Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-12

Bar<h Of Ratefgh-The HOteIs-The
RniIrORd-A Snake StOry-The Forth
coming Barbecue when the Railroad
f. finished,
TAps' Ho1E, June, II, 1872.
EDITORS aAPPEAL-Even this usually
quiet locality has not escaped the visits
of tie uhiquitous candidate. He was
here Ia force during the past two weeks,
and nailed his card on every dOOr-pOst
and fence for miles around. he travels
in a squad on HORSEBACK, carrying large
sized demijohn Ofliquor. Those squads
are made up with the incest regard to
natural and reciprocal interests. The
Sheriff, that is t. Dc, the Tax Collector,
the Privilege TaX-C0iiector, the Trustee,
the Chancellor, 20 forth in party, and
surround the house Of man Of influence,
heseige him, pe.t him with arguments,
sap Lin and mine him with questions,
and blow him up with whisky. He ca
piUUlates in half an hour. The articles
are agreed on; he is liberated in q very
crippled and exhausted condition, 50
much so that he feels himself unfit for
the pursuit of the peaceful avocatiOns
Of life for two days after. The conquer
ers proceed on their devious way to
another Yictsry, a mile or two distant.
Of the county three times over. There /
are at least half dozen such c0nQuering |
squads abroad now. The astonishing |
results Of 81 Oft-repeated victories form |
the staple conversation at every corner
grocery.
THIS ANCIENT BURGH CT RALEIGH,
made celebTated BY the letting loose, in
days Of old, Of.the pent-up eloquence of
fifty lawyers al once, Which caused an
earthquake that shook the largest part
Of the hill into hollow, is in period
OF hopeful rgiuvanescence at present.
TIE ,NATUTINAL BELLS
of the rival boaTding-hOuses send forth |
merrier I.Iltllis summer than ever be |
fore. r ey nes0Hnd up and down the |
bluffy rdvines. and re-echO from hill TO |
hill in the crisp morning air most cheer |
illy.r The boaTders, who are nearly all |
affected BY various qualities of sentimen- /
tai affiictiOn, soon after cOngregate at the |
springs TO imbibe health and vigor by the |
quart freessas mountain air. The gratitude /
Ofhumau nature is touching. No invalid |
that has experienced renewed youth /
percOlate through his sluggish frame as
those salubIiOus waters sweetly gurgled l
down his etietes ceOphagus that has not /
blessed the liberality of the celebrated |
Coleman, for the free boon Of those |
waters. Coleman has provided that |
through all time, and for several ages 4
subsequently, the invalids Of Memphis 4
shall enjoy the waters Of Raleigh in un-
stinted abundance, "withOut money and /
without price. "
ADVANTAGES OF \ SUBURBAN TOWN.
Not long sirce several elegible lots
We're sold here cheap. They were pur-
chased by sensible capitalists Of,the bluff,
who propose TO erect thereon suburban
residences. The advantages of the de-
sign are manifold. a house 8 mile or
two nearly from the city necessitates
harOuche, which is very expensive and
not at all times satisfactory. Servants
are hard TO manage a mile or two from
town. Stealing is common with no
means of redress, and all the necessaries
OF the establishment have to be hauled
out from the city. All these annoyances
viii be Uhviated IN a suburban town ten
miles away. The cars will be fine sub
stitutes for the barOuche; servants will
find that sort of gOssipy attraction which
makes them content, and all the neces-
saries Of a house can be procured with
advantage. Then there will be select
society; evening prOmenades, social gath
erings, waters, health, country air, and
the lazy hum Of the mill which turns in
the valley.
THE UTILITY OF WOLF RIVER. II
The proprietor Of the little wooden
mill, which is located on the banks of :
Wolf river, has demonstrated the great
utihty of that stream for manufacturing {
purposes. He has established an effec-
al dor oil h
Toned undershot wheel gOes round reg
ulafly, driving his manufacturing ma
chinery with entire satisfaction.
TIE ROAD TO RALEIGH.
The railroad, when finished, will be
as much Of boon to the over-worked
people Of Memphis as it viii be bless
ing 10 the sleepy people Of this antiquat-
ed bursh. Since your tOwnsman Prescott
rot hold Of it things have been made to
hum. He is a very liyepersOn, and viii
have the irOn-hOrse snOrting over the
narrow-gusge in a few weeks. He is
negotiating for that horse now.
4 TOUGH YARN.
4 most curi3u. affair was noticed here
sunday. A country darl1ey, that bad
been 70 Memphis, dropped caddy Of
mackerel on the road about mile and a
hL-f from Raleigh Saturday evening as
ne was crawling home. He discovered
his loss before he reached the hill, and
going back he found the caddy had been
broken open somehow, and two or three
Of the fish taken out. BE could not ae-
count for il in auy way. On Sunday
some gentlemen from Memphis killed a
large snake in the town of Raleigh, and
there being among them an Esculapian
disciple, he commenced dissecting the
dead animal with his little knife. He
discovered a snipe in the stomach of the
snake aud also two half digested mack
erel. This was two thousand yards from
the spot where the caddy had been
broken tie day before, and across Wolf
river besides Curious, is it not?
THE MONSTER BARBECUE.
Alread. the burghers are discussing
the COMPONENT ats Of a monster bar
becue " lich is to be given on the oc-
casi0n OF the opening Of the Raleigh
railroad. a few Of the primary elements
Of that feast may be mentioned: One
hundred and fifty lambs, ten oxen, ten
full grown pigs, two barrels corn-beef
with cabbage, and all The small pigs the
county affords. NJ.