Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-12
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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

| Misunderstanding by moonlight is popu
lar in suburban localities at present.
The Aralanche does not say "Mr. Shaw
now, but the time was when the Apdtanche
was sweet on Edward
| Burlington Ha,ckeye and Irish Demo
crat, at five cents per copy, at Dickens's curl
osity shop, No. 2S5 Second street.
Precipitation was not in general demand
yesterday. 1t was drug IN the market the
| supply being far in excess of the demand.
| The Knights of Innisfail, Camp Tara
No. -, OF Memphis, has been duly chartered
by the State. The incorporates include
many of our leading Irish fellow-citizens.
The outsiders who know how to run
| newspapers better than the trained profess
sional journalists are coming to the front
again from an August election standpoint.
At many leading saloons can now be
seen the Murphyism: Fresh but.ermilk for
sale here to-day" This gives the Murphy
ties chance at his favorite beverage; water
he can get anywhere.
Nine arrests were made by the police
during the twelve hours prior to twelve
o'clock last night. There were three DRINKS.
two dlsorderlles, one careless driving aud
two boys arrested for bathing in the river.
AT Glencoe, on the Paducah railroad, on
Sunday next, big gathering of colored
church people will take place. The colored
church people of Memphis have made ar
engagements to go out to Glencoe on excursion
trains.
AT the criminal court yesterday bills of
executions were considered and signed To-
day court will adjourn. Judge Logwood
after the adjournment of court, will leave for
Minnesota on IL health excursion of several
weeks duration.
THE Democracy of the city, said a
sterling Democrat yesterday, "have it In their
power to elect the regular Democratic ticket,
If they do not scratch the ticket and bolt as
many of them did in the mayoralty election
OF January last.
The Humes Rifles last Wednesday night
elected the following officers: G. E. Waldran,
captain; 0. b. Haines, first lieutenant; Z. B.
Hunter, second lieutenant. Four active
members were added to the company roster.
They will drill next Monday evening.
In the divorce case of Martha J. Wor-
sham against w. B. Worsham, on trial at
the Shelby county court, Judge Heiskell
heard the proof In the case yesterday and will
announce his decision to-day. Court will
probably adjourn for the term next week.
1t has been suggested that business men
ought to close their places of business during
the summer months at six o'clock in the
evening, in order to give their employees
breathing spell. In other cities su.h course
Is pursued by merchants during the dull, hot |
summer months.
The recorder disposed cf eighteen cases |
Yesterday morning by fine. Half a dozen |
lewd men and women were fined ten dollars |
each on the charge of disorderly conduct,
and several others were fined on the charge |
Of illegal cohabiting. The other cases were
for minor offenses.
The excellent arrangements made by the
Democratic executive committee for the ac-
OF the press gang, at the Demo-
cratic meeting held on the bluff last night,
were duly recognized by the reporters as
worthy OF beng an example to all committees
hereafter conducting public meetings.
Memphis boasts of as great number of
politicians as any city on the continent.
Those men of ward fame are full of self-es-
seem and wisdom:
All would be deemed cen from the cradle, fit
TO rule In politics as well as WIZ;
Inc grave the gay, the fOpling and the Ounce,
start up God bless us) statesmen all at once"
The colored citizens were out In large
orce at the Democratic ratification meeting
held on the bluff last night. They listened
!ttentively to the speakers, and applauded
literally whenever the speakers uttered senti-
nents which suited them. The meeting was
me of the most orderly ever held III the city.
The concert and hop at Estival park to-
hight will be the most enjoyable event that
las TRANSFERRED In this beautiful suburban re-
reat since its Inauguration. Arnold's band
Will discourse programme of rare musical
'ems, and excellent music will charm the
otanes of the light fantastic after the con-
ert is over.
The sidewalk on the east side of Main, !
etween Monroe street and Union, has bulged
pward like little mountain, and from the {
op OF the bulge blocks of wood have fallen =
nto the crater, as it were. 1t is most dam !
erous to pedestrians who get their feet in it,
nd is well calculated to sprain an ankle or
reak leg. .
Attention is called to the sale of a valua-
lie tract OF SIX hundred and sixty-two acres
land. heavily timbered, lying on the Mem
his and Louisville railroad, near Wythe
tation, on Saturday, the thirteenth instant,
the door OF the courthouse, by John Free
ian, clerk of the supreme court. See adver-
sement In the evening Ledger. 7
The National party nominees, who are
$50 on the Republican fused ticket, do not
Kplaln how they secured a ride in both
agons. Ed Shaw, at the Republican con-
entlon, SAID the Nat'onalists agreed to ac- =
'pt the Republican ticket as made up, and !
'cept it as their own" The nominees of T.
9TH tickets are playing game with the pub o
C and are using loaded dice. <
At eleven o'clock yesterday morning a l
It OF loose cotton took fire and was DESTROYED =
Hayden q Co. s cotton pickers and clean
3, No. l26 Poplar street, near Fourth. Sew
al Oaics vi COltOn WHICH naQ been spread
ut to dry were destroyed by fire. The cotton a
as that recovered from the wreck of the r
Gamer Capitol City. The cause of the FIRE
believed to have been accidental.
" esterday at noon a countryman with a a
'yered shotgun on his shoulder while II
alking along Second street, near Madison, q
ddenly sat down on the sidewalk and g
,eled over. People thought he had received o.
sunstroke, land inquiries were made for a -
'ctor. The insensible man was conveyed to y
e stationhouse by the police. In his pocket y
as found flask of common whisky. He "
as set down on the docket as drunk" and IA
as sent to the rear to be locked up for
bile until he sobered up. T.
We were shown yesterday by Mr.. C. C. h;
elds, the agent wonderfully intelligent bI
tie machine which we cannot help believe ID
auxiliary to the accountant or any M
e having to deal with long columns of
lures. 1t is a simple yet ingenius machine
at can be readily attached to pencil, with ne
1lch columns of figures of any length are
ded up with the speed of thought, the little Il
ntrlvance accurately recording the result on NJ
lace, exemphfying truly the adage that 70
gures won t le.' 1t is like the mariners &C
ronometer, the sun, moon and stars may Gu
~, but 1t never does. 1t is so simple in its FRI
eratlons that a child intelligent enough to W,
d two figures together can, by its aid, mas
columns OF any length and as rapidly as FL
, most expert accountant Mr. Fields may
found at the Worsham house the present | ~;
ek, where the cunning little machine may he
seen.