The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-08
GRENADA, MISS.
Fox Hunt-A Cemetery fakes
a Observation-Disclosures.

An U~BgrstcfnI Preseber-A Novel
Fox Hunt-A Cemetery takes
a Benedt-PrOhtbitiOn.
TsPEoIAL oosREsPoSDESo or TIL APPEAL.l
GRENADA, MISS, April G.. For the
past few days a %peripatetic preacher
has been holding forth on tie street
on the dangers OF polygamy and kin
bred evils. He is a little man with a
thin, spare figure, a keen face and a
twinkling pair of optics. What he
lacks in eloquence = and it Is consid-
erable-he makes up for n long
windedness. After he has talked for
an hour he removes his broad brim
for the collection, and draws in the
picayunes Of his audience while he
quavers a hymn, and his singing is
much worse than his preaching. At
first blush he might be left severely
alone as a harmless sort Of a
crank, but he has a bad record. A
few years ago this man, Paul Bagley,
came down to this country poor as a
church mouse, ragged anG destitute.
Kind people at Ga land, in Yalobusha
county, took pity on him, put a good
suit of clothes on his back and fed and
housed him for a couple of weeks.
Then like "Jeshurun, who waxed fat
and k cked," this migrate turned
around and in the meanest name
maligned the generous people who had
be n so good to him. In a letter to a
st. Louis journal he abused the South
ero people in round terms, regretted
that every one had not been killed in
the war OF secession or hanged after
wards. He wanted the Chinese Min
istry as the reward OF his mali e, but
Gen Garfield had no use for him, so
he has come back to street preaching
for nickels and dimes. His irgratitude
should be known to every Mississippi
plan. Pass him along.
This morning the townsfOlk turned
out en- masse to witness the rare spec
tacle Of a fox hunt. The reynard was
sent from South Carolina to Capt. Joe
Slack a fortnight ago, who announced
to the hunters in town that he would
turn it loose at 10 am. Promptly on
time there assembled near the public
square a party of twenty-five or thirty
hOrsemen, with a pack of ~forty-seven
hounds. These included some of the
best dogs in the South, several with
pedigrees, and an entire pack OF twelve
from the town of Water Valley, thirty
miles from here. They met at Gar
ner's livery stable, near the public
square, and the novel spectacle at
tracted men, women and children,
white and colored, all indeed who
heard the tuneful music of the dogs.
Messrs. Will sanders and Will Ragsdale
acted asdrags and endeavored to secure
for his foxship an hours start. 20
eager, however, were the huntsmen for
the chase, that less than half the time
was given to Reynard. Among the
part who speedily captured him were
Messrs f. Hunt, Helmn and George
DAWSON of Water Valley, and Capt.
10 Slack, Buck Thomas, Will Sanders,
Jno Critic, WillRagsdale Dumb rDun-
can, Capt Turner, L. 7 rner and Capt.
Hall Of this town, and j. r. Eggleston
of Torrance. At high noon the hunters
returned with the fox ingeniously trail
ing behind the leader and the cheer
ing and applause. echoed from the
county buIdiNk n The railroad depots.
Tonight the wdSttFB and hounds are
securing the hills for a fox. If they
succeed in finding one they will prob
ably make a night of it.
On Monday night a dramatic troupe
gave an entertainment at the Opera
House for the benefit Of the cemetery.
Goodness knows, the cemetery sadly
needs repairing, and unless something
is done soon, the stray cattle and hogs
will complete the demolition which
neglect and the ravages of time and
weather have already effected.
The town is now being thoroughly
wor ed up by the agitation Of the
prohibition question. The ladies
Though not all of them) and the re-
ligious circles, of course, are advocat-
ing prohibition, viii not a few promi-
nent business men are in favor of
high license.
A colored lad, who works in the Of
fee of the Sentine, has m de a capital
model OF a locomotive engine of soft
wood, with no other tools but a poke
knife. The model is about eighteen
inches in length and well proportioned
with working parts, pistons and levers
all perfect. The boy is a mechanical
genius.
The following is a copy of an ordi-
nance passed by the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen at their last session:
Be Il ordained by The Board of Mayor
and Aldermen Of The city of CIR NADIA, in
CounrI conrened, That, whereas, the
State has imposed a tax upon CONNER
cisl drummers in the State, the Mayor
be authorized 10 collect no additional
tax for corporation purposes from said
commercial drummers. C.