Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-25
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

james Trigg, charged with lsrceDy
was yesterday sent to jail by the re-
corder.
Mack Brown, colored. chastised his
wife last night and was arrested by the
Folice.
The coloIed military company com
msnded by Captain Jim Glass, had 9
parade yesterday morning despite the
rain.
The criminsl court meets next
Thursday to hear the report Of the graz
jury, and will adjourn then until the
next term.
The game of base ball at fernando
park yesterday, between the DeSoto ar
White Sock, was won by the former
score 20 to 4.
The ward meetings Thursday night
will be well attended, and will be adj
dressed by eloquent speakers. The work
goes bravely on.
ALBERT Lock, colored, who is re-
garded as 3 suspicious character, was
yesterday committed to jail In default Of
bail by the recorder.
The horses belonging to the Vollen-
tine and DeSOto engines are unable to
go at fast speed, and should be re-
placed by new and feet animals.
Yesterday afternoon little son OF
Mr.. Jack, of the firm Of w. & 3. Jack,
fell cut Of a tree st the residence Of his
father, No. II8 Washington street, and
was severely injured.
The fire yesterday morning was the
burning of five one-story frame dwell
ings, corner Of Mill and Third streets,
Chelsea. The buildings were owned by
Z. FitZgibbon, who resides near the
National cemetery.
About three O'CLOCK Sunday morn
ing a stiff breeze sprang up in the north,
subsequently followed by hard, cold
rain. Yesterday and last night were
pleastantly cool; in fact, the weather is
like that of autumn.
The festival of Captain Jim Glass's
military company, at the Exposition last
night, wSs largely attended, and very
much enjoyed by the colored people.
Good order was maintained, and the
whole affair was creditable to its mana
gers.
Billy Hunt, who was fined May
10Th, and escaped from the chain-g8ng,
was arrested last night by Officer
Smith. A night or two after Hunts es-
cape, man was robbed opposite No. ISL
Front street, and Hunt is suspected Of
being engaged in the outrage.
Last Thursday there was a largely
attended and pleasant picnic at Lucy, on
the Psducah railroad. There are num-
Der Of cool springs at Lucy, and the cit
liens contemplate the erection of extern
sive accommodations for all Memphi-
ans who visit there during the warm
weather.
The Little Rock Gazette, Of the twen.
ty-third, says: 1.-THE first bale Of cotton
Of the season was received on the Pine
tsenth instant, by the Merchants and
Planters cotton warehouse. 1t was
classed as middling, and was purchased
~ Mr.. J. II. Van Alstine, and shipped
to Messrs. E. N. Apperson. & Co., Mem
phis."
Captain Michael Dea has our thanks
for old copies ofthe APPEAL, and Eaqle
and Enquirer, the one dated March 10,
1856, and the other May II, 1855. These
papers contain much to remind one of
the long ago and the changes that have
swept over the land since 1856. We will
make, hereafter, interesting extracts
from these papers, thanks to Captain
Dea.
The Centennial picnic held in this
city on the Fourth of July, realized a
net profit Of one hundred and fifty-fve
dollars and five cents, which will be
contributed to the Confederate monu-
ment at EIlnwood. The receipts were
nine hundred and twenty dollars and
fifty cents, and the expenditures seven
and twenty-five dollars and
cents.
-Four Of the wards, the second,
third, eighth and tenth, have organized
Tilden and Hendricks clubs. Let the
other wards do so at an early day and
then we will be prepared for active
work. Let our ablest and best speakers
attend the ward meetings, and inspire
the people with enthusiasm in behalf of
our noble acknowledgements, TiIden and
Tip Harriss, a well-known colored
;itjzen, was arrested yesterday at the in
stance Of EX-COuncilman Turner Hunt,
,olored, who charges him with assault
with pistol. The case was heard yes
.erday afternoon by Recorder Duff, and
continued until to-day, the accused be.
ng allowed to give bail until that time.
The difficulty originated in the alleged
intimacy of Hunt with the wife of the |
-Unsound eggs have been selling in |
his city at from three to twelve cents a |
lozen. Saturday man at the BeaIe-
treet market sold a lot of eggs to a wo.
nan at eight and half cents per dozen.
The purchaser, upon reaching home,
Ound out the character of the eggs, and
Wishing to impress the fact upon the
uckster's head, returned to the market
ouse and battered them against his
ranium in a manner worthy Of ANA
oman glory. So much for selling
poiled hen-fruit.
The crops are fine throughout West
ennessee. The recent rains have been
great service, particularly to corn,
he warm dry weather we have had for
Ome weeks was very fine for threshing
7heat, and saving the oat and hay crops
'et our farmers commerce in time to
lake preparations for next years crop
deep blowing and subscribing in the
III, and we will have good crops an
Their year. The success of farming de.
ends upon the proper preparation of
ne land at the proper time, and the fall
'ason is the time for good blowing.
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