Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-18
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The General Council sits this evening
at three O'Clock.
There were thirtv-six arrests in the
First Districs up 70 Inidalsh5.
There were ten arrests ia the Second
District ycsterday-sI state Gases"
twenty six arrests ct negroes were
made last night IN tH5 on. three deus VI
gambling ana prostitution. Th5 frs.
District Sc2LIOuLuuse, Llis 4LorullE at one
O'Clock, was 4 miniature p"-ndeuJuiUU.
The clock in tho N~uniriqal courtroom
was stolen sunday usSht. Yesterday II
was repl4ced by auotIer--ns waychn7n
Of the building paying lur tie same, he
unfortunately Oeiny held responsible.
Persons desiring TO rent a plantation
eliTiJiy situated, would do We'll to read
the advertisement IN another column
headed Plantation 10 Les" The PLACE Is
one Of The best in Arkansas, and all iufor-
nation concerning 1t c8h be Obtajued 1g
applying TO Gen. Gid J. Pillow, Receiver.
Col. D. q. Trader Il announced else
where as IA candidate for the cierksbip ef
the Second CirCuiI Court. To say that col.
Trader, should he receive the nomiuatiOn,
and be elected, would be the righs nan in
the right place, Is only 10 echo tbs senti-
meuts Of every one VINO knows Inland
VINO does not?
We hear complaints frequently about
the gift lewelry stores on the lsTee. There
Is scarcely a day that the police are nog
called upon 20 make them disg0rss money
which has bean cODddencsd out OF ixnOr-
ant country negroes, and sometimes
scarcely less Ignorant white men. L
these concerns are allowed 10 run at ali.
hey should be under the dirsst suryeil-
lance Of tie police.
We received a good largo chunk OF Zoe
yesterday with the following neat nste
from Messrs. Bohlen, Huse Il Co., the
we'll known aud popular ice dealers-
'Compliments of Bohlen. Huse& Co. This
is the last OF present stock of ice, Shall
nave a full supply within d day or Two.
Should not have run Out but for closing of
navigation between s.. Louis and Cairo"
We are Informed on good authority
that Judge Fielding Hurst, recently APP
pointed United states Revenue Collector
FOR Middle Tennessee, Is about to be pros
ecuted by DR.. Wood, OF Hardaman c0Un-
ty, whom be forced to pay biai athousand
dollars in gold TO prevent the burning Of
his house. Several other citizsns-of Mid
die Tennessee were similarly treated by
this model Z. S. Revenue Collector.
The Tuscumbia Tunes Of Friday last.
saws that on last Thursday 8 man named
Sswell went 10 the residence or Walter
Sherrod, near JOnesboro, and abused him
very much-curscd Mrs. Sherrod, and
was playing the dell" generally. Mr..
Sherrod bore until his conduct and threats
became Gnbeare1le, when he was COM
PEELED, ia selEdcfenss, to shoot hin. The
shot took effect ia the head. and is con-
sidered fatal. At last ocOURys Sowell
was alive.
-SIessrs. J. T. T-rezevant and A. B.
Morrison, who, % behalf OF the Chamber
Of Commerce OF this city, attended the
meeting Of the National Board or
Trade" at Richmond, have furnished
their report TO President Nelson. They
were profoundly impressed with the
earnest patriotism and personal worth Of
tho delegates 20 b National Board OF
Trade frohl all the States, and were led 70
believe that Federal and may yet be
given to the Southern Pacific Road. The
report Of Messrs. Irrelevant and Morrison
viii be presented ia eGteilso at the next
meeting of the Chamber Of Commerce.
r. B. Hawley, jr., q Young gentleman
well and favorably known among u
business community in which he was
raised, has recently become agent for the
wholesale dealers in fancy groceries and
sole agents for Sleeps celebrated d~essica-
ted cocoa nut, prepared and warranted to
keep in any climate. and sold to dealers
at 33c. per pound. Mr.. E4wley can be
found 10 the Stanton Block, corner Main
and Front streets, where he will be pleas
ed to see his friends aud parties desiring
fresh groceries on cheap and easy terms.
The ever energetic Tom Neal, in his
State Gazette Of Saturday, says: Il viii
now take ut least $50 oG0 TO airing the Mis-
sissippi River Rsilroad through the
Fourth Civil District OF Dyer county. II
our people fail 10 raise the amount, inme-
diately, then the railroad viii miss Overs
burg from thres to i've milas. Are the
merchants OF Dyersburr and tho land
owners OF the Fourth UisJrics going TO sit
still and see the Mississippi River Raii-
road built three or i've miles from this
placer TO bring &c here ought we not all
be willing to 50 bscribe stock TO theamount
that iI will cost to nov as to another
place? Make the calculaficn. and then
act accordingly. Il the road don't come
here we will All be forced TO emlxFate, and
it will be certain 10 give as the slip, unless
we de senstRizg Ter 1t. People sf ths