Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-03
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

up 20 o OCAJCA Aaot nASAb-
Not q scratch on the complaint book
at headquarters since April 30sh.
-SaiatstiOn In the park yesterday
niDg-Ha-yR-nussia-fur-now
Plenty Of mosquitoes around last
night. Aay6ods eould kill them.
The dogs were on their good be-
hsvior-not one Of them got mad yes
terdsy.
Mr.. ]. G.. Hssiy, Mrs. o'Donovan's
agens, is in the cIrys sleeping at the
OveFJOn.
s.. Peters Sunday school picnic
takes place at James Park May o.h,
Thurday.
The park was q sight 10 see yester-
day evening. There were 8 million
babies in it-more or less.
-Barden, the ascending postofiiee
thief, has not yet been heard from. The
Madison people want him found.
Yesterday was an atonement in part
for TIE past spell OF bad weather. A
more beautiful and brilliant day could
not have beef wished for. The sunset
was gorgeous.
The postofioe at Oak Grove, Chris
tian cOUaty, Ky, is to be disc 3ntinued
ia q few weeks, as the resignation OF Mr..
Rufus WhitlOck, postmaster at that
place, hss been accepted.
The buggy of Mr.. FIaherty turned
over IN front OF the First District station
house yesterday evening about SIX
O'Clock. Nobody hurt, and the only
damage done was TO the harness.
-HuppersUown and Elmwood Gene.
terry were the great places OF resort yes
terday evening. Not less than twenty
i've hundred people visited Elmwood.
Fhe suburban gardens were also quite
crowded.
The APPEALS BroBnsville news
yesterday morning set a portion Of our
people almost into a fever TO obtain fur
ther news, as a great many ofour citi-
zsns have relations in that town. Later
accounts will be found elsewhere.
We have received tbs following
magazines and pamphlets: The Printers
Circular for May, 1rihe's for the Christ
MSS Holidays, the Southern CulLivatOr,
Proceedings of the Southern Press Con-
veGtion, Catalogue of the University Of
Mississippi, and the Model Farmer pub
lished At Corlnth, Miss All of which
we viii notice st length.
"A " brindled purp" hiss been lost.
Here's the way his owner described him
at the Second district station yesterday
Lost 3 Ball Dog about 50 or SO los
brindle on the lef eye brindle on the lef
side brindle on lef hip hind part OF the
tail brindle and turns up the Dog is
a white Deg with brindie spots on MIN
hss been bis under right ear cut very
doep, 1 will give I5S reward"
The ninth DeutSches MGi-fest takes
place to-day at James park, sG the head
Of Vance street. IL wiz be the pleasant
eat affair OF the season, and we ex-
pect TO see out there every German
VINO loves to enjoy himself after
the manner of the FatheTiand. Every
arrangement Cor the comfort, amusement
and entertainment Of the guests has been
made, and We have no doubt there win
be a large attendance on the grounds.
-Grau, the willy and uncertain, hiss
again plsyed q Of his old tricks, and
fooled the management Of the New
Memphis. There will be no opera this
week. Mrs. O'D0novan (Rossa) will be
here CT Friday night, anu will give II
Of her readings at the New Memphis
Theater. To quote the language of an
exchange Mrs. O'DJnovsu's object is
one Of the hottest that ever engaged the
soul Of q true woman. The devoted mis-.
sion Of Rienzi's vile was not more rO-
mantle OF sacred :" and we hope our peo-
pie Will give her q warm welcome.
"A gentleman went down TO the
Richmond Saturday evening, engaged
q berth and put 3 leather wallet con
tanning q lot OF valuable papers Ia il.
While his back was turned, 3 mackerel,
nearly grown, named Ed Staten, slipped
IN, gobbled it, ana made eff with it up
towr. Dstsctive George Hayden hap
pened 10 be On board 81 the time, and the
matter was put IN his hands, aud in less
than an hOur Staten was in jail and the
carpet sack was in the hands Of the de-
lighted ow~
We understand that the militia at
Humboldt lie around Capt. Richardson's
roems and annoy him in every possible
way. Clipgman has sworn to have his
lie. We also learn that the party who
went raidiDg down toward Woodville, as
we mention elsewhere, msde their threat
that they intended TO pay their respects
to the BROWNSVILLE Bee Office when they
returned through Brownsville. We hope
If they try anything of the sort that our
friend Beers and his partner will muster
their friends ia BroWnsvilie and " 90
forn the " blue coats" ss be once
- went foT 3 far more decent class OF
men clothed IN them.
"A person signing himself Daniel
Kumb, p. o. Drawer 1857, Chicago, Ill,
advertises that Confederate soldiers
who were prisoners Of war at Camp
Douglas, Ill, or the friends OF such sol
Giers, who were deprived of ali or q por-
ton Of their money or property, by the
authorities Of that Camp, under the plea
of fOrfeitures or otherwise, will hear Of
something to their advantage by adj
dressing him. Several of our ex.
changes are very anxious to know what
il mesns-" restitution or WHAT We
rather think il means " what" Maybe,
however, il is G Daniel come to judg
ment.
We have received from VIM. At
wood, Aid TO maj. Gen" Ames, q copy
of general orders Nos. 80 and 80, from
headquarters Fourth Military District.
General orders No. 80 makes all persons,
without distinction as to rage, color or
previous condition, csmpe@nt jurors +;
and No. 80 directs Tax Collectors to
collect taxes ana make returns to the
State Cd Auditor. Great God what
has the sovereign State OF Mississippi
come to. A miserable military upstart
Osdubbed Brevet Maj. Gen." thus by
"general orders" hlppantly issued from
his Headquarters" deals with and dis
poses Of the desFest rights of freemen-
the right Of trial by 3 jury OF one's peers,
and Of representation for taxstioni
Under the heading Of "that boy Of
| boyie,n the Louisville Coarter-JouF4l0E
says: "In the London GentIemRn's
Magazine for April is published the first
magazine srticle Of Charles Dickens, ir.,
the son Of the veteran novelist. We
present it herewith almost entire" Il
then copies the article, which IL over 8
column Ia length. Ii the COaTter-Jour-
nal, or the London Gentlsman's Maya
Zine will take the trouble to look Ia
Chambers Book Of Days, under the date
Of April LIST Vol. L, PIP. 1912 they viii
find the original Of the article-and il
was not written by "that boy OF hoy's"
either. For curiosity we compared the
two articles, and the column copied by
Che Courier journal from the Gentle
mans Magazine is the worst piece
Of plagiarism we ever saw.
The West Tennessee Wing Of Saturday