Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-21
sARDIs.
Second Day of the Fair - Bad
Weather ---Go0d Attendance.
crsditable Exhibition, Especially in
Floral Hail.
Gen. Beauregard---Maj. Simmons,
Hospitality.
Particulars Of First Day---Dukss.
MahOney.
SPECIAL TO AIEafPHIs APPEAL

and very dusty Ia forenoon, and wet
in the afternoon-the rain setting in
about 10 O'Clock.
: The after anee at the fair was equal
to the Arrangements and seats provi-
ded. Quite number of ladies were
present throughout the day.
The mechanical department is not
very interesting, the number of i'm
plements and machinery not being
large.
Floral Halls very handsomely an
ranged. The fruits and flowers, and
specimens of housekeepers' handi-
work, are very ereditable, and speak
well for the industry and ingenuity of
the ladies in the vicinity of Sardis.
AS usual, the fair ones are enthusi-
astic in the work committed to them,
and have done well.
When we consider the fact that all
the valuahles, animals and agricultu-
raj implements in this section were
destroyed dusing the war, the exhibit
tions at this Fair are truly praise
worthy.
The display of horses to-day was
fine. noticed some stations, one in
particular, which considered good
roadster; also, several colts, two and
three-year olds.
l Noticed stalk of cotton, among
several that were very remarkable,
from a neighboring plantation, hay
ing three hundred bolIs upon lt-not
all opened, however.
A much larger exhibition of stock is
expected tomorrow. Gen. Beaure-
gard will, 1t Is expected, be on the
ground tomorrow.
Mai. Simmins, the President of the
Agricultural Society, is exerting him
self with great assiduity, and with en-
tire satisfaction to the public. He is
a highly intelligent and accomplished
gentleman, and, with unbOunded lib
erality, hangs the lateh-string upon
the outside Of his door for all comers.
PHGNfx.
FROM CUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
sARpIs, Miss, October ls.-This
Is the opening day of the great Sardis
Agricultural and Mechanical Fair,
and, as this hasty note is being writ
! ! Ten Ten, ,,,AnDle in buggies, in carriages,
in wagons, on horseback and afoot,
are pouring into the Place from all di-
rections.
In spite Of ths failure of the con-
tractor TO carry out his engagement,
in spite of covert opposition and open
Fly expressed sneers, the managers Of
the Association have steadfastly pur-
sued the even tenor of their way"
and now are about to reap the reward
of heir lehors, In presenting to the
public an exhibition, thtIike Of which
| has never before been witnessed In
the State Of Mississippi, Ma
ehinery, agricultural implements and
other articles intended for exhibition
have already been received from New
York, Louisville, Cincinnati, Mem
phis and other points, and on every
train additional articles are arriving.
OF home products, household and
farm, it Is expected the display will
be very large, and very cOThprehen-
slVe. This baiHg the epeaing day,
much confusion necessarily prevails,
and at the time, especially, when this
is written, chaos rules supremely
This, of course, Is unavOidably Incl
dent to first days proceeding; but
by tomorrow things will have been
iostled more into their places, and
more systenatiZed order will be the
result. When this shall have been
brought about, | propose to lay before
The readers of the APPEAL descrip-
tIon of some Of the articles on exhibi-
ton here most worthy to be noticed.
At Meridian, to-day, the Fair will
be formally inaugUrated, but as at
that selfsame hour the mails for
Memphis are Fehorseiessy closed, and
as the period of 'thigh noon" rapidly
draws nigh, must bring this model
epistle to speedy conclusion, prom
ising for tomorrow letter that shall
deal more in particulars and less in
generaHtl9s.
At the holding OF the Radical Con-
gsntiQn at Pamela last Saturday, an in
cident occurred at BatesYille, one mile
distant, which has well nigh proven
a tragedy and, perhaps, had the
wishes of the community been con-
suited, a tragical termination might
possibly have been preferred. A ne
gro, II seems, one Of whose many
names Is Dukes, had rendered him
self particularly obnoxious all the
morning to the citizens of the place,
by boistePous, obscene and proane
language, by damning the whites,
firing off pistol and otherwise con-
ducting himself in a riotous manner.
Having repeatedly put in jeopardy
Pie lives Ct several persons, among
Others some children playing in
garden, by the reckless discharg-
ing of his revolver. His arrest
was ordered by Oliver, a justice
of the peace; but the negro, mad
with liquor and hate, and possibly re-
lying on assistance from the thou
sands Of his color there assembled, re-
fused to be arrested, and brandishing
his revolver, swore that be would
shoot the frst '!d-d white mani that
dared attempt it. In fartherance of
his threat he fired his pistol two or
three times at Capt, Hall, of
SenatohIa, The Magistrate then sum-
moned posse to his assistance, among
them Capt. Hall, who at once made
for the negro in double-quick style.
The negro finding that as far as he
was concerned, the fun Of the thing
was about over, took to his heels With
out any unnecessary parley, the Cap
tain pursuing, pistol in hand. Re
fusing to halt when summoned, the
negro wes shot by Capt. Hall, who
dropped the gentleman at the fourth
fire, the ball taking effect near the big
joint, bringing the darAey to the
ground and to his senses at the same
time. a number of negroes, about
fifteen or twenty, armed with
guns, surrounded the wagon
in which the wounded man
was placed, and escorted him to the
jail In Pamela, in which he was lodged,
and where his wound received al due
attention.
This negro, Dukes, happens to |
be the same identical lying 'scuss''
who volunteered false testimony some |
months ago, against some OF the best |
citizens Of Pamela county as being inn
plicated In Ku-Klux depredations,
and had them subjected to the tender |
mercles Of Ames' humane administers
tIon. Now the Chickens have come
home TO roost." and-let 'eD roost.
To the credit OF the many hundreds,
even thousands OF negroes present, be
it stated, that no sympathy in the evil
conduct of this desperate was mani
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