Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-04
Personal.

Personal.
Mr.. Broughner, County Register,
has recovered from a severe indispO-
%sition, and is able TO be out again.
Maj. w. j. Pollard left last night
for KeOkuk to attend the Convention.
He will represent the APPEAL.
Mr.. Mckinley, editor of the Mis-
sissippi Democrat, of YazoO City, is
in town on a brief visit of business
and pleasure.
Alick Low, Esq, Agent of the Hi
nois Central Railroad, returned yes
terday from a visit to Chicago and st.
Louis. He reports cold weather on
the lakes.
Col. w. r. Miles, of the Helena
Clarion, vas in our city yesterday.
He is on his way to the KeOkuk Con-
ventiOn, where his knowledge of the
Mississippi river, acquired by many
years Of study, will be invaluable.
Mart Walt Il Co. are having their
old Office handsomely grained and
painted preparatory to entering the
arena as cotton merchants. As here
%tofore, they viii represent the well
known New Orleans house of d. r..
Carroll & Co.
y. A.. Patton, Esq, of the Memphis
and Louisville Railroad, returned yes
terday from the East. He has per-
fected arrangements by which he can
hereafter give through bills lading on
cotton to Hamburg, Havre, Antwerp,
and all other European cotton ports.
Mr.. MorehCad, who represented the
Memphis Convention before the LiY-
erpOOl Chamber of Commerce, made a
very able argument in favor Of direct
| steam communication between Nor
folk and Liverpool, and referred to
Memphis IS the center of the most
productive section of the United
States, and as a city of great preten-
sions. We will give his speech to-
morrow.
Messrs. Abe RO5enthal, Joe An
drews, r. c. Sheppard and James
Peppers, merchants of NaZOO City,
arrived ON Wednesday and yesterday
We're looking around with a view to
purchasing in this market. The
GazOO Valley is noted for the Liberal
ity of its planters and the integrity Of
/ its merchants, ana a railroad only is
wanting to make Memphis the point
of supply for that whole region.
Maj. Eldridge, Secretary Of the
Springfield and Kansas City Rail-
roads, arrived in town Yesterday,
delegated by these corporations to wait
upon the people of Memphis and
ascertain their wishes in reference to
railroad connection between this city
and Springfield. We bespeaka cordial
reception to our friend, Maj. E!dridge,
and a patient hearing and investiga-
ton of the arguments he may present
on this subject.
We are glad to learn that Elder
David Walk, a distinguished preacher,
has accepted the call Of the con-
gregatiOn wOrshiping at the Lin
den Street Christian Church in this
city, aud will enter upon his pastoral
labor on Sunday. Mr.. Walk comes
among US, -frOm Kentucky, with high
reputation a. a minister Of learning,
piety and Christian charity, and we
trust our people will give him a cor
dial welcome.
Prof. a. J.. CreswOld, one Of the
finest Organists of this country is in
our city for a few days and has con-
scented to give an organ concert in the
FIRST Baptist Church on Tusday'even-
ing next. Mr.. Filpher, of Chicago,
who is setting up the new organ In st.
Patrick's Church, will tune the organ
in the Baptist Church, so that Prof. c..
win have full scope for his powers;
! and we assure our citizens OF n rich
4pn,f j., lf-fn-asnDr 10 tIn sNnou4ffRnV
performances Of this emident artist.
The programme viii appear on Sun
day.
In view Of the fact that many influ-
entail members of the Episcopal
Church are making an earnest effort
to prevent the Bishops residence here
from passing under the aucGQpeer's
hammer, the following paragraph
from the Nashville Banner of Thurs
day comes inopp0rtunely, and might
f. be considered an awkward %ObtrusiOn:
The Rt. Rev. Charles I. Quintard,
Bishop of the Diocese of Tennessee,
having accepted the invitation 10 as
sume charge Of the Parish OF the
Church of the Advent, of which he
was one of the original founders, will
take up his permanent residence in
this city, and will reach here Friday
next from University PLACE."
Mr.. Howard, the conductor Of the
freight train on the Memphisand Lou
isville Railroad which recently ran
into q hand car, breaking the legs and
back of the section boss, was conspicu-
GUS at the time in his efforts to relieve
the injured man, although himself
suffering from q broken leg.
We regret to learn from the Paris
HlteUigence' Of the 3lst that after Ia
boring In behalf of the sufferer, and as
he was getting on the train again, his
foot slipped and he fell, the train run
ming over the foot of his sound leg,
mangllng it terribly, from which all
his toes. except the large one, had to
be amputated. We are happy to state
he is now doing well, and is in a fair
way Of recovery.
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