Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-01
c PARAGRAPHS.

The weather turned quite warm yes
terdsy, and linen coats were in demand.
We notice the greatest quantity OF
fresh and delicious eating apples in the
market.
Mr.. KoOpmanschap will leave the city
to-day for New Orleans, but will return
this way before the Louisville Conven-
tion.
Heavy banks ofcloud were rising from
the west toward midnight last night, por-
tending the long propheeied and much
needed rain.
We had the pleasure of meeting Chan
eellor Calvin Jones, of Somerville, yester-
day evening. He looks as hale and hearty
as a youth Of thirty.
Harry McCarthy-he of the .'Bonhie
Blue Flag" will be in this city and open
at the Opera House on Monday week.
This is a treat in prospect.
The streets are frightfally dusty and
dirty at present. When the Street Com
missioner makes enough at selling Rail-
road stock maybe he will have q little
time to spare 70 them.
How is it that so many of the Board
of Aldermen do business with the city
under the names of their wives. 1t is GU
rious-like a good many other things
about the workings of that Board.
We are glad to learn that twenty-five
thousand dollars have been subscribed to
the capital stock of the cotton and wooden
mill TO be erected Oh Big Creek. This is
rapid work, and at thus rate we may soon
hope to see the mills in operation.
One ofthe toughest deals on Califor-
MIA that we have yet heard of is the vista
ton of a small (but leud) crowd from this
city, consisting of Reuel Hough, George,
his nrnnany and Iart1aa TOnnanu oil fhran
Of whom are carpet-bagging it somewhere
in the golden State.
The general remark Yesterday even
ing, after the action, or rather inaction OF
the Board was known in the community
a We'll, we hope Fisher & Co., of
Boston, tthe owners of the Fort Smith
and Little Rock Road-snd of Kellar's
bid, will be able 10 get some aeles from
Their funds by NEXT Tuesday.
The Board of Aldermen are decidedly
in favor of the Mahan proposition, and af-
ter investigating it and satisfying them
selves that il is made by him in good faith,
and as it is for the benefit ofMemphis will
accept it. Or, rejecting, they will refuse
to sell the stock under any circumstances
The weekly Post is out in a lFhg dis
claimer of the charge of stealing silver
ware brought against ''the" Grant, and his
family. For our part, wc>believe il, and
believe, moreover, it can be proved that ii
Grant didn't steal the silver in that par
ticular instance there are plenty Of other
instances where he did.
We are indebted to the officers for a
o of the premium List and Regula-
tons for Mississippi State Fair of 1862
to be held on the 2oth to the 30th of Octo-
her, inclusive. 1t is neatly, Clearly and
handsomely printed, and reflects credita-
bly, the resources Of the Clarion office at
Jackson, Miss. It is filled with advertise
ments, and we therefore conclude, Is a
paying job. Upon which we congratulate
all concerned.
The Grand Chapter of Tennessee,
Free and Accepted Masons, convened at
Masonic Temple, Nashville, at IL o'clock
Wednesday morning, and will continue
in session during the remainder of the
week. The Grand Lodge, with William
Maxwell, Grand High Priest, presiding,
will meet there next Monday. Tho Com
mittee on Appeals, composed OF Messrs.
IL. II. Ingersol, of Greenville, d. K.
Grafton, of Chattanooga, and W. R.. Ross,
of Dresden, have been busily engaged
during ths past three days, in the prep
aration of work to be acted upon BY the
Grand Lodge. They meet daily at Ma
sonic Life Insurance office, Maxwell
House,
Tho Chamber of Commerce will be re-
moved to-day to the new Hall in the
Harrington q Church Block, corner OF
Court and Front streets. The room is
large, lofty and airy, is easily reached by
astairway of easy ascent, and is located
midway between the commercial men
north and south Of Court Square. We
hope, now that suitable quarters have
been secured, that the attendance of Menu
phis on Change will be such as to eucour-
age the belief that the Chamber will be s.
Organization in something more than
name, and that it will be made the me
diam of good to as great an extent as we
know the President, Secretary and other
officers will labor for and desire. Let Us
have meetings on change every day here
after.
The Press aud Tines, Of "Wednesday,
has a leng sensation about q watch stolen
from Lafayette in 1926, during his visit TO
this c9untrY. Il appears that this watch
was 8 souvenir from Gen. Washington,
and that from the thief who robbed the
gallant French Marquis Il passed Into the
hands of Il Tennesseean, whose grand
daughter, now Il ddRseiLse ct a third rate
theater in a Western town, pawned 70 re-
Gently to s money-lender, in whose win
dow it was discovered by an old gentle
man who served in Lafayette's body
guard. This story Is a good thing Of its
kinq, and ought TO haYe appeared with
Mrs. stoves on Byron,
Prom the New Orleans Tines we learn
tnat at last, aud for the FIRST time, we arc
r&have something like an authentic his
d of he military operations Of the late
pr. 1t has been prepared by Lieut.. Col.
fletcher, of t&e SeOtt's Fusiiier Guards,
was successfully with both armies as
a noh-cOmbatant. During tbs progress or
the war be enioyed advantages as q hist0-
riau possessed by - Otherman and since
its conclusion he has occupied his time in
perfec.ing its accuracy, under the adTic8
and with the cid OF able Generals Of both
armies. We do not anticipate that tho
work will prove everything to be desired,
but it will no doubt serve as a basis Tor 3
better one, and do much toward correct
ing the highly cOiOred, spread-eagle ac-
counts, born of Yankee imagination,
which have crept into the history OF the
times as now written.
"A paragraph ia lL.is sOlElna, Gn the
18th OF September, conveyed the ideathat
hut 500 was paid by the County Commits
siOners for the plating Of DIV l0ts by NJ,
T. Williamson, J. L. Sharpe and DR.. w.
II. White, cfth County Commission
ers, who, under the law should not have
served upon the Committee. This was an
error. Each of the above named received
Sl0aG tc- TIE work, vGisn, a. we are cred
lDly informed, IS not What it- sQould or
might haye have been, if entrusted to
other hands; Beside9 his sl09l, Williams
resolved S4ed % additional payment for
80 iily-exe6uted q job. IL was the al
nouneement of this 500 that led 10 the
mistake into which we unwittiugly led
our readers. We invite the particular
scrutiny of the people Of Memphis into
this LITTLE JOB, 'GhieA as q saii.pie, " &
neat thing inrs way.
We mentioned q few DAYS ago, the
fact thai the PsRpers-bushaHd aud wife,
the brutes who bnrnsd the little orphan
girl with hot irons sometime ago, had
been sent TO Jail in default of a fine as
sAsssd ON than hv-1hA PalioA Cn'."iA-I
sioners. They have again brought the
caSs before Judge FQHte on a motion for &
discharge 1roIn i-mpus9pinspt, 0n tne
ground that th9y were restrained Of their
liberty for debt, contrary to the laws OF
the State of Tennessee. The case came
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