Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-09
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.


SUNDAY APPEAL, II they would have q
proper disposition made Of their Contribu-
tons to its columns, must call early.
We thank the gentlemen OF the COM
mittee Of invitation for an "invite" TO he
grand ball to be given at Pleasant Hill,
Dssoto county, Mississippi, on b 18th Of
December next,
Three justices Of the peace hsve been
engaged for over q week in examining
charges made against the county on bills
Of Indictment and other processes from
the criminal court.
Over four thousand voters have al
ready registered, and the indications are
that the full strength Of the voting popu-
lstion Of Memphis viii be made apparent
this registration.
Full particulars OF the sinking Of the
Fanny Brsndeis, the boat which struck q
snag 81 Island forty, going up stream with
two hundred bales of cotton, will be found
in the river columns.
The street-csrs sre again operating on
BsEle street. Isn't it timer The bridge
over the bayou is a splendid job snd re-
fleets great credit on our CITY engineer
and the mechanics who were engaged
upon the work.
old registration papers will not do at
the coming municipal election. Every
N0EaL VIII HGALA B6A III HoEG IL NLaN I0A-
test must be registered snew. Hence the
Importance ofthe urgent entresties of the
APPEA that every citizen register and
promptly.
An elegantly dressed young lady met
q serious misfortune opposite Rocco's, on
Main street. yesterday. She fell, but had
the satisfaction Of being assisted to her
feet, sitter falling, by the chivslrous John
Gibson, who helped her into the store and
brought her a paper of sugar plums'
The first registration papers were is-
sued to q lady in the Fifth ward yester.
day. She firmly stated her claim TO the
functi mary and got her certificate, which
shows her right to vote at the next NUM-
cipsl election in this hourishing city of
Memphis.
Governor Brown has doubts whether
or not he can fill the vacancy on the su-
preme bench crested by the resignation of
Judge Nelson. Judge James Z. Shields
declined 70 become the successor of that
great jurist, ard the tender Of the position
70 Nj. Robert Mcfarland is held open
until the doubts raised by the decision il
the case of Smiley VS.. Glenn are solved.
The best thing In the way Of an over
coat made its appearance round the portly
form Of an APPEAL editor yesterday, It
consists principally of fifteen yards Of fine
Irish friezs, perforated with three tiers of
pockets and srmhOless It Is called the
81 Ulster coat" and is 80 ~csp2ciOus that
three entire families of reporters might be
comfortably "totsd" around in IL all win.
ter.
VIII the sldermenor ~cOUncilmen ofthe
Second ward be kind enough to compel
the property owners on Fourth street, be-
tween Jefferson spd Market, to lay down
good s1dswalks2 AS these are noW they
= ufwnnFu HnnaEnQhla Mar tina nn~nGr
ofPoplsr and Fourth the sidewalk is 80
bad a. to be dangerous to pedestrians sf-
ter dark. 1t should be attended to at
nee,
Constable Cox odged james Diamond
in tbs statioLhOnse for safe-keeping last
night on q chsge of having retained mon
sy belonging to the proprietor of ths Va,
rieties. James had 8 benefit, and shut
down on the net procSeds-S26, which he
thought was his due; but the proprietor
thought otherwise; hence the trouble.
An old lady, named Mrs. Sullivan,
was buried yesterday from st. Budgets
church, who had been tor seven years pre-
vious TO her death confined to her bed,
during all this time suffering the most ex-
circulating torture from rheumatism,
which finally turned into dropsy. Through
all her long Illness she was never heard TO
murmur.
We are glad to hear that the property
owners who reside outside the city limits,
and who are entitled to vote al our mu-
nicipal elections, nave almost unanimous
ly determined TO register and to vote for
John johnson for mayor. They have the
fullest confidence in the man who has re-
ducsd tbs city debt instead u adding 10
it. We hope so excellent an example will
be followed by sl pFoperty-oWners resid-
ing In the city.
The very eold weather of the last few
days has found many of the poor unpre-
pared, aud has already driven many to
actual heggary who never fell to this be-
The rule is a safe one, not to give
strangers upon any representations
made by them; but If we must follow it
so much the more need that we
and stimulate the societies which
seek out and relieve the poor, to enlarge
and extend their benehcent work on
every side.
"a mere sdventurer, who would
win 8 little n~otoriety, and to gain this
can afford to make himself temporarily
conspicuous, should ruD against Mr.. John
Johnson. Such 8 man alone can afford to
attempt Johnson's defeat, and he who
undertakes the task, however respectable
is the loser, even If there were q
possibility Of his success. Throughout
- Ma1A1 k1ALA 411|EA aAA 0IEN~AO
are demanded. 1t is a
popular mania, and, in view Of knsvery
and incompetency that have cursed us Ia
recent years. the revolution is sorely
needed.
Joe Locke, at 1881 Main street, has for
sale q compilation by 6 Chicago clergy
man, which gives all the particulars of
The great fres in Chicago and the west;
and incidents, losses, sufferinRs,
nrnD.nTaaaG nF fhn zaNa1-a Cnd osssra 1
with q record Of the great CON-
dagrstions of the past, illustrated with
a scenes. Everybody who would
have an authenticated record Of the great
Est ire of modern times, written by an
eyewitness and truthful historian, viii
buy this book, which Is sold at the low
price Of CITY cents. Besides this, Joe has
All the illustrated Weeklies, monthlies and
1siliss. Give him a call.
"A dispatch was received in this city
last evening inquiring about ons Foster.
From the description given Of the person,
he police take It to be the young man
VINO msdea mule Of himself In the opera
house last winter, and subsequently got
up 8 society which wss called the lnde-
order Of seven; admission, five
benefits, nothing. The society
nillenisl bluh, whore fraud nor crime
could have no repose. Every member
vas guaranteed cheap dealings at the
lsnds Of every other member. The only
prerequisite being tins payment Of FIVE
dollars to said Jeremy Didler Foster, who
lubsequently left here suddenly, but
ince hen has turned up with that other
raud, Ven Week.
The most popular man in his line in
demphis Is Waggener, st BIZ Main
trees. He is especially and beyond all
question the merchant tailor Of Memphis,
gho can satisfy gentlemen Of taste. Those
Fho do not p~atronize him, who have failed
o 20 to Waggener's clothing emporium
o get their new suits of clothes, feel un-
lleassntly conscious of not being Of the
node, and realize the utter uselessness Of
retending they are in love with any girl
has artistic sense enough TO wiah her
eau 70 be "ths glass OF fashion and the
l0ld Of form" Reader, don't any longer ,
g Of this category. Go to Wsegsner's, at
TX MaiG street, and order g suit AZ once. }
o sustain your own self-respect, you }
lust be w~ell-dressed. Go and zee Wage :
er shout Il. He will introduce you 70
one Of the best cutters 10 the
Iississippi Valley, who viii make q suit
y YOU that you could not match in Lon
Paris, Berlin or New York. Special !
given to getting up ~full-dress .