Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-01
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Posted in Memphis at 7 am. September /, Iss7
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

This is September Isl.
Business is waking up.
The month begins well.
This will be big season.
Good news from Dubuque.
| The "Porters" took them in.
How do you like the issue?
The streets are filed with people.
The Jockey Club has come to stay.
More Improvements the coming year.
The amusements will begin with a cir
Gus.
Jimmy Hunter did at with his little
bazos.
Dubuque.
How many matrimonial associations has
Memphis?
Memphis is to enjoy first class anuse-
ments this season.
The "Porters" left for home last night.
They will get good reception.
The thoughtful reader can find out from
this issue what Memphis is doing.
Dubuque thinks the Porter Guards have
the hashiest uniforms in America.
The "Porters" frat, st. Louis second and
Iowa third, is the way the count came in yes
terday morning.
Colonel r. Ingomar Cspers was busy yes
terday arranging bootblack procession TO
meet the Porter Guards.
The Memphis "Porters" don't blow
quite rs much as the Nashville "Porters,"
but they drill much better.
Twenty companies drilled at Dubuque.
Our boys certainly deserve success Tor the
way they "waxed" the other soldiers.
The Hon. Jesse F. Brown sent to This
Office yesterday two toma oes, one Of which
weighed one pound five and quarter ounces,
the other one pound six and half ounces.
The following numbers drew capital
prizes in The Commonwealth Distribution
Company, al Louisville, KY, yesterday: No.
25,55I drew $4,000; 9516 drew $40 900, and
Is, III drew $4,000.
Among the coming events the Gayoso
Hotel casts its shadow before. Along with
other indications OF progress, the APPEAL
hopes to see this project carried out. The
southern part of the city is destined TO de-
velop rapidly, and hotel is needed there.
Regular services will again be held at
the Hebrew Reformed synagogue tonight at
1880 o'clock. The Rev. DR. Samfield, who
r=turn'd 10 The city this week, VIII lecture
on the Doctrine of Faith" AID the choir
lately recognized, will render the musical
service.
erence to Seessel, Ashner 4 Co.'s pork and
beef packing est ablishment on Towards Row,
it is stated that Seessel q Sons Jefferson
street market would be continued. This is
an error. Vic Fuchs has bought the Jeffer-
son street outfit of Mr. Seessel.
"A Geographic dispatch was received
yesterday by representative of promi- |
uent St. Louis house asking about reports
from Chicago that the ST. Louis dispatches
reported yelIow-fever in Memphis. An in
dignant denial was lelegraphed back, as
nothing whatever had been heard of fever
after careful inquiry. The reports were
thought, to iUjure ST. Louis trade in the |
South.
doubling Thom1ses" don't doubt that |
Isabella Jackson, the negress, vas taken. sick |
while giving testimony before Esquire Allen |
out in the country, bat they do doubt that il !
was due to The hand of God. Ia the first |
place, Isabella admitted frankly that she |
had lied. Theu she was taken sick. Tbs |
would Indicate that she stricken for tell |
ing the truth, ii ii indicates ANYTHING at all; |
the "haud of Godn would have |
reached for her Just after she told the lie, in
stead OF waiting for an admission.
Mr.. Henry James, OF the firm OF james |
n Grahan, saved the life of one OF his work |
men who was attacked BY another. George |
Webb and Ed johnson had mad a difficulty |
the day before about their tools. Yesterday |
morning Webb loaded musket, and when |
johnson came to work he was prepared 10
kill him. Mr.. ames, at the rick OF his own
life, ran in and snstched the gun from
Webb's hand and disarmed him. Captain |
OHayer was summoned, and arrested Webb's |
younger brother, who was with him, but |
Webb escaped.