Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-08

chancellor Morgan. The grounds upon
which the contest is made are rand,
and intimidation of voters" II Mr..
Avres had been elected we wSuld have
heard nothing about frauds or intimida-
ton either.
There will be a grand sale of city lots
belonging to John Saint to-day week (l5th
inst.l, the property to be sold consisting
of blocks IS, 80 and 40, fronting on Main,
broadway. Carolina, Georgia and Ninth
streets, in this city. For further partlcu-
lars see the advertisement which appears
elsewhere.
The Memphis and Kansas City Rail-
road was organized at J~acksOnpOrt, Ar
kansas. by the election of William Byers,
President; j. W. Eldridge, Vice Presi-
dent and acting Secretary, and r. F.. Pat
terson. Treasurer. Captain Cobb is now
on the line making a preliminary sur
vev. and the work viii not be permitted
TO stop until the road is completed. The
Company means business.
We call attention to the advertise
ment of Messrs. Scheduled q Hanaue
in another column. The gentlemen COM
posing this firm are among u 10 sue
eessfui and popular merchants, and thor
oughlv posted in every branch OF the
grocery trade. Their well filed stock is
Of the freshest and best description, and
planters or country merchants cannot
lind a better or more reasonable place in
our city from which TO make their selee-
tons. Their place of business is on Front
street between Jefferson and Court, sec
Ond door from Commercial alley. GIVE
them a call, and ann their goods
-Busby, johnson q Co., cotton factors
and commission merchants, "a front
street. is a new firm, recently organized,
n - Hha. ~arfpnFrnm and n~HTFnnaRH
our planting and mercantile friends.
Major Busby is one Of Our most expert
enced and skillful cotton dealers, always
thoroughly posted about the market and
many years in business here. Colonel
H. Coe is a we'll known and popular
gentleman, careful and attentive to BUSH
and the interest of his patrons; and
Colonel NJ. d. Johnson, until recently a
citizen Of DeSOto county, is a gentleman
Of cultivated address, and tor many years
with the editorial profession.
We predict the future success of the firm,
look for it to become among the first
Of our prominent cotton houses.
The County Court was in session yes
terday morning. Letters Of administra-
ton were granted to the following parties:
Winnifred Hammel, administrator of es-
tate Of P. Il. Hammel, deceased; Mrs. NJ.
L. Talbert. administrator of John r.
TaIbert, deceased; John =. Hoffman, ad-
ministrator of estate of James CrOfton,
deceased; ThOs. R.. Smith, administrator
of estate of True Johnson, deceased. The
following parties were appointed guar
to the named minors: n. H. POstOn,
guardian Of James Thomas POston; John
IL. Ashbrook, guardian of W. W., L. D.,
f. D. and Z. F. AshbrOOk; J. f. MOlitOr,
guardian of Mary BrOcker; Mary Guerin,
guardian of James and ThOs. Fitzpatrick.
Geo. NJ. Bartlett and J. H. Priddy were
appointed executors of the will Of Eliza
Brocker, deceased. The other business
was unimpOrtant.
There is to be a grand opening on the
inst. at Raleigh Springs. During
the dav there will be a barbecue, where
fat oxen, sheep, lambs, kids, shoats and
fowls Of all kinds will be served up to
in a style such as can only be
done at an outdoor country festival. At
there is to be a hrst-class ball, where
the young and gay can trip the light fan
tastic TO their hearts content, and the en-
tire affair promises to be n Of the most
attractive of the season. The increasing
popularity of Raleigh Springs renders the
peuiDg this season of peculiar interest,
and we expect the occasion will be nu-
merously attended. The improvements
added TO the surroundings during the
past few weeks are OF a Su"DSJduLldl anu
comfortable character, and will, during
the summer. cause the springs to be one
Of the most popular of u suburban re-
There is a certain class of men in
Memphis land, we suppose, everywhere
slse,l who never see a " newspaper man."
especially a reporter, but they stop him
to ask . the news" They talk and act as
if the reporters sole business was to run
and gather news to retail for their
especial dedication on the street corners.
There is another custom INDUCED IN by
these same individuals, which Is still
more annoying, and for which there is less
excuse thar for the first. 1t is the habit
Of inquiring "who wrote" this or that
10 article " or communication in the
paper"-the inquiry being made with no
other object than the qualification of an
Idle curiosity, and with a full knowledge
il is against the rules of respectable
journalism to give up the names of the
authors or writers of an article, except to
some one who is injured or aggrieved, and
has the right to demand it. Both of the
habits are frequently the result of
lhoughtlessness, but in most cases they
proceed from ill-breedlng, and a lack of a
proper perception of the proprieties Of