Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-26
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Yesterday was comparatively pleas
ant, there being refreshing breeze ano
floating clouds.
Charles Cook, eOlored youth, was
arrested yesterday for playing baseball
10 the corporation.
The baseball fever is on the In
crease. Several first-clsss clubs Will
doubtless visit Memphis next month.
The Prairie FLo10er is the name OF a
new paper published at Carlisle, Arkan'
sas, by Mr. 81. G. Warner, and edited by
Mr.. Opie P. Read.
Lulu Moore and Mamie Bucknerr
colored inmates OF q DtSoto stfset
bagpio, were poisoned Tuesday night,
and ara not expected to live. The par
ties accused Of the deed are two we'll
known hackmen. {
The Oueidss beat the Mutuals yes-
ter6ay in game Of baseball by score
Of Is to 10. This makes the third contest
between these clubs, the Mutuals win.
ming the frat game by II to 4, and the
Oneidas the second by to 2.
1.-THE war between rival undeltakers
in Hickman, Kentucky, has brought the
price of &C fins down to such point that
the poor there have begun 10 look upon
death as life's sweetest privilege. "-Pu-
EnsIsi Citizen. Then Hickman, especial
~ for q sick man, must be better place
to die In than to live in.
The Central Tilden and Hendricks
club will meet at Democratic hesdqusr-
ters, No. IL Monroe street, at hali-past
seven o'clock tonight. A full attend
apce is desired, and sll citizens who
wish to join the club are requested to
attend this m setingr which is called by
President Butler P. Anderson.
Our wsrmest thanks are due the
lady who sent US the large bouquet yes
terdsy. II, as the poet says, flowers be
the alphabeIs OF angels, the donor has
expressed her kindness and friendship
in bright and beautiful Language, whose
forms OF airy grace and fragrant lowell
ness evoke our most grateful app, cis-
ton.
The Logansport (Tnd.) Chronicle
saws: "The young lady who gets up
early these cool, delicious mornings 10
or ,ctice on the organ, has large circle
OF acquaintances, but no friends" We
have not heard of any lady orgsnist OF
this city dis u,biug the quietude Cf her
neighbors, but complaint is made that
miserable piano-plsying gives more than
one Memphis family the headache.
Andrew jackson, the leader OF the
gang of masked robbers who robbed the
Southern express company at Corning,
Arkansas, in January, 1875, was SEN
fenced last Wednesday TO seven years
imprisonment in the State penitentiary.
Jackson was q noted desperate Of Clay
ar,A
pany has displayed its wonted vigilance
ia the pursuit Of the band OF which
J Jackson was the leader, and MIR. Ward
is likely to get the rest of them.
An error was made in publishing
yesterday the name CT the consignees
of the two bales Of new cotton
! rought py the steamer Governor
Garland from Arkansas river. Both
bales were consigned to the firm
of Schoolfield, Hanauer & CO. The
Two ka'es were sold by them to the
enterprisipg firm of q. Falls d Co.
one at fifteen and half cents and the |
other at fifteen cents-and shipped east
immediately. The steamer Garland |
brought both bales free of charge, they
beir G the first from that section.
The Helena World says: "The Mem |
phis APPEAL copied several articles |
from the World, among which wss one |
the AFTER and Marshall affair,
and was credited to the Mail. Come,
look good next time, we do
not consider it compliment by any |
means " And the Helena Mail says: |
This was surely an oversight on the
part OF the APPEAL mar, for which he |
will certainly make Us an apology" OF
course, We apologize to both, and will
do 30 no more. We hope, however,
hat tbs fact of our mistake will not |
prevent either Of our Helena exchanges
rom publishing any thing o. public in
crest occurring in that city.