Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-18
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

meet 10 morrow.
Judge John NJ. Lea, of n Nashville, is
at the I, abody.
The transfers of real estate for the
mast week were so few ard unimportaot
| that The Register did not traGscribe them
yesterday.
Next Friday, in addition to baing
S.. Georgs'%Dsy, is thu anniversary OF
the birth OF Shakespeare. s.. Gsorge's
Society here viii celebrate the day.
There wSs considerable demand for
soda-cocktaiss yes! erday morning. among
gentlemen who were ct the johnson
Banquet on Friday night.
MT. Gao, Woodwar6's house was
| robbed a short time since OF two foil sets
of silver spoons. We have not heard OF
Butler's having left Washington.
Squire Norton bound one Bob Thomp-
son, a dsrky, over in the SUM Of Sl0OO to
answer bsfore him tomorrow morning
10 toe charge of rob5ing Emma Black Of
q large lot OF clothing.
The terrible Grand Gulf tragedy on
which our chum, the local OF the AUd-
La1che. spresd himself SO extensively a
few DAYS ago, turns out TO have been a
cell. There was not s particle OF truth
ia il.
The American Medical Association
meets in New Orleans on the frst Of
Msy. We notice that the profession in
other cities are preparing to send dele
gates. Is Memphis to be represented
Col. Kinloeh FalcOner's paper, the
Holly Springs Reporter, is shortly to be
enlarged TO 3 thirty-siX column paper.
This will make it enc OF the largest pa
psrs in Mississippi.
The moeking birds around the city,
both in cages and free, have been unusu-
ally melooious during the last day or
two, and indicate very plsinly that they
think spring has "come to stay this
time.
The sun shone brilliantly yesterday
morning, but evening closed in with the
skies overcast with gloomy clouds and 8
wind blowing from the S-uth, promising
more rain.
There were five hundred and thirty
six negroes registered yesterday. This is
the largaSaday's work that has been done
since tbs Commencement Of a reg'stra-
ton. The negroes 80 far outnumbsr the
whites nearly three to one.
The large velocipede rink which was
to have been opened yesterday afternoon
on the corner OF Adams aud Stcond
street, below the station house, was lot
ready in time and the opening does not
take place until tO-morrow morning.
"A "mad dog" WIS shot yesterday
morning at the corner OF Bsal and Her
Nsndo streets. Twenty shots were fired
Abim. The evening papers say there
were five or six others slot at different
places around town.
Gallagher, tee pugilist, now in our
city, publishes q challenge Offering TO
fight the winner Of the pending fight be-
tween MeC0ole and Tom Allen, for one
thousand dollars.
Hunters second pamphlethss notap-
peared vet. 1t is said now that 1t will
not appeGr until after the Nominating
Convection, which will come eff on
Tuesday next. Then the Granny ssys,
=. Stand frGIa Under and look cut Tor
-s2ortingAmon will be very ssrry to
learn Of the death Of the noted race
horse James A. COnnslly. On his
way to WO0dlswn, 20 % into training
for the spring races, hs suddenly COM
menced rearing up, and falling smld his
pluBgss, broke his back, dyicg from q
injury on Tuesday last.
Political affairs in the Radical rsnks
ere still in stdtu quo. Liar, thief, dog,
po!troon, puppy, murderer, peTjurer, etc.,
sra the names that the factions call esch
otbe. By. The latest agony in the ahi-
dAvit Iine a.s tEo from negroes, accustcg
Judge Smith with haying been = slave
owner, e hard master, etc.
Eighteen months ago, Joe Clark wac
robbed Of 3 peculiar bosom pin, and some
time ago lodged 8 description OF it with
Deputy Constable Midget. Yesterday
Midget saw Orange Reed, a negro, walk
ing down the street wearing the pin, az
rested him, aud returned the pin TO its
owner, who had long ago given up ell
hopes Of seeing his property again.
We notice By a card which appears
in another column, that Walker Wood
ESQ OF Upton county, IS q candidate
for The office Of Attorney General Of the
Circuit Court Of lhst county. Mr, WOOD
is an old and well known c~itizsn, and an
upright, honorable man, and tile people
OF Tipten cannot do better than TO elect
him to the position.
"A hoTrid sight met the eyes Of those
who chsnc5d TO pass along Front Row,
opposite the Exchange Buildings, yester-
day morning at sn early hour-being the
dead body of s white male infant, newly
born, and entirely naked. The Coroner
was notified Immediately and held az
inquest; the jury returning a verdict OF
- GunG Gead.n What q commentary OF
the times is this, and what q dark picture
Of crime and shame Is suggested by the
incident!
The Committee OF Arrangements
wish Us TO say that 1t was not their In
tention to give the public TO understand
that tickets to the hop on Tuesday night
could be purchased by every person pro-
~miscuously, as the wording Of their no
tice ia Yesterdays Appeal would seem
to Indicate. On the contrary it is to be
a very select affair, and mons Tut those
invited will be allowed to purchase tick
etc.
The Huntsville Advocate announces
8 pFohabls visit to that city Of eX PTesl-
dent Johnson. A letter, il says, " has
been written to that gentleman, inviting
bin to stop st Huntsville on his return
from Memphis, and address OF people
say, on Wednesday next, or on such
other day Is na suit bis convenience.
He will, doubtless, respond in the affirm
alive: for, we learn, he was approached
| on the subject at Nashville by a citiz ,
of Huntsville, aud expressed a wiling
ness 20 visit eur city and speak, if de-
| sired.b
AT an adjourned meeting held at the
Office Of the Mayor Of Aberdeen, Mss A.,
on Tuesday last, DR.. w. A. Sykes in tbs
| Chair, 8 communication wss read from
Gen. Forrest, President Of the Memphis
and Selma Railroad, announcing a Railr
road Conventions 10 be held at Columbus,
Miss, on Tuesday next, and requesting
that Aberdeen appoint delegates to meet
those Of Okolona and Columbus, TO con
fer 10 reference to the grading Of the
/ Memphis and Selma Railroad from the
State line to Okolons.
The Radicals are raising q fund os
tensibly to pay the fare and expenses
OF negroes from Presidents Island
over to the city, 81 that they
can register. This pretext may
do to hoodwink those who know
nothing Of the doiugs OF that party in
our late elections, but those who are
posted say that it is to bring the negroes
over here from Arkansas, Mississippi and
Louisiana, and thus increase their ma
joritv on election day. Our committees
should be alive and looking sharp fol