Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-25
CITY PARAGRAPHS.

See third psge for telegrsphlc news
and financial n trade report.
We are doing better in Memphis for
the cotton producer than any other cotton
market in the country.
A successful fair for the benefit of 3
colored church was inaugurated in the old
postof1ce building last night.
The Memphis cotton merchants want
75O.O 600 bales of cotton, for which they will
psy b highest market price.
About seven thousand dollars Of the
premiums have been paid out. Holders
Of tickets drawing the remaining three
thousand had better come up.
There is s chance for contractors now.
The Little Rock company are about to
construct the Pine Bluff branch from
DsvRll's Bluff, a distance of about fifty
miles. See the notice among our new adj
vertisements.
Parties making application to serve
as jurors in this court viii not be accept
ed" This damper upon the spirits of the
professional 'jur" is pasted up in the cir
cult courts conspicuous enough to be read
by all hands.
For the first time within the memory
of all young people, the county is paying
cash for work done, and msterisl sup
piled. 1t is also paying the wages of its
servants, and the fees of its fsvorites in
cash. Our county credit is now solid.
AT ]. h. Wsggeper's, on Main street,
west side, and south of Monroe street, a
gentleman may provide himself with suits
Of apparel as elegantly finished, as taste
fully cut, and of as perfect material as if
made by the first tsilor-srtists of Europe.
The following shows the number of
premium fair tickets sold in the city, and
the most successful sellers: Joe Locke,
747; g. Bergmsn, 69S; Thomas B. Dunn,
679; Lou. Leubrie, 447; W. j. MsnsfOrd,
446; W. @. Byrd, SS7; f. D. Barnum, $40;
Chris. Steinkuhl, 2S9; Sidney Cook, 90.
The United States circuit and district
cor~ts lave been in operation under the
management Of Judge Emmons for some
days, who started for Nashville yester-
continue the business. He will remain
but a short time and return to Knox
vile.
-Wehsve received from an Iowa black
smith a sample of hardened iron which
will cut glass. The process by which this
hardening is done was discovered by the
blacksmith. He says he finds It of great
use in making burr mill stone picks. He
mskes the metal much harder than ordi-
nary steel.
Some of the policemen got into trouble
q few nights ago with a hsckman, up on
Main street. Hacky was arrested, and
one of the force also insisted on being ar
rested too, in order to have the difficulty
fully cleared up. The case is likely to
become q matter of investigation by the
police board,
Two energetic policemen surrounded
8 house on Shelby street, a few nights ago,
and arrested fifteen inmates who were en-
joying a concert. The charge against
them was the house had no license. The
city officials got at them in this way:
These people were in habit of evsding the
officials by one dodge after another, and
they finally hit on the "concert idea" and
were Rstonished to find that it failed.
The drawing for the famous Presby-
terrain silken quilt for the benefit of some
little church around the corner in Ar
kansas, came Of last night st Commercial
Place, in the presence of a number of
spectators. The official paper was mis-
laid in our Office. The winning number,
if we mistake not, was Al. Call and see
J, @. DOugherty, Esq, at the corner of
Front and Court street, up stairs and get
the "kiver."
"A stupid, careless negro, the motive
power of one OF Wait & Lewis ~hsnd-csrts,
was the occasion of quite an excitement
at the corner of Monroe and Main streets
yesterday morning. He was lazily push
ing his vehicle across Main street when a
passing street-car knocked him and his
cart higher than q kite the mule attached
to the car going down with the balance.
Niger luck" saved the fellows neck
from being broken, but the hand-cart was
badly damaged.