Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-10

D1s4PPEARIye.-Ths Agns says that the Eclipse
wharf boat il fast breaking to pieces and floating from
the landing. She is owned BY CAPT. ]. J. Batter. the
present W~harfmastsr.
FTENDsH 0UraAGE-The Argzs Of the Cd gives the
particulars Of one Of he moaf outrageous nstanessofeu
city Of which w have ever hoard, perps.raied On
Adams street, rear the Catholic Church. on the even.
Ing Of the ltt inss- About dsrk, a country boy. while
standing On the street was approached BY three sol
diers. without assigning any reason for their conduct.
they seized ard carried him into an alley near by. and
threw him upon the ground. Two held hin down AID
prevented him from giving an alarm, while the shHd
with q knife attempted to c~astrate him. 4 portion Of
the scrOtum was severed, and the right ssstels cut IN
two. The victim OF the outrage sometime aitsrward re.
gained the street made known the circumstance. and
received medical attendance. One man, Edward Rysn
l7th Illinois, has besn are s;ed and Identified AZ ore OF
the williams.
koBsED.-oa the evening Of the LIST instant, Mr.. O.
A Morningstar was aeeostsd By two nan. dressed in
cavalry costume, on Madison street, near the BAYOU
bridge, who demanded bis money by presenting a pistol
Ia close proximity TO his head. That kind OF spersus-
sion" induced M0rninEtart to hand over his pocket book.
which eontalued seven hundred and seventy Eve dollars
After he delivered IL over to them they rode away quite
rspIdly.
MUsICTPAl AFTAIRs-The regDiar meeting Of the
board Of aldermen was held on ths 81 inst Pressus
Hon. John Park, mayor, Chairman johnson, Aldermen
Tighe, Drew, Morgan. Amis, Wundermz8. Hsuehold.
Merrill HulhoLLsad, Jones, Harvey, Ogieu. Hulbers and
MeEnerow.
Reports from the several city officers were read and
ordered to be hlsd, as follows; Night polcs-nuubsr OF
cases, 49,; discharged q fines collected. s93 Day
poHes-srests, 10; fines and costs collected, slo-33.
City treasurer-auount received from July lst TO De-
eember sIst 1852. sI2I,357s7; in January, JsS3. $40.
OS27; total sl37.596I4; expeudtures, sl2g 1871
balances on hand s7s57sg. Street omnksionsr-x-
p~enditures for January, sIO2a Market master
collections for January, sls4G
Alargs number Of accounts were allowed. when tie
following ordinance was passed On a second and final
reading
Be e ordained. That the ordinance en- the s0th Of
july, imposing q special police tax be, and Is hereby,
repealed, and that all parties who are now doing bust
ness in the city and all who may hereafter embark IN
business, shan pay for the privilege the same ats as
formerly charged for the Ike privileges
Be L JTtsT ordained. That the police force Of the
city be reduced from lis present number 70 t~hrty-.wo
Qtne orsRal numberh and al ordinances and parts Of
ordinances conflicting with this ordinance be, and are
hereby, repealed
In relation 70 the fire steamers the following report
was submitted:
Hon. Board Of Aldermen:
have 80 rsPoTt as Chairman eff the committee on the
IRE department that said committee have sgreed to
locate the three fire steamers at the eueina houses Of
Nos. J, 4 and all Of which is respectfully submitted
Z. B. HENGHOLD, Chairman.
A vote to lay the above on the table resulted IS FOL
lows.
Ayes-Ald Tighe, MulhoIand, Harvey and MeEn-
Nsys-Ald Drew, Morgan, Amls, Hsnghold. Merrill,
Jones, Ogden and Hubert.
Aid Tighe moved hat No. be inserted for No. 1, in
the report as an amendment.
Aid Morgan moved to lay the motion Of AID Tghe
on the table lost by the following vote.
Ayes-Ald Morgan, Amis, Henghoid, Merrill, Jones
Hubert.
Nsys-Ald. Tlghe, Drew. Wanderman. MulbolIand.
Harvey, McEnorow and Ogden.
The vote was then taken on the motion Of Alderman
and the same rejected By the following vote
.yes-Itghsl Wunderman, Mulholiand, Harvy, Mem
crow. NsyEDrew, Morgan, Amis, Hengh0ld, Merrill,
Jones, Ogden and Hubert.
The report was then adopted ~ the following vots
Ayes-Drsw, Morgan, Anis, Hsugho'd. Merrill, Jones,
Ogdeu and Hubert NayE-Iighe, Wundermen, Null
holland, Harvey and MeEncrow.
A considerable portion Of the session was occupied in
considering matters pertaining to tbs new engines. Mr..
Merrill Introduced an ordinance, which was read the
time, to organize a steam ars department Mr..
presented a petition soonmeDdiagJ J. B. sini-
for captain Of The steam ers, and also offered resolu.
authorizing the frs COMMITTEES 10 employ eompe.
engineers and ~purchase ten mules for the same
Which were adopted, Areq1sitioa FOR harress, cost NOS
. exceed twenty-five dollars each, was granted
n. s. Trce was elected ststion-house keeper.
Several resolutions were offered. all OF which were
appropriately referred. Among them was Ous directing
be removal Of old Pillow battery" from the corner
( Watsr and Jefferson streets