Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-06
CITY PARAGRAPHS.

Opers mouse Tonight.
Most of our space this morning is
taken up with official reports, which kept
out other matter.
The attendance at the churches in this
city yesterday was more general than on
any Sabbath since the bad weather com
menced last fall.
1t was reported yesterday evening
that a man had fallen out of a window IN
the Jackson block, but an investigation
brought nothing to light.
There was only one arrest made at
the upper statiOn-bOuse up to night yes
terday-that was the srrest of a poor boy
for sleeping on a sack of cotton. This is
one Of the crimes incident to poverty.
The "inquesting" expenses of st. Louis
for a month are about $1,000. We don't be-
heve, though our accidents" Of various
sorts are extremely numerous, that our
Coroner costs Shelby county hardly q
third of that sum-.
The Oil City reports the river banks
above the city evenly foil, and the wafer
pouring out through low places into the
lakes and lOwlands. The river here is
still rising, and great anxiety is felt by
owners Of plantations along the shores in
Arkansas and Mississippi.
1t is very needless among a sane peo-
pie to publish the following note, but g
great number of negroes were drawn TO
Brinkley College by the stories circulated
last week, and published, we believe, ia a
city paper yesterday morning:
Editors Of the Memphis ApDeGl:-Tbe
"GhOst Story" Of Brinkley College is al
humbug. J. D. MEREDITH.
On Saturday morning, at an early
hour, a Brussels carpet-sack was found
near the mill ct the back of DR.. FOrd's
church, which contained a complete set
Of human bones, except one tooth, and an
old gray vest, of the same pattern as old
Crimes coat, which he used to wear sail
buttoned down before" There were,
also, two bricks in it. The sack and its
contents are still IN TsylOr's house.
Some fend incarnate, seeking flesh TO
deyOur, invaded the premises of the Gre
NADIA Sentinel, a few days ago, and in def
ance Of the decalogue, as well as the Ku-
Klux threats of the Governor, stole away
q pet pig. The editor "a not hebraically
inclined or averse 10 swine and flesh,
moreover he chews tobacco and delights
in a little "pig-tail." There's an awful
muss in the Sentinel office. Il is now a
watchful sentinel at the pig stye.
At the lower end of the DEVILS Elbow,
in front Of Mr.. Massey's house, the bank
of the river has "csved in" tbirtU-Oue
yards during the present rise. This Is
about the narrOwest part of the neck.
Above. at the Trigg and Thomas places,
the bank is going in almost as rapidly.
Ifthis change progress and a cutoff be
made. the river viii be shortened about
twenty miles and the direction of the
here at Memphis may be wholly
changed.
"A tickle female, we are told, took
N----r 1.---- - - .-atE H. L--H--1
and left for him the following note: DER
Osker-I am dun with you. I like an
luther Teller better than I du you. So
good by and good by furever. You can
take care of the babies and / kant be both
cred with them. Don't think no more Of
me fur ] will never think no more of you.
AMELYER JANE"
The Helena Clarion says that the
stage of water in the Mississippi should
be given by telegraph each day at Cairo,
Memphis and Helena The APPEAL has
these facts regularly, snd we pre-
sumo that the so-called clerk Of the
weather, - representing the bureau of hy-
biography IN this city, will hereafter fur
nish al needful facts by which people at
any point on the river may anticipate the
hight of 2 coming flood by knowing the
condition Of the river at points above.
Eight families whose members are
in WOOllan manufacture have
found homes in Raleigh. We are told
hat the WOOlleu mills will at once give
to one hundred people. For
suspicious dawn of a brighter day for
Raleigh and the peOp'e Of the vicinity We
are mainly indebted to the active inter
and expenditure OF money by
5eneral Wallace and Mr.. J. NJ. Coleman.
Now let Raleigh build the narrow guage
'oad, to be extended to Jackson, and the
capital OF the county will regain
III that vast importance which the whole
Western district recognized when David
Crockett made there his immortal speech
IS, and when the wealth and intelligence
If the country found there an attractive
esort.
1t was discovered during the week
the venerable black cat hitch has |
ield possession of the OVertOn stables
ince the building was put up, has for g
Ompanion a patriarchal gray rat. They
IN couples in the night, and success
ully make war on all sorts of "Var-
1t appears that about ten years
go the cat had a tremendous fight, about
hree o'clock of a summers morning, /
With a powerful rat, and Tom came forth
yOrsted, played OUT, utterly licked and
rest fallen. In the course of q week, 4
OWeyer, he made up terms with the rat,
igned a treaty of peace, offensive and
etensive, and both took several whids
ON the Calumet, a practice which the
at had been taught by the Chickasaws
)Rg before Tom came along here from
'orth Carolina. Since then they have
fast friends.
We see that Barnum's city clock is
OF lighted of late. We should think a
ian liberal enough to spend S25OO in such
service to the public would never refuse
add the plttanc8 required to light il,
Mess in answer TO the of the
ty in positively refusing 10 do it for
IN. We don't blame him. But the
ock light is worth as much as any other
mp post, and stands where one is need
lat a dark corner, where water and
nd pond during heavy rains, and where
10 street railroad track terminates and
of passengers are delivered. If
10 city is too poor to light this clock. we
Ould advise the fathers to economist by
ltting out some other lights, or ecOnO-
in some other way, OF that they !
the Sunday-scbOol children in
ling some trlnkets to send light to the
athen. 1t would not be MORALLY iniu- I
Jus TO the Exchange building if a little Z
IS gas was used there and a little more !
pOsite Court Square, to help pedestri- 1
s over the mud hole and accommodate
on1 GAHO Will NAb AiLu6 Oh AAElla II
ere is no other way to do it, let the I
srity hat be sent round. It will cost Q
r fifty thousand people about M cent I
for q year.. burn b expense '
los afear'd2 Here goes our copper y
another accomplished fact" never Q
)re to be resisted. We hope Alderman I
mis- will take his seat there and shine =
{ with his charming face, like the man
the mOOn, for the benefit of benighted =
.wa1nra Whn urnu1f 90 hama ffTT n,a-, u
z, until the matter is accommodated. Y
8 ask him to distinguish himself by get I
& things fixed. l
The Committee appointed by the :
amber Of Commerce to augment the n
stock Of the Arkansas Packet :.
mpsny may learn something to-day Of T
, extent and value of its proposed ser y
by learning facts incident to the q,
ablishment OF the Allen Line OF ocean !,
amers plying between Norfolk and II
yerpOOl. The two lines of steamers, In
It which finds a terminus at Fort Smith n
at Shreveport, and that which con- T.
It's two ports on different shores OF the q
.antic, are parts OF one another. If, fa
lie the river above Cairo was closed -
ice, there had been a line Of packets II
Shreveport and Yicksburg snd the -
ocean line had been in oper- -
IN, with through freight trains ss
~ Memphis to Norfolk. the whole ~
lmerce Of Arkansas, of the civilized ~
ian States and of Northern Louisiana ~
Eastern Texas would have been ~
wn through this city. The shortest ii
cheapest route for cotton to Europe 40
the country west and southwest Of s55
nphis, lies over the Memphis and a.
road. The inertness Of this 1T
lmercisl community, as it affects this ~
ter. has been shameful, and almost ~
lous. InS'S WSs never SUN an oP- co
CO during the past winter, and it be- 70
les Us now to provide tor a like future III,
urgency. st. Louis cannot, because nj
and time, compete with Mem W.
as the market for Red and Arkansas an
rs We need only maintain packet be
8 for a season, and distance and laws IA
.Rda ACCOMPLISH the rest. Attend the "a.