Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-21

uelGu 70 al LuLuEG wars llGY QehouroQ
seveuty-three thousand horses in the past
three months, and at the dinner table
viii never more be hObby-hOrsical.
"A mission will commence next Sun
day, in 81. Bridget's church, corner Of
OvertOn and Third streets. The redemp-
ZIONIST fathers, from st. Louis, viii con-
duct the mission during two weeks.
The man killed at Germantown, by
an explosion Of kerosene, was not, as
stated, using the nOn-explOsive kerosene
lamp at the time. as its name implies,
this beautiful lamp is really noH-explos-
i've on the Davy principle.
The little earthquake Of last week at
San Francisco did not disturb the bub-
bling OF Hot Springs, but Clayton has
been making the country boil over there.
He and his Whole Legislature are In hot
water, and Arkansas may be swallowed
up by q political earthquake at any mo
msnt.
The Sisters Of St. Peters Orphan Asv-
lum return their thanks to the friends Of
the institution who so kindly secured the
services of DR.. Rogers to lecture in behalf
of the orphans. The net proceeds Of the
occasion amounted to $40.
-ujube paste, of which pretty girls in
this city are exceedingly fond, is made Of
glue and mOlssses, and of the same com
position with printers rollers. When we
stated the fact to our devil he proposed TO
buy the old roller of the Hoe press as
"long sweetening" for his bright-eyed
sweetheart.
There is a valuable Ife-siza portrait
Of the late Hon, VIM. L. Ysncey at
the Clark Gallery. It should be more
carefully p~reserEed in some public or pri-
vate collection of paintings. Mr.. Peabody,
a famous artist, is making from this por-
trait an admirable cameo likeness Of Mr.,
4ancey for q gentleman of New York.
The following gentlemen constitute
the standing committees Of the Memphis
Agricultural and Mechanical Society. viz:
Ways and Means-JOhn c. Fizsr. a. J..
Hays, Nathan Adams. Fair G~rounds-R.
Bayliss, q. u. Anderson, A. B. Haynes.
Premiums-N. Q. Perkins, A. B. HAYNES.
Joseph Bruce. Invitation and Recep-
tiOn-A, j. Hays, John c.. Fizer, n. c.
Perkins. Printing-B. Bsyliss, c. i. An
derson, Joseph Bruce.
There were eight DRINKS tried before
His Honor the Recorder yesterday morn
ing. There wers also eight lewdnesses.
and about three times that Of q miscella-
neOus character. The fines were light. !
There was one case of some magnitude, /
that OF Copeland, who was charged with
rObbing q lady of the name of Lizzv
Clarke Of eighty-hve dollars. Copeland
rooms up in the GayOsO building. and had
a great Wsd Of dentists tools, which
The cOur considered burglarious. Cope
land was bound over and turned over, |
and then the court adjourned over.
The capstone Of the new building on
Madison street, belonging TO the Planters
Insurance Company, was placed on top
Saturday evening. There was also a
wreath, flags and flowers raised above it,
which huttered gayly in the breeze ali
Sunday. The great derrick was taken
down yesterday, so that the magnificent
front presented a bold appearance TO the
delighted gaze of the architectural cOnuOi-
"A tall, ~soft-lOoking, slouchy and
rather handsome country girl was found
wandering round Second street yester-
day morning, carrying q little black bag
full Of various articles. She was taken
70 the ~ststion-house by a policeman to be
looked after, as she did not appear in a
hb condition TO take care of herself. She
remained in the ante room Of that little /
penitentiary ell day. enJOyingthe sights
with much gustO.
The election for School Commission
ers, fOrthe Fourteenth District, took place
yesterday at the courthouse, corner Of
Union and Second streets. The following
a majority and are, therefore,
duly elected, etc.": A, d. WithsrspOoD,
A. Q. Tresdwel and j. Rawlings. There
was no opposition. These gentlemen had
been School Commissioners before the
and did their duty well.
"A lady named Wilson, lost her pocket
on Fourth street, between Poplar
and Washington, yesterday. She was
from the market and unite
q number Of boys, one OF whom cried out
20 her: "Helloa, misses, look here, your
your milk % and as the lady in
clined over TO wipe the milk from her
dress, n OF the scamps snatched her ,
pocket-b0ok containing s. IS. The police =
did not find the youth up to last night. /
Republicans as are our people, and
sympathizing with France, few question
the propuety Of restoring the monarchy. +
fact neither the NapOleOnic empire nor
q republic viii be r~e-establsbsd. Rspub-
Leans and lmperialists combined c0nsti-
5ute hardly One-third of the French As
France is not the only country .
philosophers about freedom and :
for il, but is utterly incapable Of :
.ts maintenance. We might cross the :
pecan, leaving the old world, and find =
states in III new, ever at our doors, whose .
as represented by their lsw-givers,
seem incapable Of wise self--gOvernment.
A statement has been going the
o. the press to the effect that the 4
boilers Of the Judge Wheeler, which ex- C
Jl0ded recently. were made of Tennessee e
roller iron Of Hillman Bros make. We v
been at some pains TO learn as to the
'eltability Of this statement. and are able
% say that il is not true. The boilers O
we're made here by Peter Lswless, from
made by parties In Cincinnati. So .
Lawless states. Messrs. Orgfl Bros. Q
Co., 30 and 81 Front street, are agents D
or The sale Of Hlllmau Bros. iron In this y
.ection Of country. q
An unemployed clerk in MONTGOMERY. i
Alabama, was told that he could do wei a
.n e larm put was only too lazy 10 work, y
Try me- said he. He was offered 5000 =
o drive a dray for a week, and.has fobbad y
ne money. He made a capital draymap "
nd continues the business. There arc
'etween fifty and one hRndred young d
men IN this city seeking clerical positions. =
the fact should be made known in r
rQar % prevent q further depOpulatioD =
f the country. Thousands Of the same "
ort ar8 unemployed in each Of the great u
Iorthern aud Western cities. -
Iron boats, ia great numbers. 81
nh soon navigate the Missis-
.ppi. Captain Adams proposes grad
ally to convert his steamers of
-ood into those Of iron. OF the excel
of the latter he Is well satisfied,
ut ne proposes to move cautiously. Eight
undred thousand dollars are invested IN
be business OF iron boat building at Mil 10
sukee. Cincinnati has an iron boat n
hiding company with q capital Of half M
million dollars, and a company Of the -
.mosort Is organizing AZ Plttsburg. We ~
led or two additional boats for the ~
YeEs Of Arkansas 70 conduct the aug IA
euDed business begotten by railroads. nj
The Memphis pulpit boasts of some Of A
q most learned in the country. DE-. 30
heat, the courtly and elegant gentle ID
an, Of whose ability We have on other ~
.casiOns spoken, is an e~X-PrOfessor Of DC
o University Of North Carolina, and
?. Walk for many years was q Bellies
5ttres Professor Ia a Western univer-
y. Hence the simple elegance and pu-
y of his dictiOn. He begun life very
and, like Andrew johnson, read D.,
'oks while seated on a tailor's table. ~
Q has declined the prOfIered Professor "a
Of D hourshing college because he ~
emed 70 MS duty TO $50 about doing W
The productions Of his pen have ar
adorned the pages of literary GUAR ca
Dr. Ford has won great fame "a II
sratetsr, and one Of the most tastef7I @9y
lettres scholars OF the country IL IS
8 rector Of Grace Church. There Il 4 by
tholic priest of the city distinguished cul
his critical classical taste and learn =
OF others we may speak hereafter. w
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.IlR 8 CORWIEE, pr0prietors Of the
D EFlntlng establishment In the AP- j