Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-20
Of Knowlt0n Landing, Desha county,
Arkansas. II viii be shown at oug Fair.
! Il l. aLnnI The Size of q larrn .hnaL

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Arkansas. Il viii be shown at our Fair.
II is about the size of a large shoat
A select masquerade bah and gem
eral party took pisee at the palatlal resi-
denoe Of Esquire Soruggs, in Somerville,
last week. The flute, The violin and the
harp mingled their %coRcordant vibra-
tons in one ravishing strain, which had
the effect Of raising the sonls OF The par
tieipants to tho lower steps of the
second heaven. II a c~ornopian, a bass
drum and a hugag had been added, the
souls OF those susceptible youths and
maidens might have been elevated out
Of sight, and never come back TO earth
We have been showna weil-written
letter from a young Memphian, who left
a couple Of weeks ago to finish his edu-
cation at Montreal University. His
| description Of his journey between this
city and the commercial capital OF Can
ida is most graphic, while some little
bits Of description OF the Cincinnati EX-
| position are really worth publication, II
space would permit. Young LADS VINO
travel should be encouraged TO got down
lheir thoughts and impressions, and
transfer them 10 paper, so as to improve
( their minds and teach them to describe
what they see. It is worth twenty les
sons IN essay-writing. The youth above
alluded to is certain TO make his mark.
The jury 'hung" in the Marie case
at twelve O'Clock lasJ night. ne Az
torney-G General closed u magnificent
| speech q few minutes before eleven, ana
| then the Judge charged. The jury were
Allowed half an hour to retire during
which the court took a recess. At the
| end of thatperiod they reported that they
were not ready with their verdict. The
/ court therefore adjourned to nine O'Clock
tomorrow morning. The following are
the names of the jurors: G. L. Zanoni,
b. J. Bicknen, John Hetfernan, Patrick
Kearns, w. c. Hogan, p. Dolen, I. b.
Taylor, NJ. 7. Garvin, Lewis Keith,
Frank Reyn0ld, Joseph Barbiere, J. d.
Mcdonald. The case is prosecuted by
Acknowledgment Wright, Horrigan,
and Douglass. Messrs. Sale, Turner,
Van Anderson, and Cameron are for the
defense.
The following is from the Camden
Ark Tribune and refers to horse that
was weIl-knOwn hereabOuts: Zone of
! the equine fixtures of the town has
passed away. Another landmark, so
TO speak, in horse flesh, has been sub
merged by the cruel waves OF Time.
old DAILY is deadi After 8 life Of adj
venturous vieissitudes of moving acci-
dents by flood and field rest has come.
He took an active part in the great re-
bellion,' under the gallant and talented
DAILY. Commencing the campaign at
Memphis in 1862, being then Of a staid
and sober age, be heard the cannon bei-
low at Corinth and the rattle Of musket-
~ al Hatchie Bridge. Passing through
the war unscathed, his latter years were
devoted entirely to peaceful pursuits, in
structing young children in the art OF
driving, and it was in this line that his
triumphs shown conspicuously.
"'The neighing troop, the flashing blade,
The bugie's stirring blast,
The charge, the dreadful c~annOnade,
The din and shout are past.
"Let US hope he now wanders by the
side Of limpid streams, and revels IN
pastures green"
Moscow becomes great apace. Its
new stores and great trade in cotton are
evidently attracting a cultivated popu-
Iation to its borders, and also plous one.
One Of them writes US the following ac-
count Of q truly suburban bucolic Incl
dent:
MOSCOW, TESS., October Is.
EDITORS ACdSC LAoN1b GAN D
following in your paper: At a meeting
recently to have been held at Mr.. BIS
(0f the hard-sheU type6 the minister
not making his appearance, the little
congregation enjoyed themselves by
singing several familiar pieces and dis
cussing the subject of religion; at a late
hour Of the night, after being pretty
nigh worn out by singing, and had al
most given out the minister, they con-
cluded to rest awhile, but one Of the
party having selected another piece to
sing lone Of the party desirOus to know
the time, meaning the hour OF b
night the time suited to common
meter. Mr.. B inquired of Brothers,
. what time have your when he an
swered common meter, which caused
the little congregation to burst into
rOars of laughter, and the minister did
not come, and we all went home at the
hour Of common meter. So much for
hardshellism. SPECTATOR.
A curious illustration of how discree
and pioUs people are frequently saved
from mutilation by what appears Provi-
dental interpositiOn occurred last night
in The editorial rooms Of the APPEAL.
Il was in this wise: Alarge and vicious
looking mSn, blear-eyed and smelling
strongly Of "apple jack" with a twist
Of tobacco in his Jaw, rushed up the
stairs and bursted in the door with his
shoulders, and, with a sort Of Indian
yell and a direful oath, dashed over TO
the table where the city editor sat. He
immediate explanations about
written and published some days
before. He would have things squared,
by Cd, and showed every disposition
= wild, h~alf-drunken fellow can how Of
1attening out the prominent and pictur-
ssque proboscis Of the local, who sat all
the time wrapped in profound admiration
Of the mans enormous physique, and
specializing upon the amount of 'appIe
required TO produce that horrible
ldor. The fellow was not going to listen
% anything short Of sudden death, and, {
As he was trying to add force to his
asseveration by bringing his clenched
lsnd down on the table, the point Of a I
1aper-6le caught in il muscles, between [
he little finger and the wrist, the hand {
being clenched at the time, and coming !
tableware with tremendous force {
md velocity, the sharplsteel wire pene-
rated his muscle three or four inches,
Producing a horrible wound, at the same {
line rendering him as meek as a sim
Jering miss. Blessed be the file. I
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