Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-02
c PARAGRAPHS.

The magistrates r were deserted
yesterday.
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the
birth ofSt. Francis Xavier.
The Second District Police are "going
for" the vags in their district unmerci-
fully.
Col. CAN'T and Senator Mcdonald
had a "set-to" in Little Rock, night be-
fore last. The fsticuff grew out of the
Little Rock Railroad imbroglio.
The annual fair, for the benefit of st.
Peters Orphan Asylum, will take place
in Odd-Fellow's hall this year, and will
commence on or about Monday, the 18th
inst. We hope it will be a grand affair.
j. H. Pamplin, Esq, was fined five
dollars yesterday by Squire Norton, for
~assaulting and battering one G.. r. Bacon.
Mr.. Pamplin Immediately got out a couua
ter warrant against Bacon, and the case
viii be tried to-day.
Many persons believe that after a time
the Father of Floods will grow weary Of
/ butting against the bluff, and urn his at
tention to the old channel. now filled,
some five or six miles west Of Hopefield.
The paternal ancestor of rivers should re-
fleet on the danger of thus invading Ar
kansas. It might be the occasion of call
ing out the militi.
Jerry Taylor yesterday made conl-
plant before Squire Norton against Al
bert, alias Elias Taylor, accusing him Of
having made a deadly assault on him on
Sunday at Bray's Station, on the Charles
ton Railroad. Squire Norton bound the
O~bstroperous Elias over to keep the peace,
and put him under $1,000 bonds to appear
at the next term of the Circuit Court.
Madame Vincent's saloons are the
---w,I -...-A,,1aa &c all NIa col O--u4o-.
that come 10 town, and everybody that
loves a dish Of the elegant bivalves, T. R.
s. fried, roasted or stewed), VIII either 60
to No, Is Union street, or TO the corner of
Washington and Front Row, and get
them. The bars in both places are always
stocked with the finest liquors.
Persons standing yesterday on the
shore of the river, saw an Arkansian, or
any other man." walking along the sand
bar that now juts far cut into the river on
the other side. Suddenly the " walkist +"
disappeared, and his hat was plainly WISH
BILE for some time afterwards on the sur
face of the mud bank. Many said that
the unfortunate owner of the hat went
down to rise no more.
Rosetta Augen accused Melville
Ward yesterday, before Squire Willard of
giving her SGei slgGrzet GUgeR to care of
without n lawful right. The Squire
thought he would make Melville Ward a
ward of the State, and so turned him over
to a policeman to be locked up in a ward
of the jail. When he m out he will
perhaps be able to sing with truth
Goethe's distich-
Ist moeqIjch Herr, Thr Sdht es ME-
Er hat die AUGEN HUT JUer Sie2
Many people from ~neighboring coun-
ties of Mississippi have sought refuge for
their families in this city to escape posi-
bic outrages which blacks might perpe-
trate on the two election days. When the
writer was a juvenile and dwelt not far
from Montgomery, Ala, he can recOllect
how the white people were wont to fly at
intervals from the Greek Indians. So
with those who now HE away to cities
and villages in Mississippi to escape the
possible diabOiism of sayages quite as
dangerous as the Indians, and infinitely
less worthy of the privileges of American
citizenship.
We are pleased TO know that the Leg
islature has granted thea italian Benevo-
lent Society Of this city a charter. Near
IL every city in America have similar or
CARNATIONS, and il seems to be a pride
among them all which can render the
most good. There Is a large number of
the natives Of the sunny chine in Mem
phis, all occupying a respectable position
in society, and most of them very liberal.
" 2 are as-uicu AIDul WndU we KNOW OF
these people that the Italian Benevolent
Association Of this city will stand first
among the foremost in America-at least,
wa are willing to place the Italians of
Memphis against hose of any city in the
Union, either for lberality, education or
fer all the essential qualities that 20 to
make good and valuable citizens.
-"Lodgers are increasing in numbers
at the st-ationhouses One night last
month as many as fifteen presented them
selves before IL o'clock at the First Dis
trict station. Some queer customers are
among them sometimes. Ons night not
long ago a young man came TO one of the
district St~atiOnhOuses and asked to be al
lowed to stay all night. He was well
dressed, and was evidently in good cir
c-umstances. After much persuasion he
was allowed to stay, but was told that be
would nave to be locked up in a cell with
several prisoners, as the other wards were
ali full. Not ''set back" at all by this in
formation, he prepared for the worst by
giving up to the clerk his watch and
quite a large roll OF money, divesting
himself Of which. he went into the cell
and slept sOundly until aroused next
morning.
-Ex-County Attorney Woodward, in
giving his testimony yesterday before the
Criminal Court, in the case of the County
COulLulsSlOutIsY cudIEeO WIN emDBZZle-
ment, made some curious developments.
In one case, he said a certain prominent
citizen made a contract with the Board of
County Commissioners, to build certain
safes, for the sun of $1,000. When the job
WAS done, he went for his money, and
the Board gave him a warrant for $1,000.
This did not suit the contractor, and after
much persuasion he made them give him
a warrant for ten thousand dollars in
stead, or four thousand dollars additional
" to cover losses" As soon as he got the
ten thousand dollar warrant in his hands,
the contractor turned it over 70 a third
party, and sued the Board for its full face
value. OF course he gained his suit
thereby proving himself not so green at
as his name would indicate, and get
ting $1,000 in greenbacks more than he
.bargained for.