Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-05
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

"A EuslLS nature, IN the shape OF an
| ear Of corn, cut from the top Of the
stalk, where itfiOunshed with the tassel,
WAS shown us yesterday.
| The fruit wagons have doubled into
Union street, and may now be seen
daily stretched along the shady side OF
that thorOughfare as far down as the
postOff1ce.
| Father Walsh has his new school
house nearly finished. 1t is a large and
somewhat imposing structure, and the
finest brick building in the northern
part Of the city.
! Besides the new moon shining in
the clear western sky, the planets Mars,
| Jupiter, Venus, and the far away Saturn,
are objects Of interest to astronomers
these cool nights.
1t would be an interesting inquiry
| to ascertain how much damsge is done
| to our street pavements by the incessant
"squirt" which large and small boys de-
| light in from early morn to bedtime.
There is one class OF very energetic,
| public-spirited business men in Mem
| phis who will not be affected by the
| flood. The intelligent reader may exer-
else his ingenuity in discovering them.
1t must be horrid for g rejoicing par
ent to be the victim of a misapprehen-
sion for whole day, and to be told by
the nurse while rejoicing over a basket
of champagne with his friends, "It's a
girl"
"A game of base-ball'p played, in the
fair grounds at Sardis Tuesday, between
an unknown club of Como, and the
Pythians, of 5aTdis, Mississippi, resulted
in a victory for the Pythisns by a score
Of forty to twenty-One.
The atmosphere has been dry and
brisk in this vicinity since noon Mon
day, and il the flood in the river could
be only safely spread out to dry We
would have q very low stage of water
by the end of the week.
That pestiierous, weIl-married per-
son, B. Ann Gallagher, arrived in town
once more. This last effort of cheek
calls for admiration mixed with curse
words. Let her take another twist
somewhere else as quickly as possible.
Last year the upland planters made
slim crop, and consequently could not
obtain much credit this season with the
merchants, who preferred throwing their
aid and encouragement into the bot
toms. The jewellers on the hills are now
tiOns.
The case Of Abe M'Donald, arrested
early yesterday morning by citizen 3
few miles south of the city, charged
with shooting with intent to kill, was
continued by Recorder Winters yester-
day morning to await the arrival of
witnesses. His case will come up this
morning.
The taX-gatherer notices q remarka-
BILE falling off in the number Of drinking
saloons in the city during the past year.
The next month, however, may show
development in this branch OF business,
as preparations will be made for the oys-
ter season. Bivalvular progress begins
to manifest itself early in September.
"A vegetable fancier, of the c0IOred
persuasion, who was pulled with big
sack stuffed tight with varied assert
ment of "garden sass,n pines in the sta
tion-house awaiting the arrival Of wit
nesses. His sack is alec held for the in-
spectiOn Of suburban gardeners whose
patches may have been recently raided. |
Late yesterday evening, Granville |
Marcus, cOlOred man, was arrested by !
Special Officer VIM. L. LammOn, on |
the charge OF assaulting and cruelty |
residence, No. 352 Washington street. |
He was lodged in jail to await an inves-
tigatiOn by Esquire E. w. Caldwell this |
morning.
"A copy of the Chicago Courier of
July twenty-ninth comes TO US marked, |
with story headed "JOhn Surrstt's |
Double" giving an account of the arrest
of Colonel Ryan, IN Memphis, in July,
1865, in mistake for Surratt. In this
statement Colonel Ryan asserts that the
facts he gives the Courier are published
for the first time. He makes a mistake.
The Memphis papers of the time pub
lished all the facts, the CONNER cidI Civ
ing an interview with him. He has for
gotten that fact.
About nine o'clock last night Sarah
Booker, colored woman, living on
street, near Charleston avenue,
fell down flight of steps, breaking her
leg Just below the knee joint. DR.. Rich
ard Taylor was summoned, and upon
examination discovered it to be a severe
case Of compound fracture, necessitating
which operation the doctor,
aided by DR.. Coleman, performed with
surgical skill, and the pa
tent at eleven o'clock had revived from !
he shock, with evidences Of doing well |
with proper attention.
The committee on resolutions on
he death and character of Ex-President
Andrew Johnson, to report to the mass
meeting on Saturday, met yesterday at
Judge CarmRck's office, Judge ATchi-
paid Wright in the chair. The follow
ng subcommittee was appointed: John |
U. Carmack, A. ]. Kellar, J. M. Keat.
ng, NJ. p. Jarnagin, E. LOwenstein.
The following committee was appointed |
)n speakers: s. B. Robbins, William
Chase, K. J. L. B. Winn, John ROush.
The public mass-meetiDg will be held at |
he Exposition building Saturday night !
It eight O'Clock.
up to midnight last night there
we're only eight arrests-twO charged |
With assault and battery, one fighting
md drunk, one fighting, one assault,
me larceny, one shooting in the cOTpO-
alton, and one cruelty to child. The
after charge is recorded against John
derriwether, the cOlored man arrested
few days ago charged with killing his
,rother on Mulberry street, but acquit- !
ed. He was arrested yesterday evening
It the instigstiOn Of Rev. David Walk,
Who will appear as witness to the cruelty
o the child, which is reported to be Of
most brutal character.
"A large squad of vOudoOp people were :
things in Esquire Quigley's
,ffice yesterday, one half Of the crowd
having instituted criminal proceedings
gainst the other half for alleged witch
raft, legerdemain, voudOOism and other
ricks, formerly known as "bIack art"
t was claimed that a COW had been run
dry" and a sweet potato patch wither-
d up by the diabOlical practice Of the
ccused. The justice, after a patient
Tearing of three hours, decided that the
roof made was not such as the law re-
uired, and remarked that the CON-
laining parties seemed to be as supersti-
ious as the other side, !
The bankrupt court was recently :
pplied to by q firm of sharp Missouri '
swyers for information in relation to 5
be schedule OF property exempted to a
ertain bankrupt, who had passed (
trough the ordeal Of bankruptcy several s
ears since, and whom they suspected /
as, alas! is sometimes the easel of run
ing the gauntlet Of bankruptcy and (
making a good thing Of it. After dill r
ent scrutiny Of the ancient records, long I
acked away in the vault, the following :
,hedule of assets was found, to-wit: t
me bible, one hymn-bOOk, We fear i
usiness men of the present day would ]
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