Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-02
CITY PARAGRAPHS.

M. McGee, the ''queer'' customer, was
again committsd TO Jail yesterday, He is
likely to remsin there awhile.
The Western Recorder, published at
Louisville, is to be enlarged. It Is the
organ of the Baptists of Kentucky.
"A splendid new picket fence round
ElmwOOd has Just been completed. 1t is
ten feet high and looks fine. IL will last
many years. 81 &
We have rsceived q bundle Of tickets
to the great picnic Of the Memphis Guards
which takes place st James Park on
Saturday next.
There were two charges entered on
the Adams street docket last night: q
"drunk, y q "~vagraney" The sta
ton house had only one.
"A little brass key for a safe, most
likely, was left at this office by Mr.. James
Allen, who found it on the bluff. Il is at
the command Of the owner.
The largest and most delicstely tinted
peach we have seen this year was sent to
our Office by Mr.. Weem, of Bon Aqua
Springs, in Dickson county. II Is about
eight inches in circumference.
The name that was in our article.
Was it Jeslously2" yesterday, was
badly spelled. It ought to hsYe been
Niblack, and be works somewhere else
on Second street and not at Quinn's.
We received from the Bon Aqua
Springs yesterday a bunch OF clover i've
feet high. 1t is the Rio species, and was
grown OF the farm OF s. Donaldson, near
Dickson station, Dickson county, in this
State.
Duncan MacLesn, of the Bay Horse, is
the most extensive saloon advertiser In
the city. Last year he laid out 1880 on
that sort OF enterprise, and this coming
fall and winter he proposes to ouble the
Investment, is pays so well.
The Jackson people are ali alive TO
the necessity Tor the construction OF the
nGrrOw-gauge railroad from Memphis;
and the people OF Macon and Somerville
are anxious to help In the good work,
They want direct connection with Mem
phis.
"A correspondent OF the APPEAL, a
gentleman who abhOrs scandal n who
shrinks from those who deal in it, sends
US this:
Know, this vile herd
Beneath the grade Of men,
Those who have lips and ears
For scandal vile,
Are base as hell themselves,
And full of guile.
The cheapest hardware house in the
city is that Of Messrs. Barbour, Wilder &
Simpson, 223 Second street, in the Adams
Block. This house is strictly and extern
hardware, snd the business is re-
duced by the firm to a nicely, so thst
everything is shaved down to the lowest
figure. The business done by this house
is immense and continually extending.
"A letter has been received from Rev.
DR.. Carmichael by a friend Of his in this
city. He states that though somewhat
worn out by b travel from this city to
Lookout Mountain" the air has strength |
ened him, and he left there the night
of the 25th inst. for White Sulphur
Greenhrisr county, West Vir-
ginis. His friends can address him, care
Of Major Peyton Randolph.
The Jackson Daly Democrat has
been suspended, 8 fact we regret to an
nounce since Mr.. Hogan had made it a
recognized organ Of true Democratic sen
timent in West Tennessee. We hope il
will shortly be resumed and that the able, |
fluent and graceful writer who made the
Democrat all that it was will soon find
himselfin the editorial chair sgsin.
Another "friend has passed over the
Ii is with a sad heart we record
sham, Esq. He passed from earth on
Monday, at Devall's Bluff. His remains
brought to this city yesterday. and
lO-day will be escorted to their final rest
.ng place by the Leila Scott 10 dye, F. A.
and every one of the fraternity, who
IAN possibly spare the time from his bust
ness calls, will be present to do honor to
he dead.
As illustrative of the peculiar aptitude
II the African for the acquisition Of all
he useful and ornamental branches, Sam
.ac, q hopeful young Congo, was placed
'etOre the Recorder yesterday morning to
how cause why he shot az q little five
ear old cOlOred brother. Sam Mac is q
and dwells in South Memphis.
ne day previous he lsveled his pistol at
he head Of the little darky and shot.
he ball passed near the head, and the
burned the hair and marked the
ace. The Recorder sent the prisoner to
all to await his trial. :
The Memphis Guards picnic, 10 be
cid et James Park, Saturday, August
th, promises to be one of the grsndest OF
be season. The park will be elegantly
Illuminated with a splendid calcium /
.ght which hiss been procured for the oc- :
aston, Included in the pleasures of the [
sy viii be q lively contest for q splendid :
Old-headed cane, to be voted to the most I
OpulSr county and city official. Also, {
beautiful bouquet, 20 be voted to the I
lost popular young lady, which viii un- {
oubtedly be highly interesting. Also, !
q elegant cake, to be voted 10 the most I
marrsd lady. Dancing and s
will be the order of the day. 9
IL are cordially invited to attend. !
For the purpose OF making the AUa- I
snehe mans mouth water, our reporter s
oes o hesitate to say hat the supper
8 enjoyed az the hOspitsble Moffstt's &
as truly an JrOsial; equally worthy Of I
he host and the guest. over the door Of {
lat supper apartment the festive lines of g
Ioors might be appropriately inscribed J
letters of gold: {
'If there be an elysium on earth, :
1t Is this, It is this =
10 regretted that the AUalanche man =
as not present, because if there Is any a
ling OF which he can be said to be An ex- h
silent judge, it Is OF the component h
guilds Of that supper.