Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-02
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

-1ue CtAg CouuCh INESI9 thiS 0toi,
noon.
Southern CultiUatoT for August al
Msnsford's.
The docket Of the criminal court
will be signed to-day.
The thermometer reached eighty.
six degrees in the shade yesterday.
Tomorrow is the election. Let ev.
cry Democrat vote the straight ticket.
Yesterday was quite warm, although
q good breeze swept along the streets.
There will be big Democratic rally
in front Of the Peabody hotel tonight.
Charles Dudley Warmers new book,
MlI7lD1ies and MOSLenls just received
by A. F. bod & Co., 341 Main street.
II. s. Mallory is a candidate for re-
election as constable Of the Fourteen b
civil district. A faithful, honest, ener-
getic officer, we hope he will receive the
full vote Of his district. Re deserv S
well OF his party.
Our advice to Democrats is-lOOk
to your tickets, read them carefully,
then vote, and devote the remainder Of
the day to seeing that your friends and
neighbors vote. Everybody ought to
vote tomorrow.
The sgent for Appleton's Great
American CycJOpedSG which is now
complete in sixteen volu mes, will be
pleased to call on citizens Of Memphis,
and submit bound volumes for inspec-
ton. Address, A. r. Gibson, city.
Yesterday afternoon a buggy. horse
fell in the guttering opposite Johnston
& Vance's store, on Main street, and
in an effort to regain his feet slid upon
the pavement. Several bystanders IN
hitched the horse, and it then regsined
its feet.
We are reliably informed that the
editor of the Fort Valley (GeOrgia) Mir
TOT refuses to associate with his sweet
hearts brother because the poor fellow
has thus far refused to attend the cenlen-
NAL. So much for a country editor hav.
ing Iooking-glass for newspaper.
Our friend Mr.. E Marshall has our
thanks for vehicUlsry cOuTtesies. He
has removed his popular livery aud sale
stable to Nos. IA, Is aud Is Exchange
street, and we are pleased to note that
his services are literally appreciated by
the public needing anything in his line
Of business.
The Democratic voters OF the four
tenth civil district are warned against
voting for any other than the regular
ticket. They must especially be on the
lookout and see that Fleming and Eli
OFT, and not Hall an Thompson, are on
the ticket for magistrates. The indie
pendents and Radicals must be defeated
The number of CANNES in the city
has been materially reduced by the
police, and now the feline tribe should
receive some attention. Many citizens
of Memphis will concur with the sugges.
ton of q Knoxville paper: "a half
pound of shot judiciOusly administered
to sympathetic cats, at this season of the
year, will bear fruit in incre ased hours
OF slUmber throughout the summer, and
have tendency to prevent a corner in
the chicken market"
Miss Hitchcock's Weddino Dress,
being the title of book at MausfOrd's
announced in the APPEAL, proved so
attractive to country lady yesterday
that she visited the store and asked for
The Young Lady'S Wedding Garment
The young CLERK blushed, and told her
that he did not keep q millinery estab-
lishment, but he finally ascertsined
what she wanted. 1t is evident that
that garment" was "pull.bsck" to
both.
As we understand, Doctors Allen,
Cutler and r. II. Taylor, by request OF
leading Republican Of this city, yester-
day made another examination with 8
view to verify the sex OF Francis
Thompson. We need hardly say, in
view Of the reputation Of these gentle
men, that the examination was thor
ou2h, and bsiIg so, resulted in a COM
plete verifcation Of the verdict rendered
by DR.. Nuttsll aud his coadjutors.
Francis Thompson is man, ard bad
one-a very bad One-at that.
The Illinois, on her Chickasaw excur-
sion Monday night, passed the steamer
General Robert Z. Lee above HopefieId.
The graceful models and white outlines
of the Lee were clearly defined by the
light Of the moon, and, as the flashing
waves of the Illinois rebOunded in dia.
mond-like spray from her majestic bow,
the beautiful steamer seemed not unlike
a peerless swan OF spotless white float
ing in slumOering sea Of silver. Such |
a scene is not often witnessed, and,
when seen, its beauty is never forgotten.
From the monthly report Of Ser
geat VIM. M'EiIoy, Of the United
States signsl service at this place, we
gain the following summary of the |
weather for July, 1875: Highest ba- |
rometeT, 30174, Lowest, % 862; range,
BIZ; highest temperature, $50; prevail |
ing direction Of The wind, southwest;
creates: velocity of the wind 80 miles |
an hour; number of clear days, s; num- |
Der of cloudy, 4; days on which rain |
fell, Is; daily mean temperature, 81 Sc;
daily mean humidity, 7l.l0; daily mean |
barometer, 5O.OlS.
Squire Winters has not lost sny OF |
his populsrity-St least so We should |
ldge from what the press says Of him,
For instance, Yesterdays Ledger said:
'The card OF P. M. Winters, E 50, can
1idate for magistrate st large for the
,ity, appears in to-day's LEDGER,
Esquire Winters has been magistrate
Tx years, and, for greater portion of
hat time, has been city rec rider. He
8 thoroughly acquainted with county
iffairs, and personally very popular.
Ills capacity and his efficiency, and his
Of the wants of the people,
lone will question. This seems to be q
rec race, and we would not say any
hing to prevent Mr.. Winters from hav-
ng fair race. II be is their choice. we
hall cheerfully tide by the resultn
n addition to this, the Avalanche savs.
p. M. Winter, Esq the present eff
'ient magistrate for the fifth civil dis
riot, is candidate for reelection for
he city at large. The law giving to
Incorporated towns an additional mag
strate gives Memphis the off ,e for
which 2. NJ. Winters is a candidate. He
viii be elected, no doubt, by a hand.