Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-15
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Inc weather continues glorious.
There was Just mir at the magistrates
courts yesterday.
The filthy condition OF the streets is a
standing reproach to the Street Commits
sioner.
Mosquitoes still "blows on dere
thrumpets and fades fwhere dey Place -
although we have had one or two frosts.
One A. Whitaker stole a pair of pants
from d. Abrahams, Yesterday, and was
sent up by Squire Black in default OF
$1,000 bail.
The children of Leath Orphan Asylum
were paraded through the Park yester-
day afternoon. We have not heard the
result of the donation visit yesterday to
the Institution. but hope il was satisfac-
tory to the noble ladies VINO have it in
charge.
There is a thief in Memphis who
makes a practice of pawning gold rings at
private residences for small mounts of
money. The rings are bogus, being
worth abou~ fifty cents each. Ladies
must not alloy the.r. synIpaihies to be in
terested by this ~oily-t0ngned rascal.
The sleeping-cars on the Northern
route to Nashville are constantly crowded
by comfort-seeking travellers. 1&e con-
ductOrs are sober, polite and prompt in
attending to all wants of passengers. The
cheapest of these cars cost twenty thou
sand dollars, and the care and cleanliness
with which they ere managed has made
them a public necessity.
-" Remember the orphans" and 20 to
the rattle at Memphis Grub Hall this even
ing for the benefit of 81. PETERS Orphan
Asylum. Admission only fifty cents.
There viii be a string band on hand, and
dancing will be the order of the evening.
A splendid oyster supper has also been
prepared, and we prophesy that there
Will be a splendid time generally.
We have to thank the managers of the
Agricultural and Mechanical Association,
of Haywood county, far an invitation to
attend the First Annual Fair to be hela
October 18th, Goth, 2lst, 22d and 23d. We
hope our Haywood county friends will
make a showing Of their industry. and
that the fair will be pecuniarAy and every
other way a grand success.
Mr.. Fred Pfster, a butchers rented a
stall in the Beal street market. at the
late stall-renting, and paid a portion of
the rent IN advance. On going to take
possession, however. he was refused per-
mission by the Market-Mast6F, who has
persistently prevented him from using il
ever since. Mr.. Pfister yesterday brought
sgjt against the Mayor and Aldermen for
possession ct the stall and $3.50 damages.
Ne case WAS 10 nave Dttl Hcafu YSSlef-
day evening before Squire Swami.
There was again no quorum at the
proposed meeting Of the Board of Alder
men yesterday evening. We understand
there will be mona until Mayor Leftwich
gets back, and there IS a fall Board pres
ent in the city. Certain members, not
wishing the weighty propositions now be-
fore the Board to be showed through by
q bare majority by a gag" have wisely
determined to prevent its e-onsummatiOn
by any means IN their power. We hope
they will succeed.
We Jaw yesterday, at the beautiful
store of Charles y. Erich, some limitations
of roses, full and half blown, bouquets
ami single flowers, done in porcelain or
china, that are the most perfect and ex-
quisite things OF the sort that we have
ever seen. The leaves are as hin as those
of a rose, have the peculiar transparency
Of rose leaves, and the toning OF the colors
on them ia perfect. So true TO life are
they that we saw more than n person
put them up to the nose to smell them.
We know of no more elegant comfortable
ornament than a vase OF these flowers.
The Stacey House at Nashville is man
aged and owned by Col. Matt Brown, |
Statos Marshal for the State when
old Wings Peigped. As Mayor of the city |
won Immortal honor, apd he now
plays the part of "mins host" with inGn-
ite grace, and is the most popular land
lord at the State capital: Gov. Senter has
a weakness for the good things of this
and therefore has an abiding place at
lhe Stacey House. Here, too, are gath
cred many leading members of the Cen
ersl Assembly, and Matt Brown prospers
as he deserves.
Another very large drove Of fat beet
cattle were driven through the streets Of
The city at a rapid pace yesterday even
ing. The stock landing ought to be either
or below the city, and outside its
The practice of driving droves of
Wild cattle through the crowded streets is
dangerous and highly reprehensible.
knows at what moment the whole
might get the "hidadies," like the
that went for Bod Grindrod's shop,
90 through anybody's place of busi-
ness? Earthenware chuTns are not al
ways handy as a place of refuge, and
somebody might be tossed 4" by the in
bovinos.
some months ago Nh. Chas. n. Erich, 4
he China and glassware importer, or
Tered eighty-eight crates of crockery-
ware from New York. The freight on
hem to this city was upward of eight
dollars. Recently he ordered a
number of crates from Stafford
hire, in England. They came via Liver
,Ool and New Orleans, having been trans
,orted by canal to the former place,
hence by ship to New Orleans, whence
hey came by river to this point. The
reight and charges. including the Liver
,ool forwarding tariff. the forwarding and
ustomhouse fees in New Orleans, dray-
etc., amounted to sir hundred dol
two hundred less than from New {
FORK. These figures are absolutely