Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-11
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The thermometer ranged from 55o to
81 Fahr., yesterday.
We are glad to notice a ch~ain-gang at
work on the streets.
There was nothing at the various mag
i~strates' offices, yesterday, requiring a
notice.
Ross Williams fooled a planter yester-
day in the matter of hiring hands for him,
and was sent up by the Squire who ex-
amined the case.
More buggies, and livery stable We
hicles generally, were out yesterday even
ing than on any previous occasion that
we know of. This is consequent on the
decline in specie.
The first annual ball of the Washing
ton Fire Company No. 1, VIII be given at
their Hall on Main street, Tuesday even
ing, March 10, 1870. We have already pub
lished the committees.
The APPEAL has been assaulted by an
individual whom the police claim to be a
thief of the first water. He has instituted
a suit, or threatens to do so, for immense
damages, and thinks he'll get it. All
right
We have devoted some space to the
discussion Of the interests of merchants
as affected by the want of proper faeili-
ties for the remOval of freights on the
Memphis and Charleston road We are
happy to say that President Wicks has
s-urmOunted all obstacles and sileuced all
criticisms. Very rarely hereafter will
there occur any delay in the shipment Of
through or local freights. The blockade
is at an end.
We hope that the grand jury will not
stop at investigating keno, but will also
give faro and roulette its attention. We
are no advocate of any species of gamb-
ling, out if one sort goes, let all 20. We
can assur the overly-righteous and n.y.
per-gOdly that il " keno the only fair
and decent game that is played in public
here-gOes up, the balance do also. They
can 90 to bed on that.
We were shown yesterday by William
s. Moon, Esq. Civil Engineer, a profile of
the grade line of the Poplar Street Turn
pike. The new company proposes to on
struc a turnpike road from Memphis TO
Germantown. Five miles of the road
will be built Immediately. The road will
be sixty feet wide, and will form a great
highway for travel between this city and
Germantown. Our fellow-citizen, Thos.
Avery, is President of the company.
We spoke day before yesterday morn
ing Of a grand ball to be given by the
Germans of this city at the Assembly
Hall on Monday evening next. We were
in error as to the locale, as will be seen
by the advertisement which is published
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erwise we were quite correct. The com
mittee of arrangements are Messrs. FIR.
Siebert, Chas. f.. Theim and John J. Helm
rich. The directors are Messrs. Jno. L..
Eichberg, Geo. Stahl, 1. Rosenbach, DR..
Laski, Herm. GrOnauer, John Ringwsld. |
JOS. Gronauer, f. w. B~uttinghsus, Squire
Millard, +. W. Louis, l.. GOepel, Ed. era
yer, Harry Lee, John Bullock, Joseph
Specht, J. Bescher, J. Bachman, G. A..
Beehn.
One among the staunchest monetary
institutions in our ely is the Mississippi
Valley Insurance Co., for a list of the
officers of which the reader is referred to
an advertisement on the first page of this
paper. The names win be recognized as
belonging to men Of irst-class standing
in the community, and Of whose adminis-
trative and executive abilities, in finan-
cial matters, there cannot be the shadow
Of a doubt. The company is prepared to
take, at moderate rates, fire and marine
risks, and we are sure that policies cannot
be taken out in a more liberal or fair-deal-
ing company. Mr.. o r.. Stebbins, late
the Secretary Of the Company, has been
elected its Nice-President, Mr.. Chss. W.
Schultz succeeding Mr.. s. to the seere-
taryship.
A very pleasant affair came of at
Broom's Opera House last night. During
the performance two or three gentlemen
Of our city appeared upon the stage and
called for Mr.. Charley 0. White, the stage
manager. Upon that gentlemaD's appear
ance, Mr.. Larry Mccarthy stepped for
ward and in the name Of many friends
presented to the worthy manage a hand
some IA very valuable gold watch. The
presentation speech was trite and to the
point, winding up with the remark that
as Charley always come to time, time
now comes TO him" Mr.. White, who was
evidently somewhat embarrassed, replied
that he was happy in receiving the beau
tiful testimonial which he held in his
hand, and wOuld endeavor in the future,
as be had done in the past, TO deserve the
esteem of his friends. He should wear
the watch as a souvenir OF their friend
ship, and should ever bear the donors in
remembrance. After the pre-
all present were invited TO a
and the whole affair took those
present by surprise. IL is needless for US
to say that Mr.. White deserved the testi-
l6onial he received, as he has ever proven
an efficient q worthy manager. {