Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-13
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

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The body of James P. Gallagher has
not yet been found.
The Board of County Commissioners
met yesterday, but did nothing.
-Wanted-an unfinished room within
two squares ofthe Appeal OTFTcE. Adj
dress "F." at thisO office.
The communication of IS. A. Twill
appear in due time We must "hold cur
horses, " n move slowly.
Col. DuBose has sold his interest in
the Ledger to Mr.. Ed. Whitmore. lie re-
tains his place as editor, however.
Something over W hundred dollars.
were netted at the Confederate Relief
benefit at the New Memphis on Monday
night.
The Directors of the Memphis, Spring.
field & Kansas City Railroad are called TO
meet at the new hall of the Chamber of
Commerce this morning at eleven o'c' Ock.
The friends of Mr.. Harley Merry, our
scenic artist, will no doubt be sorry to
hear of his severe illness, which still de-
tains him in New Orleans. He was ex-
pected here with b company to-day.
Our merchants are still cleansing,
identifying and repairing the fronts OF
their places of business. Main street be-
gins to look quite New Yorky, and would
lCOk much more so if a few more of the
abOminabie sheds and awnings could be
gotten rid of.
-Whyi is it that the piles Of garbage
raked up by the scavengers are left ON the
streets until they are again distributed
over the pavements by the rain and other
wise? Would it not be better and cheaper
to remove them after they are once col
lected?
IF Fremont & Co., or Epperson & Co.,
/ oh1aul 70 r-AF, s. .azl.l,Es --seL q L.
road which they control, will not Mem
phis lose a paying road from this city to
Little Rock, and won't its earnings 20
into the pocket of Epperson 1t Co. to
build the western end of their WI road2
"A sojourner at the Adams street Sta
ton hailed the Superintendent of the Po-
lice, as he passed the grating of the cell,
with-"Isay, now look ere; this is bloody
ard; hi 'avn't lad a bloody pear in this
bloody soup for three days. and hits kill
in me by hinehes!'' The superintendent
sent fer Bob immediately.
If the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
put up the Memphis and Little Rock
Railroad stock as collateral for $4,000. of
what benefit Wilt be to the eity?e $40, 900
of it goes immediately to redeem some
outstanding scrip, and only $l0,0 900 will be
left for the use of the city. This amount
is a mere bagatelle.
The weekly APPEAni is ready for de-
livery at u counting room this morning.
1t is " chock full " of reading matter, and
Is the largest paper printed in Tennessee,
Mississippi, Arklnsas or Texas; in all of
which States it has a circulation equal If
not superior to any weekly paper pub
lished in them. Merchants should remem-
Der this fact.
If Fremont, GreenIaw and others
get hold of the Memphis and Little Rock
Railroad stock, h will prevent them
from consolidating with the road of which
Fremont is President? Articles of CONSOLE
dation have, we learn, already been drawn
up. The new manipulators of this stock
can water" ii to such an extent rs to
make it valueless to Memphis.
WIN Mansford, of the Catholic Book
store, has enlarged his establishment, and
has made new connections by which he
viii be able to have the very newest and
freshest serial literature always on his ta-
bles. We are glad to note this evidence of
prosperity in friend WILL and hope he
may continue to increase his business I'M
til he needs a whole block to store his
cash in.
On Friday evening next there win be
a rattle at h Memphis Club Hall of a
buggy horse, with a complete set of har-
ness recently voted John Loague. ESQ.,.
for the benefit of ST. Peters Orphan Asy-
lum. The Sodality Band has rendered its /
services, and a string band has also been
engaged for the occasion. After the rattle
there viii be a dance. A bountiful oyster |
supper has been prepared for those who
wish to regale themselves in that way.
Admission only 90 cents.
-Wo noticed on the stand on the west
side of Court Square, yesterday, a neat
one-hOrse turnout, which resembled yerv
much the cabs " used in Mobile and |
New Orleans. On inquiring of the driver
II 10 were a public conveyance, we were
told that it was not. More the pitvl
When will our carriage and hackmen
learn the economy Of One-horse vehicles
for /" hack" purposes7 They are capable
doing ali the work of the numbering
now used, mt about one half the
cost. Who viii try the experimentY
The Board Of Mayor aud Aldermen
have lost sight of the necessity which ex-
ISIS for the Immediate completion of the
Little Rock Railroad. The project now
them gives no promise that it will
be completed. If no guarantee is
given for its completion, the people Of
Arkansas will find an outlet to the Mis-
iissippt river at some other point, and will
it through. They already complaint
nat Memphis has not lone her duty to
hem III regard to the Little Rock Road.
md they are ripe for another enterprise.
we understand that it is the intention
the representatives of this county and
district in the Legislature TO introduce a
I'LL, within a few days. to abolish the
system of County Commissioners
Metropolitan police. We hope that
hey may go through "a kiting;'' although
We have nothing against the present me-
ropolitan police system except that the
commissioners are not the choice of the
and a v no responsibility-two
cry grave objections, the public will adj
lit. I