Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-27
MEMPHIS ITEMS.

MEMPHIS ITEMS.
Oh BAm-J9bn Daily. alias Jack. The doe.
was liberated rpm jail, where he had BEEN ION
fnsd on the charge Of stealing, on giving 6eesr
hundred dollars bail.
SOLDIER CUr.-A difficulty occurred ON n,
corner Of Front row and osertou street, in the
course Of which a soldier received a bad cut from
some one ia the crowd
WHISKY SPECULATION Quite an excite
ment in The whisky trade IS reported. On The
I9:b it sold at 60 cents 5 gallon. but It suddenly
went up to one dollar the nsrt day. Jackson
it is reported. can beat these figures, slightly.
TRIED TO GER AwAY-A fellow named
Evans, confined In Jail for stealing q mule, has
made up his mind to escape. He has destroyed
seven Padloeks in his Efforts. Major Tnce, the
jaior hadhim chained down and watched by
an armed guard.
ARaEsTeD-A few dass since Messrs. Wood,
Iiteomb, and Young. Of Blsloek & Co's.i Ed
Worsham, James B. Cumons, John c. Berry,
and Ar- Emmons were arrested in Memphis,
charged with violating the order suppressing q q
Chicago Times in that city. They were all held
to bail for their appearances bsfsrs thu military
authorities.
NARROW ESCAPE On toe 2Oth, a Mr.. Jas.
Martin was passing the steamboats, in a skif.
when suddenly tie wheel Of one Of them be " ,
close to a. tie moment, started into movement.
The skif was upset. Mr.. Martin was thrown
into the water, caught By the wheel aud carried
completely over it. A sleeve torn completely
of and a hat lost, we've the consequences Of Tie
catastrophe.
We have the Bulletin OF the Dist. but End
little ofinteTesi in It's local columns. Speaking
Of mai1ers At the landing it says The river
shows but little change Ths wsathe, was fas
and sunny. The landing was animated with
business, principally Of a military eharae.er /.
is understood that en- embargo has been laid on
up river boats, and that ell Of them viii be Is-
tanned here except in peculiar cases.
RIDING IN THE SIDEwALKs-Cfizsns re-
siding on the outskirts Of the CITY. complain
that the late military order against riding on
the sidewalks, is badly observed on The out.
skirts. Yesterday, says the B4Iefs, a number
Of y~oungladies. Coming from Mrs. Brsdford-s
school, ct The upper end Of Adams street. were
all compelled to turn into the mud on account
Of a number Of soldiers who were riding on the
sidewalk.
CoTTON-some excitement prevailed in tie
city with regard to tie order re7Oking custom
house license to purchase AMI ship cotton.
Some few who are eonyalescing from the nal
ady, vulgarly called cotton on thu brain, .
were DESTROYS Of knowing if they are to receive
tack the hundred doIlars they paid the provost
marshal For th5 information Of all such the
Bulletin states that the order was intended to
revoke treasury licences only. Il had 40 refer
enee whatever to military orders.
AFTER RAscALLY OFFicERs-Tbs follow
ing order is published By the commanding gen
ersl:
It is reported to the general commandin no tbfs
corps that irregular snd unauthorized lsvies Of
money and property have been made by OH
eefs, civil and military, IN the service Of The
United States. II such payments are exacted
foT The performance Of known duty, st IS extor-
non If tor nou-performsnce Of duty. It is
bribery. In either event the officer offending is
unworthy Of a commission in the service Of the
United States.
l Any officer who shall exact from any CHI
zan money or its equivalent for the discharge of
sny official duty, or who shall demand or receive /
money tor any service, real or pretended, done
tor any person, will be Immediately arrested.
pat IN close confinement and reported to these
headquarters.
H. Officers who commit these wrongs are la
to stTicter rules than common soldiers. and
whenever any post commander is satisfied from
proof that an officer has violated his DUTY in this
he viii be treated according to bis. Of /
without reference to rank
III. The habit of peculaton from the Beonle
aud the government must be stopped at an
hazards; and all officers sad soldiers e0qnizant
'f these offences srs commanded, and al citi-
lens requested, to report sl cases within their ]
znowledgs direct to these headquarters, with sl
possible certainty, as TO time, place and circum-
Prompt attention will be paid to al
.uch communications.
y We have not been favored for some fiue
With a sight. Of the Essex. Her visits of late
ave not been 50 fe0uent 0r regular and eonga-