The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

Gratis. 1t certainly cannot hurt the Re-
publicans.
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THE CORNER LOUNGER.
Talk about short cotton crop-look at
this" exclaimed an enthusiastic cotton man
on Change, rs he held up q foot of cot
ton stalk containing ten immense bolls.
II was sample of the top crop Of stalk
which had 100 bolls, forty of which were
opened. II was raised near Henning, Tenn.
'No bottom lands can beat this sample"
added the factor. 1T Is the finest | ever
saw" And 80 it was, and IL attracted uni
yersal attention, and the marked attention
Of the foreign buyers
Talking about the Twelve Temptations,
Manager Gray, of the theater, states that the
play was originally produced in New York
about eighteen years ago by Jim Fisk, jr.,
who was then proprietor and manager of the
Grand opera-house. He layished a fortune
on its production, and II was put on in mag
nillcent style. 1t was produced February Z,
1870 aud was at once q success and had a
run Of thirty consecutive weeks. and was
only withdrawn on account of n dispute be-
tween the author and the manager. Gil
more bought the manuscript had the piece
rewritten, and now gives IL with gorgeous
scenery, unique properties ballet and cos
tunes. The company numbers siXty-cight
people, including ballet af twenty dancers.
1t is booked for the entire Of next week at
the lhcatcr.
"There is a large amount of local politics
floating in the air just now" said well
known LAWYER to the Corner Loungcr, land
there will be much more Of il ere long. As
the election day gets closer the contest will
grow hotter. You hear great many men
say they will scratch this or that name ON
the ticket and they think they will do so;
but when election day arrives they will not
do II, but will vote the ticket straight, swal.
lowing the Objectionable name with tho
others more palatable-a kind of sugar
coated pill Scratching ticket hard
ly ever defeats any man upon
it. no matter how personally OBJ
jectionable he may be-if one end OF the
ticket goes through the other end is apt 20
follow the example. One thing will help
out the Democratic ticket wonderfully, that
is the presidential election ticket which
solidiiics the party and causes the individual
to sink his prcjudices for the general good.
Every Democratic vote is needed aud no side
issues should bo considered for moment In
the presence OF the common foe, the negro
lied II Republican party OF the south, whose
rule means ruin"
The absurd Encouragement and cheese
pairing policy which obtains in the opera.
ton Of the street railway system OF Mem
phis Is best illustrated by the manner in
which ears are run on the steep grades
between fernando and Main streets on
Bealc aud Vance streets. on Vance street
with great show Of humanity and defer
cnco TO public comfort, hill mule Il
attached to the cars. On Bcale street. where
the grade Il sleeper, no mule Is used. The
result Is that IL takes by actual count about
four minutes for a street car TO crawl from
fernando % Main on Bcalc street Verify,
we have q great street car system.
An exhibition Of antitrust bagging was
made In front Of the Cotton exchange on
|
Six bales, wrapped In rs many different
kinds OF bagging, formed the display, and
| from the top Of each iluttcrcda small United
States flag. aud on a card attached were the
words. "Cotton buyers, please test and pass
upon" Tie kinds Of bagging were pine
leaf fiber. Lane mills Odcnhcimcr. Burlap
tsingle wrappcdl India bagying, second hand
Dundee (hop sackng) and wrapping duck.
The sample, were viewed aud reviewed ex.
amincd critically by some, carclcssly by
others, their respective merits discussed and
different opinions announced, the majority
~ opinions being In favor Of the Lane mills
Odcnhcimcr and the India baging while
not few preferred the Dundee aud the duck.
The pine leaf fiber was chiefly objected to on
account 81 It's dark color, which rendered
lcgiblc marking very difficult, aud also the
| belief that when soaked with rain the
bapging would stain the cotton and
thereby iniurc its sale. There were some old
siaprs whose conservative views favored the
trust jutc bagging, and believed IL 10 be the
best wrapping Tor cotton bales, An English
buyer stated that ANY Of them would do,
| provided prupcr care was taken Ia handling.
as was done Ia Liverpool: but here" lac
said, much more care Is taken Of an insig.
nhcani aud cheap bale Of hay than Of a $50
bale 81 cotton. II was exposed 81 rain, rolled
In dirt, the bagging and bale ripped open by
rough negroes with cotton hooks IN fact, no
staple on the face Of earth met with ~
rough aud uncallcd for bad treatment ~ the
valuable bale Of cotton In the south after II
left tie hands o, the producer and until II
reached the hand. Of the foreign or domestic
buyer. For this treatment there was no ne.
cc,siiy on earth. and he hoped the time
would soon como when more intelligent
handling Of bales Of cotton would get into
general use, not only In Memphis, but at all
other points Of sale and shipment
President MADDEN donated most Of his
time yesterday TO studying the contract be-
| tween the city and the Chesapeake. Ohio &
Southwestern Railroad company. Ills ob.
jcct was to prepare Tor lilt with that com.
pany 10 have another bridge constructed
over lcal street, In order to do away with
10 much switching on the leyeo tracks
After the Presidents studies we're con.
| cludcd. an Atrial Tcrorlcr inquired " he
had the company. II have" was oil he
snid. but II was IN such tones that Tue Ar
RAJ predicts that other bridge, along the
east side OF the present one
Alone Lsrn Critisr.
| From the Ciatksyillc Chronicle.