Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-15

u fOurtn, and on the corner OF Jeller'
son and Fourth streets, viii be sought
out by tens Of thousands during the
next thirty days for purposes Of amuse.
mentor the purpose Of Willing away
a leisure hour, aud bringing a sweet
variety of thoughts to the mind. The
rulers of the Old World understand these
things better than we do. Monarchs
and tyrants though they are, they
feel the necessity Of providing for
their populations, and they do II. II
Is for this reason that 8 lackey OF an
English snob is, considering his physical
wants only, much better off than any
laboTiDg man we know. He is provided
for like a valuable horse. The people
are provided for like a stable Of valuable
horses, and hence they are much better
off than the wild equine which roams
the prairie on his own hook. The govern
ment does everything in the way Of
thinking, the people move IN the grooves
marked outfor them. 1t belongs to us
as great men, citizens of a great nation,
and all equally entitled with Grant to
aspire to the Presidential chair, to show
that we can provide for ourselves Just as
well as the monarchists of Europe can
DA0hAAG W AIEAA N1N1EA1s ~ -
period Of twenty-one years there have
been scores Of Expositions in Europe.
The Crystal Palace, London, has crys-
talised into permanentshape, and is now
open nearly all the time. The beautiful
exhibition which was held in Dublin
two years after the London one, has as
sumed q permanent form, and is o
located in a building of glass and iron as
- No - W. nEn
indebted TO Mr.. Thomas Sullivan, who
was over there this past summer, for a
copy Of the programme for 1872. Al
though the institution is an animal
thing, yet there were five hundred ex-
hibitOrs on the list, some of whom put
m hundred thousand dollars worth Of
valuables on exhibition. A valuable
feature We notice Of this display was
the "LOan Department" where We're
exhibited vast quantities Of private col
lections and treasures Of all sorts that
had been loaned 10 the managers for the
season, with the assurance that such
treasures would be returned uninjured.
Many private families about the country
here may follow this example, and send
into our Exposition anything in the
way Of curiOsities O extraordinary Valu-
ables that they may possess. Such things
have a rare charm for people, and will
vastly add to the interest Of the Expo
1t will open tonight at six
The black Crook.
The Crook has arrived. We shall
have il tonight. The artists are all
here-one. hundred and fifty of them.
They have taken their costumes along,
and are prepared TO put the spectacular
wonder on the stage in a name
that will astOnish even old travellers
and veteran theatrical critics. The
programmes are already out, and
they show that there is q corps
dc ballet along which will make
the galleries howl. The theater is sure
to be crowded tonight. The visitors
from the country alone will be more
than enough to liam" the house. From
all directions people will come to enjoy
the magnificent bill of fare which Mem
phis presents to the pleasure loving peo-
pie Of the globe. We have striven long
and earnestly to get up a public spirit
in the people with the view of making
this a great railroad town,a great manu-
featuring town, q great commercial
town, OF a great pleasure town-anything
so we may be celebrated in a commend
able way. Now that the amusements are
here, let US make the most of them.
in all the country for four hun
ired miles in all directions, make the
feel jolly, show them the elephant,
he water-works on the bluff, the
mounds at Fort Pickering, the Peabody
and the Crook. They will be
delighted and will leave happy, fully
determined that the next time they
Memphis they viii bring a little
more change. There are about five
thousand strangers in the city at
present. Jefferson street was excited
asst night. The Black Crook tonight,
With its ballet Of forty, will make it
till more lively.
The MendeIsaOhn.
The tenth concert was given to a
especially filled house last night at the
Sew Memphis. 1t would be regarded
IS a fair success, whether the quality of
he performance or the number OF the
audience be taken as a criterion. Miss
lara Doria sang well and was encored.
Professor Perring, Henry Farmer,
iideOn and others, sang and played
n such style as to add to their already
,reat fame. Professor Arnold's band
lid very well. Taken altogether the
concert was very excellent, and
eft many happy memories behind.