Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-05

July /, 1869, for licenses Of ferries,
hacks, livery stables, drays, all con-
veyances, ETC., acknowledged before
him; the tax on merchants, and fOral
things else, and how they were paid;
whether in cash or warrants, and II
he paid over to the trustee the same
funds as he received.
The following order was made by
the Board of County Commissioners a
few days ago. 1t will take effect IN
time for the March elections, but has
nothing TO do with the present:
Ordered by the Board of County Com
missioners, That j. p. Boughner, VI.
d. L. Stewart, j. J. Sears, f. W.
Louis, j. f. Williams, John League,
Ed. Shaw and j.. B. Woodward, County
Attorney, be appointed a Committee
to designate and establish suitable
polling places in each Of the twenty
five districts into which the county
has recently been divided, that they
may be duly designated according to
law.
The National Labor Congress of
the United States of America will
meet in Philadelphia on Monday, the
18th inst. The attendance promises
to be full, embracing delegates from
all sections of the country. The Yarl-
Gus trade organizations of this city
have unanimously elected Alderman
Thomas MOffet to represent them in
| the Labor Congress, and ne Will leave
for his destination next Saturday.
The selection of Mr.. Moffet is a we'll
deserved recognition of his services in
the cause of labor, and he is eminent
ly fitted to be a representative OF the
WOrkingmen in Memphis of the Ma
tiOnaI Convention at the present time
when highly important subjects T to
be considered.
"A gay party Of gentlemen, from
Ia belle France, were on a highly last
evening, and locked one of their num-
Der, whom they thought too full to
travel with them, up in a In the
second story of the shop on Monroe
street occupied by Hook d LagriIl.
The gentleman, thus deserted, had no
notion of spending the night solitary
and alone, and with nothing to drink.
so he seized the sill of a door thai
opened on the alley and swung him
self down, falling about twelve feet
Whether stunned by the fall or in
iured, we could not find out, but we
know that he laid where he felffOr an
hour or so, without moving. WheT
we last went to look for him, how
ever, he was gone.
Clayton Tyler, a young but rascal
" negro, took a ten dollar bill, {
couple of weeks ago, from an old coun
try darky to change. The Old ont
waited for his money in patience 10
some time, but Clayton not cominl
: back in the course of a couple of hours
, he reasonably concluded that Clayton
like his great Arkansas namesake, wa
a thief, and informed the police Of tn
manner in which he had been treatet
I by him. The old man looked around
however, retaining a hope of layin.
hands on the rascal, and yesterday m
search was rewarded and his visiO.
n blest by a sight of Clayton. He ha
5 him in limbo in less than no time
The case will be heard to-day.
The Hibernian Mutual Reli,
2 Society yesterday made respectful
turnout as they marched in c0lqm
= through our streets, headed by the OF
Memphis Brass Band, on their way I
James Park, where they, wit
their lady and gentlemen friends, eI
a loved themselves at a welECOnducte
r picnic. There was a perfect feast
good things and the untmost orde
and decOrum characterized the gait
ering throughout the day. Our Iris
I friends are p%rOveTbial for the heart
a manner in which they on such Occ;
siOns enjoy themselves. That OF We.
Z terday was no exception to the rul'
Tie Hibernian is the oldest of on
Irish Organizations aEG ranks amon
the most respectable in the State. "
: congratulate the members upon the
progress and upon the pleasant picni
: they enjoyed yesterday.
Since our article yesterday H0Fl
;, ing, we have been put in PossessiO
Of ~fnnumerable additional particular
: CT the facts Of the gallant" Go
. WestmOreland, "sC-Called,' to II
g count which would take & whole sid
Of Il paper. He Is certainly tn
o most sublime specimen Of a dead-bel
that it has ever been u gOOd(?) 70
IS tune to come across. 1t turns out, :
we are informed, that this was not b.
e only trip to Memphis IN which he pc
- 1EiitltO Nditt III OlolACHoT anu AEAb "
= yfous little souvenirs q. MS talent Il
swindIing among the susceptible
both sexes-especially the ladies. II
was here in '66, and at that time rel
Resented lislseif g : member Z
I'll Stuart's cavalry. The Ladies Cor
lfl federate Relief Society viii remembt
e kim. = friend writes rs that he the
It represented himself as being a judg
e Of some court in Galveston, TexaI
e He played the same game In New u
leans in '67 that he recently did here
and We have no doubt that the cit
, zens of Louisville are now paying fC
n the ecstatic delight Of his company i
tic same manner. However, ther
, IS one tRing pretty sure, le VIII hsv
\ to get him another or StOnewall JacE
i sons camp stools, for he left the on
which he displayed with such an al
Of reverence here IL charge Of a ger
tleman whom he didn't take III.