Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-07
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LOCAL NEWS.

Look at Joe W. Sails advertisement.
'for sale"
The population of Shelby county i
$1,000. Memphis contains within be
borders Al, 600 living souls or thereabOuts
Two dogs got quarreling or From
street yesterday without license. a Pc
liceman interfered and got the seat of hi
pants torn badly.
There is to be a festival at the schOo
house, on Washington street, as soon a
the new wing shall have been completed
which will be in about two weeks.
-Tax-payers should read the notice o
Felix Robertson, City Tax Collector. Al
should pay their taxes promptly. 1t j
a duty incumbent on all our citizens.
Duncan McLean's saloon-the Bay
Horse, corner of Monroe and Second
streets-is the place to go for 'alf-snd-'alf
ale, porter, beer, and good drinks gen
orally.
II. G. Hollenberg has the most elegan.
styles Of pianos ever brought to this city,
A complete assortment of Chickering, the
best and cheapest irst-clsss piano in the
world. Sold on easy terms.
The cotton factory Of Nashville is tC
have $50 600 worth of machinery, and
will be running this winter. When vii
Memphis follow so noble an example!
W Atuf 0AA NOu SOY ONEANoAAoeea.
We are indebted to Mr.. Louis Keith.
furniture dealer, OF SO Jefferson street,
for faYors in the way of subscribers and
advertising patronage from his friends in
Louisville. He has our warmest thanks
The attention of the city authorities
is called to the fact that the lamp-lighters
have for several nights neglected theii
duties, and the consequence has bsen that
after the noon has gone down the city has
been IN darkness. We hope this will be
looked to.
i'll. Nerser, cotton factor, has removed
70 800 Front street, where he will be glad
10 see his friends. He is as well known
TO the trade, and so favorably, that il
needs only this reminder of his existence
10 call about him all his friends and rally
to him a big trade.
e. L. Ferguson, Esq, of Senatobis, is
informed that, as determined by the
Chamber of Commerce, thlrty-thret
pounds of cotton seed are a bushel. Cot
ton seed are bought here by the oil facto-
ries by the ton Of 2G00 pounds.
-EEGovernor Rector, of Arkansas son
in-Iaw of Mr.. Linde, hot on Saturday last
by Ssmul GOCshaw, jr., (whO died on
Monday of wounds inflicted by Linde) has
left Hot Springs for this city, where he Is
expected TO remain a day or two. He
comes to wind up the affairs of Mr.. Linde,
Morton & C%rutchfeld, of Coahoma
county, yerterday sent four bales new
cotton to Petit d Simpson, Is Union
street, making in all five bales they have
sent 20 this market since the picking sea
son commenced. We want these gentle
men TO continue the good work. We
want all the cotton we can get.
Charlie Howard lost q gold watch
some days z o which ne valued at $3.50.
He gave a cOlored youth SIS to find il for
him. When it was found the cOlored
youth was handed over to Squire Miller,
who sent him 10 jail in default of $1,000
bad. The young man had hooked the
watch himself and kept it concealed.
Dave Mum is in town maneuvering
skiIfauy to beat Auriculsr Smith before
a proposed Republican Convention, which
is 10 be held round here shortly. The Re
publicans propose to make asquare up
and down, out and out, 10 surrender,
fght for the Legislature as well as fol
Congress. They propose to go in on Their
merits, ears and all, this time.
The attention Of our readers is called
to the fact that b graceful accomplish
ment of dancing is taught in unsur-
passed style at the DeGrey Bennett
Dancing Academy, in the hand
some Clay Building, on Main street,
near jefferson. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
DeGrey Bennett are accomplished dancers,
and proficient in the art Of teaching.
They refer, with pride, to the best fami-
lies Of the city, all Of whom have at one
time or another patroniZ5d them.
Mrs. Barbour met with a serious acct
dent on Main street yesterday. She was
seated in a spring wagon opposite Craigis
store, when the horse became frightened
and started OF, the wagon was violently
thrown against one Of those tar kettles
that happened TO be standing at the cor
ner Of Vance street; the lady was pitched
out and her face very badly hurt. She
WAS taken into a ~neighboring house in
sensible.
s.. N. Webb is a part and parcel of Men,
phis. He has been identified with her for
a auarter of a century, and has helped as
much as anv one to make her cotton trade
what it is. Hs knows how 10 grow as well
as how TO sell cotton. He is essentially
cotton man, and therefore has a host OF
o-ustoruers. His partner, Mr.. Sellers, was
educated in the cotton business, and
knows the staple in every grade. Their
Office is 9 Stonewall Block, Union street.
We need not say they obeyt the injunctions
of their customers and sell for them 10
the best advantage. Call and see them.
An old man with a respectable social
BN1lAHa n nAA9 aAA N9AEAAgLEs NOAN ~ 2
house on Exchange street some days ago,
and engaged board for his niece, a pretty
little miss of some eighteen seasons. He
went security for her board. On Monday
night be slept in the station-house. be-
hind those barred doors, and paid a fine
yesterday morning. He did not care, he
said to Q policeman, but he was afraid his
name would get into the papers in con-
neetion with the event, and that his
daughters would see tia circumstance
that would be calculated to shake their
faith in the fidelity of men, and give them
q low opinion OF the morality Of earth.
Petit q Simpson, Is Union street,
Yesterday received the first bale Of this
years crop of Alabama cotton. Il was
raised by Colenel W. n. Jackson, near
Tuscumbia, and classes strict low mid
ding. Mr.. Jackson is one of the leading
nIanters of Colbert county, and one of
the leading men. He is as good a Demo-
eratrashe is a planter, and in every respect
~ regarded as q model citizen. He re-
yards Memphis with especial favor, and
r. one of many in that section Of Ala
bamaw who trade altogether with us. May
his DAYS be many, and continued prosper
.jtybs his lot.
The following are the names of the
0eutIetnen appointed at the meeting OF
French citizens and French sympathl-
zars. held at Gaston's on Monday night,
10 collect subscriptions for She SICK aho
wounded of the French army. ROBERT
Rather, So Main street; JONI felIeBIln ~,
z2X Monroe street; Felix LeClerc, o2s
HSs5n streef: Mr., Jacquot, 456 Main street;
1900 ID Vuchs. Al Jefferson street; MI.
n,ettA- under Central Hotel; John Cas-
-.L Courf sfrauf. Mr. Harilau.