Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-29


mand in marching Orderat seven o'clock
this evening. ..la
The Board of Police Commissioners
will meet this afternoon at four O'Clock
at the Mayors Office, City Hail. of
which all parties interested will take
notice.
The accounts from North Mississippi
brought to us by the farmers are Of a dis
tressing character. They state that they
will not be able to gather a half crop of
cotton, on account of the rayages Of the
army-worm-
-Calloch & Co., Of Coldwater, yester
day sent a bale of new cotton to this
market, consigned TO A. G. Treadwell&
Bros, of Union street. 1t grades low
middling, and sold for twenty-three
cents per pound.
Edward Lucas, a confidence opera
tor, was yesterday arrested in the first
district for plying his thieving avOca-
ton and beating a cOlOred brother out of
a small sum of money. The Recorder
will deal with him this morning.
For the ball at Raleigh tonight the
ladies, that is, a large number going
from Memphis, have determined to APP
pear in neat calico dresses. As the ride
is a long One,a and the weather is warm,
this is a sensible idea. Nothing is so
pretty as a neat white or calico dress.
"A fractions horse attached to a
grocery wagon started from the post
! office corner up Second street yesterday |
morning at the topof his speed, and was
finally captured on Court street, after
completely smashing the wagon and
scattering the contents along his track.
"A crazy individual, calling himself
George Washington, who has been
wandering about the streets for several
days in a demented condition, was sent
to the Lunatic Asylum yesterday by
Squire Miller.
The contractors for building the
new w~ater-works have RECOMMENDED
operations, Notwithstanding the eX-
IRENE heat of the weather. All the
available force are employed, and the
works will be pushed forward to a
speedy completion in the fall.
The "free hop" given by Uncle Tom
and Aunt Mary, at Raleigh tonight,
will certainly be an enjoyable affair.
The invited guests of the Knights of
Pythias are requested to be at the APP
PEAL Office by half-past seven o'clock,
where n of PattersOn's buses will be
in waiting. ruI
-Messrs. Phillips & Crawford yestcr-
day received the first bale of new cotton
from Shelby county, grown by A. 5.
Ware, Of Cuba, and weighing four hun
dred and seventy pounds. 1t was elassed
as middling, and sold to J. w. More
head, of st. Louis, at twenty-three and
thFee-eights cents per pound.
An individual, named Willis Mitch
ell, undertook to chastise his wife in
South Memphis on Tuesday, when the
police interfered and locked him up in
the stationhouse. Yesterday he APP
peared before Recorder Winters, when
be was fined twenty-five dollars with
the alternative Of fifty days on the
c~hain-gang.
The proprietor of one Of our nicely
kept groceries on Beale street was
startled to-day while unpacking a box
of "fresh" eggs, at hearing the ehirp Of
the chick-a-biddy. When our reporter
left seven had been relieved from their
cr~ustaceous surroundings and had ~frater-
nized with the old blue hens brood in
the back yard.
Mr.. Joseph Cash, the well-known
cotton broker, brought to the APPEAL
Office yesterday several healthy-looking
specimens of the army-wOTm that are
at present creating such sad havoc
among the new cotton in various Sec
tons. Mr.. Cash also had in his posses
sion three fine-lOoking stalks of cotton
completely stripped by the destructive
insect, and from all appearance 8 little
regiment Of them would ego through
a field Of cotton in a very short space Of
time.
"A lady resident Of Memphis, who
was noted for her fidelity to the of
the South, and who expended a fortune
in the support Of the hospitals Of the
CoBfederacy, is now in want Of work as
q copyist. She is well educated, writes
a bold, plain hand, and may be depend
ed upon to do whatever she undertakes
in a way to give entire satisfaction to
lawyers and others who may have such
work to do Orders Left with j. NJ.
Heating, OF This office, viii be attended
to promptly. o. a8,-.r d
The Irish jig-dancing and variety
performer, Johnny Eagan, who was ar
rested on Tuesday by Detective Gram
mer for beating his wife in the most
cruel and brutal manner, was brought
up before the Recorders Court yesterday ,
morning. The testimony showed that
the assault which had been committed
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such a serious character that she win be ,
confined to her bed for several days, if
she W rises from il at all. Recorder
Winters very properly fined Eagan fifty {
dollars, and then committed him to jail
10 await the result of the injuries he had ]
inflicted on his wife. Bail was refused.
Professor Lou Leubrie has resolved
to lay down his baton gracefully, now {
that the regular amusements have Oeen
.inaugurated st the theater, and the con :
cert of last Friday night may be consid- i
cred the final one Of the season. The n
idea of getting up these promenade con-
eerts was a brilliant one on the part of
MI. Leubrie, and through his energy
enterprise, under some difficulties, q
ma given pleasure TO thousands who h
erowded round the orchestra occupied by :
arnold band, each week, TO enjoy the n
ue1gntiul music. He deserves the
thanks Of the community for his public
spirit, and 1t must be stated that Ia thel.
successful carrying out of the concerts Y
he was ably assisted by his two brothers n
Messrs. Ellis and Jacob Leubrie.
We are pleased to learn that The =
Captain Tench Sehley has ESQ.,
himself with the energetic Iive
and active business house of Messrs
Goodbar q Glliland, wholesale boot and
shoe dealers, OF this city. This house ="
las made the most extensive prepare u
ions for the fall and winter trade, and
heir stock is of such a varied assort-
nent as cannot fail to command the at &
entiOn Of those who may choose TO callt1
md ayamina IL Captain Eablav ia xroII n,