Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-30
THE
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Yesterday was warm.

Yesterday was warm.
The city council meets next Wednes-
DAY night.
There will be q Theater matinee az
two O'Clock this afternoon.
The Mississippi elections will he held
next Tuesday, November ID.
-HaveTiy's Ministries begin an ELI
gagement at the Memphis Theater next week.
We yesterday received 3 bushel Of
sweet potatoes raised At the shelby county
poothouse. The yield was three hundred
bushels per acre.
The price Of admission TO the Thea
ter tonight Will be hfty cents for the dress
circle ana parquetie and fifteen and twenty
i've cents Tor the galleries.
We have received the October num-
Der OF the Comparing Stuck, a magazine de-
voted to printing and man ufscturing inter-
ssts and published by H. II. Thorp & Co.. OF
Cleveland. ohio.
AT late hour Thursday night Sam
owen and J. Z, M'Grath had a difficulty in
the StoneWall saloon, Second street, near JET
ferson, but the interference of bystsnders pre-
vented bloOdshed.
1t was stated, a few days ago, that
Justice +. W. Caldwell had obtained license 10
practice law. he will not practice law, but
OF which he discharges promptly and intelli-
gently.
Sheriff Brown, Of CoahUma county,
was not arrested, but escaped from the officers.
The warrants for his arrest will be served
whenever he returns 70 COabOma. He and
Smith are reported TO have been in this city
yesterday.
R. NJ. Johnson, carpenter, who
i've years ago shot NaudemOnt, the Can Can
man, died suddenly of congestion of the
brain yesterday morning. An inquest was
held on the body by Deputy Coroner Spelman.
johnson resided in scotland, east OF Brinkley
avenue.
Deputy Constable Dock Jones (col-
Ored) yesterday arrested Bill Jones, cOlOred,
charged with disturbing public worship at toe
cOlorcd Methodist church, GayoSO street, near
Wellington. Justice Hall committed the ac-
cused 10 jail 10 await the action OF the grand
jury.
Ex-Governor Vance, OF North Caro-
lima, has CONC 10 Missouri 10 deliver his ad-
mirable lecture entitled 1.-The Scattered Ma
ton" We understand that number Of cit
zens Will make an effort 10 INDUCE EX-GoV-
ernor Vance 10 lecture III this city for the
benefit OF the churches.
-EDIToRs APPEAL-Why is it that
the express company here cannot do as in other
cities send a Wagon, say twice day, % the
New Orleans train, and for those shipping on
ca stern trains, and at the same time give US a
IA le that Is not so extraordinary high, or give
US scale OF prices per sample? The present
rate is very much dearer Than it is at any
place east Of here. X.
There were several sweepstakes
shooting matches among private parties at
ne lIOilluB park yesterday Inc
Sp)rtsmen' S association was engaged in the
field trial of dogs several miles from the city.
4 special train, with the spOrtsmen and their
dogs, went out at seven O'Clock yesterday
morning on the Charleston road, to the place
selected for the trials, which lasted all day.
-Tnere was wind aud rain storm at
nine O'Clock last night, but, so far as we could
learn, little damage was done. The CUTTERS
and streets were flooded, aud many pedes-
trlan sank knee-Ceep into the water while
trying to pursue the even tenor OF his way,
which was made all the more difficult be-
cause of the binding lightning. The yard
fence OF the Court street school was blown
down,
"A special free train for the Herman
do Democratic barbecue, mass-meeting and
torchlight procession leaves the Mississippi
depot at nine o'clock this morning, and viii
return at eleven o'clock tonight. Extensive
preparations have been made TO render this
The grandest demonstration witnessed in Mis-
siss1ppl during the present political canvass,
which is fraught with such Importance and
interest 70 the people OF that state. The pub;
lie are invited to attend the barbecue and
mass-meetlng to-day, ana witness the torch
light procession at night.
M. Combs, jr, the claim agent, has
developed a remarkable talent for mischief
since his residence in this city. Number of
times his name has appeared in the public
prints in connection with professional irregu-
laritles, especially as prosecutor for war
was sometime ago arrested charged with at
tempt to rape & lady who had entrusted a
claim 70 him, and for which charges he barely
escaped severe punishment. The police docket
contains the name OF N. Combs jr., in a varie-
ty OF mlsdemeanOIS, and several times he has
escaped a term OF service on the chain-gang
through the Intervention Of gentlemen OF the
legal profession. From all the charges upon
which he has hitherto been arrested, he has
managed TO escape punishment, when the |
facts of his guilt seemed so apparent that his |
escape has been regarded Is miraculous He |
has hitherto lived charmed life. But the |
present charges against him, il seems, have |
got the gentleman fast in the laws clutches, |
and IL remains TO be seen whether the charm |
that has hitherto served him so well in his |
nefaTiOus practices Will shield him from the |
penalties for the crime OF which he is charged, |
when ne comes to answer before che Federal
court, 10 which tribunal he was yesterday |
bound over. He pines in the county jail in !
default Of three thousand dollars bond. |