Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-18
CITY NEWS
c PARAGRAPHS.
-Wm Ia mosqulloes never dle?

Will the mosquitoes never die?
Another glorious Fall day yesterday.
There Is A movement on foot to pre-
sent a testimonial 10 Bishop Feehan on
his departure for Rome.
The fair at Sardis commences on the
10Th. It will be well worth attending, I
and we hope a crowd ofour people viii go
down.
The attention Of merchants and ship
Ders is directed 10 the manifest Of the
steamer Dan Able, to be found in our
T yer column.
There were twentF-seyen arrests in
the first and nine in the second district
during the twenty-four hours ending at
seven o'clock yesterday evening.
The name Of the party who is under
trial for perjury in charging Miss Mollle
Hepburn with robbing him, is 7. W. Ze-
nor, not W. T. Zono, as published yesier-
day.
The Cotton Factors and sellers Of the
city hold a meeting at the new hall Of the
Chamber OF Commerce, corner OF ecu
and Front streets, this morning at eleven
o'clock. Ali are invited.
The store Of Louis Wehrum, who
| holds forth az Costs old stand, was robbed
Of SO Yesterday morning by q gang OF
burglars, who entered through the side OF
the building by boring through the wealth
~erboarding.
The fire bells rang out an alarm at ?
| O'Clock yesterday morning, h "hre be-
ms the two story frame house, No. 252
/ DeSoto. owned BY Nat. Trezevant, and
| occupied BY several families Of negroes.
IL was totally destroyed. Loss about n
thousand dollars.
If Messrs. J. A. Fills &Co., of Mobile,
propose to supply Memphis with oysters
| thev must do better than OF late. n
ing common " REFERS " marked medium
plants" Will soon drive Mobile oysters
from the market altogether. Give US good
ovsters-ws propose 70 pay you good
price. -,
Manager Thompson, Of the "Parlor,"
has eflecIed engagements with Mile.
Aline l. Favre, me only can-ean dansense
in America. Oscar Willis and Nine. Gus
sic La Moureaux, and will present them
at his temple of amusement, No; 20 sec
| ond street, within the next ten days. See
new advertisement.
Patrick McMullen, who left New Or
leans on the I0tb or 18th Of May last, and
was last seen in Memphis, has not since
been heard OF by his parents, who live at
SumteryiIle. Ohio. MIR. McMullen had
lost an eve. WIS OF sandy complexion,
I've fee. seven inches high. He probably
reDsirad to some hospital when he LETT
the steamer at ibis place. Address Vim
cent BsccigalupO, Memphis.
The alarm of fire rang yesterday at
70 o'clock was caused by the burning OF
Nos. u and IS Monroe street, occupied by
y r.. Skelton and VIM. Aftick. The
houses were insured for their full value,
lint we are sorry to say the furniture OF
MI. SHELTON (whO is a composition in this
Office and one Of our most Valued en-
p~lovees) was partially destroyed, entalling
a loss Of a couple of hundred dollars.
Two negro babies were found in the
Second District yesterday morning The
one was found at or near the door OF John
Popa on Gavoso street, and the other at
Mrs. Webb's, on LRuderdGle street. They
were dressed precisely alike, and are 50
near alike in looks as 10 be undistinguish-
able. They are evidently twins about a
month old. We omit the usual twaddle
about +" the heaTtless mother, etc.
Yesterday afternoon q phseton, bearing
A elordly'f dressed couple, WAS driven
rapidly through Causey street, and ran
over The tail of a small NANCY dog be-
r longing 10 an ancient darkey-a white
washer b. profession, and a philosopher
by nature. As the cur came yeiping 20
his mister. the old fellow remarked,
=. Ha! I tole you DAT. Dogs and poor folks
and ringers mus git out o. de way of sich
stock as DAT! CIT"
To-day the argument in the great con-
tested will case of the descendants and
relatives of Z. J. Lakeland vs.. Madison
". Jones, his heir at law, will begin at
Marion, ARK. Nerger and Lisies are the
counsel for the defendant, and Eiumes and
Adams for the prosecution. This case in
wolves about $4,000, and has been pend
ing in the courts for twelve years. At the
last session of the Circuit Court in Ma
rIon. the Jury was hung-eight for and
- .-.a.zH M Tnnaa Thara II NIL
siderable interest felt in the case, and
brilliant speeches are looked for on each
side.
The streets are in a chronic condition
OF filth. We need a new Street Commits
sioner-One that viii do a little less lob
bvinE " and attend TO his Legitimate bust
ness a little more. There is never a meet
ing Of the Board bat what he Is present,
and we have often heard the question
asked by Aldermen, Who IS Helms
deputy now9" We understand that Mi
chaei DOyle. who has resided in and been
known TO the citizens OF Memphis for
twenty years, is a candidate for the posi-
ton. We know Mr.. Doyle, and hope
that he NAV be elected to it, As we are
quite confident he will attend to the city's
interests in eyeryinstance.
There has as vet been nothing what
ever heard OF the maj T. H. Byrd, who
disappeared so mysteriously four weeks
ago TODAY. Two of the shArpest of our
detective force have ben working at the
case. but we are informed nave learned
absolutely nothing. Ali traces Of the man
cease at Mrs. Gaines the boss devil in
Hell's Half-Acre), but there is nothing
90 Justify the suspicion that he was made
waV with there. lie was about five feet
eight inches in hight, rather square build,
and had fall. brownish sandy-cOlOred
!, whiskers. He claimed, wheni Intercepted
2 at the station house, TO be X planter from
Arkansas, and 20 have come to the city il
search Of hands. Our Arkansas cotem'
p~oraries viii confer a favor on the poles
of this city by copying this item and
; also sending any news they may obtain
in regard to Inc man. There Is a sun o
! money (abOut SI25) living TO his credit al
the second district station house. Nortf
= Mississippi papers are also requested &
J copy, rs he may have given e wrong
. address.
{ Tie Right Rev. Bishop Feehan in
tends leaving for Rome at an early daytC
? attend the CEcumeuical Council. He i
. without means 10 travel as BELTS the rep
% reseuta,ivo of the Catholic church OF thii
; 4 CITY and diocese, aud Catholics ara cslleC
upon 10 come forward and cOntribut,
their mites To assist him. There was
meeting called Tor the members of st. Pc
r ter's and 1t. Patrick's churches YESTERDAY
j., HhpIhlhS W NoN iAo"io M
? quired sum, AZ least $500 90. At st. Pc
4 ter's the meeting was held in the SOdality
Hail. b. J. Semmes was elected Chair
man. and r. o. FOntRine. Secretary. Thu
e following gentlemen were appointed L
act in the matter, viz: A. p. Morgan
e Capt. I. Tobin, j. O'ConnOr, 4. d. Cam
and J.. Gum. There was also a meeting
at 81. Patrick's, but we did not Learn tn
names Of the committee. All Catholics
will not fail To come forward and contrib
ute To- this fund. Father Reardan at 1T
PatTick's, and Father Fortune at ST. Pc
- tiers, viii receive contributions. TIT
e members Of the committees will also ca n
Vass.
MERCHANTS wanting goods should lool
at the stock Of Menken Brothers, corne
of Court and Main streets.
T,rp OysTER.-Ths very hes