Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-20


The alarm of fire rung about Il o'clock
last night was false.
The new Postofice building is rapidly
approaching completion.
One arrest in the Second, and two in
the First District, yesterday. What are
we coming to-
Emma Reed was arrested for assault
ing a frail sister yesterday, and fined
three dollars and costs by Squire Mil
lard.
The Confederate Relief and Histori-
cal Association viii meet this evening at
seven O'Clock at the Municipal Court
room.
The Criminal Court was engaged all day
yesterday in en%panneling a Jury in the
Dickens case DR.. Thomas Dickens, for
killing Wade Boltonl.
We hope Chief O'Donnen viii hurry
up the organization of his force. "a
white men Of this city are getting tired Of
negro police and turkeys.
Another reason for a rapid o~rganiza-
ton of the police force is the swarming
hither of thieves from all parts of the
country, to take advantage Of the inter
reguum. We noticed several noted Ones
or the streets yesterday.
Fannie Brown, from the shades Of
Rotten Row, got her skin full of whisky
yesterday evening, and while on Inc RAM
page ran against a policeman who took
her down to the Second District Station
and locked her up. She was the only case
OF the docket up 10 five o'clock pm.
We have received from DR.. Plough a
COPY OF his pamphlet entitled popular
Dentistry" It is carefully compiled, Is
worthy OF perusal, and will have tho ef-
feet Of inducing for the worthy Doctor
rs large a practice in Memphis as ls en-
joyed in New Orleans.
The January term Of the Circuit Court .
commences on the oath next Monday.
On 2ccountO OF the recent illness of Judge
Reeves, from which he has not yet re-
covered, the Governor viii appoint a
special Judge to act in his place. Several
names have been suggested as likely to
receive the appointment.
We are glad to be able to state that
Gen. Gideon ]. Pillow, who has recently
been very i'll. viii soon be able to leave
his room. Most sincerely are we gratifed
at this, and We know thai the seutimentis
shared by the whole community, which
has s~ympathized deeply with the General
N his recent sad bereavemenis and afiic-
lions,
Why is 1t that Mobile papers come to
US so irregularly? For three DAYS we re-
ceiyed none, and on the foUrth the whole
batch came together. FROM the way that
things are now managed a daily mail ser
vice between here and there seems super
fuous, and should be supplan5ed by a
semt-weekly one. II is daily in name
merely.
-Messrs. Norton and Burke, to whose
petition for an injunction restraining the
County Court from excluding them from
sharing the bench, the Chancellor decided
adversely, yesterday applied for a writ
quo waTrGnto, to know BY what right they
exercised the authority of d5priving
them Ofseats on the bench.
il there not an ordinance on the books
compelling dealers who nang goods over
or across the sidewalk, to keep them at a
certain hight above the b~anquette2 We
think there is; and K there is not, there
ought % be. We know of no greater
nuisance than walking up or down the
bauqUetJe on Beal street some DAYS ago.
The dry goods and ready-made clothing
in some Instances came down to within
I'VE feet Of the pavement.
We are Indebted 10 our friend WIN
Mausford, Of the Catholic Bookstore, for
Frank Leslic's Almanac, and the Tribune
Almanac, Tor la.o. Lesle's is superbiV
illustrated. The Tribune is ''cbock fuiIn
of useful political inl0r'nati0R 8ud sratis-
tics. BY the way, speaking OF Mans
ford, he has moved his Catholic Book
store two d0ors lower dOwuAnd o has
the cOrno OF Monroe and Second-No.
8l7-a much o -c0InDlodious and a bet
ter stand.
We call the attention. Of our readers to
the notice in another column Of a. Sees
sci x Snn-thaJ veteran and well known
dry goods house. On account OF i~ncreas-
business, Mr.. A. Seessel. the head Of
the firm, relinquishes the management Of
lHNs|rE .H NHFL L|FnHF An 90 sA N1nF York
whore he Will EeUcefOrJh reside aud pUr-
chase for the house here. Mr. Harry
Seesscl, Jr., takes charge in bis fathers
pisDa, and we ltE9 ago doubt that be VIII
manage Il in d m5ausrthat viii continue
10 cause universal satisfaction.
We hear of several members Of the old
Metropolitan police force. who. during
the time that the negroes and Radicals
IN power here, were most t%yrannicsl
10 white men, and especially to all such
rs htd been in the Confederate army, now
fer positions ca the new force.
Memphis has no need for any such cattle,
every one OF them may as well make
up thetr minds to " get out OF that uni
.0rm' as soou as possible. We heard of
1ne last night who, 90 cur " knOWl-
edge, never let an opportunity slip when
be was in charge al the s-tationhOuse, OF
notifying and degrading every man
brought tLiJh6r who rad ever been in the
Confederate, or "reDeiR service, as he
pleased to term it, and who now has
he cheek to ask for the position OF cap
Out with theml
There is on exhibition al the store OF {
ROysJer. Trezevant G Co. the fin :
st collection of oil paintings ever offered {
Or sals in Memphis. They are in every I
superior 70 any previous colleetton ,
hitler, a verdict that will 4
% rendered by every intelligent and crit Z
cal person who will take the trouble TO 8
and examine them. Our attention =
vas called to three or tour large land {
which were being placed in posi- =
as we were passing by; and, though .
light was poor, and they were not 4
lOunted to the best advantage, we have 2
20 hesitation in saying that 10 such pic j
qres haye ever been offered for sale in
his City. We shall haYe the pleasure to- :
borrow Of giving IA readers an outline =
escription and oTitjqHs Of some of the l.
noteworthy Of the pictures Of the i,
objection, but In the meantime we invite q
urge upon Our readers to pay a visit v
D the establishment and view them for .
we are informed by Mr.. Il
'rezevaut, that Mr.. Gale, the gentleman y
has brought the collection hitber. is I
citing merely in the capacity of the agent .
I the artists, and is not u professional J.
icJure purchaser. The pictures are to be u
Did az auction by Messrs. Register, Treze- y
ant d Co., the sale commencing to-mor-
DIV Friday, January 2lst) at seven o'clock v
D the evening, and continuing Saturday y,
at the same hour. y
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