Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-15
II EIEBEIIS APPEAL
FRIDAY nORNING. JAN. Is, Iss.


The Railroad ring hiss revived. InOse
who comprise thst peculiar body are de.
termined to possess themselves, if posi-
bic, of the city's stock in the Tennessee
snd the Little Rock Railroads. They
have secured the services Of SIMPSON.
Whether SIMPSON OF the sign of the
three balls, SIMPSON, my uncle, or not,
we cannot say; but we do know that he
is SIMPsON, of New York an impecu.
nious SIMPSON, who pressingly demands
his pound of flesh, and will not be salts
fed with anything less. In our youth
we studied bookkeeping, and among the
mysteries OF that science we remember
the names Of JOHN Doe and RICHARD
Roe and JOHN SIMPSON. This last was
10 US always the puzzle in the straight
ening Of our accounts. Whenever we
were near right. SIMPSON would confront
us, and Immediately we we're nom
plussed, beaten, defeated, and had to
go down. One day We bethought us
to ask our s~sedy-looking schoolmsster
who this SIMPSON was. He had both
cred us so much in the inception Of u
studies that vi determined, If possible,
10 know the fellow, have q talk with
him, and ask him how he managed
always to occupy the position of q third
party. II is needless TO say that the an
swer Of the master IS to SIMPSON WIS
as mysterious as the unexplained pas
ssges Of the book OF Mormon; and that
until this good hour SIMPSON remains to
us a myth. Not being an accountant
we lost sight Of SIMPSON for years.
Judge Of u surprise, yesterday, o read
ing IN advertisement, OF the United
States Marshal, for The sale Of the city's
stock in two important railroads, where
in the absurd SIMPSON turns up plaintiff.
When we had supposed the railroad ring
defeated, and the city's stock secure from
the repeated onslsughts of that singular
combination, 10, and behold SIMPSON,
the curse Of our youth, SIMPSON, the
unexplained, appears as the fsctotum Of
the ring. Well, Of course, We are down on
SIMPSON. The connection of the wretch
who hsd made SO many miserable hours
for Us, with this troublesome, impatient
and impertinent ring, steals our hearts
sgsinst hint aud determines q future life-
long opposition to him and to his. We ara,
therefore, opposed 10 SIMPSON. We be
lieve that he is only another person, for
the many persons who have tried for this
stock. We don't believe that ToAIENY,
the United States Marshal, evenso much
as knows him. He won't sWear that he
knoWsSTIPsON. The First National Bank
don't know SIMPSON; GREENLAw don't
know SIMPSON; TATE or WEST don't
know SIMPSON. SIMPSON means the
ring We, therefore, advise ths city to be
ware Of SEaPsOE. We advise the city at its
meeting this evening, to look out for sll.
vent and honest men, who will, if the city
cannot pay, step lnto its shoes, and by
the expenditure OF eleven or twelve
thousand dollars save this stock for the
people. The United States Marshal
might have levied on tho eDgine-houss
on Poplar street, to satisfy this judgment
of SIl, OOO-it is worth $4,000 by
general consent-but ToAIENY is fer
SIMPSON, and SIMPSON is the ring. We
knoW there are parties here who will
help the city in this, her hour of ex-
tremity and help her without price and
without interest. To these the Board OF
Aldermen should look for help, IL pro-
vision for the emergency cannot be made
10 any other way. We demand, in the
name Of the people, that this shall be
done. SIMPSON (the "ring W must bs
defeated. This ia his last chance. The
rascal calculates upon the poverty
Of Memphis. He thinks she is in
ertremis. She amt. She can carry her
load If only guaranteed the /" hands off"
Of SIMPSON Che /" ring.") II the Board
Of Aldermen don't know their man, If
they can't see their way clear of this
SIMPSON lthe "ring") they must not
fail to apply to us. We can put them on
the track Of 8 citizen who does not fear
SIMPSON; who has the currency, and
won't be chary Of lending it to the pso-
ole, among whom his lot has been cast.
The new Board must look up this large
hearted citizen, and from him secure the
aid necessary TO the prevention Of the
inlquity contemplated by SIMPSON.