Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-25
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

has been laid on our table by the
Messrs. PattisOn. With the exception
Of the wood cuts, it is well gotten up.
Annie Gallagher was on the RAM
page yesterday-the first time since
her recent marriage. She got on the
war path during the afternoon, and at
eleven o'clock last night was " good
and drunk" looking for her Mike"
The following marriage certifi-
Gates were returned to the office Of
John League, Esq, County Court
Clerk, during the past week: Tom
HanlOn and Mrs. Annie Jordan.
David Bolton and Eliza Anne Par
sons, and n negro couple.
"A band went up in the balloon
yesterday morning, and, suspended in
mid air, favored the neighbOrhoOd of
the corner of Third and Adams with
several beautiful pieces of music. The
effect was very curious, and many
persons were puzzled for some time to
find out whence the sound proceeded.
The markets were asight to see in
the vegetable line yesterday, every
stall being laden down with the
choicest and best of all kinds of garden
truck. We noticed a few homemade
watermellOns, and peaches also. The
supply of fresh meats continues good
and the prices range about the same
as at last quotations.
"A mackerel seeing something
floating in the river near the foot Of
Beal street last evening about six
O'clock, procured a skitfand went out
afterit. On drawing it in he found
it to be the dead body of a negro
known as Major, who was lost off the
RubicOn a few evenings since. The
mackeTel dragged it ashore, and tine
Coroner was notified.
The alarm Of fire sounded yester-
day morning, at half-past twelve
O'clock, was caused by the burning of
a tenement building on the corner Of
PontOtOc and Clinton streets, owned
by Mrs. James, and occupied by four
families. The building and contents
were totally destroyed before aidcOuld
be rendered it. The fire was undOubt-
eddy the work OF an incendiary.
Mr.. Pearsall, of the %boiler-yard
of the Memphis and Charleston Rail
road Company shops, yesterday gave
the finishing strokes to the first loco
motive boiler built i'm Memphis. It is
of three-eight inch Tennessee iron,
and both in material and workman
ship, reflects credit upon the Company
from whose works it was turned out.
The WaldrOn," a locomotive disa-
bled some time since by a boiler ex-
plOsion, will come in for the new
"kettle."
The topic of conversation yester-
day was the proposed feat of the great
rOpeWalker, Prof. Geo. II. Merritield,
who is advertised to proceed from the
earth to Prof. ThOmpsOn's balloon, at
an altitude of one thousand feet. We
understand that he offers TO bet from
one hundred to One thousand dollars
that he will perform the feat. He
will not undertake il, however, I'M
less at least one thousand dollars
worth of tickets are sold.
We are authorized to contradict
the statement made by the APPEAL
and other city Journals, that the late
| Mr.. Wade Bolton died in the Roman
Catholic faith. He was attended dur
ing his last hours by the Rev. Mr..
Burns, q Baptist clergyman. We are
l ~ Il lOS0 ~ AllON IDN Alt1NiOlA ElNtii
by us originated, but it was common
rum0r during the evening, and We re-
ceived it from what we deemed I'M
doubted authority.
We regret to learn that DR.. w.
T.. Rogers, in assisting to make the
post morton examination of the body
of Wade Bolton on Friday, accident
ally cut his hand with a scalpel. Last
! night at eleven o'clock it was rumOred
that the Doctor would either have to
lose his hand or his life, although ev-
cry precaution against virus was taken
the instant that the cut was manifest.
We sincerely hope that his may be
one Of the are cases where life and
limb are preserved after such an ac-
cident.
DR.. Acres little son Sam Lee, after
lying in the river two and a half
month, was takenup one hundred and
fifty miles below Memphis in a mutt
lated condition ON the 18th inst. and
brought up on the NatOma. 1t is
some consolation to the parents and
friends to have the privilege of interr-
ing his remains. He was a manly
and bright little boy and his death
has created not only a sadness in his
own family but also among others
who knew him, and especially his
school mates. Out of the five drowned
there is still one more, DR.. Garkey,
not recovered. There isa possibility
Of getting his remains.
Col. ThQs. Dickens came into the
city yesterday morning as OOn rs he
| heard Of the death Of Wade Bolton,
and delivered himself up TO the Sher-
if. BY the advice of his attorney he
waived an examination, and was COM
mitted to the county jail to answer
| before the Criminal Court next
Wednesday. 1t is said that the ply
sicians who attended Mr.. Bolton, and
made the post mOrtem examination,
| state that he died Of pneumonia, and
that death would have occurred had
there been no WOund-Or rather that
the wound, in itself, was not sufficient
TO cause death. Under these eircum-
stances it is probable that Col. Dick
ems will be released on bail.
Mr.. Boughner, Registrar, has just
returned from an extended trip
through the county, having been
son the wing" for the past
nine days. During his tour,
| Mr.. B. visited Germantown, Col
lierville, Fisherville, Shelby De-
pot, M%uddville, Bottoms Store, w. G.
Woods, and Cuba, travelling from ten
to forty miles every day, in addition
to attending to his dutiesas Registrar.
He informs us that a rOusing barbecue
was given at Cuba yesterday, attended
by four or five hundred of the yeO-
many of the neighborhood. Speeches
were made by Messrs. Cubbins, Sam.
Jones, Townsend, Kerr, Douglass and
Ward. Mr.. b. describes the interest
of the people in the pending election
as surprising that Of any former Occa-
sion.
There is a large amount of c0un-
terfeit currency in circulation in our
midst, and persons cannot be too care
full how they receive money from
strangers. We have heard of several
instances lately of counterfeit fives
and twenties being showed on I'M
suspicious persons, and one or two ar
rests have been made. a few days
ago a party representing himself as a
stranger went to a shop on Front
Row gave a $40 bill to change, dis
playing at the time a large roll of cur
rency of the same denomination. The
sh~op-keeper had no change, but sent
out and obtained it, and the stranger