Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-02-08

+ Council SAYINGS AMI DoISGs-Councl
met last night in extra session and not one Of The sixteen
aldermen were abscnf The streets were muddy, the sky.
hrouded in gloom, tie city gas lights were uuighted, and
the hsithless moon ezt no ray to supply Tho deficiency Of
light; but neither mud nor gloom, unilumincd lamps
nor fathless mool aet back the city fathers fron their
daty II the Cry Hal. where six outsiders and two
policemen Istered in undlsguised admiration, " while
fell in solemn flow the stream Of gentle eloquence."
Lar and Vieuas-The Arst subject hat came up Tor
discussion was hat city payments On account of the Lit
tie Rock railroad a subieetthst deiaandsserious attention
Tor the company mas failedt to execute to the city, bondsto
which, it has claim, and yet the city has been long paying
money for the railroad The debate On this question was
carried on to a great ertoni by members connected with
the law, and was to a great extent legal aud technical in
is character. As a specimen Of the acute points taken.
We may mention that AID Robinson objected that the
city did not elect to take he bonds Of ihe company
within the period Of one year after the completion Of the
road TO the 81 Francis river, as She ought to have done,
by The terms Of the agreement To ths AID Kortrccht.
with gres- legal soumen. objected thsr the company
had never given the city noIee tbat the portion Of tho
railroad named hal been completed. AID Robinson re-
piled that when taai portion of The Little Rock railroad
WAS haished, ths city Council AID onie-gs were invited
AMI many Of tbcn scceptcd-to go TO Il barbecue given
by he company, and therefore they knew when the
portion Of tho road mentioned was completed. After
this lot Council beware OF Invitations TO railway 0arbe-
cuesf under guis- Of kindly hospitality may turk some
legal notification, usnotlced amid tbs good eLec, but
certain 70 be used with Destructive effect at some future
day. When thine enemy hungeEs, feed him" but
VIXEN a rsiiroad company feeds fh~ee-bewwol
Bo5ag aad Hon0rebA-Afer dc Little Rock railroad,
and is dubious hospitality were disposed o. Council
went into tic cousidcraGon Of various petitions addressed
% is % honoFs6le body . the body that feeds at railroad
bar becues we presume, but where It gets coats boots,
and eravats for its " honorable self we are not ON
eiAlly informed Th4 petitions gave rise 70 considerable
p~atchwork discussion from the " honorable " tongues of
tho honorable body. Water for Street. and Hungert0rds
eistep, payments for druggists prescriptions, black
snlttrs pipes booksellers stationery. and various. rag
various other msiiers Lsi dac consideration from the
honorable bodys honorable mind. The discussion on
these matters wss what is called d~esultory, a sort Of fire
aud fall back scattering fusiiad-, not very interesting We
ljuIgc, for while it was proceeding the two policemen. and
al Of The Outsiders bat one on ne benches quit with
8 weary, If not disgusted look
CouEel Ess9ivt.-Aficr the petitions had been duly
talked over, Council assumed q rosoluto attitude, and the
chair arnouncet that resolutions were IN order"
From the qn4ber aud variety Of regulations eohsidoreA
W Inferred that some o good resolutions might bs
aaonE me NUMBER we ch"iha9lc hoped 80 az least. One
resolution asked why The city lamps were not lighted
An honorable member expressed his doubts whether the
room was not deficient in her duty, IN not shining when
the Escet lhmps az not shine. Another resolution was
that the weil known, and thousand, thousand times
quoted woris u Jackson, thst "ths Union must and shal
- preserved, shall Be essssd from The pedestal Of bis
AsuuIrsut in Court Square Another was thai the name
Of Union " street be changed to " Rshgoni" street s.
tle resolution PROGRESSES; having accomplished many
hrsr deeeds his reaching the domain o. words W.
shy be ~psrEEitsa ? ask wheiher the oRerer Of thb reso
igson wa not hypsrsntiosir Wss not Union street s.