Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-08

I aLADlE AgALA 10 NNa - II . Ivy Cu@
eral ticket agent and vice-president of
the convention, who not only provided a
~special car for their use on the trip, but
also arranged and engineered into COM
plete success, while en- route, a trip to
Mammoth Cave. They also tested the
skill of Capt. w. F. Harris, Of the Louis
vile transfer company, in the matter of
a lunch, and are uniformly Of the opin-
10 Keep a hotel. They feel under many
obligations to him for his attention
to them while staying here, and to repay
which they hope he will travel east and
give them the opportunity to reeipro-
ca'e. The ladies of the party are plan
ming TO come again, they are so pleased
with the results of the trip while the
gentlemen perceive and appreciate the
promising agricultural prospects of the
country through which they passed, and
the future commercial greatness of the
! Bluff City. We who know Gen. Boyd
and Capt. Harris, are content to entrust
at all times visitors to their charge, as
they always do the thing that is accept
able.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-The case Of G. r.
| Wade, charged with obtaining cotton
| from the firm of Wilkinson & Bridges,
on false pretenses, was continued in this
court yesterday. The cotton was bought
at forty cents per pound, the defendant
stating that he procured il for q Cincin-
natti man. After the close Of our report
Of yesterday, WilkersOn & Bridges
| clerk, L. H. johnson, testified that he
delivered eleven bales Of cotton to
Wade, which his employers told him
they had sold him. Wade said he
wanted three or four hours to examine
it. In less than two hours Mr.. johnson
went neal the city scales, where the Get
ton was lying, when he found that both
the cotton and Wade were gone. In
| consequence Of information, he called
upon the firm of Leftwich q Cash, and
| learned that Wade had sold them eleven
bales of cotton at thirty-nine cents a
pound, and two bales being found to
be mixed, he sold them at thirty-seven
cents a pound. Witness saw the sam
pies, they were Of the same cotton as
that sold by Wilkerson & Bridges. The
witness not finding Wade, did not pre-
sent the bill, though he went with that
intention. Mr.. Joseph Cash. of the
| firm of Leftwieh & Cash, testified that
he bought eleven bales of cotton of
| Wade on the day mentioned by john
/ son. He had bought cotton Of Wade be-
fore. The price given was thirty-nine
cents a pound, except two mixed bales
at thirty-seven cents. The prosecutor
offered testimony in proof Of Wade hav-
ing had other transactions of a similar
character, but the court ruled out the
testimony as not referring to the case
/ before it. The defense called ne wit
nesses. The case was not concluded
| when our report was made up.
Mr.. WHEEBoCK's B1SEFTT,-With
heartfelt pleasure we would call the at
tention of our readers to the approach
ing benefit of Mr.. J. F. Wbeelock, which
will take place on Saturday, the 9Th Of
March. We do not intend to insult the
appreciative faculties of our readers, by
stating at this late day, the subject Of this
article to be an actor of rare merit; We
intend only to glance rapidly over the
list of his triumphs, not as the statement
of q new or Unknown fact, but simply
as such q tribute of admiration as is the
Just incense to signal and conscientious
talent. Mr.. Wheelock's well deserved
l successes here have been achieved, first,
bv an ever watchful and intense insight
I into the springs of the grender passions
I of humanity second, by a wise eultiya-
ton Of vocal and other physical powers (;
third, by a faithful industry and study,
without which the brightest native tai
! ents lie like gems unset, and therefore of
no avail in the world. Mr.. WheelOck
came to US unheralded, and possessed Of
| that dignifed seif-reticence, which is the
| peculiar sign of power. j was on the
| occasion of Mr.. Steinkuhl's benefit, that,
/ appearing as "Sir Bernard Harleigh,"
the thoughtful portion of our community
perceived in him that radiance Of inspi-
/ ration, with which our leading man has
| continued since to steadily illuminate
the drams at the New Memphis theater.
| Thenceforwsrd ne continued to heap one
triumph upon another, adding to Sir
/ Bernard" Carlos, the A~dventureT, I"
and to that 4" Eleazur, the Jew" and to
| that "Rodille," of c~lairvoyant fame, and
| to that " Narcotics De Nere,n and to that
a. Marcutio and cardinal MOntaltO,"
| and fnsiiy@" Danny Mann" To all Of
these parts, whether of the reckless des-
perado, the astute cardinal, taebFRve, low
ing soldier, the gloomy Jew, OF the gro
| t~esduely awful foster brother, Mr.. Vince
lock brought the entire force of his tai
ent, care, consciousness, energy,
elaborate SKILL and great breadth Of i'm
pulse, combined Withel with a natural
ness so simple and SO true. tilGt The heart
| of the listener stood still, az though it
were reality and not fiction. By such
| acting as this it is that history is re-
crested for us, and the drama raised
from the Tank 81 initiative mummery,
rises proudly TO mat "a = mirror Of the
dead but immortal past, across yhich
the heroes of memory pass in solemn
and yet vivid majesty before the eyes Of
to-day. Mr.. Wheelock, justly over
looking the clsiE-s Of ephemeral art, has
selected for his beneht Nss Grand and
imposing role Of " Richelieu," the char
/ aeter around which the sublime genius
Of the yGanger Booth has ~crystalized its
glory. We coaEdaptly expect to be-
hold in Mr.. Wheelock's %Eortraiture Of
the old cardinal all that dry satire,
polished irony, scholarly refinement,
intellectual bravery, that deep tender
ness of heart which ever accompanies
ture passion, and All thst fiery, IN
qu~encbable, ever-yOuthful greatness OF
soul, breaking continually through the
din tFRmmels Of age, which we con-
conceive to he Che distinguishing char
acteristics Of the Cardinal Richlieu -
as Bulwer depicted him.
To Mr.. Wheelock we would offer our
cordial sympathy and best wishes for
the success Of his first appeal tc our citi-
zens. In conclusion, we would take
leave to say that a bright future awaits
him. To all rising talent we would offer
the suggestion to give small heed to the
Voice OF custom and tradition. The
drama is eminentIy a progressive art.
In it, above all others, we should only
look onward and upward. The "Prin-
cess in The Fairy Tale, who went in
quest of the s~inging-tree, looked back
and were changed into stone even so it
will petrify cay noblest purposes, il, in
the hour of earnest pursuit, we turn to
converse with the vices behind US!
We call attention to the large stock Of
law books al Cleaves d Co.'s, 3l2 Second
street, corner Of Monroe ma6St