Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-15
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Grand promenade concert on FTi-
day evening at the Exposition.
-rfr. II. II. Kirk, one OF the large
Robertson county dis-illers, Is visiting the
city.
To-day is to be holiday. The
grand Exposition Is to be opened with IN
usual parade ana sciot.
MIR. Buchanan, while handling one
| of the Chickasaw Guards InusketS yesterday,
was accidentally shot In the thumb
| -Ex-President Andrew johnson will
speak at the Greenlnw sperahouse on hatur.
day night next. The house viii be lighted
and heated and pat IN perfect order
Tom Marshall, colored, whose arrest
WIS mentioned yesterday, admits that he be-
been committing dep-edations In Tunica
county. Mississippi
We regret to learn OF the death of
the infant child Of Mr.. L. MyerH, al M'fye-
moresvi1e, Carroll county, last Tuesday. We
tender the beresved parents our heartfelt
sympathy In their misfortune.
We are glad TO know that nearly all
the Leading houses OF the city have signed q
paper agreeing 70 close their stores and places
OF business from ten 70 two O'Clock 70 day in
TO participate IN the opening Of the EXPOSE
ton,
Much complaint is made by citizens
living on the line of the Memphis and Louis
vile rNllruaGs on account OF the lTTeHul&r
manner in which the morning accommoda-
ton train is run. No attention whatever is
paid 10 the schedule, and persons having
business in the city are often delayed an hour
or so.
Chief McFadden last night received
a telegram from ]. !. Condor, agent, at New
Orleans asking particulars as tothe entering
of a latest Improved steam IRE engine OF four
thousand pounds weight in our exposition, TO
which the chief responded encouragingly, 80
that IN few days we may have something
that will be ofinterest TO propeFty-Owners ana
insurance agencies Of Memphis.
An who desire a nice, hot cup Of
coffee, with the best OF butter and bread can
be fully satisfied by calling at the ST. Lazarus
coffee-stand in the Exposition building, night
or day, during the next month. The ladies Of
that parish have bought the coffee privilege,
and viii be glad TO see all their friends at the
cOnee-stand. They viii promise TO give them
drink OF fine Java which will far excel in
healthful stimulation alcoholic beverages.
We were presented last night by
Mr.. '. B. Thayer, the manufacturer, with q
well executed medal, ON which was stamped
a very correct representation Of the EXPOSE
ton building. on the reverse side is the
words, Third Grand Industrial Exposition,
1874, Memphis" and around the border is the
card OF Mr.. Ihayer, and the imprint Of
watch. The piece is about the size of silver
haii-dollar made OF nickel, and Is very
neat pocket piece. Mr.. Thayer viii have
stand in the Eg position building, where the
medals viii be manufactured during the next
month.
The law requires every check on a
bank 10 be stamped. Many Of our citizens
have habitually, either from ignorance of the
law or inatten1On to its requirements, neg
lected 10 attend TO this. An Official agent
Is now travelling from city TO city
Investigating this subject, and all found
neglectng TO conform 10 the provi-
sions Of the law viii be summoned
into the United states court and lined. As
one-half the nne paid gees 70 the agent, there
IS no mtstakiDg the fact that he viii perform
his duties 20 the utmost. II will save annoy
ance and expense II all who have business at
any bank viii attend 10 the caution We now
give. AS every mans name is on his checks,
there is no chance Of escape, IL the agent
when he makes his official Investigations in
Memphis, should lay information against
anyone. stamp your checks
-"BrOOmsedge, who is planter Of
experience, sends US his estimate of the cot
ton crop as follows. He says: "As IL may in
mate OF the growing crop, give you mine,
and base my calculations upon the reports Of
the ma iOnai cotton exchange. II am wrong,
then some one VINO knows better may correct
me:
The crop ofIS73 III, Sss bales.
u per cent. less acreage will be-. 5o,4Oo
~ per cent damage in the Mem
phis district, which mate last /
yesr 100000, is.-.-......-..-.--.,....-. $4,000
l62S per cent. decrease in the
southern belt i,.....-..----..-..... $500 52of
i5lS,zSs
Leaves for crop Of lS54-5...-.-.-.----2,60l,650
81 have only put the damage In the southern |
belt on the Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile,
OF Norfolk district at los per cent, i
while Mississl ppi and Alabama Is reported al 4
8 per cent, and Texas Is reported at "a L
against lO2 last year Now II those reports are /
true, this estimate is not far from right"