Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-22
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The city continues full Of strange-s.
A communication in regard to Getty
Limits IS unavoidablv crowded out.
The weather moderated somewhat
last evening, but the night was still very
cold.
We thank our confreres Of the press.
one and all, for their kind and compli-
mentary notices of the OLD APPEAL and
its editors.
With a few exceptions the hacknen
and carriage-drivers of Memphis arc a
most accommodating and honest set OF
men.
Horses and mules in droves, continue
to be brought to the city. Some very
line looking animals veredriven through
the streets yesterday.
We understand that The Sisters in
charge of st. Agnes Academy are making
arrangements to put up a new and splen-
did academy building, in place of the one
now occupied by them.
Victor Fuchs, the great game man.
who is ever on the qui vive to cater for
The palates of Memphis people, is daily
Ia receip. of trosh fish and game. Call
and see him.
The business Of those Magistrates,
whose offices were near the lower District
Stationhouse, and who depended on such
criminal cases as were sent from the sta
ton, is about played out.
The grand vocal and instrumental
concert of the German Casino Gesangve-
rein, comes OFT tomorrow night at the
Memphis Club Hall, in the GreenIaw
Building. 1t win be a most delightful al
fair, and every lover Of good music should
attend.
The Merchants National Bank has re-
moved to, and is now doing business in
their new building on the corner of Madi-
son and Vain streets. The bank is now
in probably the most central part Of the
city, and is fitted up in an elegant and
tasteful manner. See notice of removal
elsewhere.
Mr.. Leo Wheat and Henry Farmer
have kindly consented to give a concert
at Helena, some time this week, for the
benefit of the Methodist Church of that
thriving and enterprising town. We can
assure 'la belle Helenians'' especially
hat there is a treat in store for them, and
we know they will thank US for the pres
ence Of u artists.
The following officers and members
of the Italian Benevolent Society of this
city, left by rail on Sunday to attend the
celebration Of the sister association of
Louisville, which will be held in thai city
to night: j. Augustine Signaigo, L. Podes-
ia, Antonio Raggic, JnO. A. Signsigo, Jas.
Bogg1ano, Fred Luccarini, L. Brignar-
della, Joseph Davini, p. d. Canale. L.
Luccarini, l.. d. ROssi. HenricO Fazzi.
J. b. BOrie, l.. q. ParpOli, Vincent Bolts.
Frank Cuneo, Joseph Boggiano, Antoine
COrdano.
The Helena Shield of Saturday saws
that on Wednesday, the sd instant,
there will be a meeting of the Board of
of the Iron Mountain and Hell
ana RgIlrOQ1 Tho g1aroHar- fr.rA A.. /
cabe, advises US that arrangements are
pending looking to the survey and loca-
Jion Of the first forty miles of the road
beginning at Helena, and the Board. at
their coming meeting, will ratify the ne
gotiations in the premises.
The Opelika (Ala.) Net0 Era. saws:
A delegation Of citizens from T~alIadega
arrived in Opelika last week, for
the purpose of ascertaining if some ar
rangement could not be made whereby
the route of the Savannah and Memphis
could be so changed as to run by
the town of Talladega. A conference was
held at theo office of the company between
the delegation and a portion Of the direc-
of the Savannah and Memphis Rail-
road, and we learn that the proposition Of
the Talladega delegation was entertained.
and, perhaps, favorably considered
The Little Rock Gazette of Friday last
contains a lOuu dAu iOngcolnplalnL against
the irregularity of the mails from this
city. Il Gays: "On Monday no newspa-
mail from Memphis, or any point east
Of Memphis, came over from Devall's
Bluff by the train. We are reliably in
formed that the newspaper bags which
have come on Monday BY the
train were az DevalPs Bluff on Wednes-
lay morning, and might have been
brought over by the Wednesday evenings
rain Wa are moi. advised II fbo No.
we're accidentally carried on up White
liver by the mail boat and returned on j
Wednesday, or whether they have been
at the Bluff 10 come with Tues
regular mail, and to create the inn
PRESTON that they were brought up by the