Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-07-26
CITY PARAGRAPHS.

The Southern Express Company has
our thanks for -64e-0f New Orleans
papers.
Squire Bleokley left yesterday for the
White sulphur Springs for a few days
justification. aulls
Sandy Martin was fnsd twenty-five
dollars by the Recorder yesterday for
lighting snd vaFrsncy.
Out of twenty-OBe people, who inter-
viewed the Recorder yesterday, sixteen
we're Africans, sh pugilistic gentlemen.
The scarcity OF kerosene items st this
time is due no doubt 10 the long daylight
and to the ''muskeeters.'' These warm
ints rush toward q lighted room.
The butchers say that there are no
beeves coming into market now in Mem
phis but Texas beeyes, hence b tough
ness of the beefsteaks that We get.
The largest and most hearty, whole
souled, liberal and Jolly barbecue of the
season will be given At Fisherville to-mor-
row. All the gsy boys are going.
There win be an election for q msgis-
trste in the Fifth district shortly. That
district has been unfortunate. 1t lost
three magistrates in a year and q half.
The Thermometer went below seventy
last night, right smartu below it, 50 that
q little "ktverh was quite enjoyable. It
was thirty degrees lower than q week
previous.
Judge Ray had seven ha6eas corpus
cases before him, yesterday. Most of
them we're cases of thieving, and such
things. He will hear i've more of the
same sort to-day.
-John W. Forsythe, of Lauderdale
comfy, will be summoned before United
States Commissioner Garrett to-day, for
running a groggery without having the
necessary United States license.
The Bay Horse split his sides laugh
ing yesterday at a fall which a fat negro
got on the sidewalk on Second street.
The fact is, Mr.. MscLesn is breaking two
windows out on the side of the house.
The agent of the Western Associated
Press in Memphis recently teIegrsphed 81
item of news as to appear in the AVd-
Ldnche, which appeared simultaneously in
all the city papers. Why this psrtislity7
The dull times set people who have
liquor and spare time to wasting both. A
-quadrsngulsr fight took place yesterday
mon the Grant family, which originated
from this cause. There were several
members sts~tiOn-housed till this morning.
"A Union City newspaper called the
MaH has suspended. At one time there
were three papers in that town. One of
them printed Just as much matter as
would I'LL half q column of the APPEAL,
and was sold to $50 subscribers for the
same price.
The rains yesterday were quite extern
sive. They had the effect OF sending a
great number Of country people into
town to purchase goods. They all say
that the corn crop promises well, and that
the recent rains AVE improved the pros
poets.
Some rooms in the Jefferson block, on
Second street, are mentioned in connec- |
ton with the search which the County
Court Committee are at present making
for a suitable Criminal Court room. The /
Odd Fellows Hall would make g first
rate Criminal Court if 1t were big enough
and to rent.
George Washington, colOred, walked
round town with Barney COX's new coat
on his back. He put On fearful style.
Barney became indignant when he saw
George showing OF before a lOOking-glass
in a millinery establishment on Main
street. This was a little too much, so
Barney arrested him and left him in the
Adams street station-hOuse. George
claims that he got the coat from Bsrney's
wife for being 8 good boy.
We learn from an Alabama paper that
our great failure in the role of "one more
unfortunate" has been prscticing on the
sensibilities of the too susceptible Aba
bsmiRns. Her practice here enables her
to do it nicely down there. The perform
snce was ~peeuniarily successful. A col
lection was raised, and she was sent fur
Their. She may drop among the Philis-
tines some time, who will let her carry
the business to the last set,
The police at the lower district had a
time yesterday afternoon with J
ten OOlOred amszons, who had a fes-
tive fight around the corners in the rain
u They had fallen afoul OF q keg ]
Of whisky, which one of them was tax
care of for her husband. About q
dozen of them emptied out the little YES ]
sci without stopping and then adjourned I
10 the street TO fight it out again. The !
snraged owner of the whisky came on {
The scene in the middle of the fray, and !
to have all of them hung at once. !
There is apparent in this city larger :
greater attraction for ladies than any :
hsye known for a long time. Prompt .
advantage must be taken of il, though, or :
may be bitter regrets hereafter. :
know we viii be comforting a fsvor :
On many ladies when we announce to !
hem thst.this is the last day on which {
celebrated st. Louis pianos can be
purchased at 263 Second street, at factory
prices, or rather at factory cost. Mr.. L. I
Denny is the agent; he is at present in 7
he city, and offers while here induce
nents that may not be had again for /
S
"A young man ran up town yesterday :
morning with his few hairs standing on :
He swOre in broken gssps that he :
lad been Ku-Kluxed in Arkansas. His :
egs bowed signs of il, and his CHASTITY !.
Ountensnce gave Unmistsksble proof of :
recent acquaintance with the khan (
When 8 coherent account could be OBJ :
from him, it was found that he :
lad achieyed q few drinks on temporary =
rsdit, and, failing to come to time, the Z
of the boat pursued him. The ,
'Oung man jumped upon what he consid- :
red q ledge Of granite, but found too late 2
it was worse than putty, and went up
0 his hips in it. 1t wss only the most
ieroic struggles that brought him safely b
'ack to the city. Il
Yesterday q family of strangers ar =
lived in the city from East Tennessee. =
hey expected to meet here the head of y
he family on mis- way back from Arkan- q
as, whittier he had preceded them to pick =
ut a home. They met, very luckily, but :
he old man, after paying some money on /
be land he bought, was so unfortunate as y
o fall into bad hands, and lost all he had. :,
he wife had left some in q bank in Knox y
lille, because she did not like to bring :,
with her but what she needed on the =
So here both OF them met, with a =
arge family and not a cent. In this en1er- a
they found q friend in John Spell u
nan, who took care of them, and made ~
arrangements for sending them out on the :
little Rock road this morning. They are =.
for Fort Smith, where their eldest :,
is with some stock and furniture, and ~
here their money draft viii be paid. y
pellman has faith in their honesty. ~
-Commissioner Eaton, ofthe Education al
auresu at Washington, was along here w
rOut six weeks ago,o on his tour through a
le States learning the condition of edu- fs
stiOn and the prospect for future intel az
development. It appears from his IN
port that Virginia leads all the States Of IN
le South in the facilities provided for es
She has set in operation $500 M
one OF which occupies JEFF. Davis ~
rmer residence in Richmond. The edu- Al
work in Georgia, thus far, is sim "a
y preparatory, as the common school M
was passed only at the last session of
e Legislature; a State Superintendent I'M
ls been appointed, and the schools will vi
opened next fall. In Mississippi there an
Q 5000 schools. In Texas the Legislature a.
IS passed a school law which contains a
mpulsory cisuse-the only enactment
the kind in the South. North Carolina no
a bad return, but IN South Carolina Al
ID Alsbams the prospect is good. The Gu
neral result Of the Commissioners OBJ wi
shows that the educational We
ants OF the Southern States are fully en-
oognized.