Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-21

MEETING OF MAGIsTRATEs.-Th
magistrates Of Shelby county viii NEE
to-day noon at the office Of Mr.. john c
Creighton, Third street, to consult to
l. gether as 10 the best course to adopt il
reference to the state legislative enact
ments.
: CHICKENS AND CLoTHEs.-A choco
~late-colored lass named Martha Bonnie
was put in Jail yesterday, charged witt
: stealing some chickens and s~quantity o
clothing, the property Of Mrs. Donald
son, lin whose employ she was, at Win
p chester street. She will be up for tria
this morning.
STEALING A FENCE.-A man named
/ James Rsbinson was arrested yesterday
: on a warrant issued by John c. Creigb-
ton, charged with stealing a fence, the
property Of d. Larkin. He will be ex-
amined this evening. What next will
mysteriously disappear.
MERIToRIoUs INSTRUMENTATION ae-
acknowledgements are due for a o Of the
Southern Medical and Surgical Journal,
a work of eighty pages of original read
ing matter, published every alternate
month, ST Augusta, Georgia, and edited
by Drs. L. A Dugas, w. H. Doughty and
DeSaussure Ford, professors in the med
ical college of Georgia, and eminent in
their several branches of the healing art.
A medical friend, in whose judgment we
repose implicit confidence, -pronounces it
a work Of great merit, and as il is a gen
uine southern production, published too
at the low rate of s. per snnum, we trust
it will be literally supported by the pro
fession south.
PERsoNAL-Col. Z. NJ. Yerger, editor
Of the MississippiGn, is stopping at the
Overton house. The candid, unqualified
and fearless advocacy of the rights of the
south have won for Col. Yerger the I'm
dying affection Of a people whose suffer
ings are alone surpassed by their wrongs.
His battle-ax has been we'll welded
against negro suffrage, negro equality,
and the oppressive military " Sherman"
bill. We welcome him to our city, and
bid him God speed in his noble efforts in
defense of the south. DR.. +. ID. Lyles,
state senator Of Mississippi, and Albert
Sandal, officers OF the Mississippi agri-
cultural, manufacturing and educational
aid society, are now stopping at the
Overton house. The sQSsty has great
lottery privileges underline supervision
of state commissioners.
NEW MEMPHIS THEATER-MR. CHAN
FRAU.-The Irish drama Of Ireland as Il
Vas and the side-splitting farce Of Too
dies attracted a large crowd to the New
Memphis theater last night. Mr.. Chan
frau's Ragged Pat" was a rolIicking
performance; but his "Toodles" actu-
ally kept the house in roars Of laughter.
Il may well be said that in the represen-
tation Of the %"jovial inebriate +" the
mantle Of the great Burton has fallen
on the shoulders of Chanfrau. Tonight
will be produced Tom Taylor's play Of
The Ticket-oE-Leare Nan. Those who
have never witnessed "Bob Briefly "
played to perfection should visit the
New Memphis tonight.
SPRING FASHIONS IN MEMPHIs.-As
an absolute necessity, we are informed,
stills viii be very generally adopted, by
both ladies and gentlemen, as the Only
means by which our streets will be pass
able for pedestrians. In the delay ocea-
stoned by the PORderOuS consideration
Of the pavement question, during the
past two years, by the present and a
former board Of mayor and aldermen,
we trust a special fund will be at once
appropriated to supply with these articles
of nov prime necessity such of our pop
u%lation as, from colds and other diseases
incident to the delectable condition Of the
street crossings are disabled from earn
ing the money with which to purchase
them. Stills Of ebony and silver, with
pink or bronze Morocco straps, are sug-
gested for ladies' use, with a slight elon-
cation of the present trains. But until
sufficient skill is acquired ia the use Of
these p~erambulatory elevators, cavalry
boots, decorated according to taste, may
be worn as a tolerable substitute, with
the addition Of life-preservers in case Of
accident at the deepest holes.
FoHLED.-B. w. KimbaI, a planter
who resides at New Carthage, La, came
to Memphis to employ some hands, and
having secured the requisite number,
was on his way TO the steamer Gen.
Quitman, on Tuesday night, when he
took them to an eating house and fur
nished supper for the party. While they
were at supper a man approached Mr..
Kimball and cautioned him, ss a con-
versation had been overheard between
the negroes, in which they were plot
ting his robbery. A negro named VIM.
Field made the attempt, when Kimball
drew his knife to defend himself, which
stepped the affair. The negro was ar
rested and fined fifteen dollars by the
police commissions for carrying con-
cealed weapons. He was afterwards
brought before Justice Creighton, and
fined ten dollars and foRthe attempt
to rob.
LoTTA.-As we anticipated, the Cali
fornia Pet -" created a sensation, and
drew an almost overlooking house lsst
night. The opera house was brilliant
and lively with " fair ladies and gallant
men," and we wonder not at it, for of
all the cOHedjenneS we ever witnessed in
Memphis, none ever pleased US so well
as Lolita. She is a concentration of
American animation, beauty and talent.
She sings sweetly, has excellent elocu-
tiOnary powers, and dances with a mo-
ton that is both graceful and charming.
Although only about sixteen years of
age, she performed the part of "Poca-
hontas " in an exquisite style, exhibiting
not only dramatic versatility, but a bud
ding genius Of no ordinary splendor.
Whoever misses seeing this American
blossom will loose a rich treat. She is
far superior to Ada Webb, and excels
any "stage fairy" We ever saw in This
goodly city. McWsde was called before
the curtain at the end Of the extrsva-
CANA, and made a short speech, return
lug thanks 10 his " old friends" and the
Memphis :public for their generous pat"
ronage. Tonight Lolita appears in the
Irish Diamond and F1nig Jars.
HERNANDo INSURANCE COMPANY.
We take pleasure in directing the at
tention OF our readers to the card Of the
fernando Insurance Co, which APP
pears in this mornings issue. The COM
pany is composed Of some OF our oldest
and best citizens, and~is peculiarly a
home institution, andNSell worthy the
patronage OF our people. Benz. May,
now connected with the company, Is
well and favorably known as the cashier
OF the bank of West Tennessee. We
predict for the fernando insurance
company a liberal share Of public pat
rOnage.