Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-06
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Baldyr, the beautiful, is deadl is dead !
After a hard struggle in official life the
Board of County Commissioners has given
mp the ghost beneath a fatal stroke OF leg
i~slative apopleXy.
1t Is an old maxim "Hd De mortHis nisi
JOnam, - but this being impossible in this
instance we nus substitute therefor that
OF the cynie philosopher, nil de mortais
nisi Ueram."
1t has been suggested that civic hOnors
be paid the defunct Board now living in
state after the manner of the "Late La
mented, - and that the taxpayers Of Shell
by county sing the chorus in requiem, a
long farewell, Uate, goodbye.
This famous Board consisted of Barbour
Lewis, ". +. White, j.. +. Merriman, w.
+. Louis and Ed. Shaw-tbe latter the
darkest skinned but probably whitest
souled man in the crowd. We intend no
compliment in this contrast, for we have
been taught that "in the lowest depths
there is still a lower deep"
A short sketch Of these worthless may
not be undressing to- the plundered
public-indeed, it may be of interest to
themselves, for it is useful now and then,
" 10 see ourselves as Others see US.
Barbour Lewis. alias oily "Old Unc-
tuous." etc, has been Chairman Of the
BOARD since its constitution. He was a
large. portly man, shaped like a hog-pen
D AIlNatA AAAE EAhNtAAA Aaa
well. wearing a blue silk vest tOShow his
LOYALTY, and a stOve-pipe hat TO prove his
nativity. Politeucss was his forte. When
iusulted he assumed the character Of
meekuess; for. as a nghtist he was not a
success. As a public plunderer, however,
he WAS a grand success. During his pDliti-
cal life. he amassed a large fortune from
his p~erquisites as Commissioner, which be
prudently invested in q Western estate.
lie proved the brains Of the Board, the
dishonesty being divided by five.
He went out of office a rich rascal, and
our people Will remember him as " chief
among ten thousand, and the one alto
gether lovely"-' Tdte.T
The next. DR.. White. was "A physician of
some theoretical information, as evidenced
by his being selected by some sstute law
yers TO explain the doctrine of moral in
sanity on murder trials. 4 man Of some
brains of quick perceptions when he
got into an ugly scrape, he could always
find a loop-hols 10 crawl out. As to his
official acts, be was continually explaining
through Tire city press, but he could nsget
" explain his explanation" As a political
triekster, he stood in front Of his assori-
aies. As to political honesty, like them,
he can be quoted at par. In appearance,
he resembled a rat terrier; he was always
" smelling a rat. but If the rat smelled
him, we know who got the worst Of il.
81 Va ="
Merfiman-a jeweler but no jeWeI-a
tall. lank. trlnsplanted pilgrim, addicted
10 spiritual SeaaceS aud a firm believer in
s~pirit-rappings, ghosts and ebOIls. This
gentleman always scared ia the seventh
heaven. and was continually in sweet
communion with kindred spirits HJu est.
While a member of the Board, his vote
was always cast in accordance with such
man eSfntiJHs as appeared tangible. We
H.ra-arrHa ~ IN fH1ana1 urrsrrnrfaFrgnH Ia .
with Macbeth;
30 The esrth has bubbles as the waters have,
and these are OF them.'
His ethereal nature forced him to be-
lieye:
- That every claim was just, beyond suspi-
cion,
As accurate as any other vlsion.r
The above is from Mrs. Beecher Stoves
Byron, for quoting which We owe an
apology to the public, but 10 Mr.. Nerri-
man we can only say" Vale
Herr LOuis-he of the Turner Bund-
"a sharp Teutonic Eeutlenan-natu-
rsiiN the hOneStest man on the Board
but ike many other honest men. bad
company DID not place him above suspi-
VIII SAY nothing about Caesars
vs. ife or any woman. Herr Louis was q
individual with an accent slightly
lie was a bocr-hOUse politician
'i the yoluble kind, fond OF argument.
and statistics. With q bet err eduCa-
loH ne would have been a philosopher Of
ie t-rauscendeHtaI school. fan Of mysti-
'isms. In fact, on the question of appro-
Jriat:ous in the Board, he was much given
% mysli cism as a natural sequence. There
we're worse men than Herr Louis, and
many better. We suggest the above re-
nark as mis- UPitaph, not forgetting, Of
1ouIse. Nale.T
TEe-tal end Of tLs Board. Shaw. alas
Fifteenth Amendment, % was a dark man
b nature and color. he was probably de-
cenGed from Ham. During The late cleo
the two rings o. the Radical party
pitt uU lhe question of a COMMISSIONS.
4 Caucasian or "a Balloon" was the queS-
.Du- They cgm promised on Shaw. Shaw
p-ed early ana often in the Board: being
in that business u Afforded him pleas {
re iu DO SO; we blame him not. some
as he WAS Incorrup.ible: Others don't. Z
/, g also say "dun'tl' He was a tall iHdi- g
idusl, Slightly bent with thegreatness Of
* Office, good-l9uking-indeed he was
jHSidered the beauty Of The Board. IL
Satt be collected his salary regularly,
nd voted for the same, thereby display
is an intelligence worthy OF the white
and especially OF the Barbour Lewis !
'hoal. TO him we can only say, Let US
awe peace; - if Hot-"I Gle.n
The funeral Of our ds<d and derunct
lends will take place IN Monday next
lu o'clock a. NJ. from the back door Of
Office. on Union street. A series OF r
supplementary resolutions VIII be passed /
J the County Magisrrates-Services by
commissioner BouEnuCr. Hand carts
ll be ia Attendance for all friends. The I
y band has been engaged for the festive
-rasiun, and will play at Intervals, those O.
spEopriatc sirs, 1.-The Rogue's March" a
Good bye. john and John Browns T
ody lies Wondering ina the Grave" etc. a
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