Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-09
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tOgraphs, 81 per dozen, At Armstrong;
Gem Gallery, I'll Main street.
Victor Fuchs spring wagon met with
an accident on the corner OF Union and
Second streets and lost q wheel, yester-
day evening.
Attention of delegates going to the
Nashville Convention is directed to the
card of the Memphis and Charleston rail-
road elsewhere.
The Citizens Union Bank "went up :"
yesterday. The particulars will be found
In the financial snd commercial column
OF the third page.
twenty-four cases yesterday morning.
Fines to the amount of Sl05 were as
sessed and $50 were collected
The attention of delegates to the Ju-
dicial Convention is called to The notice
of the Memphis and Louisville railroad
in another column on this page.
-Synnott, OF the Ledger, isn't sick, but
gone over to Arkansas to get himself
snake-bitten. He can then lake it
straight" without violating the pledge.
We noticed lying at different points
on Adams street, all within a half square
OF the station-house, the purifying re-
mains of three enormous rats and a dead
cat. Two of the rats have been there for
two days.
The Bluff City Stake, to be run over
the Chiekssaw Course on Friday of the
Fall Meeting of 1870, $50 subscription,
PIP, club adding $1,000, closed with
Lwenty-six subscribers. This makes a
neat little pile of $500 for the winning
horse.
The thermometer yesterday morning,
at seven o'clock, hanging in a window
with a southern and eastern exposure,
marked only 69e Fahrenheit. This is
ten degrees less han the same Their
mometer has marked at the same hour
any morning in two weeks.
The following officers were elected for
Schiller Lodge, Nc. 40, L. o. o. F.: II.
Harder, n. G.; +. Knapp, V. g.; Joseph
Uhl, Secretary; T. Henniger, Treasurer
J. Linkhauer, g. K. CO. q. A. Beehn, @.
Boner and t. Linkhauer, Trustees; .. A.
Beehn, Representative TO the Grand
Lodge of b State of Tennessee.
The work of inside finishing has
commenced on several of the fine build
ings in process of construction around
town. The roOingsof the splendid block
adjoining the APPEAL Office, on Union
street, is now being put on; and the
brickIsysFs are engaged in finishing the
cornice. In a few weeks more it viii be
ready for occupation.
There will be a debate at the Memphis
Literary Society Saturday evening at s
O'Clock, at which time Rev. DIR. s. H.
Ford viii deliver an Grafton. Subject:
- Greeee-her Orators, Poets and Sehol-
ars.n As the occasion will be n OF
special interest, the public are invited to
attand. Admission free. The Society
meets in the Common Law Court room,
corner Union and Second streets.
The old Gas Company are determined
to make hay while the sun shines, or
rather make money while the moon
don't shine. There was not a lamp lit
night before last, on Main street from
jefferson to Gayoso, nor on Court, Mad
ison, Monroe or Union. After the moor
went down the streets were as black as
Erebus. We hope the Gas Committee
viii deduct this from the bills of the
Company.
The sunflower is very useful for many
There is no seed that chicken
will fatten on so quick as that of the sun
flower. It will speedily cure colds, coughs
and cramps. It is the best thing yer fed
to horses to give their hair a bright and
glossy appearance, and given to q foun-
dered horse will give Immediate relief,
Give a horse a small handful at each feed
ing and he viii neve founder. The stalk
also makes q very good substitute for bean
poles while growing.
There is to be a grand soiree dansante
at Bailey Springs, Ala, on Wednesday
evening next (I3th inst.) This delightful
summer resort is more than usually popu-
lar this summer, and deservedly so, for
not only Toe nature lavish there her
most charming smiles, but the proprie-
tors, Messrs. Ellis 81 Co., have left Moth
ing undOne to make their guests and visit
Ors comfortable and happy. The soiree
next Wednesday is in honor of the formal
opening of the springs for the season.
