American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-04-06
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LITTER FROM MEMPHIS.

LITTER FROM MEMPHIS.
| [Ragu!ar Correspondence of the Cation CITIZEN
| MEMPHIS, April 2 1857
Tuesday, like "chaos, has come
again." and, for the benefit OF yonl
readers and myself, l unfold my regu
lar budget.
Our citizens have felt little inter
est in the meeting that was to take
place at Milliken's Bead, between
Partridge. of the Vicksburg Herald
and E. NJ. Yerger, Of the jackson
MisSissippian. Yesterday we had
two accounts, conflicting, from the
seat of war. The first WAS that the
affair had been amicabiy and honor
ably adjusted. Later in the day came
a dispatch stating that Manlove, OF
the Times, 1.-THE friend OF PatridgeD
had been wounded in the head, and
Yerger escaped unhurt.
The same interest was not mani
tested in this affair, (because it was
thought too much had been said in
the papers for it 60 amount to any
thing seriously as was experienced on
Friday last, when two OF our proml-
nent lawyers had collision in the
Supreme Court room. In reply to
some animadverSion of Col. HeiSkell,
Col. McRae said it was not true The
reioinder was ii punch in the face.
The expectation was that a bloody
encounter would be the result, and
the rest of thebar exertcd themselves
to prevent it. | presume they were
succrssiul, asI have heard no more
OF The matter Since.
Speaking o gun, the Bulletins
Pirate Chief vas n little sharp at the
AUalaache on Sunday. 1t plumply
and pointedIy deuieG an assertion OF
the latter, as untrue, and charged it
with misranres, MIA alton In closing
its SOMephdt personal article, the
Bulletin said CAS- for her honor, 1.-THE
South,) she will probably preserve it
IN the future as she has preserved it
in the past, without the assistance of
the AUalanche." Pretty bitter tn t,
in these days Of personal resentme Z
and cartelS.
The election of magistrates for the
9TH and 18th districts, which is to
take place or The 9th inst, has called
out more patriotic citizens as candi-
dates who express willingness to
serve their country in Il position for
which they have not the slightest
capacity, by reading, reflection or
experience. A magistrate should
have nice discrimination and consid-
cradle legal acumen. But as, accord
ing to the old saying, /" the fool OF
the family is good enough to make a
DOCTOR" it is generally imagined that
the more stupid and ignorant man is
the better qualified lac is 10 decide the
petty differences and adjust the diff
culties that may spring up among
Horse thieving and mule stealing
ire still diversiiying farm life in the
vicinity of Memphis. The scamps,
almost invariably, turn their faces
his way. They are traced to the
lily WI ere sometimes they are caught |
md the property recovered.
A fellow named Robb, who drove |
| car for Pearson, the furniture deal |
r, collected some bill for his EN-.
,loyer on Saturday last, and appro-
,riated some forty dollars to his own
Use. He was soon captured and part
f the money restored. He has been
ED to answer.
The County Court and Commits
toner's under the law enacted by the
ate Legislature, are at loggerheads,
9th claiming the right to act. The
natter in question is to be deter
lined by the constitutionality of the
wv under which the commissioners
ere appointed. =
Yesterday the telegraph informed
s of the destruction, by fire, of the
indell Hotel, of st. Louis, the largest
Dtel in the United States, and which
,st a million of dollars. 1t was re-
,ntly bought ny Henry Ames for
SIS than half the money. I
L was present yesterday at the
neral services, at Calvary Church,
Gen. Smith p. Bankhead, late city
torney, who was assassinated OH