Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-04
DEVICE and Initial Paper.
COWPERTHWAIT, CHAPMAN & co.
LocAL ~PARAGRAPHs.

LOCAL
Ed. Shaw is e~lectioneering for Wal
The considers" looked blue enough
yesterday.
Another weather change was fixing
up yesterday.
Quite a "rockshun " in the County
Court yesterday.
-Electioneerins was going on fast and
furiously yesterday.
Subscribe 10 the DAILY APPEAL-tbe
White Mans paper.
The Board OF Aldermen VIII meet to-
day for the last time.
The police were paid or up to Janu-
airy lst, yesterday.
John johnson IS the candidate of all
good men for the Alayoralty.
The town was never so fuIl of sneak
thieves and confidence mon a. at present.
Capt. Joseph Lenow does not accept
as a director in the GayOso Gas Company.
Will Msnsford, ct the Catholic Book
Store, has the very latest illustrated pa
pers and serial publications.
Our paragraphs about the intentiono Of
the mongrei party, yesterday morning,
opened the eyes OF some wayering Demo-
Gratis.
The expose ofthe Walker record in the
EUenjng Ledger, yesterday, is a sockd0l-
oyer under the adico-Conservative-Lib-
eral ear.
Arrangements have been perfected by
which the city is to be poIiced until after
the election and organization of the new
police force.
The County Clerk was yesterday or
dered to urn over the tax books to the
Assessor. lie ought to have had them
three months ago.
Our correspondent, Fannie IL not
satisfied with cur defense Of the word
litten." We are sorry, and viii not use
it a~gain-untu we have occasion.
The negro politicians who have hith-
er be n wavering as TO what course to
take in the contest for mayor, have gone
into the canvass for Walker with a vim.
The steamer Mississippi, with the Chi
neSe on board, Will arrive this morning at
10 o'clock, and will remain until 5 O'Clock
pm, in order to give the citizens a
chance to see the CRITTERS"
A man named James Deyenna, claim
ing TO be a steamboat mate, walked of
from Mrs. ElliOtt's b~OardinghOuse on Beal
street with d valise of clothing belonging
to a fellow boarder named J. c. King
night before last.
AS an evidence of the appreciation
shown by the people of the APPEALS
course in the present contest between The
Right and Mongrelism, W. can say TO our
readers that several Of our routes ave
doubled in the last few days.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of DR.. Russeli's Medical Institute,
No. Il North Court street. This Institute
has been established In our lie for ten
years, and has won a wide reputation.
The Office hours are from Dam. until 5 p.
m, daily.
We yesterday received by mail, from
a gentleman in an adjoining county, ten
dollars for a wears subscription to the
Daily APPEAL. The strangesJ part of tho
affair is that he enclosed q three cent
stamp to send bsek receipt fOris. There
is a live man for YOU!
Capt. J. Harvey Mathss, local editor
of the ErsaiBg Ledger, a gentleman. a
soldier, d scholar, and FtFue Democrat
a white man from the word g~o-announ-
ces himself a candidate for the office Of
County Clerk, subject to the decision OF
The Democratic Convention.
II was asserted yesterday on the streets
that the Walker party, DESTROYS Of COM
pleting the "mOngrei mixture" with
which he expects to get that 1860 major
| ity," had made arrangements to dsEain
nv 49, u - ~ AAAN W AAaEHA 'AN@ ~
day, until after the election on Thursday.
Some love-sick swain who writes for
the Chicago papers, recently furnished
one with "a New Years Toast" indited
TO n Marian corruption of Mary ANN.
1t commences, Fiji me a cup Of rare Bi-
Yarisni'' Bah! the idea of pledging the
girl OF ones heart in lager-f0r that is the
only "Bavarian" beverage that We
know of.
Dr1r-cc~w TVA71.rIr-~ v~Ta "a nh Tcrz
appreciated as a genial and elegant gem
tleman in the social circle, than he il adj
mired and esteemed as a musician, yester-
day gave the Local Editor Of tu6 APPEAL
one Of the Ea5st beautiful and perfect
specimens of clOuded amber that we have
ever seen. II was much admired bv all
who saw it, and behind one Of Gaston's
best cigars is just the sweetest thing in
lifs''
A furious wind sprang up from the
northward last evening about half-past
five o'clock. and blew for several hours
like a gale from the polar regions, cutting ]
to the very bone, and filling the air with
clouds of dust and sand which stung the
faces of those who were compelled 10 en-
counter the blast, in a manner anything
but pleasant. AT present writing, though
occasional masses of clouds are scudding
over the heavens, the stars are shining
brightly, giving promise of a fair but cold
day tomorrow.
The old confidence dodge Of the $1,000
gold-bearing bond, was played ON an in-
noeent individual named Rice, hailing
from Salisbury, On the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad. A couple of sharp
ers, pretending to be going in the same
direction, borrowed SIPS on it, and le-
wanted, leaving him minus. We are sorry
for him, but cannot help thinking that It
serves any grown man who can read, lust
exactly right, for being so stupid as to al
low himself to be " beaten " in that clum-
sy manner.
The Orphans Fair was a success, but
not as decided a one as the previous fairs
held for the same purpose Tit opera
cloak at Misses BOurk and COnnelly's
table, presented by B. LOwenstein d
Bros, for the favoTite miss, was awarded
to Miss Welch. who received 1861 votes,
against 46H cast for Miss Bolton. Miss
Maggie Quinlan received the diamond
ring for the most popular Young lady, the
vote standing Miss Quinlan 81, Miss Lilly
Smith 40. The vote on the velvet bound
prayer book for the favOrite Sunday
School pupil was 1S5H for Miss Maggie
Daley and 120 for Miss Louisa Fransioli.
the former young lady being successful.
For the butcher horns Fred. WOmer re-
ceived II votes and Roland Rupert Ii.
Mr.. Block was the successful candidate
for the set OF harness for the most popu-
lar livery stable keeper, and Mr.. Larkin
was awarded the draymau's prize.
One of the most elegant, and, at the
same time, valuable aud most useful
gifts that we have heard of being made
during the holidays, was presented, on
Christmas day, to Mrs. M. G. Hunter by
the young ladies of her establishment.
The present consisted of a fruit basket,
and atable set consisting of tea, salt and
olive spoons and butter knife, all of coin
silver, massive and solid. They are of
beautiful design, and the chasing is most I
artistically and exquisitely executed.
This present, coming as it does from the
young ladies under her immediate en-
ploy, is a high compliment to Mrs. Hun
ter's amiability of character, and shows
a Just appreciation of those domestic
qualities which make her so exceedingly
popular with all who have the pleasure of
her acquaintance.
The murder book" at police head
quarters presents the following striking
evidence of the great moral revolution