Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-25
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Bayou Gayoso is booming.

Bayou GaYOsO is booming.
Horrible weather yesterday.
Rat terriers are the fashionable pets
among our ladies at present.
The mud on the principal streets COW
ers the Nicolson 10 the depth of at least
three inches.
The Mississippi river is only four feet
below the highest water mark within
thirteen years.
Ben Reynolds, who "bustod" his
wife's jaw on Sunday, was yesterday
fined ten dollars for The bust" Hoo
raw fer liberty"
-Shepperd M.-Ashe, Esq, is a candi-
date for the Office OF Clerk OF the Second
Circuit Court. We direct attention 20 his
card, which appears in another column.
A new company, called the White
River Valley Railroad Company, has
been incorporated 10 build a railroad
along the east bank OF White river to
Jacksonport.
The Little Rock Republican says: cool
La Rue Harrison has completed the sur
vey OF the Pacific and Great Western
Railroad, and has gone to Washington to
solicit Congressional add
There were only three cases disposed
of In the second district yesterday. When
we consider that that is the result of
two days hard work of the defuucting
police, we are moved almost 10 tears.
Tho rain which commenced about
eleven o'clock Sunday night, continued
without intermissiOu until one O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon, when it turned into
sleet. About three o'clock it began snow
ing, and at present writing the beautiful
snow is falling in flakes as big as a quar-
ter of a dollar.
A few days ago a policeman remarked:
''There are three glasses of liquor frank
in this city for each loaf of bread that is
eaten" SappOse this true; then for each
loaf of bread, at ton cents, there is paid
for drinks thirty cents; or three tiMes Is
much for liquor as J0r bread.
"A little negro girl was very near be-
ing drowned in Bayou GayOSO last even
ing about five o'clock. She went down
to the bayou along with several other
children to "sail boats" about our o'clock,
and the bank giving way she was pre-
cipitated into the water. A negro man
who was standing By saved her life.
We have spoken several times of the
habit of stock drOvers driving their cat
tie through our principal streets. Another
evidence Of the necessity for a reform was
given yesterday evening, a young lady
having made q very narrow escape from
being gOred hyan Infatuated OK. We hope
the city government will prohibit il in
future.
The Little Rock Republican suggests
that il the bonds awarded to the Little
Rock and Helena Railroad could be used
in constructing a road from Helena to
JacksOupOrt, on the east bank OF the river,
it would bring Helena in connection with
The State capital, Memphis, and by the
Cairo Il Fulton Railroad, st. Louis, and
would traverse some Of the best and rich
est cotton lands in the State.
"A new Chapter OF Royal Arch Masons
will be organized tomorrow (Wednes-
day. night at the hall of AnserOna Lodge.
All r. A. Masons in the city are fratern-
ally invited to attend. The Chapter will
be known as Memphis Chapter No. 90,
and embraces on its roll the names of
some of our best citizens. We will give
a complete list of the officers elect on
Thursday morning. We wish the new
Chapter every success that its most en-
thusiastlc member could desire.
We gave a day or two ago a list Of the
officers of the Association OF tine Italian
Union and Brotherhood. We ave since
learned the following particulars of their
OraniZatiOn. Beside the President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer, there
are three Trustees, as follows, A. Ra-
zonico. p. Perrotti and b. VaccarO, a per-
manent commission of five members, viz:
n. Malatesta, Luigi Lucarini, j. b. Sig
naigo, A. VsccarO, and James Brizzolara.
The regular meetings are held OF the first
Thursday of every month, the place of
meeting being the Hal OF the Knights
Templsr. All officers are elected for one
year, except the Treasurer, who holds Of
flee for three years. The association has
been in existence no quite two months,
and numbers over one hundred members.
benevolent societies in the city.
The VaItonidn of Water Valley 1.-THE
successor to the Eagle, says: 1.-The les
sees of the Mississippi Central Railroad
have received this week, at this place,
two bran new locomotives, right from the
shop of Rogers locomotive works, Pat
erson, New Jersey. We also observe