Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-03
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We have Blleans Of tie 25h aud 25sh ILL.,
The aIss records less chan the usual amount Of
crme-the pilferiug Of some government cotton
and The murder Of q aegrs named Shepard, BY
Frank Bowen, which occurred about half q
mile east Of The Bsnkley residence.
Fosr prisoners escsPed from the Adams street
prison. The escaped men were eli confined fer
trial for Slate oaenses L. D. Ellis was ebare-
ed with larceny Mike Cotton. murder. Cotton
IS charged with shooting 8 Frenchmsn at tho
Mississippi railroad depot, aboHf two years ago.
Tho number Of escapes from jail have been
very numerous.
Cotton is reported coming in freely, with duh
sales at 1852 cents.
TEE FIRE STEAAIERs.-In ths course Of a
day or two, we learn, the two FIRE steamers our
chased b. Alderman Amis, In Cincinnati. fer
this city wll be hero. We rejoice that slis inl-
pOrtant business has been completed. With
inrse ire steamers. Memphis viii be il 2 con
ditlon 70 Withstand any fire. under ordinary cir
c1mstances- We shall want more cist5Ius. and
they must be large ones. When they are ready
snd the engines eli in good woTkiBR order,
under a well organized, well governed, paid FIRE
department., the insurance. on Memphis prop
cry VIII DO reduced 70 rates that eloae viii pay
Tor the outlay Necessary The prevention Of g
single iarge IRE VIII DO far more than pay for
the whole. The city council have not yet deci
eeo whefe the new engines viii be located. but
yesterday g number Of the most active and pub
~he-splnted aldermen met together, aud spent
scuae hours II personally investigating this
SUBJECT and viewing tho various ensiue
houses. AS TAR as we could Judge the bssncs
OF opinion seemed 70 be ia favor of keen
Ia9 the present engine where S is. On
JsdefsoA street, between Front Rsw ard Msia,
then pdtnng one Of the new engines in the 30.
. easine hoBse, On Shelby street near he Cave
so HoaEs, AID fac other in thsf of ~ IA "a
or Ms5z street between Market aud Winches-
ter. SoAething was said about the alarm8 Of
some Of TIC ceHPsniss 70 hsTs preference over
tke 0tbsTE, bus deubtlazs council viii be inaa
enced IA Is tseision Is % the location Of inc
engines siEgly with r~sersacs % the adaptable
b 81 lAs 5F05 csesea TO tho wants OF the "a.
nsus sisziss Of lie city il case OF Ere, and Il
TIE pesiasEs q ire public %cisterns. As the cir
Increases eastward, ard streets are iaDrovad
and cistsrns are butt * thas direction, it vii
bscom8 necessary to move some Of tire engines
that way. A prssoot, TIE points named az.
probably The bsst tbst csa vsg vel Be chosen
On the Hight Of the 2ath, no less thsn eigh
cows, most Of thsm milking COWS, ard some o
thea in q condition unfit for food, we're kae,
IN Chelsa.
On thoDight Of lhe 225, at Chelsea, a zul
Of A1. Edek's was stolen from his stable b
following the tracks Ie8 in the mad, It "a.
traced TO The ssssls Of q naehboT, where is va
securely licked up The usighbor aeaounte,
fer the F7sseaoe Of tbs nulo by declaring e hs,
been pat whsrs it vas fouad By 2 soldier.
or tie cotton hade on tie 18th the Bal en-
says: " Cotton is going up almost out Of sight
ssventy-AEo cents was TIE ssEisg price ye5ser
Day. We heard Of q large Dos that was had S
ziEsty cents II is expected tbss tho selling
price viii soon be one dollar a pound or on tt.
average Of I've bundled dollars a bale. Wbel
the Gez9als went out on Fhdsy lest she tool
eleven hundred bal8 Of cotton at a charge O.
eight dollars q bale fer freight. The Inpsria
had a shiHgls out yesterday, inscribed Fifty
bales cotton wanted for Cinoinnat, at four dol
lars a bale" The St. Lou Packet Company
continue to carry at their ola priess-two dol
lars to Cairo, and three to st. Louiai