Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-07-22
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friday Morning, ;;;'; July 90, 1855
Arrivals and Departures 81 Trains
MEMrms ASD CHAAIEsroE-Hratns arriv
At e,s0 a. y. and eos ?. r. Depart At Ia
A. X. and 900 p y.
Mr,FErs AND OHTo-Trains arrive a
100 A. u. and $50 P - Depart AZ ss& a
N. md 3ss0F.s
MISSISSIPPI ASr TESNEssEE-Trains ar
rirs az 1880 A. Depart at2coF ~
81 The examination Of the charge against
& Levy for shooting at Chas Moruipgatari
viii BE- made before Esquire Hom this morn
l0g.
~ Mr.. 5. H. ShooL, TIE adVer lsiRg agent
Of the New Orleans Packet Company, reached
his home in this city yeste day having been
absent during The pas; month.
Rroozpr1,. CoUar.-mse were thirteen
deinoueats before the Recorder yeste day, and
fines to the amount Of s3l were assessed, SIS
Of which was paid Two OF three additions
were made to the ebain-gang-
cosMrrrED-Henrv Des7din, vbe hss been
in The city prison for some time upon the
charge Of stealing a box Of soap and a pair Of
compasses, was examined before Esquire
Horne yesterday and reminded 10 prison fer
fnal trial, IN default Of $500 bail.
PEzsoxAI-Dr. J. ". LsftNich. Of this
city, who has been absent at the North for sew
sral weeks, and Capt J. r. Mulford the trEy-
cling agent Of the Lake steamers which ply
49, n.-mn--- n-a--ea --.-. unaen-~n~a
TO this city BY The steamer Moses MeLellan
Yesterday.
The FRE LAST NIGHT.-ne alarm Of FIRE
about eleven O'Clock last night was caused by
the burning Of a eoal-boat laden with lime.
The FIRE occurred az the foot Of Besle street,
and had It's origin, doubtless, in spontaneous
combustion. The fastsnings were burned, and
the boat aosted Of Town tne river
The ABDUCTION CAsE-Chas. Morning
star, the individual accused Of the abduction
Of young woman, with many Of The partieu-
lars Of which the reading public are "a
niliar,) whose case was consumed in the sb-
ssncs OF a material witness, has been set for
hearing before Esquire Horne to-day. In The
meantime the accused is confined in prison.
INTELLIGENCE OrrIoE.-We learn that
there is a great demand al present for house
servants. To such persons as are in want Of
good, competent and reliable sergaH-, We rec
omnend our old friend Billy DaEiis, who
keeps an intelligence Office Cd the alley be-
low Washington street, between Front Row
and Second street. Billy is ss clever End
accommodating as a man ever gets 70 be
F-oEwrAILrSs rHE MaHKEr-F. Mslates-
"a, the keeper Of Main street fruit store, Was
arsigned before the Recorder yesterday upon
the charge Of forestalling The market in that
be had m~oaoPoi1ed a quantity Of water-mel-
IONS before market hours. contrary % the or
dinanos. The accused pleaded ignorance Of
ths regulation, and the Recorder assessed a
fine Of only s. against him.
RoBBEzr OF A Poor woNAy.-A poor wo-
nan with a family Of children, who had been
very I'll for some weeks, and who was sup
ported in her illness By the charity OF the
~neighb0rs. was robbed n an her EARTHLY means
while asleep on Wednesday, BY o unfesl-
ing wretch. Ten or twelve dollars in money
AID some articles Of b.ainC value were taken. .
TIE unhappy woman lives On South street
ELEorIoN DAY.-We direct attention to the
Sheriff. notice Of the e~lerton. 10 be held on
the zh Of August for State officers, members
Of Congress and the Legislature. L viii be
seen thai polls win be opened, according to
law, in every ward in he city. It viii Be ad-
risssls fer every voter to vote Z bis own ward,
50 as to prsve-t confusion and loss Of time
both In voting and casting up the result.
FEASKLR FEMALE CoILEGE-This insttu-
ton has been purchased BY J. E. Douglass,
Esq, and viii be opened in September
under bis management. The place is under
going q Thorough renovation, and VIII be made
an agreeable place for the reception Of pupils.
Mr.. Douglass has long been an instructor Of
youth in this country, and his high merits, and
those Of his talented lady, are well known and
appreciated.
DEArH OF JAxEs R BioKEE-We are ad-
vissd BY letter Of he death Of J. R. Mckee, in
Belmont coabty, Ohio. The deceased had been
engaged as a eomPositor on the BaletH Of tbs
10y az -NAAeT ~ was ENAEE1AEA - 81
who knew him as q young man Of sterling
worth. His health had been quite delicate for
some months previous to his departure from
Memphis, and Il was feared By bis many
srienk that he would no. survive 10 reach his
home, bat consumption, that plague Of the
printer allowed him the respite OF Z Few
weeks, and he died under his fathers rosf, sur
rounded BY his first and frmss. friends.
THERzAL-ns following observations on
the Thermometer we're taken BY L. G. Mar
shall, Bsqs in this city, in accordance with
The conditions laid down by the Smithsonian
institute, al seven O'Clock each morning, two
ia the afternoon, and nine IN the evening At
those hours the Thermometer stood on Monday
Sc, 67 sn8s77 ; on Tuesday at So 9oe
and $40 on Wednesday at SIC o5e and
- yesterday Al seven A. 81. II stood ats2e
and at two r. n. al 9ss. Tuesday was the
hottest day this season, yesterday al two the
heat was only one degree less han on Tues
day.
REv. G. P. SoHETKY-The Holly Springs
Herald Of saturday speaks as follows Of one
Of the most highly respected Of the Memphis
clergy On Sunday morning and afternoon
last, the Rev. Mr.. schetky, Of Memphis, sup
piled the place Of our pastor, Rev. J H. In
graham, in TIE pulpit Of the Episcopal Church.
10 the morning be preached from the text
d God forbid that should glory, save in the
cross Of Christ.7 His sermon was rsplste
with Purs sentiment, lofty thought and besuti-
ful d5ction, and giowed with a feryor and
Christian piety that found their way even more
readily 10 The hearts q his hearers. His az
tsrnoon sermon we had not the pleasure Of
hearing, but that Of the morning made an i'm
preston on Us hat viii not soon grow din"
FArAL RArLEokD AccIDEz1.-A shocking
and fatal railroad accident occurred at the de-
pot Of the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad,
rust before the departure Of the train. Avoung
nan frora Davidson county, Tenn, named
William Newsom, about nineteen years of age,
was standing on the track at a tine when the
locomotive and tsnder we're al the water tank
Tie engine was started, and the young man
falling 70 hear the bell, was struck by the
train and had bis back broken. The u~nfortu-
nate young man fingered in great pain until
about noon yesterday, when death came 10 his
relief II is a painful coincidence that The
father Of young NeWsom, late Of Desoto coun-
t, Miss, died in this city on Tuesday last
having visited the city to undergo treatment
for a cancer.
LITTLE Rock RArLRoEp.-The Madison,
CArk.) y9urEai Of Saturday has the following
from q correspondent writing from this city
Twas not a little sstonished, In travelling
over he road, to fnd il in as good a condition
ss III IS. lndsed, I consider the road n a
better travelling condition now, than before the
overflow. This may seen strange TO many Of
your readers, but = Is true nevertheless The
water from the overflow having saturated the
grading, seems 70 have run the particles a
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