Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-20
c PARAGRAPHS.

LOCAL
The skies promised plenty OF rain last
night.
A dull Sunday in police circles again
yesterday.
-Elmwood had its usual throug of Wis
itors last evening.
There were only two arrests made in
the First district from 8 am. till q pm.
yesterday.
The sun was intensely hot at times
Yesterday, but a cool and refreshing
breeze was blowing almost all day.
-Bummers had a hard time trying to
find q place 20 wet their whistle yester-
dav. Bro. Pearne enforces the Sunday
laws.
We were IN error Yesterday in stating
thai the battle Of ChickamaugS COM
menced on the 18th of September. It was
fought on the 18th and 20th..
-Chas. Kendall, recently ~pardoned by
The Governor and turned out of Jail, says
fha he was not a mackerel, but was con
victed oncharge Of murder.
Will Mansfurd, of the Catholic book
store, Second street, near Monroe, has our
thanks for the latest Appleton, Scientific
American and other illustrated weeklies.
The Dyersburg Gazette Saws the sur
vey on the Mississippi River Railroad
has reached Ripley, and will ar once pro-
ceed 10 the county line Of Lauderdale and
Dyer.
Any person having a furnished room
10 rent, within three squares Of the corner
Of Main snd Jefferson streets, can find a
quiet, respectable and punctuas tenant by
addressing az. o. at this office.
Bill Jones alias Red-shirt Bill, the no
tori0us confidence mackerei and palof Joe
Burnsides. was yesterday sent to join the
latter in his retirement by the First Dis
trict police, ON charge Of Yagrancy and
having gambling devices in his posses
sion.
We we're shown yesterday evening a
sample Of e bale of cotton, being prepared
10 be cent to the st. Louis Agricultural
Fsir, by Mr.. Coleman, OF Pamela county,
Miss. IL is very handsome, and if il is an
Average ofthe bale, we have 40 doubt Mr..
Coleman viii make a good show for the
prize.
The Memphis, Springfield and Kan
sas City Railroad Convention is attract
Ing attention and q great deal of interest,
especially in Arkansas, the people of
Which State are alive to the importance
Of a line OF road that will be second TO
none, sud, as they think, will drain the
trade Of the Northern Pacific into Mem
phis.
Doc Smith and Jim Roberts, two
black mokas on b muscle, got on the
rampage yesterday and had q c0lored edi-
ton Of the Archaeological mill. 1t was
summarily put an end 10 after 3 few
rounds by the appearance Of the police on
the ground, who gobbled both Of them up
and escorted them 10 the Second District
station.
Nelson BahOrd, a negro employee on
the steamer Guidon. went into 4 passen-
gers staterOOm and stole 8 wallet contain
Ing ss from under his pillow. On arriv-
ing at the wharf Capt. Clay Rice had the
thief arrested, and the money which was
iound on his person returned TO tho
owner. while Mr.. Bahord was sent to the
lookup.
The condition Of the advertising col !
umns Of b APPEAL is a faithful indexof
~fbeprogress 0ftrade, which opens brisklv
ana IN a way most encouraging. Mer- /
chants and traders who desire 60 consult
theiF best interests will do well 10 avail
themselves Of the columns of the MEsJ-
PHIs DALLYand WEEKLY APPEAL. Either |
are worth G thousand OF the eatei-pennv
publications that blow about big c~irevIa-
lions and free ciUculatiOns aud that have
no legitimate place o. office in the world
Of jOurnalisln.
John OberIy. OF the Cairo Ecsaip5
bulletin, thus notices the late Mississippi
Press Association: THE Mississippi
Press Association met az Canton last Mon
day, and enjoyed the usual annual drunk.
They resoiuted d little in the way OF a.
knowledging deadhead civilities; and de-
elarsd that while Mr.. Tardew, Of New
York, is a Trustworthy and gentlcmanly
advertising agent, and the only one in
city that will lie 50 recognized in Al
Mississippi and Texas. They de-
Houneed Richardson's advertising agency,
N New York, as swindling Institution.
rotten and unreliable. They propose. n Ia
Illinois. 10 90 forth in a body on a big
fHIm as soon as the weather gets cold
sDODgh 10 authorize bot whisky punches"
We would suggest To some Of our am
-sportsH2en the prOpriety Of offering
premiums al our coming Agricultural Fair
Tor dogs, ~ IL the custom in England. We
no doubt that there are enough well
trained animals in our city and county 10
make such an exhibition veryinteresting.
There u, as every one knows, as much or
more IN the blood and pedigree OF dogs az
10 horses, and n good sportsman is as
proud and careful Of the one as OF the q
)ther. The entries might be divided into g..
'lasses, say as folloWss Sporting dogs; 7
'Ueh as deer, fox, grey and blood hounds,
1eagles, pointers, settlers. retrieyers, etc. {
sateA dogs, such as bull, bull terrier, mas I
81, ee. r%atters, such az terriers Of all {
sOrts, ctr. etc. TIL exhibition WOuId be {
ne, We guarantee, which would attract {
much attention and competition. and
would have the merit Of novelty. Who
vii start it? 5
A gentleman from the rnral districts y
FAMED Bird, came 10 townOn Friday with J
couple OF hundred dollars in his pocket. l
Iter t~ransactipe a little business hecom- Z
throwing himself outside of a '
gallon Of taHgIefoot, somewhere j
own in the Second district. After accom- '
fishing this feat successfully, he started
n & voyage Of discovery through the
classic fr~eestinks" of Hellis Half Acre
D seerch Of a cook. Arriving at the ]
hauty Of the notorious Matt Smith, that y
wren who was on the dOor stoOp war v
ling her enchanting lay" in hopes Of j
Inng some unfortunate mariner into her q
seeing that Mr.. Bird was a stranger, A
nilsd s1eetly on him and invited him TO v
st his Rsaried limbs within her d0uii- +
le. he thanked her, and told her what j
9 was hunting for. She Immediately in b
him that her sister was {" list the G.
ldy he wanted-the best cook, washer J
nd ironer he ever sOt ayes on" Thus Nj
ssured Bird entered and was Intro >
nceo 70 Lucy Smith, the aforesaid w
hampton OF the culinary and lavafory r
Bird was charmed, and in the full. f
ess Of his heart invited the sisters Smith r
Join him ia a drink. They accented. n
I'd the dose was afterward repeated j
pain and again, Bird Singing his q
around loose All al once. while A
, WAS about putting the wad in his :
afLer paying the score. Lucy L