Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-10

All the babies in town were in the
park last evening enjoying the sunshine.
There were three arrests in the Second
District up to I've O~'elOck-tWO DRINKS
and one doing business without a license.
The large cases and boxes were being
put nto the new P0stc flee yesterday. Il
will be op5ued to the public, probably, on
the 18th inst.
Winnie Ream IL doing BrOwnlOw in
marble, and a Western paper suggests
that the devil be asked 20 give a sitting
for the expression.
Henry Farley was put under bonds,
yesterday morning by Squire Willard, 10
keep the peace toward his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Fredriea Farley.
The Quorum Court met yesterday
morning, but transacted no business Of
Importance. They adjourned to this
morning az ten O'Clock,
Amos Wilson. a darkv employed
around the First district station house,
was tined five dollars yesterday morning
by the Recorder for smuggling whisky 10
the ~pris0u6rs-
Fruit trees and grape vines must now
be puL out 1T once, IN order that the roots
may have time 70 get vel established in
their new location before the growing
season commences.
The Sun said yesterday morning that
the Patti concerts have bsen The tIpis Of
conversation" for two weeks. Jimmy
will have 10 rub up his French. II we
remember rightly, topis means carpet.
There were ninetv-6ve dollars collect
ed in fines at the Rec1rder's Court, yes
terday morning. Thitty-nlne cases were
disposed OF, twenty-eight or which were
from the First, and eleven from the Sec
ond district.
We noticed yesterday four street cars
in a bunch, and parties had then been
waiting tors car nearly an hour. Truly
the street car system Of this city is
''fearfully and wonderfully arranged
and managed.
An astronomical day commences at y
O'Clock in the day, bus she civiL day COM
mences at midnight, except In admiralty
courts, when the civil day commences at
moor This is because nautical time IS
ASTRONOMICAL.
Why Is it that no frOgs are brought to
this market? Boys might make a very
handsome, support BY fishing for them.
The restaurants would be well pleased
TO get them, as there is no delicacy more
priced by goaT7nets.
Tho Southern Hotel. on the corner of I
Main n Beale streets, was sold day
before yesterday under the hammer for
seventeen thousand six hundred and
t~wenty-four dollars. Il was bid iu by
Mr.. Cossett, formerly of this city, but
now of New York.
1t viii be interestipg news to those of
our candidates who are laboring under
disabilities, to learn that General Frank
Cheatham, who has recently been to
Washington TO have his disabilities re-
moved, publishes a letter ia the Nashville
papers in which he expresses bat little
hope or confidence that this will be done
very soon.
We again urge on Chief O'Donner
and the Police Board the necessity of a
chain gang. With the fifteen or twenty
.able-bodied men, which Is the average
prisoners ia the station houses,
and whose board alons costs twelve or
fifteen dollars aday, tho now shamefully
filthy streets could soen be cleared and
KEPT clean.
The following practical suggestion
will DO found of value to the housekeep-
readers OF the APPEAL: In polishing
or washing door knobs or other articles
projecting from g painted surface, the
paint may be protected by covering the
Immediate neighborhOod. say for four or
1--WE inches around the knob, With a piece
of pasteboard, in the enter of which a
slit has been made Dig enough to allow
the knob TO pass through.
About two weeks ago Mr.. T. L. Hide
brand. at the Gaycsu House, lost q
Brussels carpet which was stolen BY some
unknown thieves. He PIT the case in the
hands OF the colored Constable George
Hayden, who, after diiigent work, and
slight clues, yesterday recovered a
portion of the carpet and made two
arrests for the theft. lie thinks that he
IAN turn up the balance to-day. George,
IS we have taken occasion &c remark be-
ore, is q faithful officer and a good detec-
i've.
A case Of some Importance was heard
Il the Municipal Court last evening before
Judge Swayne. It was the Gayoso Gas
company VS.. y. p. Rescl for subscription I
If stock. Mr.. Reed refused to respond to
he late call, aud the Company sued him.
made three points Of defense, viz LIST.
he Company has no legal existence; I'd,
{ did no5 organize according to the char
err 81, The subscriptions were not dulv
I;anPed. The case was argued al length. {
md Judge Swaype delivered an able
'harge TO the Jury, but before the Jury re- l
ired the complainant took a non suit. /.
his case will have considerable weight I
LAD Importance as a precedent. !
The best evidence Of the rapid growth /
u cltyls tue TACT tina. small dwellings {
re almost impossible TO lind. and the C
buliulngs ~ the lower part Of the 1
ity, long u~ntenauted, are one by one be- a
~ opened by buaineis hrms "a storas y
nd Offices. ali signs promise a brigbt h
happy future, and we see no reason \
Don Piatt's prediction that 'in i
twenty-five years MemIhis win number +,
NO hundred Thousand souls" may not u
Q fulansd. We are gradually getting q