We suppose that not a few of oUr readers
viii avail themselves of the chance to en-
joy q delightful times
Henry Lewis, Henry Turner, and an
other negro, name unknown, wen to the
shop of Mr.. Stein, on the corner of Wash
ington n Fourth streets, yesterday
morning between : and s o'clock, and
while Lewis and Turner engaged Stein in
conversation, the other seized the till and
attempted to make of with it. Mr..
Stein was wide awake, and, gathering an
ax-handle, sprang for the door of the
shop, but the darky, though foiled in
getting the money, managed to get out
and make his escape. Lewis and Turner
were not so fortunate, and were captured
by the police, who quickly came to STEMS
rescue. Both are old offenders, Turner
especially. He has made his escape from
the chain-gaug three times, and there are
now one hundred days unserved time
charged up to him. he is safe enough
now.
Squire Swami, who in some manner
has been standing in. the way of the ad-
mission of 'Squires Moore, Burke and
Elliott to the bench of the County Court,
yesterday morning rendered his resigna-
ton as q member of the court. 1t was
promptly accepted, and he withdrew. I'M
mediately after the bonds of Messrs.
Moore, Burke and Elliott, which have
been hitherto refused, were presented
and accepted, and tile three gentlemen
sworn in as magistrates OfShelby county.
After coming out of court, Squire Swami
admitted, so we are informed by a hslf-
dozen reliable men. VINO say that they
heard him say so, that he had sold out to
Moore, Burke and Elliott for one hundred
dollars, and he displayed the watch of one
Of the parties which he held as collateral
for the sum. This procedure is a very
singular one, TO say the least of it, and
demands an investigation.
The name of the German Prince to
whom the throne of Spain has been Of
fered, and which offer has created such a
stir in the political world in the last day
or two, is Observation-Disclosures the tel
egraph operators and printers have made
il anything but that. The APPEAL has
had it H0penzoppen, Hoheabohea, and a
half-dOzen other ways, and our cotempo-
rariss were nearly if not quite as bad.
Hohenzollern is a territory of Southwest
Germany, which, previous to '49, was di-
vided into two Independent principalities,
but since that timeshas been an admins
tratiye province of Prussia. Its parts are
still distinguished as Hohenzollerp Hech-
ingen, and Hohenzollern Sigmaringen.
The full title of this Prince, who rs about
to plunge Europe in war, is leopold Won
Hohenzollern Sigmaringen, and he is of
the reigning house of Prussia. Hence
the milk in the %coeoanut.
"A meeting of the friends of the
Raleigh railroad was held on the 4th inst.
at the old Courthouse in Raleigh, when,
by resolution, the President was directed
to send some proper person to Nashville
TO procure the necessary legislation to
enable the Company to proceed with the
work. In pursuance OF the resolution,
President Babcosk appointed General
Wallace, with instructions 30 proceed at
once to Nashville or his mission. Yes
terday the General returned, having ac-
complished all that was desired in that
direction. On Wednesday the County
Court granted unanimously to the Com
pany the right of way to run on any road,
M by this mornings mail the necessary
application under the code was forwarded
to the Governor. All Instructions to a
vigorous prosecution of the work being
now removed, it only remains for all par
ties interested to put their shoulders to
the wheelsnd their hands n their pockets,
and the road will be built.
The delegates to the Judicial Conven-
ton 10 be held at Nashville, on Monday,
the llth inst. leave to-day. The follow
ing is a correct list of them: 7. q. Bleck-
lev, J.. A. Anderson, L. NJ. Hern, w. L..
DUFF, W. r. Holmes, J.. Patton Ander-
III. Mathes, James A. Newsom, A. Rem
kert, w. A.. McCloy, I. IL. Logwood,
John Brown, Cham. Jones, j. o. Durff,
s. B. Robbins, G. w. Frazier, Henry Ehr-
man, George Z. Stahl, j. West Ray, DIR.
E. Jordan, r. Hutchinson, L. D.