Huntsville gazette., 1885-08-22
MEMPHIS.
Events in the Bluff City. Passing
Notes of nterest.


Events in the Bluff City. Passing
Notes of Int terest.
Correspondence Huntsville Gazette ]
MEMPHIS, TENN, Aug. 81. 1885.
Palm leaf fans are less active this week
and the watermelon traffic OF the decrease.
A Memphis paper makes the horrible
charge that Sam Jones chews tobacco.
Our former king cotton bids fair to be
dethroned this year by President corn, the
yield of which promises to be unprece>
dented.
From the irflnence of corn juice and the
hot weather, dude melted on Main street
last evening and was dipped up by police
mans club.
A man with stolen melon seated himself
snugly on the B. O. & S. W. r. r. to feast,
fell asleep, when an approaching train rue
fully smashed man and me.o
There was not single "mash" made"
cried Memphis girl as shs stepped of the
excursion train from Tuscumbia last Sun
day morning. The rural roosters should
have "oanged" their hair.
In spite of the hot weather and savage
mosquitoes the matrimonial market here
has been quite lively recently.
''wHy SHOULD THE SPIRIT OF MORTAL BE
PROUD"
Who wants the Surveyorship of Gus
toms Things are getting awful.y mixed
Fired out by the Republicans and given
the Grand Bounce by the Democrats-we
II people and press havn't made it hot
enough for Mr.. Ed Shaw be should emi-
CRATE South at once.
THE BABE KISSED BY JOHN BROWN
John Brown Stewart. the original coiored
babe, taken from its mothers arms and
kissed by John Brown while on his way to
execution, has been discovered here, a full
grown and intelligent man. His opinion
OF the old martyr may be sumed up in his
own words. II think John Browns career
equally interesting and dear to the colored
people as that of George Washington to
the white people of the United States. The
| -ti-st lesson my mother taught me was to re-
member John Brown, the man who died
for the colored people of the United States,
whose execution she thought was as much
out of place as the crucitxion of our Saw
ior"
EXCURSIONS SHOULD GO.
The GAZETTE deserves the thanks of the
we'll wishers of the race for its war on the
impoverishing excursions, SO detrimental
to the happiness and progress of our peo-
ple Still there are those using their wits
daily to fleece from the simple minded and
thoughtless the bread which rightfully be-
longs to their poor children.
Capt. Cash Mosby. the excursion prince.
claims to have carried fully 1000 people up
the NJ & c. railroad to Iuka Sunday Aug.
End
Mr. M. N. Stephens complains Of fnan
cial failure in his excursion to Tuscumbia
on the 18th. However, he is not alone, as
many others have been known to spend all
the hardly earned savings Of years on a sim
gle excursion coming out at the little end
of the horn. Why should we prefer rail-
road excursions for our investments to
school houses and home happiness?
STREET CAR DRIVERS STRIKE.
Our street car drivers struck on the 18th
against reduction of wages to starvation
rates. Only three or four cars are now run
ming and they are driven by policemen.
They are paid to guard the property and
preserve the peace, but instead are made to
drive the cars of the company that is en-
deavoring to drive their workmen into star
vation and pauperism. The strikers only
ask for wages sufficient to support them
selves and families respectfully. The Pres
ident of the railways AYERS that so cents a
day is enough for any working man. Well
the Street Car Co.. may think it cen tri-
umph over 40 or so conductors but should
it happen to run against the combined la
borers Of Memphis, it will be mule of
different color. The conductors have form-
ed a union.
THE STRIKE ENDS.
The latest is that a compromise has been |
effected and the conductors resumed the
running of the cars. The terms agreed |
upon are 10 cents per hour for first month,
II cents for second. l29 cents for third and
succeeding months, and that 13z cents be !
paid 10 all drivers who have been in the |
employ Of the company for period of one
year. w. 81. L.
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