Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-10
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mississippi did rise up.

-MlsSlsSlppl uiu tlse up
General council meeting tonight.
By George, Mississippi is redeemed.
Political speculation has become ep.
idemic.
How many carpetsacks are packed
in Mississippi?
The street.crossings are in a fearful
ly sloppy condition.
The Amles Of the Radicals of Missis-
sippi could not be tolerated longer.
-Ames has changed his mind about
going to the United States senate.
More than sixty gentlemen have
been named as candidates for mayor.
The Pulaski Tenn Citizen says th at
ladies should read newspapers. They
certainly wear them.
The burnt district opposite the Mis-
sissippi snd Tennessee depot is being
rapidly rebuilt with substantial houses.
Comptroller Gaines having no
funds to engage his attention, has
gone on a deer-bunt to Sand mountain.
The political earthquake in Missis-
sippi has psralyZed Rsdicaiism in that
Slate. Honest men will now take charge
Of the affairs of state.
in Dyer county boys come across
rattlesnakes six feet in length. Iu this
city we know of men VINO frequently
see them sixteen feet long.
The recent earthquake caused sew
eral nervous mothers-in-law to have
chills and the sick headache, and the
rest of the family were happy.
The cottOn-sbeds ale all getting
crowded with cotton, and the cotton
congresses seem to have enough to keep
them running day and night.
Dan Rice's tent was out in the wet
yesterday, but notwithstanding the IN
inviting condition OF the weather, the
old man gave performance last night.
Howe, OF Mississippi, is " how
come-you-so, but Wells is not the sweet-
est spring that honest Democracy ever
drank from; but be will become puri-
fed.
At the matinee this afternoon the
Honeymoon and Too Much Good Ma
ture, and at night the Merry Wees of
Windsor, with Ben DeBar in the lead
ing roles.
"A correspondent writes US to say
that what We want is good man for
mayor on sound platform, surrounded
by harmonious ret of candidates for
the general council. "Jes So"
The prices offered for cotton-pickers
is grea! inducement, and numbers,
both white and black, are taking aivan-
tage Of it. Every steamer and railway
train bears away crowds Of those eager
to get a job.
AT the matinee to-day, the DeBar
company will appear in the Honeymoon
and Too Much Good Nature. Mr.. DeBar
plays the character Of "Mock Duken
1t is one of his best parts. He ought to
have a crowded house.
Adam Msgevney and Washington
Walker, indicted for hOg-stesling, were
convicted in the criminal court yester-
day, and sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment each in the county work.
house on Presidents Island.
The great steamer Thompson Dean
leaves this evening for New Orleans
without opposition. Captain Miller was
forced to refuse large lot of freight yes
terday morning in order to accommo-
date his numerous patrons along the
banks.
The demand for Marx TWain's
tDtsCtCftCc lAN4CeAoCo 81 lct1L aS W uSII lIo
ability OF publishers or agents to keep
pace with it. An advertisement in
another column is of interest to subscib-
ers and intending subscribers.
You can hear any kind of story
literally stOTy-on the streets nova.
days about political movements and
politicians. We have only to mention
the name OF man and forthwith there
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bellished the yarn of sailor to marine.
is keno "korect?n 1t may be in
its way, but We do not think it is the
correct thing. 10 fact, it is one of those
things that needs looking after TO keep
1t correct according to law-thst is, in
allegiance, as it were. The authorities
who attend to it should coDfine il strict
ly TO the imagination, and rot permit it
to obtrude too far.
in the county quorum court Mon |
day, Esquire Miller was indicted into
office as public administrator His bond
was ten Thousand dollars aud his securl-
ties were General n. b Forrest, J. NJ.
Cannon and Z Marshall. Esquire
Miller has secured goOd homes for over !
thirty orphans, and takes personal SUPER !
vision Of them a0d their affairs.
During the meeting Of the Nation
a spOrJsmen's association in this city |
a few days ago, & would-be DOG. fancier |
stepped up to one % the members of the |
association who was acticg judge at the |
bench show, and asked now be could |
ell q full-biOOded dog. The judge, with |
face az solemn as IL az Of an old style |
Baptist preacher, replied to him conf. |
ientislly. thus: TAKE the dog and /
rick his nose slightly; then cut eff half
N inch Of bis tail, ana he b.eeds st
10Th ends, you can bet your bottom dol
sr he's full OF blood"
The Central Baptist church near the
orner Of Besle and Second streets is
apidly approaching completion. The
inre,s have nearly finished the roof,
nd the work on the spire and other
SITS of the edifice is going on steadily.
We learn that the splre vii, rise two
uLdred feet above the pavement, and
nat the work upon il will be continued
ntil it is completed. Il would be vel
II the friends Of that church 10 look
tier the clock Mr.. LenoW is taking sub
riptiOns for, as we know of no more
igihle place for public clock than in
lie spire OF the Central Baptist church.
As the A. J. White was backing out
evening from the Ievee, a
range man was seen to step from Ter
lsrts toward the Illinois, lying along
lie, blt missing his footing he fell be- /
7een the two boats into the water,
ss carried down by the swift currert [,
ID was never seen to rise sgain. He
IS supposed to be 81 engineer bslOUg- |