Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-14
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

mont Of the public Offices yesterday.
The Memphis Race Course has
been returned to its original lessees.
The Lookout Mountain excursion
lists got away yesterday morning at
s. O'Clock.
Emma Lowery Is out Of jail.
Things viii be lively around the Mag
tstrates' offices in a day or two.
The County Commissioners had a
meeting yesterday. Nothing Of any
Importance was done, except paying
a few appropriations.
"A negro man who was split open
with an ak, at Trenton, a few weeks
since, is recovering, though slightly
paralyzed on one side.
The remains Of Adolph Kuhn
were followed to the grave by the
German Turnverein, headed by the
City Band, last evening.
Col. Price, who was accidentally
shot night before last, still fingers.
His condition wac as low IS could be
last night at 10 O'Clock.
The discussion of the MayOralty
question, and suggestion of possible
and probable candidates continues TO
be the absorbing political question.
The Shelby County Agricultural
Fair opens on the I'D o fnext month.
The premium list embraces q great
variety Of prizes, many Of them very
handsome amounts.
We are sorry TO state that Squire
Griffith Is very i'll and not able to
attend to any business whatever.
Squire Norton is doing the most Of
his continued business.
Don't forget the concerto a st. Pat
rick's Church on Wednesday night.
1t promises to bel really grand affair.
The church ought to be crowded on
the occasion.
Mr.. Martin, who was arrested for
the shooting of Col. Price Sunday
night, was yesterday morning lined
Eve dollars for shooting in the cOrpOr-
stion. There wa no prosecution on
any other charge.
We have been requested TO state
that Col. Price, of the Commercial
Hotel, was not standing behind or
near the bar when shot accidentally
on Sunday night. He was standing
behind the Office counter.
The Academy Of the Immaculate
Conception at Jackson, Tenn, opened
last Monday under the most favorable
auspices. The tutoresses will devote
themselves assiduOusly to advance
their pupitL and give a thorough edu-
cation.
There was q greater apparent
quantity Of freight received and piled
up at the Memphis and Ohio Railroad
station last week than we have ever
before e at that place. Much Of it
was for transfer to Arkansas by the
packet lines.
George Woods, while riding in
street a No. 3, between Washington
and Adams streets, about half past Z
O'Clock Sunday evening, was severely
cut on the left jaw by some unknown
person who Immediately left the car
and made his escape.
We received yesterday, with the
compliments of Victor d. Fuchs, Il
Jefferson street, a dozen magnificent
clingstOne peaches, grown in the or
cherd OF Us. DOwneT, Cave City, Ky.
Not one Of them was less than two
and a half inches in diameter.
There are two or three parties who
still have In their possession tickets 10
the Confederate picnic, which they
took to sell. Mr.. James, from whom
the tickets were obtained, again res
pectfully requests these parties to
come forward and make their settle
ments.
We learn that the management
has decided not TO open at the New
Memphis with FOrmOsd. They have
substituted for il a new play bv DOM
inic Murray, the title of which has
not yet transpired. It is said to be-
an Irish sensational drama, of which
Murray plays the hero.
As Alderman Wolcott was driving
20 a light rOckaway around the corner
Union street, into Second, last wen
ing, near shutdown, mis- horse, a DOW
erful but awkward animal, slipped
and fell heavily on his side, breaking
the shafts Of the vehicle, but doing no
other damage, fortunately.
An old bachelor of this city, who
has recently taken an extended trip
by rail, and smuggled himself into
the ladies' a every chance he got, is
engaged in writing an apology for
Herod, giving special attention 10,
and justifying at length, the eeiebra-
ted general order Strengthening the iu-
nOcents.
"A young man giving his name a.
Francis CASTOR was arrested yester-
day on suspicion of being q deserter
rom the u. S. A. During the day,
] however, Capt. Smith telegraphed to
his command, and the supposed de
serter was found to be an ~henOrably
discharged soldier. He was therefore.
Immediately released.
The annual migration of. house
A., martins and swallows has already
commenced, and but few of the myri-
ads that 4 0uple Of weeks ago were
Gwittering hound tlH caves Of the
0rIs, September AsoHs swallow
Jury of Monroe county, -,
md indictments against Iell v Mined !
Gallagher and Allen, for sA%O- and laug