Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-30
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Advertise in our first Of September
issue.
Yesterday afternoon was dissgrees-
bly, warm.
American Agrico'tarist for Septem.
Der st Mansford's.
Go to the speaking in the first ward
tonight and hear General Chalmers.
The Humboldt baseball club will
play the Memphis Reds at Central park
this afternoon.
"A little boy, named Schiff, about six
years of age, was severely Injured by
falling down sn alley.wsy yesterday.
The first new bale of HAYWOOD coup.
ty cotton was shipped yesterday from
Brownsville to J. ]. Busby & Co., of
this city, by R, G. Thomas & Co.
Merchants and business men who
wish to advertise in our first Of Septem.
Der issue should hand in their cards as
| soon rs possible.
Pull backs are disappearing in fash.
| ionable circles, but the abominabIe tiIter
| still remains, although its uee is confined
to very few persons.
Chief M'Fadden leaves Friday TO
attend the annual convention of the fire.
mems association, which will be held in
Philadelphia next month.
The excellent advertising advau-
tages offered by our first Of September
issue will be Of incalculable benefit to
merchants and business men.
The game Of baseball between the
Mystic and Bluff City Greens, at Her
nando park, Sunday, was won by TIE
former by score of eighteen to six.
Recorder Duff yesterday committed
John Sullivan and Jim Conry to Jail in
default of bail for having a row with
Henry Weaver and biting off his left
ear.
The first bale of Texas cotton was
sold yesterday by Hartmus & Co. for
sixteen cents per pound, and shipped by
Mr.. Robert Gibson, agent Of the White
line.
Those who wish to read the great
orations at all the July Fourth celebra-
tons, should secure copy OF the Ti.
6atne pamphlet, only to be had at Mana.
ford's.
The Tilden and Hendricks club of
MsuTy county have invited Major w,
]. Sykes to address his old friends and
former constituents, on the first Mon
day in September, on the political Issues
of the day.
Two negroes had a fight, near the
gas-works, about a woman, last night,
One darby drew q knife, and, in as.
slulting his adversary, was knocked |
down. The cry of ''police" ended the |
difficulty, and caused the combatants to |
fise.
Mr.. Below, of Alsbsms street, re-
IN that HE 1itkIo oLn5
who was found drowned few DAYS sgo.
accidentally fell in the cistern. He says |
the child, when last seen alive, was est. |
ing piece Of bread and sitting over the
cistern.
An excursion on the steamer J. D /
Parker, for the bsnefit Of the fernando
street Methodist church, will take place
on Thursday evening next, at eight
O'CLOCK The boat will leave foot OF
Court street, and should be crowded, for
the excursion will be q pleasant affair at
3 very slight cost.
The fret bale OF Alabama cotton re-
eeived In Memphis this season arrive
it was from Colonel w. a.
Johnson, Of Tuscumbia, aud was con-
JigDed to the popular firm OF J. T. Pet
it & Co. The same firm also received
| new bale of Tennessee grown cotton;
{ was from Messrs. Weber d Ivy, Of
Wythe, Upton county.
The crops Of cotton, corn, hay and
obacco are very fine throughout West
tennessee, so far rs we can learn. The
ecent dry, warm weather has been very
avorable to the maturingo of cotton. The
orn crops were made before the dry '
Weather commenced. The hog crop Of ]