Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-03
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
lilo are epidemic.


Sore throats are epidemic.
"A dog-fght on the corner of Madison
and Main streets yesterday afternoon
cre1ted considerable excitement.
The Thermometer stood at So Fair.
at Jour o'clock pm. yesterday, on the
north side OF the Worsham House.
The churches were well attended yes
terday. The morning services at st. Pc
ter's were peculiarly impressive, and were
attended D. a very large thrOng.
March has opened beautifully. vii
the reverse OF the old sdage prove true2
VIII it come in Ike a lamb and 20 out
like a lion? We sincerely hope not.
The busiest street in town, during the
day, is JHiOn- At night Jefferson bears
OF the palm, and in the afternoon, from 4
TO 8 or z, Bsal street comes in for a very
large share Of the trade and travel Of the
city.
There were a number Of gipsies in the
city yesterday. The women were ''shop-
ping" around-visiting the dollar and va
riety stores more especially, and the men
patronized the barrOoms and oyster sa-
looms.
The record Of deeds in Chicago. saws
the Times, Of hat city, contains one fled
May %, 1869, in which J.. Russell Jones
conveys to U. s. Grant one hundred acres
VI Adlu III CONFEDERATION OF the sum or one
dollar. Jones Is snow Minister to Belgium.
The report Of NJ. J.. Paul, Chief Enqi-
neer OF the Louisville Fire Departments.
shows but five hres and one false alarm
within the city during the month Of Feb
ruary. with an ascertained loss Of only
80. This is, perhaps, owing to the fact
that h city Of L~Ouisvilleis provided with
a IRE alarm telegraph, which, by the way,
Memphis stands in great need Of.
The name OF the party who was en-
gagged ia he shooting ARRAY in South
Memphis night before last, and who was
examined before Squire Foley yesterday
at two O'Clock, was Music, and not
MussO, as we had IL yesterday morning.
There is but one Joe MussO in town that
we are aware Of, and he keeps a reputable
grocery store on the corner of Jefferson
and Third streets. Mussie was discharged.
The German voters of the city viii
have another mass meeting this evening
at the Criminal Court ROOM All candl-
dates for Office, both the regular nominees
and independent" are invited to be
present ana address the meeting, advOcat-
ing their claims to the offices for which
thew are candidates. This looks like bus
mess. ne we heartily commend the spirit
Of fairness which dictates the move. We
have never put ourselves IN antagOnism
to the movement, per Sc, but have opposed
any partisan by a nationality.
We have RETAINED from any remarks
on the subject Of the late illegal and IN
w~arran5abls action of the police in raiding
private rooms and houses, for various
reasons-chief Of which are that we IN
derstood that the Mayor had ordered an
immediate stop 10 the proceedings, and
that we had been promised by a member
of the Council TO bring the perpetrators of
this outrage on decency and law, to JUS
tice. As to other matters, in which the
name of the local editor of this paper hrs
been freely mixed Of late, we can only saw
that we are sbUndantly able to attend to
our own business.
We learn that four white men and a
negro went to the house of a German
living on the Haeckle place Ton the White
tract, five miles from town on the State
Line road, and attempted to gain admit
lance. b etather and mother were away,
but the children seeing them coming.
quickly shut il doors and windows anC.
barricsded them with such material as
was at hand. This held the would be 70 b.
bers in check a few minutes, during
which time the parents came home. On
hearing the wagon wheels, the coWsrdly
scOundrols vamOsed. We are also in
formed that these villains have been SPOT
ted and viii be brought to justice.
The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
u has, in reply to inquiries made by as
SCISSORS, informed them that under sub
division seven of the annual return, en-
titled Amount actually paid for rent Of
homestead, - the amoUnt actually paid for
room rent is dsdUctible; but no deduction
should be allowed tor rent Of furniture,
care Of rooms, or for fuel or lights used.
Where persons occupy a room or rooms in
a MOTEL or clearinghouse which cOnsti-
tutes their home, and pay for board and
rooms a stipulated sum per month or
quarter, they should be allowed 20 deduct
from their income so much of said sum as
Is properly attributable to the rent Of
rooms unfinished. II Is for the assessor
to determine, from the best information
he can obtain, what proportion Of the
amount paid was considered payment for
the room only. Persons In making their
returns viii be governed accordingly.
The dsvil is never as black as he IS
painted. John League, while q great
stickier for what ne thinks the laws call
for in the way Of taxes, IS yet q true citi-
zen and lover Of Memphis, as the follow
ing. from the Ohio .Stute Journal, will
bear witness: "The Clerk of the Shelby
county court, Memphis, Tennessee, writes
to a merchant Of this city. that great in
ducements are held out by government
to persons desiring to invest in Memphis.
No tax is collected of merchants for
county purposes, and it is expected that a
great reduction viii be made by the au-
bhorities, who are now revising the city
ordinances with that object in view.
There is an al UGIOTeNg State tax of two
hfths of one per cent, and a licensed tax
OF twenty dollars IN every $4,000 Of capt
tai invested. For example: A capital Of
$4,000 would only pay the State $500 per
annUm, and the city, il is presumed, will
not exceed hat amount. An effort is
being made in the State Legislature TO
still further reduce the State tax
DRESS GOoDsl DRESS GooDsll DRESS
GoODsll!-Ihey are pouring in in in
mense quantities. SEESSEL & SON.