Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-22
c PARAGRAPHS.

DIR. Snyder has removed his Office to
No. II Jefferson street, opposite to the
late APPEAL office.
Recorder Scales disposed Of thirty-fve
cases yesterday morning. One hundred
and twenty-five dollars were collected.
e. s. Huston, Of Woodruff county.
Ark, with one hand, at a cost Of $500,
raised eighteen bales OF cotton last season,
the net value efwhich was nineteen hund
red dollars.
Those who are not for US are against
US, and the man who does not openly and
before his fellow-men condemn the action
of the conspiratOrs who are attempting to
ruin our peace, are not tho friends of Ten
nessee.
Squire Foley yesterday dismissed the
case against Henry Green, who was
charged with an assault and batter upon
the wife of Collier. TIT parties were ne
groes, and his honor was unable to decide
whose wife she was, or that any assault
had been committed.
The c0rporators named in the charter
Of the Memphis and Vicksburg Air Line
Railroad Company, meet this afternoon
to effect an organization. A distinguished
railway builder, 70 whom Memphis is al
ready greatly indebted, will, it is said, IN
dertake the task Of completing this great
work.
The ladies Of the Monumental Asso-
citation met yesterday and agreed upon
the programme for the decoration of tho
graves OF the Confederate dead on the 7th
of May next. The Confederate Historical
and Relief Association will act in CO.
operation, upon this interesting occasion,
with the Ladies' Monumental Society.
Justice Foley investigated yesterday
the case of Manuel Rock, the keeper of a
snack-house on the landing, charged
by E. w. Bell with obtaining money $500
under false pretenses, the property Of
Bell. The defendant was placed under
$4,000 bonds to answer the charge at the
present term of the Criminal Court.
"A number of gentlemen visited the
Pullman" car yesterday, and had a
pleasant time. Speeches we're made by
Mayor Johnson, Colonel Wyman, OFF. r
| GrisWOld Il Co., New York: Writ Dexter.
Attorney Of the Pullman Company; MIR.
A. Patton, ofthe Memphis and louis
vile Railroad, w. r. Moore and others.
We have been requested by several
citizens to call the attention OF the Chair
man OF the County Court to the impassa-
bic condition Of the Pigeon RoCs5 road,
opposite the M8gevney property, beyond
Central POint Wagons and huggies have
to 20 nearly half a mile out OF the way to
avoid the DANGEROUS ground. This local
/ Z " A3 - " ~ nv wi gLA g. ia
its, but now it is in charge of the county.
We learn from a Memphian who has
been sOjourning in Helena for some
weeks, that Captain J. q. McCabe, Secrs-
tary Of the Iron Mountain and Helena
Railroad, Is working with the greatest en-
ergy to bring about a speedy union Of
Helena with Iron Mountain. 0ur Menu
phis interests in Jhisr road should be looked
TO by way of the Kansas City and Mem
phis Railroad, else we lose what Helena
will undoubtedly gain.
Col. L. NJ. Partridge, formerly of the
Vicksburg Herald, and Mr.. Lew. P. Mey-
ers, late Of the Augusta Ark Sentinel,
will the publication of a paper
at Des Arc, Ark, at an early day. With
such am array of newspaper enterprise IL
must he a success. The country around
Des Arc is one OF the richest in the cOun-
try, and our business men will Of course
consult their owni interests by p%atroniziug
it literally.
Miss Emma DeVere, well known as
an actress at one Of our music halls, at
tempted to commit suicide yesterday, bnt
owing to the skill and exertions Of her at
tending physicians the attempt was prov
identially frustrated. It seems that the
fair actress had received a letter from Bal
ClmOre, her former home, conveying ONE
unpleasant or sad Information, and in a tit
of mental depression and dependency
she attempted to commit the rash act by
means of some drug which soothes the
senses and destroys life.
Coroner Walton yesterday held an
inquest in view Of the body Of Peter Seal
Ian, a native of Copenhagen, Denmark,
residing at a house on Poplar street, oppO-
site the Exchange Building. Deceased
had been afflicted with pneumonia for
some days, and contrary to the advice of
his physician indulged in lager beer, the
drinking of which aggravated the disease
and brought about his sudden death.
The verdict Of the jury was in accordance
with the above facts.
Rev. DR.. Teasdale. an eloquent minis
ter, formerly of Washington City, more
recently of Columbus, Mississippi, will
deliver a finished discourse each evening
this week, at the First Baptist Church,
on Second street, between Washington
and Adams. Meetings at this church
have been in progress through the past
week, large crowds have been in attend |
ance, and very many persons have man
Tested extraordinary interest in the SER
mons and subjects Of which they treat.
Hear DIR. Teasdale.
1t has been suggested that the Cham
Der of Commerce, in case Beast Buffers
schemes OF reconstruction be defeated
and the prosperity of Memphis thus req
main unbrOken, have a festival on the
first Monday in next month, in order to
celebrate the happy events of the past
commercial year. The abrOgation of the
merchants tax, which makes this the
cheapest wholesale market in the West;
the prosperity which blesses every branch
of trade; the progress of railway sys-
tenn the brilliant future that expands
before rs will constitute subjects of con-
graduation. Shall we lave the festival2
Richard Maggie, by his next friend, NJ.
BLESSING. SuEU out q writ OF hHhpug ]
corpus yesterday before Judge Foute, Of
the Municipal Court. Maggie was fined $50
by the Recorder for gaming, and placed
upon the ~chatn-gsng Tor n~oR-pavn9ssnc Of
the 1ue. The case not being ready for
investigation by reason of the absence of
counsel Of Chief O'DoHneu, the case was
continued over TIL this evening at three
O'CLOCK, and the defendant admitted to
bail IN the sum of $3.50, to appear at that
hour.
Justice Swan last evening held an in
guest On the body Of negro named Aleck
PeIl, VINO was found lying dead in the
house of Joe Lusher, corner of Union and
DeSoto streets. The negro had been sick
and was left alone during the previous
night with a bottle OF chloroform in his
possession. Next morning he was found
dead; and, horrible 70 relate, the rats had
eaten his face and neck until the body
was much disfguredl The Jury returned
a verdict of death from natural causes and
from want OF attention. He was buried
as a pauper last evening,
PAISLEY Notwithstanding new and
stylish. now being ODaDad.