Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-01
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Read the report Of the Chamber OF
Commerce.
There were no cases of any Importance
in the magistrates courts yesterday.
The river continues its encroachmeuts
with frightful rapidity. What is 70 be
doneg rrn
There were eleven arrests in the first
district up to halfpast eleven O'Clock last
night, mostly trivial offenses.
There were two important meetings
yesterday afternoon, the reports of which
are found in our columns to-day.
What has become Of the Jackson
| Monument Fund.- or rather what have
the committee done toward raising money
for it.
There were six marriages in success
/ sion $50 we are told) at st. Peters Church
last night. This is worse than the spot
ted fever.
Yesterday was a spring day, bright
and clear, until nearly sunset, when it
elouded up, and at present writing
there is every indication Of a storm.
We call attention to the sale by the
clerk of the Supreme Court, on Thursday,
the third instant, of the Sim. Tate place.
Eight acres, residence, ETC., near State
Female College. See notice.
The I-etter-earriers of Memphis who
have been appointed since the new ad-
ministration received for their February
salary fOrty-six dollars and ~siXty-six
cents. These same carriers in traversing
their respective routes, collecting and
distributing the mails, travel upon an
average ten miles each day.
Thomas Shaughnessy, a young man
boarding in a Commerce street boarding
house, had a difficulty with an old man
boarding in the same house, and, to show
his bravery, slungshotted him. While
the old fellow was down Sh~anghnessy
pulled a pistol and fired at him. Officer
Walsh took him in out of the wet and
gave him dry lodgings at the Adams
street station.
The removal of the editorial and bust
ness departments of the APPEAL from our
old office, No. Is Jefferson ST., to the
APPEAL building, No. Il Union St., was
cOnsummated yesterday. We are hardly
settled in our Old-new quarters yet, but
shall be glad to see any friends there who
may choose to call.
The WEEKLY APPEAL, the Oldest and
largest journal in the Southwest, appears
to-day for the first time in nearly ten
years from its old Office. An extra edi-
ton has been printed. Merchants and
others can find no more acceptable present
to their country correspondents and
friends than a copy Of the old APPEAL.
Price five cents per copy, in wrappers for
mailing.
The regular meetings of the Board Of
Aldermen and Common Council having
been changed from the first and third
Tuesday to the first and third Wednesday
in each month, there will be no meeting
of the board to-day, but tomorrow. This
nov is an excellent one, and made in
Difference to the wishes of the merchants
on both boards, to whom Tuesday Is the
busiest day in the week.
The splendid Japanese cabinet pre-
scented by Mr.. NJ. Magevney, ST., to the
Orphans Fair, was not ratified until last
night, when the exciting event came of at
the schoOlhouse on Washington street.
Mr.. John S. Sullivan, holder Of ticket 259,
was the lucky man-thrOwing eighteen,
the onlythrow Of that number out of three
hundred t~icket-holders. The prize cost
$3.50, and was rallied at $500, but Mr.. Sui
livan says $500 would not buy it of him.
We learn from a reliable source that
when the sleeping-car on the upward
bound train Of the Mississippi Central
railroad was thrown from the trestle FRI
day night, near Grenada, one of the pass
engers, whose name we were unable to
learn, seized the railing running alongthe
ceiling of the car, and held on to it until
one end Of tho ear had fallen over the
t~restle, and hung nearly perpendicular,
when he was forced to let go, and fell
nearly the whole length of the car, going
directly through the end window into the
creek, and swan ashore.
"A Wittsburg (Ark.) correspondent of
the Little Rock Gazette, in a review of the
present route of the Memphis and Little
Rock Railroad, saws: The natural cut
AhrC,-h Crau-Faufa Rflua - 1nnEa1 RI hu
men who know something of the geOgra-
ply and Topography of the country as
the crossing Of the Kansas City, SPRING
field and Memphis ROad-as it is on the
direct line. Then why not these two COM
panies unite their interests and energies
and build a road from Memphis by this
route TO the western side of Crowley's
Ridge, each taking its line of march thence
to its western and southern destination.
II the directory recently chosen for h NJ.
& l.. r. r. is composed of sagacioUs men,
they viii see at a glace that their line of
operations must be changed o or la
ter, and if to be done at tail, then the SOON
er the better. If they have not sufficient
sagacity to see now they will learn by eX-
perience that a railroad is not apractical
thing on their present line, and that so
soon as the K. G. q NJ. road is completed
it will be The road to where it makes a BIZ
section of the Cairo and Fulton road,
which latter named road viii do its south
ern carrying.
We are informed that a daring attempt
to escape from the First District station
house, was frustrated by the night watch
last evening shortly after coming on
guard. As was the custom, the Captain
and Sergeant in charge made the rounds
up stairs and found that the doors of the
cell nearest the head of the stairs had
been burst open and the inmates were
out. They noticed at the same time that
the door of a room used to keep tools in
had also been forced, and on going to it
they found the two prisoners who had
escaped from the cell armed each with a
spade which they had found in the room.
They were Immediately ~recsptured and
placed in close quarters. Upon being
questioned, they said that they had placed
their backs against the door, and by re-
peated efforts forced their way put Of the
cell. Their purpose I n possessing them
selves of the spades, was to get on the
shed in the back yard and dig their way
through the back wall, and thus make
their escape into the alley In the rear. By
the vigilance of the officers of the guard
their plan was frustrated, and they were
placed back in "hocklety where the dogs
don't Bite"