Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-17
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

11 go L&AL 49, 49,
washed the streets finely
-Fhe banks win be closed to-marrnw-
see notices elsewhere.
aOantaip Jiaksn has been elegantly
sEperreaed in Nav foEk by tahao Fly
Don't Bodder Me"
At nine magistrates offices, visited
by US last evening, there was not a single
case. Shocking morality of our ethyl
One of the heaviest storms of wind
aud rain that we have experienced in
many months swept over our city yester-
DAG.
Most of the racing frIternity have left
the city, and with them a greater portion
OF the pickpockets and thieves that set
Tied On rs Ike a swarm Of iosusts, tea
days or 90 sga.
The house of a Mr.. s. Kane, on Brad
ford street, in the southeastern suburbs
of the city, was struck by lightning dur
Ing the storm last evening.
The reports of robberies and bur
glaries continue to be alarmiugly fire.
Igest. 1ReLs ES Searaely . night th7t Que
9r more "jobs" aEe not doae, aud yet
none Of tbs rogues are ever caught.
Thanksgiving day will indeed b. a day
of thanksgiving TO the attaches of the AP-
PEAL, who nave but three days of rest in
the entire year, including Sundays
Christmas. Fourth of July and Thanks
gi*IaA.
The ward registrars are ready to reg
lister all corners. but voters seem to be
singularly negligent about coming up.
Il Is to be hoped that not one who has a
vote Will throw it away by not register
ing in their proper ward
"a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. youth >
stOrned info old Simpkin's Office last
evening with a message fsr him. After
no had gone out, saAe one remarked, HE
must have been In the cavalry" 1T WAS as
a horse, them snarled old SimPkins.
VIII. Mansford has the Cuthoiie Fun
liz Almanac for 1870, for sale. A copy Of
Il before us is rs neatly printed aud hand
sOmely illustrated "a any siuliisr pVblius-
tioA t54t - kpoS SE 5tansiofq h4s oth,
ths pRA,ics
Numbers OF our citizens were on tip
toe of expectation yesterday evening,
awaiting tile arrival of the Great Repub-
lie, on which it was understood eS-Presi-
dent Jefferson Davis was a passenger.
Up to a late hour last night she had not
agri{ed, bEt FIR oRee rgmiGF is aqYreet:
Nr. DAVIS IS a PASSENGER on her. and will
be the guest Of ". Il. Hunt, Esq, while
IN the city.
Mr.. Rutter, formerly OF the Tennessee
National Bank is, we are glad 10 learn, In
a situation where he can be of benefit TO
humanity and profit to his employers.
He is connected as drummer" with n
New York wholesale house, for which we
are satisfied he can influence 2 large
smoqHt Of paying business, we are glad
to know he is doing well.
A correspondent desiresto know why,
since the repeating of The act, forcing ne
groas upon street passenger cars, they are
permitted to occupy seats in our street
cars to the of white ladies and
gentlemen, OF course the negroes mqst
lFaFei-it s9, way igqt M separate Eehi-
elesi viii the Railroad Company not
make arrangements to that epd7
"A young gentleman named Louis G.
James. formerly OF Chicago, died In st.
pant on the 18th inst. and among other
liberal beques:s left $1,000 to be divided
between his classmates. II. r.. Thomas and
Joseph F.. Binfil, the later believed to
be "our 10. Banfi,'' than whom a
warmeT-hearted geu-laIn an don't live. II
IL proves as we su>pe'-, We congratulate
fFiea9 10. and wish him lapsth 81 Yeas
to enjoy MS good fQrtpus,
-PersoHs desirous of settling npon
well-loca.ed land will do well to look at a
farm containing 1907 acres, so of them
cleared, situated ~ miles from Shelby
Depot, ON the Memphis and Ohio Rail
road, eighteen miles from Memphis.
There is a good and neat dwelling house,
| Wild klItlltus anu OuL-EtuSfs upon II. huu
a young orchard now bearing. Parties
lasisins 10 engage IN farming will do well
To oxamine this farm.
=Liehig says that science has demon
strated that man is formed of condensed
air that he lives on condensed as well as
U~ncoHdensed air; and Gi0thsS himself in
condensed air. that he prepares his food
by means of condensed air, and by means
of the same agent moves the heaviest
I uuniuhFG with ghn UAlnrff Y nf fha vvfnI In
fact, that wind is man and man is wind.
