Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-01
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

We noticed that pineapples were quite
plentiful on the stands yesterday.
"A dark and sloppy day yesterday
enough to give a man the chronic blues.
Our beloved ex-President jefferson
Davis will be at the theater this evening.
Counterfeit United States ten-dollar
bills have just made their appearance,
and are excellent limitations.
The Presbyterian Church, on the cor
ner Of Beal and Main streets, is receiving
a fresh coat of paint, which improves IFS
exterior amazingly.
Though crocodile tears may be a
figure of speech, we have a cOmpOSitor in
this office who ia ready to swear he has
seen whales blubber.
The public is getting the full benefit
Of the rlvalry in the oyster trade. Ex-
ira select " are now offered AZ s~eveutv-hve
cents a can, something uuheard of before
in Memphis.
An exchange says that Moses are
more valuable than lives in Memphis. A
man who broke his by falling into Al open
sewer demands $4,000 from the city for
the injury" Who is he?
The W burglars arrested "A few DAYS
ago by the detectives, in the act of enter
ing q house, were before Squire Herman
Yesterday, and after a partial examina-
ton were remanded 10 Jail until two
o'clock to-day.
We understand that there is an effort
being made TO prevent the meeting OF the
Democracy, advertised TO come oH in the
Fourth Ward this evening. We hope
that the white men viii turn out en- masse,
and defeat any negro suffrage machina-
ions.
Tomorrow, Thursday, night, there
viii be at COchrane Hall a grand Hebrew
bail, in celebration of the feast of Hanu-
kah for tho NbnIinasfnn GF tho Vfav,.Tnl
This ball is given by the young men Of
the Congregation Beth FL Emeth, for the
benefit of that congregation, and we hope
to see il well attended.
Mons. +. Lavigne. 26Sl5 Main street,
i the r hair-srtist OF Our city. Ladies
can go to his establishment snd find
everything in that line needed by them.
gotten up in a style unsurpassed ia Paris.
NJ. Lsvigne keeps nothing but the best
material, made up by the worry best work
men.
Among the anne mentioned promi-
nently by ward politicians as q candidate
for Chief of Police, il Capt. p. +. Sulii-
van, formerly a captain Of police in the
old regime. Capt. Sullivan has many
staunch friends among the Democracy.
and viii, no doubt, be warmly supported
by them.
The =" scarcest thing in life" lust now
are good house-servauts, and tremendous
prices are offered for competent ones.
Cooks, washers and ironers are most in
demand, and il our ueighboring cities can
send Us a few they will confer a boon on
Especially il they are white.
The weather that has prevailed during
the last ten or fifteen days, i beginning
70 have its effect on the general health Of
the city. Colds and catarrhs are uni
versal, and a. a natural consequence,
fevers, agues, rheumatism, neuralgias,
toOthaches, earaches-iHdeed, almost all
the aches and ills that flesh is heir to.
The Academy of Music in Mobile. at
which a great many Mempbian faVorites /
were playing, was burned to the ground
on Sunday morning. The fire was evil
IDENTIFY the work Of An legendary. We
tender our sympathies 10 Manager Wells. I
and hope it may not be long before he has
another establishment in blast in the
Gulf City.
In the Supreme Court OF the United
States, on the 18th ult., the case of Pitzer
Miller VS.. Larken Mckenzie and others,
for seizure II destruction of cotton, was
heard. The defendants below pleaded
they were State officers, and acted under
instructions Of the Governor of Mississip-
pi. Under the instructions Of the Court a
verdict for the defendants was ordered.
From this Miller appealed. This decision
was reversed by the Supreme Court.
-Diselaiming any Of that Puritanical
spirit which would deny a man the
right TO say whether or not he shall drink
we are Yet not quite prepared TO
advise or recommend any one TO do so.
But this much we viii say-if p man uU
drink, the purer the liquor ne imbibes the
less he will feel the evil effect Of the
1t has long been known that
no beyter OF purer whisky was ever made
than the fayorite Grow" Quinn, the
young dwarf, at No. u Jefferson street,
has g few "nips' Of the 'raal ould stuff"
vet behind his bar.
An amusing scene occurred Yesterday
forenoon At the office of Squire Norton
being no less than the sudden appearance
ia court Of a runaway mule, which had
thrown It's rider, and, We suppose, took
the 'Squire's office for a stable. Squire
John was holding court at the time, and
the usual crowd of officials, witnesses,
ldlers and loafers were hanging around.
ana the sudden appearance in their midst
the snorting, kicking, eavorting mule,
mace tremendous scatteratiOn-as might
naturally be expected. The animal was
taken care Of until the owner came TO
claim him.
-Sergt. Lou Wilkerson, of the First
Metropolitan Police, was brought
before Squire Herman Yesterday. on
of shooting a negro a few DAYS ago
with intent 10 kill. Lou was triumphant-
~ acquitted, the verdict being well
done, thou good and faithful oficerl The
only thing to be regretted Is that YOU
didn't xiii the black robbsrs!" The man
that was shot is recovering slowly. and.
as soon as he is able to stand it. will he
arraigned on various charges. The
where the affair occurred is
one Of the worst around Memphis, and
ought 20 be cleaned out.