Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-13

The best bargains in pianos will be
found at 2S3 Main street. Call and see.
For the best Of Pittsburg and camel
coal. go to J. J. McCardy's, 247 Second
street.
The Quorum Court meets at ten
O'Clock this morning. No business will
be transacted to-day.
Remember the election for bonds to-
day. Go to the polls and vote to sustain
the city government.
"A large stock of second hand 7~-octave
pianos for rent or sale, at II. G.. Hollen-
berg's, Clay Building.
Six card pictures for fifty cents. Pho
tographs, 81 per dozen, at Armstrong;
Gem Gallery, III Main street.
The Recorder disposed of thiFty-fOur
cases yesterday morning, assessed fifty
five dollars and collected forty-five.
As the advertising season is opening
very " brashly," we hope our patrons will
hand in their w at an early our to-
day.
H. @. Hollenberg has a fine assOrt-
ment of Chickering Pianos, the best and
cheapest first-class piano in the world.
Sold on easy terms.
Col. w. NJ. Stewart has resigned his
position as deputy sheriff, and, we under
stand, will 90 back to his old cotton and
commission business.
Mr.. James Bingham, City Editor of
the Sun, has left sthe city on a short
pleasure trip. Rumor hath it that he
will not come back alone.
A young mau. startled Main street
last evening, by indulging in a irst-class
yell and dropping in a fit. He was
restored by a glass Office water.
Colonel J. D. Stanley, who killed a
negro in self-defense a few weeks ago,
came up Yesterday and renewed his bonds
for his appearance at the September term
of the Criminal Court.
We will publish tomorrow a letter
from "Old Boatman," giving a most
amusing and entertaining history of old
times in Memphis. 1t will be worth twice
the price of the paper in itself.
The case of Henry Crawford, who
murdered a negro at Mr.. Ensly's place
night before last, as reported in the APP
PEAL yesterday morning, will come up
for a hearing on Monday morning.
Remember that Saturday night is al
ways the night for n and amusement
at Broom's. The company there is a very
select and good one, and the stage man
agement of Mr.. German is excellent.
The bill for tonight is huge.
Barney Hughes credits DIR. A. K. Tsy-
Tor with saying that Tin his long eXpe-
rience as a physician he has found that
everybody wants to go to heaven, but. it
is astonishing how much nauseating and
disagreeable medicinet they will take first"
A lady friend of ours, who is COM
PEELED to stay in town during the hot
weather, bitterly complains of her wealth. !
Ter neighbors who 60 pirouetting around at
the springs and leave their house cats at
home to squall and rusticate on her rear
fences and forage On her and other friendly |
neighbors.
We are indebted to the courtesy of
Geo. B. Leech, conductor on the Memphis
and Little Rock railroad, for a Little Rock
paper of yesterday. Mr.. Leech informs
US that his running time from Little Rock
to Memphis yesterday was thirteen hou
and forty-five minutes. This begins to
look like business.
Writers of experience in nature, |
strongly recommend the use of mosquito
bars in tropical and malarious regions, as
"a p]recauti0n against malaria. They sift
the air, so to speak, in the same manner
as the wire coverings of safety-lamps;
besides they tend surprisingly to preserve
uniformity in the temperature within
them, Immediately around tbs sleeper.
Belgium, a little kingdom of 1882
square miles-about the size Of Maryland
gives comfortable support to over $780,
OJO people, or about 800 10 the square
mile. Berlin is growing more rapidly
han any city in Europe. In 1882 it was
the eighth in order OF the European capt.
tails, las population being 10000; in 1869
it was third, only London and Paris being
its superiors, its population being 100000.
The Sun local displays great mOdesty
in its enumeration OF the distinguished
guests" at that supper. General Quarles
and -" is good, and reminds one of
the story of the impecunious individual
who once asserted hat he and old ROths-
child were the richest men in Europe.
"NOur' exclaimed a b~ystander, "yOU!
why you haven't money enough to buy
yourself a supper" 81 know that" was
the loafer's retort, "but old Rothschild
has got a pile of it big enough for both"
Our friend Chiel Woodward, County
Trustee, returned HON yesterday. He
was quite surprised to learn of the great
anriety displayed by some of his friends
In the County Court, and its dependen-
cies in regard to his bond, which is now
SIG5, 0O0, and has on il the very best
names in this county. He is prepared to
increase it, however, to any amOun that
bis friends may require. He p-rOnounces
the statements so industriOnsly circula-
ted in certain quarters that he was meg
lecting his duties" that "the Office was
virtually closed" and hat ~"county OIL
GERS we're waiting and anxious to turn
over funds, and could not do so on ac-
count Of his absence" totally untrue. His
health absolutely required his absence
for a few days, and he left a competent
deputy in his place, who has spent ten
hours every day in his Office.
"A correspondent of the UaiOn and
Americdn says: at is reliably reported
from Nashville that Governor Senter will
refuse to commission Judge Nicholson
and General Sneed, because of alleged
disabilities under the Fourteenth Amend
ment of the Constitution" On this, that
1--WE venture to say that his reliable
report is a mere rumor originated by
some discontinued individual with whom
the wish is father TO the thought. In the
first place, Governor Senter has not been
in the city for several weeks until yester-
day afternoon. In the next place, he is
sufficiently acquainted with the duties
and obligations of his Office to know that
he has no more tight to determine upon
the qualifications of a person elected to
Office than any other citizen"
"A correspondent writing from Green
briar, White Sulphur Springs, to the
Lynchburg VirgiRiGa, under date of the
81 instant, says: "a party of gentle
men concluded to tender to President
Davis and other distinguished visitors
here a complimentary serenade last even
ing. Accompanied by the band of Prof.
Rosenberg, they first visited the cottage
of eX-President Davis, in Colorado Row,
and, after the performance of several
melOdious tunes (among them "Dixie"L,
SIR. Davis appeared upon the balcony,
and addressed the company as follows:
my friends, please accept my thanks for
your kindness. Thrown like a waif on
life's shores, it is something to receive a
Virginia welcome, which, even in the
lowest borders of old Virginia, is as cor
dial and warm as a Highland welcome.
And as long as my heart remains to beat,
it must be still responsive TO the warm
and cordial feelings of the ViFginians
which i ave experienced in the many
changes of my life. Misfortune has not
checked that outward demonstration,
which is due to your generosity and not
TO my merit. May God, in his mercy,
preserve you from every evil May pros
perlty and happiness be as wide as yonT
bOrdersl May your homes be peace, is
the prayer of him who has not more to
say to you upon this OCCASION"
Mr.. Frank Gruber, a worthy and in
dustrious German citizen, who keeps a
family grocery store on the corner of
Commerce and Third streets, met with
quite a serious mishap, and made g very /
narrow escape yesterday evening. He
was having his house raised to a level TO
accord with the change i'm the grade of
street, by means of jaek-screws.
When the proper elevation was reached,
the posts set for the building to rest
upon when lowered, Mr.. Gruber, without
consulting the contractor, Mr.. Booth,
unscreWing the jacks on the
front side. This, of course, caused the
house to tilt forward, 1t the same time
knocking away the supports in the resr,
which movement in turn crushed the
front posts from under, bringing the house
down with a loud crash, not TO its former
level, but quite as low. Mr.. Gruber bare
~ escaped from being caught under the
laling mass, a meeting 8 horrible '