Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-23
CITY PARAGRAPHS.

Last evening at dark, when the rain
had sbated some of its first fury, the
floods In places were terrific. On Fourth
street, near Market, there was a foot and
q half Of water on b sidewalks as well
as in the middle of the street.
A few dozen Of ladies got into a very
bad fix yesterday afternoon by taking q
picnic car into the city. Before they
reached half way home the rain storm
burst with tremendous violence, and all
became drsnched to the bone, and deeper.
A young man named Lester wss
stabbed in the side yesterday by a person
named Boyd, with whom he had a quar-
rel. Boyd had been arrested on Friday
at the instance of Leister, who charged
him with vsgrsncy. The stabbist got
away, while the other man went to bed.
The choir Of st. PETERS yesterday, at
noon, was in fine voice. II h musical
spirit OF the lamented Sabatzky could
have heard, it would have rejoiced. Per-
ring is a master at the organ and he ga
thered round him such q select force of
chor.sters yesterday, as have seldom sang
together at st. Peters,
Yesterday evening, q pair of negroes,
at the corner of Main snd Union streets,
discussed The heeting pleasures of earth
~ a. 2LAAAM VI q
One remarked that ''she never had so
much fun befo' as during the past sum
MERGING to fairs, pic-nics, funerals and
revivsls. Times we're lively, I tells
YOU"
The Holly Springs IndependentSOuth
Is the most successful and widely cireu-
lated of papers in Mississippi. The trade
Of Holly Springs in dry goods and grocer
les is monopOlizsd by this city. Those
who would have a share of it should make
themselves known through the columns
of the Independent South.
The funeral of Mr.. RutIedge, late OF
the hook and ladder fire company Adams
street, took place yesterday. The fire de-
partment turned out in force, headed by
the Old Memphis band. The great bell Of
the engine house tolled for two or three
hours. The deceased fireman had been
sick but ten days; he left q wife and fam
ilY, who will be taken care of by the de-
partment with that hberality which char
scterizss all their actions.
They have a "School Of Design for
Women" in Philadelphia. Nature did
enough for our women in this way, and
they need no school of the designing sort.
We never see nj of the sweet, blushing
creatures, stared out Of cOuntenance by
some vulgar Erute on the sidewalk, that
we dc not regret the want of a practical
school of design. It would define a plan
of blowing the vain, simpering swells
into impalpable nihility with nitrO-gly-
cerine. Let us hsYe q female school OF
design.
"A story is told of how Bob Lsech, the
polite conductor on the Mississippi and
Tennessee road, got a superb suit OF
clothes. A sick lady and a baby were
travelling over his road. He fixed up a
comfortable bed for the lady with pillows
and shaWls, took the baby n nursed II
himself; and made the lady 30 happy that
she felt grateful. A few days afterWard, a
stout looking man met Bob al the depot
here who sccosted him rather roughly,
saying, "you insulted my wife and l want
satisfaction" Name your time n
place." said Bob. Follow me them"
replied the stranger. Bob followed, and
they did not halt until they found them
selves in a frst-clsss tailOr's up town.
Now" said the stranger, take the best
suit of clothes in the house or fight" Be-
ing Of a mild manner, Bob clothed.