Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-29

JBROWN. Observer
The County Court meets on Monday
next.
The alarm Of fire at a O'Clock this
morning was false
The circus pulled up stakes last night,
and stole silently away to helds OF new
glory and profit.
Several expensive samples Of straw
berries were exhibited in town yesterday.
They sell for shout i've dollars per gallon.
The Captain Garrett whom we mem
toned yesterday as having been appointed
United States Commissioner by Judge
EmmOns, was S S. Garrett, snd not q
w~ell-known citizsn, Ben. @. Garrett.
The people who improperly aud live
in the neighbOrhOOd Of The bluff between
Union ana Besle streets, are anxious that
the unsightly heap OF clay be converted
into brick OF thrown into the river at
once.
The average daily drinks In Mem
phis, including "d~ecsnt," quiet, F" lob
strePerous," '.Plsin," fancy" Jolly"
dead drunk 1psy' t!gn5i aR "a
forty-dve.
Col G. ". Alexander. Superintendent
Of the Memphis City Railroad, will de-
liver a lecture Oh sciences as spilled to
Mechanics" on the 4th of April next,
at the GreenlsW Opera House. This VIII
be the first Of q series for the benefit Of
the Mechanics Institute.
The men VINO were taken OF the Yea
ger Sunday night On suspicion Of being
concerned in a murder committed in Ba-
ton Rouge, we're let go yesterday, in con-
sequence Of no reply being sent nom be-
low TO the intimstiOn that they were here.
r a#1r s- Hha auU nfanHHnh Wa "a
csived from the Sheriff at Baton Rouge
to hold the prisoners, and they we're sll
re-srrested on the levee.
"A young merchant Of this city, named
Charles Schmidiapp, OF the big firm of
SchmidIspp & MsrshuetZ, went OF to
Cincinnati and was married there yester-
day to Miss Maggie YOst. Although he
slipped away in q rather quiet sort Of
manner and perpetratsd this COmmenda-
bls deed without much ceremony, yet he
and his lovely bride viii be welcomed
here by his friends with more warmth
than ifhe came alone.
An Interesting affair occurred in the
Peabody yesterday. 1t was the rsstors-
ton to Jefferson Davis Of his Brigsdier's
commission, which he received from
President Polk in IS47. This document,
with others, was lost toward the close of
the wsr. 1t fell into the hands of q
Federal soldier, who sold il 8fterWsrd to
Ed. Workman, and some time ago this
sister, who restored it to the oWnsr yes
terdsy. It is dated May Il, 1917.
As 3 lecturer Train has been the most
successful that occupies the stage. No
what people may say or think
about his psculiariJi6s, about his EOmbast
and his eXtravagsnces, he fails to
draw immense audiences. This time, az
ter his French and Irish experiences, he
is likely to be the sensation here the week
after next, as be has been sl over the
People 20 TO hear Trsin as much
the purpose Of IsughinE and cheering
as for instruction. Train was made for q
lecturer-an American lecturer peculiar
.y, and he invariably succeeds at the bust
ness.
in the APPEAL of yesterday, under
the head " A Big Legal Fight" We gave,
IS they were furnished 70 Us, the particu-
.ars Of q case now pending in the United
states Circuit Court, IN which Mr. J. @.
Of Upton, is defendant. As the
comments with which our statement was
accompanied might reflect iBjuriousIy
lpOn Mr.. Harris, we take the hrst oppor-
unity Offering to say that be occupies q
isssryedly high position In the COmmu-
lity Of which he has been a citizen from
BE is regarded as an upright,
straightforward gentleman q good bust
less man, and q neighbOr Of unblsm-
shed repute. Nh, Harris considers him
prosecuted in the suit now pending,
,ut proposes to fight il out 10 the last.
There wss an interesting case Of al
eyed fraud upon the United States RIVE
.ue up before Judge EmmOns. The de-
sndsut was charged with violating the
evenUe laws in not having a whisky IL
snssi in 1857 or '6S. He claimed that he
ad the required license. The nice point
D the case was as to the Ouus Of proof
the Prosecuting Attorney should
rove that be hadn't or the defendant
nOuld prove that be had the license. The
0mmOn rule is that the defendant must {
his license, but this rule has been ]
epsrted from in many instances. II il I
1Ould appear that the license was lost or ]
as beyond the reach Of the defendant,
the prosecution must bring Ga the ]
electors books as testimony, The de- I
In this case gained a judgment. I
The sale Of boxes and packages con- /
seated by the Express Company still 5
pes on st the auction house on Union :
rest. Next to the circus, this is the :
exciting place in the city. A san z
sine young man bid up q little box yes =
rdsy from ten cents to two dollars and :
quarter. and had the satisfaction Of &
.eing il knocked down to him. Il Was z
nall, compact, neat looking and heavy. :
s thought he had 8 Windfsll, and his !
airy TO behold the inside Of that pine Z
.ank caskst was painful to contemplate. Q
e got 10, however, time enough, rather :
- soon, for his peace ST mind he found :
70 bran new bricks, neatly wrapped up :
tissue paper, 'Only this and nothing
.Ore." The vulgar laugh was loud and Q
and theyOung man hurried away, y
.rgstting TO take even the bricks along .
him. A young married man invested S
teen cents ia 3 big bundle, and drew ?
rth a tsather-bed, yesterday. Carpet 2
.cks are numerous, and are Invariably Z
1t up at I've cents, and knocked down y
lcording to bulk, none Of them going l.
sy0nd q dollar. A Wearied-lOOking col o
ed man, from the country, stood there d
long hours, watching an opportunity q
achieve q cheap csrpet-sacks He never v
above twenty cents, and, az 3 b
nsequence, Invariably failed. At last b
stepped forth, disguised. saving: g.