Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-03
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

LOCAL
Cotton men are referred to the
meeting called to-day at the Office of
ID. H. Townsend, Esq. 1t Is import
ant that all interested should attend.
See advertisement.
Filming Il man is one thing, but
finding the money is quite another.
Out of $55 ASSESSED at the Second Dis
trict Police Court yesterday afternoon,
only $40 was collected.
Fines to the amount of $50 were
assessed at the First District Police
Court yesterday morning, but not be-
ing q very good day for money, only
SO was collected.
An interesting article upon inn
migration, from the pen of W. b.
DOnOhO, Esq, appears in another col
umn. 1t is well worthy the attention
OF the community.
r.. S. Taylor & Co. yesterday re-
ceived the first bale Of cotton from
Mississippi county, Ark. 1t was
raised upon the plantation of DR.. F.
g.. McGarOek, clasSed middlings, and
sold at 33c.
The firm of Pittman, Cobb & Co.,
dissolved on the lst, blythe withdrawal
of Mr.. John Anderson. r. r. Pitt
man and Z. d. Cobb continue the
business under the same style as
heretofore.
B. P. Jones, an efficient member
of the Second District Division of the
Metropolitan Police, was yesterday
appointed a regular patrOlmen by SUI
p~erintendent Pearne, the appointment
to date from September list.
The first bale of new cotton from
Fayette county, this State, was re-
ceived yesterday morning by Smith d
Bro, No. Z Monroe street. This bale
was raised and shipped by MesSrs.
lsbell < Farley, from near Lafayette
Depot, Memphis and Charleston Rail-
road.
The cases of VIM. Underhill, Dan
SpOre, Wash SpOre and VIM. SpOre,
hatbOatmen charged with violation of
the Wharf Ordinance, were continued
until Monday next. Elisha Cannon
and James Grundy, two more of the
samelOt, were dismissed from custody.
John COnnors, a reputed mackerel
~ maximum fetEAAAAEf dAAN~AfAl w EDE-
cial officer GOrbett and tried at the
First District police court Yesterday
morning, was dismissed from custody.
proving by a friendly witness that he
had been known TO wOrk-alO long time
ago.
A meeting of the Memphis Labor
Union will be held at Assembly Hall,
1853 Main street, this evening at half
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delegate to the Philadelphia National
Labor Convention will be submit
ted. Every member of the organiZa-
ton should be present, as the matter
TO be considered is Of interest to all.
The price offered for the city lot on
Adams street, belonging to the county,
beyond the bayou, is not enough.
The properly has two fronts; one, on
Adams; the other, on Washington
street. Either front is worth eighty
dollars per foot; that on Adams street
Is worth more. The two fronts, 100
feet each, are worth not less than S25,-
OO0 in cash or its equivalent.
One of Hitzfield's patent portable
gas lamps was put in a street car last
night as an experiment, and works,
we learn, TO q charm. All the cars
will probably be lit up in the same way
shortly. The City Transfer Company's
stable was lit up by the same means
last night and the Express stables will
be tonight. Twenty-Five street lamps
have been burning throughout the city
Tor the past sixty days, and we learn
that the Board of Alderman have ac-
eepted them.
Now that business is about In
open up, u merchants should attend
10 such matters as pertain TO their
offices. Bill and letter heads. cards
and the many little Jobs of printing
needed in a business house should ne
secured before the rush comes ON. The
Franklin Job Office, at No. Il West
Court street, having a well assorted
stock OF material on hand. and en-
ploying only competent wOrkmen, is
turning o. some of the finest tob
work In the city. Mr.. TooFs animal
arcular appears in another column.
Come in, Lemon, and oct
squeezed" said a fighting limb Of the
lava regular tryker from the sbonI-
der. Lemon accepted the polite jnvi- 7,
tation, but the mill had barely bognn
when special officer Gorbett dropRed
his muscular paws upon a shoulder of
each of the belligerents and walked
them of to the First District station
where they deposited S. each as a
voucher that they would call and SEQ
the Superintendent this morning.
The Committee appointed by the
Of Commerce at its last regu-
lar meeting 10 nominate officers to
serve for the ensuing year, yesterday
made the following nominations: For
President, Maj. w. w. Guy; Vice
President, Jas. Elder, VIM. r. Moore,
Benz. Eisman and +. S. Davis; Com
mittee Of Appeals, T. Nelson, Napo-
leon HIT, n. Corona, John S. TOof,
W. b. Galbreath, w. y. Brown. II,
b. billiard; Treasurer, w. w. School
field. |
The good work has been fairly 1
commenced. Yesterday morning the !
house of DOnohO, Joy d Co. received
twenty-five immigrants from the
NOrthwest-men Of bone and Drawn q
and women that know and are willing 7,
lor a fair compensation, to perform
he wholeduty pertaining TO the house
hold mendge. These people are Amer
Icanized, though of foreign birth. I
which is an advantage not TO be un- s
1erestimated, ~ some time would be /
equired to teach Europeans fresh !