Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-04
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The election yesterday was quiet.
"Wednesday night some thieves stole
two horses from Mr.. Columns, near
Baskerville.
The delegates to the State conven-
ten are requested to attend the meeting
st the courthouse to-dBy, at eleven
o'clock, for purposes Of consultation.
-Profs. Rigal, Reignier and Pedraz-
zlni will engage In q grand wrestling
match ct Central park at four O'CLOCK
this afternoon. See notice elsewhere.
There will be q grand. Democratic
ratification meeting and basket picnic
at SenAtobis to-day, q full account OF
the proceedings Of which will appear In
the APPEAL tomorrow.
A fight on Court street, near the
Charleston depot, yesterday afternoon,
created quite an excitement in that
neighborhood. Whisky was the cause
Of the difficulty, but no injury resulted.
-Patsey w. Maley is a political race
horse, II we may judge by the race he
made for school director in the fifth civil
district yesterday, for his name was not
announced until one o'clock ia the after
noon.
The Memphis Blues and Memphis
Reds will play q match game Of base
ball at Olympic park at three o'clock
this afternoon. Trains leave the Louis
vile depot at three and half-psst three
o'clock.
One Of the horses attached to James
Glass's hack fell while the vehicle was
stopping in front of the Adams street
stationhouse, and died within a few
minutes. Nervous debility and fidelity
to the duties Of his vocation was the
cause of the animals death.
Major w. J. Sykes, in his speech at
Huntington next Monday, will not con-
fine himself to the subject Of State
finances, but will discuss the general pO-
litical situation. It is said he will meet
distinguished ex-Republican member
Of congress on that occasion.
The negro meetings at the EXPOSE
ton building recently, have been very
disagrseable to persons living in that
pat Of the city. They keep up such q
moi during the greater portion Of the
night that there is no sleeping near the
place, and people are kept awake the
whole night by their uncouth noises.
We see no objection to the negroes, ss
well as white persons, having picnics,
but they should not 30 conduct them as
to make them nuisances.
"A Nashville paper states that the
other night a reverend gentleman Of that
city passed through terrible ordeal. 1t
happened about eleven o'clock. He had
been reading, when all of a sudden he
was seized with violent palpitation of
the heart. He imagined he could hear
1t beating all around the room, in every
niche and corner. 1t was like loud
knocking at the door, only more per-
sistent. Now and then it cesssd, but
still he had not the power to rise. He
sat there numbed, having feeling Of
suffocation, and thought every moment
would be his last. Wishing to have the
sacrament administered to him before
he died, he jumped to his feet and was
about to rush out of the room for that
purpose. The very effort restored him
to conscious relief, and he was whole
once more and q happy man. That's
nothing. Since the Chickasaw Guards
excursion the hearts Of a d2zen young
gentlemen have been beating around
the parlor of their sweethearts' home,
and as many have applied and without
SUCCESS for the sacrament Of love.