Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-14
LocAL PARAGRAPHS.

The weather is clear and cool, with no
signs of rain.
The magistrates courts, are as dull as
anything can be justat present. =
We saw yesterday a satisfy root three
feet long. IL was raised by Pierre Dupuy
in Fort Pickering. li
-Fhs7 fernando Insurance. Company
| declared adiyidend of i've per cent. yes
terday on its capital stock. rrr -,
There are but ten days more for ser
vice in suits brought in the United States
Court at Memphis, 50 as TO have trial at
first term,
1.-The Waldran sale of beautiful resi-
dence lots takes place to-day. Omnihuses
connect with the Poplar street cars to
convey passengers to and fro. e
The Nashville Associated Press man.
must have taken adose of cantharides-he
is so extraordinarily voluminous and
wide-awake III his dispatches lately.
"A poor unfortunate Yesterday lost Sa5
in greenbacks somewhere between Mon
roe street and the stock-Yard in Chelsea.
The finder VIII be literally rewarded by
leaving the same at the APPEALlodlce.
The rattle for the horse and buggy
harness for h benefit OF st. Peters Or
phaR Asylum, will take place on Friday
night ext. Every n who has the well
| ldEt VI lnt vi DAdil AZ litdlb Will Bh pAto-
eut and contribute TO The good work.
The repeal Of the legal printing act
removes all difficulties in the way of liti-
giants who desire TO publish in and avail
themselves Of the columns OF the AP-
PEAL. a hint to The wise is sufficient.
Members of the bar will please take no
tice. 7baI q tv1e
We neglected to say in ,ournotice yes
terday morning of the homicide at the.
Peabody HOTEL that DIR. Kimbro was press
ent and did all that medical and surgical
skill could for the, wounded man, II was
from no feeling of disrespect TO the Doc
the notice, it was forgotten.
Madame Vincent has at her two
houses, the corner of Washington and
Front streets, and No. Is Union, The very
finest and best shelloYstefs. She has also
oysters in cans, and what is more she can
cook them q meTUeilte. Everyone who
loves a plate of good oysters viii be sure
to go and see the madame.
The Sun Of yesterday informed the
public that an Alderman had been offered
$500 to STAY AWAY from the Board on
Tuesday and prevent a quorum, and that
he didn't accept. Who was he, Jimmy?
Tell us who this model City Father was.
| Well bet that there was not ono man
present in Rny1of the so-ealled meetings
who was offered tlree thousand cents to
be absent-a1ad there Acoer Wilt be-
-There will be a Convention Of the
Conservative people Of Mississippi at
Canton on Wednesday,, October 10th. The
Convention is an adjournment of that
held at Mcmillan on the 27thrult. The
call for the meeting says the people should
counsel together. It is hoped the opp0-
nents of Radical rule, and Of both wings
of the Republican party, Will assemble at
| Canton on the oath of October. Let every
county he represented. The State can be
saged from RADICAL rule u the people but
viii that it shall be saved, No time is 10
be lost.
Except in the single instance Of the
stock held by the city in the Mississippi
and Tennessee Railroad, recently sold for
$4,000, we would like to know where the
city of Memphis can redeem anything
put up as collateral. Her bonds, which
are now hypothetical for less than their
market value. all went by the board and
ontailed a loss to the city of thousands of
dollars. The truth of the whole matter is
that the sale Of the Mississippi and Ten
nessee stock was q fraud, and az the city.
owed the road S25, 0O0 borrowed money,
and could not redeem the stock.
THE Boston JauT1lul says that a lead
ing book firm in that city answers the
question as follows: "They published an
cdition of a book of five hundred copies,
and did not advertise it. In about a year
nearly the whole edition remained on
their hands, as the author, who was
largely interested, did not think it would
pay to advertise. Finding his book did
not sell, he followed the advice of bis pub
fishers, and advertised freely. His book
has now gone through seven editions of
five hundred cOpies eaPb, and the eighth is
ordered. The author now believes la adj
v~ertising.it p 20 -as.3