Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-19

Springs.
From Our Own CorTespondent.l
HoT SPRINGS HOTEL ARK, August
Is, 1374.-MatteIs and things are, gen.
orally speaking, very dull here at pres
ent, there being few occurrences Of
really striking interest to relieve the
ted.um of the intensely hot weather.
Since the thermometer began TO stop the
hundred" the ''sports" here, and their
name is legion from all parts of the
country, have been remarkably quiet,
and there has not been a shooting scrape
for over a month. The only
TRAGEDY Unreal LIFE
within the past few days, was the sui
eide Of a Memphis nynpb du pdUe,
named Matte Brown, VINO shuf1led
oil this mortal coil by the aid Of four
grains Of morphine, all on account Of
her fancy man, - well-knowD sporting
youth, paying a little more attention to
another Memphis "nymph," new ar
rival at the Springs. The girl was an
inmate Of disTeputable place, which re-
joices in the name OF
"THE BLUE GOOSE"
On the night of her death she had by
some means procured q six shooter, with
/ the evident intention Of accom- plishing
the assassination Of "heT Billy" ss she
( called him. Fortunately she was not ac-
custOmed TO the Use Ofsuch weapons, and
it failed to ago OFF, when she pointed it
at his head. In her despair, grief and
anger she swallowed the powerful mar
cotic, and although the stomach-pump
was promptly applied, in 8 short time
/ her perturbed spirit had fed to the God
who gave it, and the next day she was
I quietly laid in strangers grave in the
/ little rural cemetery at. the southern end
of the valley.
POLITICIANS on THE WING.
During the beginning of the week it
began to be whispered around the eoTri-
/ dUrs. parlOrs ana verandahs Of the Hot
| Springs hotel, that the leading spirits Of
| the notorious Radical j1nta Of Arkan.
sas might be expected any night to
hold a grand c0nciave with Senator
/ Morton. of Indiana, on State and ua-
tiOual politics. The object Of the trip
was stated TO be the "best way" to turn
the vote of Arkansas in favor of the
senator's aspirations to be the looming
/ President Ex.0hief-J Justice Mcclure
! ("Poker Jackn), who, by the way,
/ brides himself somewhat on his sO6ri-
/ ottet, as your correspondent heard him
| iaughingIy boast Of il, was sent on here
as An dU11st courier, and having discov-
! cred how the land lay, he telegraphed
I to Little Rock, and Monday night saw
the arrival OF al
THE KNAyES IN THE PACK
Clayton, Dorsey, ,Lieutenant- Governor
Smith, Asa Hodges, Senator Hay and
Congressman Hines. Early next morn
ing a descent was made on MOrton's
apartments in the hotel, immediately
after breakfast, and the conference was
a long and evidently a satisfactory one,
as on It's termination all the parties
mentioned, with the exception of Mr.
Morton, who is ia very feeble health,
I and moves slowly around with two
canes for supports, adjourned to the bar,
accompanied by a few local politicians,
and tue vintage of Champagne and the
JUICY BOURBON
flowed copiously fJTso time. An adj
| i0urBmeut was then made to "Over the
wsy,n where there are some rooms very
nicely fitted up for those whs wish to
| enjoy little game of ''draw." Here
"JaoS,n it is said, was soon in all his
glory; ia fact, he mad been getting his
hand in for couple Of days previously,
to pick up what little change his COM
patriots, or any other man, might have
in their wallets. It was soon quite evi
dent that Senator Clayton was not in a
playing mood, as he drove out in the
forenoon, round the mountain, to visit
the mammoth chalybeste spring, five
miles up the valley, returning in time
for dinner. Senator MeCleaTy, of Ken
lucky, a steady old Democrat, joined
the party at dinner, but, of course, was
not invited into the conference. He |
took no part whatever in their games OF
POKER AND POLITICS,
contenting himself with a quiet game of
"casino," which he plays exeellently
well. About half-past nine o'clock at
night the newly organized Hot Springs
instrumental band appeared in front Of
the Hot Springs hotel, local politician ]
acting as fugleman, and played q couple
of tunes in very fair style. Cries were
then made for morton, y Morton by
the crowd, but Mr.. G.. w. Pritehsrd,
leading Republican, who was engineer
ing the affair, announced that the "as-
semblegs would not have the pleasure
Of listening 10 the eloquent senator that /
night, as that gentleman had retired !
owing to i'll health" There were mur-
murs Of disappointment in the crowd,
some shouting that he knew there was
to be a serenade and ought to have sat
up for them. 1t is only due, however,
to Senator Morton to state that his
usual hour of retiring is about nine
o'clock. This he invariably does under
the advice ofhis physician, DR.. George
/ w. Lawrence, who has also strongly
urged on him the necessity Of avoiding,
/ as far as possible, excitement of every
kind while sojourning here. The crowd
was, however, determined if they could
not
HEAR THE WATCHDOG
BAY the moon, they would at least have
4 3 bark out Of one Of the .'parps of the
/ litter" and so calls were made for
1 Clayton" who was sitting on the bal
/ coDy looking down on the few he called
/ his constituents, the guests from the sew
eral hotels all having come out TO hear
/ the music and the speaking, and to see
/ the fun. At last Clayton rose, and ad-
/ dressing his friends and fellOW-eiti-
/ zeps. - said that be had only come hilher
/ for one day to view their beautiful city
/ and won teIful valley, TO JuaH their
/ health. giving waters, and to view their
/ stately mountains. He had not visited
/ Hot Springs before for twelve long years,
I and bad only lHL9uueO 10 femhlu one
I day, but was so pleased with what he
! had seen, and the kindnesses he had re-
ceived from many friends, he might easi-
/ iy be persuaded to stay the remainder OF
I the week, and, perhaps, at no distant
( period take up his permanent abode
/ with them. He assured them that he
ygss not there on any political mission.
+ AT this point in the senator's speech, a
/ dved-in-the-wool Democrat whispered
/ in your correspondents ear, who was
busily taking notes,
fiTHAT'S A wHOPPER." "
Some of the ladies on the balcony tit
tered at the remark, and the senator, af-
fer again giving his assurance that there
was nothing political in his visit, as he
lad only come "to visit this great won
der Of the world, and went into the
prophesying business, and declared that
In a very short time Hot Springs would
be
THE BADEN, BADEN OF AMERICA.
That the houses they had now built on
leased ground would give place to sub-
stantial buildings erected on their own