Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-14
c PARAGRAPHS.

There was a bare quorum in the Coun-
ell yesterday.
Read the Council proceedings pub
lished elsewhere.
Another warm day yesterday, he
thermometer ranging in t~heeighties.
The Thermometer stood at s4o at four
O'Clock IN the front of the Peabody
Hotel.
The great Southern novel of John
Esten Cooke, Hammer and Anvil" has
reached a fifth edition already.
1t having been charged that Vicls-
burg has a deaf and dumb policeman,
the Times replies denying, and says he is
only blind.
The question'of a "drive' is again be-
ing agitated. Is it possible that there is
not capital and enterprise sufficient in the
city TO build one?
-Thirty-fve cases were disposed of
yesterday morning by the Recorder. The
assessments amounted to $50, of which
$50 were collected.
The spring races are thetopic of talk in
sporting circles at present. The meet
ing is to be one of the most brilliant ever
held in Memphis.
The Confederate Relief Association
meets tonight. Important business is to
be transacted, and every member is earn
estly requested to attend.
Frog huntingis becoming a profession
with the youngsters around town. From
ten to fifteen dollars a day can be made at
il by a skillfnl fisherman.
We had the pleasure of meeting yes
terday Mr.. J. B. BoOthe, editor of the
T~dydhdtchie Netgs, who is in the city on
business connected with his paper.
We nave never seen so much excite
ment displayed on n technical local
- a.
noon on the question of the sheriffalty.
The skies clouded over yesterday
evening and at writing threaten rain. A
stiff south easJerly wind was blowing
during the afternoon and raised dust in
clouds.
"A magnificent improyised main of
cocks was fought in Exchange alley yes
terday evening, while the Board of Alder
men were in session. On motion of Alder
man Durff, business was not suspended
until the fight was over. The best chicken
whipped.
The most centrally located market is
that at No. IS Jefferson street, lately
opened by Messrs. ~Oppenheimer q HOch-
staGter Charley Williams DID standl,
where the best of everything in the way
of fresh meats, vegetables, poultry, etc,
can be found at all times.
1t is said that theSe are six hundred
copies of "a journaGf civilization, /" sold
in this city weekly. If this is true, shame
on our people! The loathsome, infamous
thing, with its lying, slanderous cuts,
befouling and belittling u best citizens,
should be completely taboOed by us.
Mayor Johnson has paid off one hum
bred and sixty-two thousand three hum
dred and n~inety-one dollars and thirty
two cents (Sl62, 391 32) of the floating debt
of the the city since he came into Office,
besides paying promptly all current ex-
penses OF the city. These figures need no
comment.
Chris. SteinkuhI would remind his
friends that he has bought out the in
terest of Mr.. George Miller in the Capitol
Saloon and is now running that elegant
and popular concern himself. He sets a
splendid lunch, and has the best of every
thing to drink in his bar. A visit to his
establishment will convince anybody of
the truth of u assertion.
We understand that a movement is
on foot 10 establish a building association
similar to those that in other cities nave
proven 50 advantageous and remunera-
tive. The parties having the matter in
charge are well posted, thorough business
men M know what they are about. We \
hope they may be encouraged to a sue
cessful carrying out of their plans.
In the Criminal Court yesterday the
following persons were sent to the peni-
Tertiary; George Rivers, three years, on
charge Of larceny; Hugh Thomas Is years,
on charge Of house breaking, and Charles
Kendall, for one year, for larceny. At
present there are but six cases on the
Criminal Court docket for trial, ana but
fifteen persons in Jail on charges answer
able before the Criminal Court,
The Rev. ]. P. Stuart, of St. Louis, a
minister of the New Church." will de-
liver a nee lecture tonight, at the U. S.
Court room, No. $50 Main street. His
subject is, THE Beginning and End of
the World" The lecturer will give the
Swedenborgian view of the teachings OF
the Bible and seience-of the Book of
Genesis and of the ApOoalypse-of Gods
six days work and rest on the Sabbath
of Noah and this flood, eto.-with some
remarks on the sacred books of the Hin
docs, Parsees and Egyptians.
The P~ostoffice Department have done
one c~ommendable thing in deciding to
abolish the present "toy book F" series of
postage stamps. A new issue has been
decided on which viii be shortly issued,
They viii be one-third larger than those
now In use, and viii consist entirely of
profile busts. The series will eomprise
heads of the following: One cent, Frank
lin; two cent, Jackson; three cent,
Washington; six cent, Lincoln; ten cent,
JShoisOhi WE'VE cent, Clay uiteen cent,
WebsterI tYenty-fOur cent. General
Scotti thirty cent, Alexander Hamilton
cent, Commodore Perry.
-Messrs. h. F. Handy and A. P. VIII
two capitalists from Cincinnati,
who have been in the city for several days
prospecting" yesterday morning closed
negotiations and purchased the large
building at the head of Main street, occu-
pied before the war by Mr.. Mckinney as
q EuFrnsHFa.l FanfaA- "a
Handy d Williams to start an ex-
furniture factory in it Immediate !
lys one OF them leaving for Cincinnati !
yesterday TO forward the requisite ma
chinery, which is all purchased and ready
to be shipped. 1t is their intention to
make the factory m of the largest and )
most complete in the United States, !
In a local paragraph published yester- !
day, we stated that owing to a dispute !
about rent between Col. VIM. L. Duff and :
the United Order of Drqids, Col. Duff had !
locked up the premises and refused the :
admission. This was an error.
Col. Duff had been placed in possession of '
The premises by a regular officer, by vir- :
Tue of a judgment for possession, rendered l
by Squire Halls court. We were correct !
n stating, however, that Councilman I
Cohen and others, finding the door locked i.
ourst 1t open, for which Mr.. Cohen was i
arrested and fined SIS by the Recorder. D.,
The controversy was not concerning rent. !
for a breach of a covenant in the lease :,
against sub-letting the premises, z
We should have acknowledged sooner Q
he receipt of Curtis Life of Webster. in
,wo volumes, but have hitherto neglected :;
% DO so. 1t is a most admirable work 4
md must Immediately take its place in d
he front rank of Geographic literature,
md be recognized as authority in all mat 2
pertaining to the life of this one Of g
he greatest of American statesmen. We 9
will give il a more extended and crIti- I
al notice in our Sundays issue. This =
for the sale of the work is still in =
he city, and will call upon our people. TO !
whom we most sincerely recommend her. Q
Mr.. A. s. Mitchell, President of the
Mississippi River railroad, in a note TO 9,
he editor of the Ledger, says; at is not /,
rue that the Mississippi River railroad m
las been transferred to any parties what. h
Iver. Our company have made a con- 4
ract with eastern capitalists for building q
he entire line of their road, but the or :
animation OF our company remains un-
hanged. We are gratihed in being BILE ?
0 state that we have strong ground for II
we can get our road opened 10
)ovington this year, and throughout its y
ntire length in much less thar 'four q
'earsi' thus giving TO Memphis the most 81
important thoroughfare she has ever had. ~
nd opening up TO the counties north of y
s a career of greater prosperity than =
heir people have ever dreamed Of" :,
Many are the lodges of the cute Yam %
ees engaged in various swindlinR (Qen-
rally enterprises to obtain gratis adyer-
sing. The impudence of some of them or
amazing. City papers are rarely taken r.
! by them-though soUetimes they fan M
ITO their traps-but village and co1ntry (,
apers are frequently duped. Onsuof the
things of the sort which has G,
ame 70 our notice occurred a day or two
go. We received by mail an envelope n,
1ntaining several slips, on which were r,