This has been verified in Memphis on
many occasions, especially before and
during a political canvass
-MoolJee Thackersz and Goolsedas Jad-
avjee, HindOO merchants, from Bombay,
are now nj the Filh Avenue Hotel. They
have been for some time IN England, and
have came over to this eanntFy 10 see il
they O1aM not form business connections.
They are Brahmins, bat are dressed in the
usual Western fashion withthe exception
Of the fez, which distinguishes them from
the other inmates of the hotel. They
have announced it their intention to visit
Memphis and the Southwest.
One by ore the arbitrary rules set up
by railroad companies aud other corpora
ions are brought to grief; il only needs
that it should be vigorously contested by
some person of energy and persistence.
oiAb vi AAiNil NEhttFaAN AtAAANllOt4o Aoo tDtiE
been that baggage or other property re-
ceived by one company would not be paid
for by 1t, if lost or damaged on u conueos-
ing line; but Chief Justice Psrley, of the
Supreme COurt OF New Hampshire, has
decided that this rule is good for nothing,
He very sensibly held hat where any
property is transported over a railroad
line composed of several distinct roads,
the original company which received it is
liable for the loss or injury, should any
occur, whether the damage be on its own
road or any other.
In the report of the proceedings of the.
County Court, as published by us On
Tuesday last, the name of Andrew Stew
art was put among those whose seats were
contested" How It slipped our Obsef-
walton we do rot know, but certain it Is
il would never have happened had We
seen It. Andrew Stewart, of Raj
eigh district. now in his SD year, and
who has been q Justice of the peace In
Shelby county for over fifty years, is too
well known for us to admit knowingly
any sueh paragraph, and we e~heerfully
give place to the following note which we
received last night, signed "JHstice." I'm
your rep0rt Of the pFoeeediRgs Of the
County Court on Monday last, you state
that the seat OF Andrew Stewart. Justice
Of the Peace Of the Sixth tor Kaleigh) dis
trict, Is contested. He desires itcexpressly
understood that having served as a magis-
trste in Tennessee for more than fry
years,-he has no ambition longer TO dis
charge the thankiess md prohtless duties
oflhat Office. That he voluntarily aban-
d9ned the oi1cs by removing to the city,
and has since that time ceased to perform
the functions thereof. He protests against
being regarded rs DESTROYS 10 remain a
member of that body contrary TO law. and
he expresses a hope that their delibera-
tons hereafter MAY be characterized by
wisdom, prudence. moderation and such
legislation as win extort from their con-
ssituents the welcome plaudit, We'll
done, We good and faithful servants"
while parties In Memphis and Arkaa-
sas are fighting over what there is of the
Little Rock railroad, the people of st.
Louis are directing their attention toward
the trade we should, long ere this, have
secured by that great highway. Read
this, from \ correspondent Of the st. Louis
Times: AS / said before, the State is
awakening TO the necessity for rail road
The Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad
IS now Under contract, to be finished with
In eighteen months, Warren Fisher, of
Boston, being contractor. This road will
further continue the Southern Pacific,
and. adding anotherlink, assistin making
tit a certaintY.S Other eonnectiOns are
contemplated, With the Mississippi river
AZ Enfaeo and the Cairo and Fulton rail-
railroad. TO all tnese otate dsd Nds grant
ed last winter te the extent OF Sl0,OOo,u00
/ Great hope Is now felt that the Cairo and
Fulton railroad, being under the control
of Mr.. Allen, ofSt. Louis, will be speedily
built. That, as kte most iDlpcrtans eonRee-
hon Of st. Louis with the Southwest 1t
should at once be finished is patent, and
st. Louis should immediately use All her
energies in pressing II. forward. IL viii
throw into her lap the trade OF an inn
mense scope Of country. extending diago-
nally through the state Of Arkansas, and
tapping Red river above the ran, invite
the exchange OF products with North
/ Louisiana and all Northeast Texas. It Is
~astoniahing how apathetic our city IS 10
her great interests. The peopie5 Of this
State would gladly trade with as, but they
are in q measure u~nsought. without
railroad connections, without direct lines