Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-21
CITY PARAGRAPHS,
MErBoRoUoaIoAI RECORD.

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T.J.BRoWN, Observer.
1t is estimated that 1900 yards OF
embankment that was put mp on me
route Of the Mississippi River roadl nave
been washed away by the resent floods.
a small tribe Of coloreds attended N
Of their brethren before Judge Ray yes
tardav. whittier he went, or q hnoedS cor
D,Ls. from the county Jail. He was allow
I'D 10 20 home with his relations.
There are only two bridges in the
oountvstandinE-thst north Of Collierville
and one over the big Hatchle. All others
are said 20 have been swept away by the
racant food. The estimated loss is be-
tween thirty and forty thousand dollars.
-Tudpe Emmons left Louisville Sun
dsv evening by best for this city. be
could not come by rail owing to b Hoods.
He will not be here before tomorrow
| morning. The opening Of the Court Is
consequently postponed for q day or JWo'
On Friday evening young man called
Bud Msnus, while going nome EaisiAu,
ward. was drowned of the lsvee beyond
| the Raleigh bridge. He was driving q
team. which was in great danger Of being
lost also. but that was hauled out before
il went under.
The Poston-Grsve motion still moves
I slowly along. Nine hours OF yesterday
were taken up by spsech-meklng DeIorS
his Honor Judge Flippin. Humes sno
WRIGHT will address the court to-day. me
argumeut will be closed, but 10 is mol
/ thought that the Judge VIII give ms os'
/ cisio1 on the motion this evening
st. Francis county Arkansas made {
suhscription to the Helena ana 1roL
Mountain road, u not 20 she helsn'
and Little Rock road as was stated j
~vesterday's APPEAL, by mistake. w
are dad 70 notice President Cross, Of thii
roaF I'M the city. sBuguIne Of the early
success Of his enterprise.
-Tba excellent steamer Bismarck
leaves this afternoon for New Orleans
The prosperity Of Memphis packet line
is Illustrated in the fortunes OF the BIS
marck. All these packets would uourlsi
and their number and the extent OF thel
--c~agas would be indefinitely increased
Iift the city government Hberslizs its law
and concsds privileges granted ~ Tn
most wisely governed cities Of the West
The ghost story has exhausted itself
and. as every san person f0resaWs psopi
are only amazed at the stupid folly O
those who lent an eager ear 70 ABSURD re
citals OF the lOOsest inventions OF disease.
fancy. The weak people who were hum
bugged are ashamed OF themselves, an.
the "~humbuger' and "humougee- WI
sIvyavs have rerson to love snd admir-
one another,
The polite and accommodating gel
4Er h-- a=Haa HHnE UE nm &nlF
There was nothing more intended by TINS
D-srsvrsph in relation 10 'greenbac
nickfe" and preserved" seats than tn
that if a party wished 70 secure seal
bavOnd p-eradventurs for any Of the pc
b f1rmances at the New Memphis IL WOul
. be necessary to 20 'sse2 Short at one
OF else wait two or three nights, perhap
before they could be got. ID We seer
Nick GhOlsOn was a shoemaker
Z credit and reuOwu, who kept his ltJ.
wsxerv at the upper part Of town. 81
Johnson is his competitor, but Of less n
uown. who keeps a rival shop further u
= the town. Now, on a night Of dark an
rain. when everything was quiet, 81
JOrnson pried open Nick's WaEery 81
2 robbed him. The fact is, Nick was II
10 dustrious, as shOemskers should be- an
had his little shop died up with leather
wearables at all prices, and Blu Jonnso
had an empty shop. 50 BIZ cohsPLTe
against Nick, and, getting seven oJh'
devils more wicked than himself, the
p stole Nick's stock. Some Of the tnleyt
have been arrested already and sent I
iail. Bill Johnson Is the latest OF IN
= crew who has been uabbed. He was II
Q vestigatsd by Squire Miller yesL6rds
: and sent TO all.
"A sevsrsruuawgy took place on Mai
9 street yesterday afternoon The hor'
was attached TO a buggy and started IrOi
the neighbOrhOod OF Washington stree
u southwark. He struck against a sqqal
post opposite a stove store neX6UO " alike
Brothers. and down came the post, bring
q ing with it a sample tOve that stood alto
/, many q long day. The old stove sJruc
q this payemeut with q sound Ike a Oub
sbofced twelve-p0under. There WAS nl
- body but the stove hurt there. The an
NAL continued on a. a tearing pace, lea,
ing the buggy in pieces behind him. ID
- wheeled TO the right 81 Madison an
took to the pavement, along when 2
cIsttered in gallant style. When I
reached the corner be gave a jerk out
/ the street, which was too much Tor mn
for his Door restless legs went from und'
? MIN and the gallant sUsed lay down ratb'
suddenly and did not get up in q hurr.
The Medical Association of the Sta
=. Of Mississippi. through a select comml
: tee, address g note to all the physician
3 Of that state. urging upon them D III
- pOrtaucs Of at once forming local organ
l. cations. or OF becoming members OF d
{ Srare orgaufEatiou. which holds its me-
! meeting q. Meridian, on the Sd OF apr
y 1874. The note very justly says; WI
q profession full of individual capacl
and attainments-With q great variety
: diseases peculiar 70 our climate and Toe
conditions, the field Of our lsbors is OF
- Of 8 most comprehensive and mVltu
character: and If entered upon with
II united EFFORT, energy and spirit, equal
the occasion, promises not only great De
- efts to ourselves and the public, but
higher status to each individual mem0
Of our profession"
A large number Of ~goOd-l0vkil
- women were before squire Miller yesse
Z dav eliminating and recriminating sin
: vVsv I dasDise.o They are dsnlZsns
= Jefferson street, and were seeking proJe
ton against each others malicious pu
poses. ROsey Sloan, q beauty OF slXtee
had il proven point blank against her
Anna Bennett that she drinks and uses
Ratchet to terrify her n~eiRhbors in 10
condition. while Anna appeared 70 q
Court TO be an O-bsGreperOus person &c
orally. The Court remarked, graVely, Tn
!. il was q great disgrace to see q wont
Z drunk. The Court had arrived 50 the M
e turs 2 Of eighteen before it had tbs mC
tifcztiOn OF b~sholding a drunken Woma
q Then il was plain that one Of the partlt
g no matter which for the purposes of Oh
slucidsti0n, carried a pistol A persi
that carries g pistol is ike p that ca
riss poison. He or h carries dead
malice. They intend to shed blood.
olden times, when SOl3n lived on u
I earth. persons who carried pistols We
treated as public enemies, and were us
= according to theirdntentiOus upon 9th
q parties. They were all fined the costs Al
bonded in 500 all round 20 keep The pea