D. Beardee of the Knoxville |
and Charleston road.
The Rreshytery of North Missis-
sippi will meet in the Presbyterian |
church in fernando, on Thursday,
September 10, at 7 O'Clock, pm. BY |
the appointment of the Presbytery, |
the Rev. +. Cater will preach a ser
mon on the subject of Infant Baptism,
on Saturday, lsth,a II O'Clock, am.
The catalogue Of premiums of the
first Fair of the Shelby County Agri-
cultural, Mechanical and Horticultu-
raj Association is out and we have |
received Il copy. 1t is most neatly
and tastily gotten up, and reflects
great credit on Col. Leon. TrOusdale,
who got it up.
Our friend Beehn, who has lately
removed to the building on the south |
east corner of South Court and Main
streets, is one Of the best job printers
that we know of. Beehn understands
his business from the word g0,h and
we recommend him to all in want of
a Job of first-rate printing.
There Is a certain amount Of nerve
necessary for success in every busi-
ness, but we know of no calling that |
demands so much of it as being Su-
perintendent of Police. Mr.. Pearne
deserves the highest ene0mia of our
citizens for the manner in which he
has caused the laws to be carried out.
Special policeman Radigan came
20 see us yesterday and disclaimed
any intention of levying black mail
on the lady mentioned in our yester-
days issue. We know Mr.. Radigan
to be an officer Of great efficiency and |
honesty, and are sorry there should be
any misunderstanding In regard to
his position in the matter.
John CASTOR has got a new brand of
Champagne-and we must confess one |
that tickles our palate to a nicely. In
flavor and bOquet it Is almost the /
counterpart OF the old "Charles /
Heidseick Uin Imperial. Heidseick's |
wine have been branded In all manner |
of ways of late year, and we opine |
that this new brand Is only new i
name for Heidseick wine.
We invite special attention to the
advantages offered for advertising by
the WEEKLY APPEAL, to be pub
lished on Wednesday morning. The /
object of advertising being to lay the /