Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS

--Mausford has the Comet for gratui-
tous distribution.
Yesterday was one Of the warmest
days Of the season.
Galaxy, MiLiineT and Dressn1akeT--
Just to hand at Mansford's.
IAN Odd Couple" by Mrs. Oliphant
ten cents a copy, at Msnsford's.
Billy Liebeu, No. 1864 Main street,
keeps sll the leading and popular week.
lies, current literature, dime novels, etc
-Spangler's newsstand, Nc. 37S
Main street, is replete with the most at
tractive books, novels, magazines, art
journals, ETC., of the season.
Miss Tucker says it is with bachelors
as it is with old wood; it is hard 10 get
them started, but when they do take
fame they burn prodiRiously. But what
will Mrs. Grundy say?
Twelve hundred tons of stee rails
for the Western and Atlantic, and one
thousand tons for tbs Nashville, Chat
tanoOga and st. Louis railways, have
arrived a. Johnsonvile from Pittsburg.
Mr.. M. w. Virgeson is the author
lied carrier OF the APPEAL on the route
embraced 10 the territory south OF Beale
and esst OF Csusey streets. No other
carrier is authorized TO solicit sub5crip-
tons by delivery for the APPEAL on
that route.
"A dissipated old negro in Montgome-
ny, Ala, while watching the monkeys
in the menagerie in that city, spoke
thus: "Dem children got too much
sense to come outer dat cage; white folks
cut dar tails of, and set 'em to votin'
and maxim considerations"
Mr.. Pettigrew, of Edmonds, Petit.
grew & Co., has exhibited at the cotton
exchange q specimen of cats, grown by
him from Georgia seed, which fer lux
urious growth, length of straw, number
Of plants to the roots, and quantity and
size Of grain, is uncommon to the point
Of wonderful.
Rev. Theodor Schnitzler, from Lake
Superior, will preach il German this
afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, in
The basement of the Second Pfeshyteri-
an church, corner of Main and B5ale
streets. All Germans who love the
sweet and everlasting gospel should go
there aud hear it.
"A prophetic scientist sffirms that
eventually as our globe contracts there
y
II will be Jolly to have the Fourth of
July, Christmas, Washipgton's BIRTH
day, and all the rest of the holidays in
one week, and remind creditors who
come nosing around that legal holidays
must be respected.
Scene in recitation room: Professor
1.-THE ancient Egyptians were in the
habit of sacrificing redheaded girls to
the devil" Auburn haired pupil-"What
did they do with red-headed bOys?"
ProfessOr-"They supposed they would
90 Of their own accord. Now, what can
you tell of Plutor' "He was the son of
Saturn, and when his father was about
to shuttle off the mortal coil, he gave
him hell"
The holly Springs Miss RepOr-
Ter, Of yesterday, makes the following
suggestions: "If the government is snx-
ious to make "Sitting Bull" and his
four Thousand warriors cross the dark
river, let it authorize General n. B.
Forrest to raise q regiment Of cavalry in
the south, and he will do the work.
The fearless ex. Confederate chief would
do most Of the fighting with his escort,
but he would want regiment along to
protect his escort from the post
uadere.n
One Of the supreme court judges in
South Carolina suggests the following
plan for preventing drunkenness: CAL
low every person to sell as much liquor
az he wishes without tax or license; but
require those who drink to apply for a
license, and to give notice of such sp-
plicstiOn by publishing it for one month
In the official newspaper Of the city or
county, and then, If there be no objec.
ton, TO enter into q bond for good be-
havior before tie authority to drink is
granted
AT q Lady Washington tea party
recently given in this city by the col
ored people, General Washington was
dressed in jeans pantaloops and gray
sack coat, and wore boots and spurs;
Mrs. Washington wore black domino
with elder blossoms and white night.
cap, Mary Queen OF Scots appeared in
pull back muslin frock, and Henry,
king of Navarro carried q blue cotton
umbrella, Shakespeare wore a three
story stove-pipe, light linen coat and a
red flannel shirt embrOided with three
anchors, the seven stars and full moon
/ in white.
List OF undelivered telf grams re-
| manning at the Western Union telegraph
| sfice, 80 Madison street: Rebecca Fitz-
| patrick, D. Ssffold, George B. Degroat,
John T. Burr, Enock Ensley, Colonel r.
| n. Lewis, J. Il. McCarveT, Mosby, Hunt
& Co, Edward Goldsmith, Mrs. Cate
Reder. GArsuch & Trtzsvant (2), D.
Rendsorf, Martin Griffin, MIS-. II. Her
zoe. M. Hawks d Co., J. J. Peres & Co ,
G5yer & Co., James Watson (colored)
Johnnie Ginston, Maggie Cole, John G.
Harris, Allison BrOs., Frey & Stan
hrouph, s. M. Jones, w. M. Ransom,
Brown q Jones, MfjJr w. h. Benysri,
]. B. McCsuley.
In all time shOemSkers have en-
countered among their customers vain
neople who desire shoes smaller than the
feat they are intended to contain. There
Il This matter Of difference between the
ancjent and modern shoemakers; these
latter are little disposed to submit to
such demands, while the former sub.
mitted willingly, and even went beyond
the desires Of their clients. We may
learn this by some cards printed and