Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-21
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The city was unusually quiet yester-
day and but few arrests were made by the
police.
DIR. Snyder has removed his Office to
No. Il Jefferson street, opposite to the
late APPEAL Office.
A grand Democratic ratification meet
ing will be held on Thursday night next
in the city.
Miss Lucilla Western will make her
debut in Memphis tonight at the New
Memphis Theater in the character of Lady
Isabel, in East Lynne, or The Elopement.
The rate of taxation on privileges for
State and county purposes viii not be
made out by the County Clerk until after
the meeting Of the County COurt in April
next.
John McCawley was arrested yester-
day by officer Morgan on the charge ofat-
tempting to rob James Fitzgerald of a
watch. He will Y a hearing to-day be-
fore one of cur magistrates.
Mr.. Brooks, one of our oldest citizens.
of the firm of Brooks and Dennis. was
taken suddenly i'll last evening, and lies
in a precsrious condition. lie was in a
paralyzed state up to late last night.
An Arkansas Record of current events
says: "Our editor and two members Of
his FrohcksOme family left for Memphis
on the Commercial" We nave been ex-
pecting to see a little (HH in our sanctum,
but he hasn't cOne.
Readers of the APPEAL should not
forget that Professor Nigus will again lee
ture tomorrow night at the hall he has
so handsomely fitted up in the GavOsO
Block Every head of a family should 90
and take his children, if he would secure
for them the advantages Of culture these
lectures afford.
The ladies of the Monumental Society
will meet this morning at ten o'clock at
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, for
the purpose Of making arrangements for
the annual decoration of the graves of the
Confederate dead on the seventh of May
next. a full meeting has been requested
by Mrs. M. C. Galloway, President of the
Society.
The horrible disorder, cerebro menen-
gets, knocks multitudes of people in the
Gulf States into Kingdom Come. The
doctors OF Memphis should seek informa-
ton in reference to the disease. Very
evidently physicians of the South de not
concur il their modes of treatment, and
he epidemic is more destructive han
cholera.
2 Bishop Marvin, of Missouri. preached
at the Second Street Methodist Church
yesterday, and in the afternoon preached
the dedication sermon of the New Central
Methodist Church on Union street. Over
fifteen hundred dollars was collected for
the purpose of finishing the church. This
evening the reverend gentleman will de-
liver a lecture at the Second Street Meth
odist Church. Subject: california"
free.
Yesterday morning a horse upon which
mounted a cOlOred boy came tearing
up Union street at d fearful rate. The
called Justify IN the pedestrians TO
stop the wild animal. The policemen on
The beat made a desperate effort TO check
him in his mad career, butthe animal was
not to be checked until of his own Volt
ion he came TO a halt in from of the Mu-
courtroom, where the colored boy
ended his Mazeppa-like ride.
--Messrs. II. Wetter 81 Co, Nos. 10 and
% Monroe, have been engaged for over
.hirty years in the manufacture Of stoves
n the center OF a bituminous coal district,
md nave experimental a great deal in
burning soft coal in cooking stoves,
s numberthat have given general
and had a large sale; but
low they v achieved their greatest sue
in the " Monitor which burns the
from the coal. and combines other
which give it, without eXcep-
ion, the superiority over every bitumin-
us coal cooking stove in use. See card
lsewhere from some of our best citizens
Who used it.
The Rev. Bishop Marvin will deliver
lecture tonight at the Second Street
lethOdist Church; subject, "What l saw
q California" Having travelled extern
lvely in that country, he is prepared 10
i've an entertaining lecture ON this sub.
Yesterday he dedicated the base
lent room of the new Central Methodist
hurch on Union street. The room.
-hich is large N elegantly finished. was /,
TO its utmost capacity. The dis
'urse was eloquent, and the dedication
'remonies impressive. Those who
ave heard the Bishop will desire to hear |
m again. Attend the lecture Tonight.
omission free.