Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-20


of their late colleague, John CLANCY, ex
Alderman and late 4 member Of the Coun
ell, whose funeral notice will DO foun'
elsewhere.
We had the pleasure of tasting, yes
terday evening, the first California olive
that we have ever eaten. They were pu
up in the usual way, and were quite equs
to those of the south of France, Italy o
the Levant. The olive grows l%uxuriantl,
on the gulf coast, and ought to become
staple of Southern commerce.
A friend of ours-a chemist, wht
ranks second to none in this country-re
marked 70 us q day or two ago that dis
titled water and sulphur will turn biacl
or brown hair, made grey by accident Of
in the due curse of nature, back to itE
original color in the course of two to foul
days. The experiment is worth trying
The residences OF T. J. Prophitt, OF
Walkers avenue, Captain Lea (of Morris,
Lea& Co., near b State Female College
and Mr.. Nash, of the " Blue Line" on
Orleans street, were all entered by burg.
lars night before last, We did not hear
that the thieves carried away any plum.
der except from Mr.. NRsh's house, where
they got $3.50 in money and some cloth
ing.
The Spectator LondonL for a COPY OF
which we are indebted to Mr.. Chas n.
Erich NOW, we believe, safe and sound in
New York;, says: "If people could only
do without amusement, life would much
more easily be arranged but as they can
not, it is necessary to put up with a good
deal that n scarcely approves Off
There is a vast deal Of philosophy in that
sentence.
A young married man, in good stand
ing in this city, and the son OF an old citi-
zen, so far forgot himself and the respect
due to the community in general, as TO be
seen walking arm in arm with a mulatto
wench OF Thursday evening, on Second
street, near the corner of Union. Several
respectable gentlemen, old friends of his
father, witnessed the disgrsceful scene
and reported IL to us. The party deserves
exposure, and would receive it were it not
for his relatives.
Why should our citizens not bHy
grapes from I. s. Barbour himself, and
get several pounds at the same price they
pay jobbers for one? Barbour, the pro-
prietor of the small fruit farm near the
city, has hundreds of pounds, and our peO-
pie can buy at COnaway's, 1853 Main, or at
some other houses, or from him. They
are the very thing for invalids and for this
hot term. Buy to eat, not to taste,
Grapes never hurt, if not squeezed. Now
l~usciOusly ripe and plenty.
-OuE CONgTo8C DtuEuduiY Jf.Y Ol bne GUN,
has returned home and zone to work, a
sadder and a wiser man. He returned
alone-a fact attributed by some to the
warm weather, and by others to the fact
that he only had a railroad pass for one.
We are in possession of information,
however, that neither of the reasons
given, are correct. He needn't get mad at
us about it, though; We never told the
girl that she would starye to death, if she
said Eyes"
There was a meeting of prominent citi-
Zens of the Tenth, Sixth, Seventh, and
other wards last night, at Ed. Carroll's,
IN Beale street, The most of the candi-
dates were present, and made speeches
defining their policy and course There
was q good deal of wine drank, and hilsr-
ity and good humor prevailed. All
seemed to promise fair for a friendly and
courteous contest. Another meeting of
South Memphians is called for next Sat
urday, at 81 p M, at Thos. Fleming's, in
the Tenth ward.
The Jackson Miss Clarion saws: ain
Tennessee, as in Mississippi, the Radicals
are ~endeavoring to get up what they call
an 'old-line Wing movement In the
former State they are prompted by a mo-
tive to regain power, and in the latter to
hold it. Elsewhere We have printed an
able letter on b subject from Colonel
Robertson TOpp, a distinguished old-line
Wing, in response to a call from a num-
Der OF his old political associates, Judge
FOute, formerly of this State, among the
number. 1t is a sufficient communication
Of this letter that it comes to us with the
Endorsement of our own distinguished
fellow-citizen, Hon. VIM. L. Shsrkey, at
whose instance it is reproduced in our
columns" .
We have received a copy of the New
York Commercial Path Finder, giving a
description of the Grand Central Hotel,
OF Broadway, between Blocker and Amity
streets, New York. From the cut at the
head of the article, we should think that
the Grand Central" is a most magnif-
cent building. 1t is said to be, without
doubt, the largest hotel in the world. 1t
opens with its rates for transient custom
$500 per diem. 1t stands on the site of
what was formerly the La Fargo House
aud subsequently, the Southern Hotel,
which building was almost wholly de-
strOyed by fire in March, 1858, nothing re-
naming but the original marble front.
telegraphic reports from the seat
OF wal are singularly incongruous and in
conclusive. The antipathy Of the London
Tines and of the London press to Napo-
leon is well understood; and yet there is a
dispatch, among the many received from
European capitals by the APPEAL last
night, which tells certainly a share of
truth. II comes from London, and is
unaffected by French predilee-
lions. Vanderbilt was reported dead
yesterday by Wall street gamblers,
who sought to reduce the market
value Of New York Central stock.
For the same reason Napoleon is pro-
nOunced insane and dying. In truth, we
can only gather general facts from the
many conflicting statements hat come
across the ocean. 1t was an old adage
tina truth could not cross water; - but
we do get a little from under it. First see
where a dispatch is dated. Those from
London and Berlin are poisoned with
HPrussic acid, I" and it won't do to swallow
without a little Partisan antidote. A
story from Paris often has, when it should
not, k c~OUJeaT dH rose. Northern and
Southern war correspondents used to &C
each other Of lying egregioVsly. The
sort of fellows in the Old world have
the advantage Of us in experience, and
outlie the very.
Under the heading "pass him around"
the Somerville Falcon of Thursday last
shows up one William II. Felts: "a
sense OF duty prompts us to warn the
pubic against and to give to them the
character of al individual named William
h Felts. Some twenty years ago he mar
ried an estimable lady of this county, |
with whom he continued to live until
the past few weeks, she in the
meantime conducting herself prudently, |
discreetly and discharging TO him prop
erly all the duties of a wife. True to his |
unmanly and grovelling instincts, for
the past few weeks he has consorted with
q dirty negro wench, in whose company |
be left this county on the 18th August, |
his wife in a very destitute con- |
1ition, without any means of support or
subsistence, indeed selling off everything
hat he possessed except probably a bed
a few chairs. Such was his infatua-
ion that, as we have learned since he left, |
made this negro Oma the mistress
IF his wife and compelled the poor woman
% silence to submit TO insults and wrongs
he bare mention of which chiIIs the
blood. The community here feel relieved
sccoun of the absence of the base, con-
,emptible wretch, at the same time
heartily sympathizing with the COM
nunity in which he may locate"
The american Grocer comes to us this
week with the following article marked.
II Is so full Of good sense and sound adj /
vice that we copy IL entire: There
be a large amount of all kinds of
,snped fruits. vegetables, fish and meats
ppt up throughout the Southern States.
From Baltimore 10 Galveston, along the
sea coast and In the interior, may be found
.Dnumerable varieties of animal and
vegetable products, suitable for food,
which would pay a handsome profit 10
hose who would engage In the business Of
preparing Thorn Tor market. While large
and the latestimprovements would
secure, in this as in other kinds OF busi-
ness, the quickest and nos profitable
q beginning may be made
very little means. In mauy
the materials TO can may be had
Utmost for the labor Of gathering them.
saaily thore, may be ordered from here, |
sent La packages OF tops, bottoms and
tides, to be put together at the place of
destination. Lsbsls Of any style, pa tern
,r cost may be had here ia any quantity.