Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-05
THE SUNDAY MORNING Observation-Disclosures 5, 1868.

1 efforts to assist the victim OF the inky
bptism, found their fingers entan-
gled in each others wool, fell to tgni-
ing a though possessed OF a deVli.
The Justice couldn't stand it, so ne
kicked the litigants into the street
| flung the cause of the suit at their
heads, and locked up his otiee-VoW,
ing that no more of that chicken-ple
would be taken in his'n-that day at,
least.
We learn that the fellow, Wilson,
Who made himself notorious IN Crit-
tenden county, Ark, during the days
of the infamous "melish,' Is ON
nnmpkins at Oxford, Miss. He Is
Nayorof the city, Justice Ofthe Peace,
| CLERK of Court, and holds another
oaice-four in all. The poor darkles
are picked up, brought before His
Honor and fined, whether right or
wrong, and the little perquisites are
said to be nearly as large as in the old
thieving, numbering and ravlshing
times across the river.
The Yazoo City merchants alluded
to yesterday made Iextensive pur-
chases of clothing, boots and shoes,
dry goods, etc, in our city, and are
highly pleased with the result of their
visit. They state that prices are o
favorable to the buyer than in Louis
vile or Cincinnati, and equally as low
AS in New York. By an arrangement
with Capt. Dick Lightburne they get
their freight delivered at exceedingly
low rates. We may look for more
buyers from that section. Hurry up
the Valley railroad.
The following is an extract from a
letter received by Toof, Phillips Co.,
of this city, from a planter near Port
Gibson, Miss. We ask for it a careful
perusal by parties in the steamboat
Interest who have any regard for the
prosperity of Memphis. The writer
says: II have been trying allsummer
to get some of our planterstO ship part
of their crops to your market, TO try
it. One difficulty is to get the boats to
stop at an obscure landing like Grand
Cult, to take on a few bales of cotton.
l am satisfied | would have made
enough to pay my family expenses
over and above the amount realized
in New Orleans, had | have SHIPPED
my cotton to Your city,"
Not the genial Charles Lamb
alone, we imagine, had fine thoughts
DER the ledger, that has s. little to do
with sentiment, for in the undercur-
rents of this busy dOllar-and-cent life
are many stray bits OF poetry the
world never sees. So we thought on
YESTERDAY, when we saw nestled
among the debris Of the business desk,
in solitary beauty, a Marshal Neil,
gem among roses, royal scion
of the partere, and Philo's care,
peerless in it, blended vestment
Of canary buff and pink. And we
are lust poet enough to think that
such a rose might be made the eX-
preston Of q winsome thought to
ones &" ladye aire."
DIR. SpauIding, of the New Mem
phis Theater, arrived in the city from
St, Louis yesterday. Harley Merry,
scenic artist, and G.. W. Kesler, ma
chinist, of the New Memphis, leave
for New Orleans this morning, to as
sist at opening Of the Academy Of
Music on the 9TH. . Dan Riceplayed
in st. Louis last week, and is on his
way South. If he is smart he will
stop before he reaches Memphis. DIR.
Spaulding informs US that the Olym-
pie, st. Louis, will open for the season
tomorrow night. The Long Strike is
the opening piece. MaodOnOugh has
the management at present.
john Reagan, well known TO the
police as a suspicious character, was
arrested at his smOther's house, on
Poplar street, about 6 O'Clock yester-
day morning, charged with the theft
of a gold watch, the property of Mr..
J. p. Russell, from a rOOmi in the Com
mereial Hotel. The THEFT was perpe-
trated about ! o'clock in the morning,
the thief being see by Mr.. Russell,
who thought his roommate, Judge
Thompson, was playing A prank with
him. Discovering his mistake, he
gave the alarm, but the thief had eS-
capped from the building. Reagan was
seen TO enter the hotel ashOrt time be-
fore, aud having no business there,
wac arrested as above stated, He wal
locked up aud will have preliminary
hearing on Wednesday before Justice
Foley, The watch WaSnOt recovered.
Among the deaths chronicled as
having taken place on Friday, we find
that OF Col. James Cole, who, through
out the war, served with distinction
ia the Confederate army. He was
desperately, almost fatally, wounded
on the field OF Chickamauga, where,
if we mistake not, he was entrusted
with the command of u brigade which
ne handled creditably and with abil-
ity. He lay six months in hospital
from the effects Ufhis wound, he having
been shot in the mouth, the ball lodg-
ing among the nerves Of the left cheek.
Col. Cole was possessed of many COM
mendable traits of character, but lead
ing a hayward life, had latterly passed
away from the presence of his friends.
We hope he has passed TO a happier
and brighter world, and that God
will temper the bereavement to his
wife and child.