Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-25
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

-WateTmelOnS cDntinuean the market.
There were nine arrests in the lower
district yesterday up to 8 o'clock.
H. Phillips was arrested last evening
for throwing rotten eggs in the gutter.
-Lemons, though becoming quite plen-
tlful, still command a dollar a dozen.
The thermometer again was way up in
the eighties for several hours yesterday.
The house OF Christopher Giles was
robbed Of a gold watch and a gold ring
yesterday evening.
"A wind squat came up about Six
o'clock last evening, and banged shutters
and signs at a great rate.
There are fourteen named candidates
in the held for tine Misunderstanding, not
including Bob GOOde, who Is, of course,
up for reelection.
The proprietor Of 9 Second District
bakery was tried by superintendent
Pearne. yesterday evening, fer ''RsFPe-
trating a nuisance
John Levy will have 9 hearing before
Commissioned Pearne this morning OF
charge of running n drumming and
doing business without q license"
fine Board Yesterday appointed Com
missioaers Louis and Merrlman TO vote
the couuty's stock ~ tbs Memphis and
Louisville Railroad at the election on the
4th prox.
The influx Of country people. which
commenced so briskly at our first cold
snap, has nearly or quites ceased. Every
body is in waiting for cool weather, before
y~enturiHg 10 the city.
John Decker 40 relation of Cbsrlie's)
got on a bender and went TO sleep in Rot
ten row. The consequence Was, he woke
ap minus his p~ocketbook. containing SIS,
ana bis csfpst-bag, eontaing his ward
robe.
The alarm OF fire yesterday at noon
was caHsed by the o%Ferturning OF 9 tar
ksttIe on the corner of Market and Front
streets. The tar caught tire aud b4azed
up, looking Cor a little while quite GkS a
conhsgration.
In speaking yesterday Of the great
tobacco case Of EdmOnds, Pettigrew a Co.,
we inadvertently spoke Of Capt. Garrett
as " Depaty Constable instead of Depu-
ty Sheriff, which he is-and Z very eff
cleHt one, too, by the way.
As a certain elderly and not very bril-
liant member OF our local bar was yak
ing up second street yesterday, q youthful
limb of the same profession remarked 10
rs. There goes Old Necessity" Asking
an explanation of this strange title, be re-
piled, Necessity knows no law, you
know"
At the low rate Of one per cent. per
month discount-the apl1snt charged dow
for the best gilt-edged" Psper-the offer
of Capt. Mahan for the city's Little Rock
Railroad stock, is SI,i5y u better than
that of Col. Kellsr, all other eonsidera-
lions being equal.
A " colorpd lady" living on Causey
street, has a very numerous family Of
children, which vary jn color from pale
molasses to Jet black. In speaking OF her
progeny a dsy or W ago, pointing n one
'Spises dat chile-I does. 1t shows de dirt
50 easy I neber kin keep it clean"
J. G. Randall, ship carpenter and
$.uISer, lifted l240 pounds by actual
weight. The Hft Was three bars Of railroad
iron. and Mr.. Randall raised them several
inches above the 4-inch BLOCKS on which
they were placed. This is extraordinary
and we think hal Tennessee Il
entitled to the " belt"
The Board 81 County Commissioners
Yesterday authorized the Bridge Commit |
Tee 70 let the cOntreat for building the |
bridge over Big Greek, on the Cuba aud |
road, one and a half mi!ss from
Remhert's. to the nert lowest bijdeT-ths |
bidder having failed 10 comply |
with his contract made some time ago.
The bridge is on 4 read a good deal tray-
sled, and il much needed.
A retail HqIlOr store Oh bar 81 this city |
must take out i've separate licenses, lbe 4
aggregate amount of which is $}64 70. di-
vided as follows: City license, for selling |
liquor, Sl5l IS; cigars. So; State and
county, SI53 05; L. s. license, for liquor, |
Us; cigars, sl0. In addition to this the
lealer is compelled 70 pay The state thirty
per cent. on all purchases made over $3.50
Der annum. This last il the most epOr-
nous. and at the same time most iniqgi-
Gus Of all taxes.
We are very sorry TO learn that our
'riend G.. II. MOnsarrat, Esq, is lying
Ian g~erOusly III al his residence on Poplar
This wiz besad news TO bis many
warm personal friends iH this community.
Monsarrat IL the oldest real estate
In this CITY, and has done, per-
laps, more good for it than u man in
hat business. We sincerely hope that lie
nay soon recover, and Yet be spared to "A
Ong career Of IiscGulness.
Among the novelties In the toy line
Se notice in the shop windows a fac SimiEe
II a huge bug or spider. The legs are
made of very fine wire coiled spfrally,
indt the slightest Jar causes them to vi
orate in exact imitation Of life. The body
s attached by a short thread TO 4 stick.
md the U n Ofthe thing consists in COM
ng behind a friend and holding the stick
his head, letting the image drop be-
ore his eyes,. The effect is hideOus. We
II tried on a devotee of Bacchus who 4
lad been soaking himself for three or
our days with Bourbon. and calculating
Great Godi" he tainted away. thinking
hat the jin-jams had ONE at last. |