Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-14

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E-Go to your ward meetings tonight.
There are thirty-nine prisoners in Jail.
AT writin6, a cold drilling rain is fall
ing-real December weather.
Gen. A. J. Vaughan, of Marshall
county, Miss, is at present in the city.
We urge on every good citizen to at
tend his ward primary meeting tonight.
Henry Woods and Charles Harris,
two old offenders, were caught stealing a
cloak, and arrested by special officer Dick
ersOn. They viii be examined by Squire
Herman to-day.
Secretaries of primary ward meetings
are requested to furnish us withthe names
of their delegates, etc, as early as posi-
bic. By so doing they will confer a favor
on the editors, and insure the insertion of
their proceedings.
Patsy Coleman, a colOred virago, went
for her husband, Nelson Coleman, yes
terday, and brickbatted him soundIy.
Squire Norton bound her over in the sum
of $50 to keep the peace.
The Police Commissioner are setting
their house i'll order, we understand, pre-
paratory to a dissolution. Whatever may
be said of them, Memphis, under their
regime, has been for the last six months a
quiet city.
Alderman Durff, it is proper to say,
was not the member of the Democratic
County Executive Committee who wanted
the name changed to CONSERVATIVE" On
the contrary, we are glad to say, he OPP
posed it.
Within the last three or four days
several planters from Virginia have passed
through the city, accompanied by gangs
of negroes, eH route for Northern LOuisi-
ana and Texas. Two very large parties
passed through on Sunday.
Another gloomy and sudden change
in the weather occurred yesterday. and
the consequence was the general snu1iling
and sneezing attendant upon fresh
colds" The general health of the city,
with this exception however, is tOlerably
good.
The attention of the citizens of the
Second ward is called to the notice which
appears elsewhere, of the ward primary
meeting tonight. Every good citizen is
earnestly urged to turn out, and see that
none but DEMOCRATS are sent thence to
the Convention.
"A cOlOred man by the name of Jerry
Glover, was run over by the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad train near Ger
mautOwn, on Sunday morning, and
killed. When last seen, he was very
drunk, and must nave fallen asleep on the
track. Esquire Walker held an inquest
on his body.
"A coIored man named Tom Collins, at
Shelby Depot, on Sunday last, shot and
killed another colored man, name I'M
known. The murderer escaped, bat two
cOlOred men captured and brought to
this city and lodged in Jail a negro who
gave the murderer the pistol with which
the crime was committed.
John Willoford, a negro drayman,
had some hard words with VIM. Roach,
another drayman, yesterday morning,
and went for him with a dray-pin, giving
him a tremendous drubbing. Williford
was arrested and locked up and will have
an examination before Squire Norton to-
day.
The building on the corner of Vance
and Causey streets, destroyed by fire
night before last, was a one-story brick
house owned by a Mr.. Antoine, and oceu-
pied as a grocery by Antoine az Morton.
The building was valued at $1,000, and in
sured for its full value. The stock was
valued at $1,000, on which three was no in
surance.
The Masons of Lamar Lodge, Mar
shall county, Miss, have elected Gen. A.
j. Vaughan as w N. for the ensuing year.
This Lodge, which appears TO be in a
t~iourishing condition, will hold a public
celebration on st. Joints Day, at Early
Grove, seven miles south of Moscow. ON
the Memphis and Charleston Road. The
Rev. VIM. K. Douglas, rector of the Epis-
copal Church at Early Grove, has been
invited TO deliver the Grafton.
In u travels around town Yesterday
we called on our friend viii Mansford,
at the Catholic Bookstore. 3031Z Second
street, and examined a portion of his
Christmas stock. Our attention was par
ticularly drawn toward the beautiful
prayer-bOoks in morocco and velvet bind
ings, and the array of fine bibles, mag
niticently bound and illustrated. They
are fit to adOrn any centertabies in the
land.
Mr.. Henry Lynn elsewhere, in an
swer to the solicitation of many friends,
himself a candidate for Mayor.
Without disparagIng the claims of other
gentlemen or in any way committing the
APPEAL, we can freely and fairly say
that Mr.. Lynn possesses all the requisites
for the Office of Chief Magistrate of Mem
phis. He is a member of one of our lead
ing mercantile houses, and though yet a
young man, occupies a high position
among the mercantile fraternity. He is
a thorough business man, a gentleman of
culture and taste, and well posted in the
political movements of theday. If elected
he will be a credit to the city.
The new election law is very strict. It's
provisions should be known to all our
citizens. Section first requires voters to
vote in the civil district or ward in which
they may reside. ViOlators of this pro-
vision are TO be subjected to a fine ofnOt
less h twenty dollars nor more than
fifty dollars. Section two prohibits the
carrying Ofconcealed weapons at elections
and other places, on pain of fine and inn
prisonment. Section four closes liquor
shops on election days. Section five con
fers certain lnquisitorial powers upon
grand jurors. Section seven provides
that no property shall be exempt from
fines imposed for violation of this law.
Tomorrow wednesday, commences
the winter Ember days, or the fasts for
the purpose of implOring the blessing of
Heaven on the produce of the earth, and
also preparing the clergy for ordination,
in imitation of the apostolic practice re-
corded in the New Testament (Acts). The'l
Ember days are the first Wednesdays,
Fridays and Saturdays following respect
lively the first Sunday in Lent, Whitsun-
day, Hollywood and St. Lucy's Day Oath
December-yesterday). In accordance
with a canon of the Anglican Church, the
ordination of clergymen by the Bishop
usually takes place on the respective
Sundays Immediately following the EN-
Der days.
"A late number of Hats Journal Of
Heath has an article commencing, One
of the most stupid, contemplate and
filthy sights, in our eye, is TO see a grown
up man stuck behind a cigar or dirtier
pipe" Continuing in the same strain for
a quarter Of a column or more, the writer
modestly winds up with, "Reader, are you
a smoker? Then you are literally and
Enthusiastically a fool" This creatures
ignorance is only equalled by his impu-
dence and egotism. From SiY Walter
Raleigh and VIII Shakespeare, down to
and Liebig,-
Minds that have scanned creations vast
domain"
the wisest sages, the most learned sehol-
airs and philosophers, the greatest and
most pious divines, the most eminent ora
tors, statesmen, poets and artists. the
purest philanthropists, themost renowned
generals and warriors-in a word, the good
and great in every part of the world, for
hundred and fifty years, have used
and been smokers, and yet this
miserable little advocate of patent nos
trums for curing "all the ills that flesh is
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