Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-29
CITY PARAGRAPHS.

Our delicious afternoon contemporary
sweu pleased With the hesvenly temper
1 injected in the railroad controversy.
The Linden street Sunday school VIII
have q picnic today on Marshall avenue.
esst Of Madison street railroad bridge.
"A suspicious character wss arrested
I on Madison street last night for prowling
around. A GLACIERS diamond was found
upon bis person.
The Smith property, on Lauoerdale'
! 81. Paul and Orleans streets, in the south
erD suburbs, has been selling az from 81
to SO per front foot. This Is q better IN
vsstment than 3 life insurance policy.
The Christian Church Sundsy-schOoI
picnic occurs to-day az no Marshall
avenue. Bsdges may be obtained by those
WHO would participate ia the delights o.
the occasion, st the church on Under
street.
The Recorder went into twenty gay
| rambOliers yesterday morning to The
tune Of $3.50. which wis paid down in
psssshle greenbacks; az mons Of those
I gentlemen ever think Of working on the
chain gang for the purpose Of paying
dne,
The ladies OF the Memorial AssOoia-
ton are earnestly requested 70 meet al
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church on
to-day, az IL m. for the purpose Of max.
ing arrangements for the annual decor
alton. Of the Confederate graves.
MRS. NJ. j.. CUMMINs, Chairman.
The cock lighting still continues each
/ morning az the race course. The old gen.
/ tlemau who manliests such keen interest,"
n the sport, is said 10 be SAINTS Anna bur
/ he sDaaks English when he sWears, with
verv slight foreign accent, and he sweara
/ eIoauenJly when his fsvOr1us cock falls.
The press dispatches Of last night, Is
well as private dispatches, say there is no
/ foundation whatever for the absurd rspOr,
sent abroad by the Press Association
I night before last affecting he hnicker.
booker Life Insurance. Company, The
I whole story, which the Appeal refused
10 publish, was bosch.
The Crest Inspirsti0nsl Lecture, &c is
rsDorted, will be delivered az the Green.
/ law Opsra House on Monday night, May
/ Ist. upon the Holy Ghost, Angels, Devils
] Pr0nhecv and the Gospel OF Christ as
/ adapted 20 this refined age. The style OF
this inspiration Is peculiar and surpasses
the elOguence Of modern times.
Captain Athey, Of the Police, with
/ i've OF his force, yesterday made a de,
scent upon some shanCes on Waldrau
! avenue. and captured the negro Haynes,
who escaped day before yesterday, &C.
cused Of robbery and murder. The negro
was asleep and poweriess, when he found
l himselfin the clutches OF the law. He had
a trunk full Of silk dresses, stolen from
Mrs. J. O.. Calhoun, and must yet tell of a
$500 diamond ring he is known TO ha 70
stolen.
Our readers will be glad to know that
l the APPEAL was mistaken when il stated
q few days ago that Colonel Fitch, largely
interested as he is in the new gas patent,
now universally approved n being
l adopted everywhere, would probably find
a home and wider field Of business aCtiV-
ity ia st. Louis or Chicago. Such jig not
the fact. The gas company of this city, as
now organized Thompson Dean having
sold out to citizens OF Memphis, very
wisely chooses TO retain Colonel Fitch as
/ chief Of the gas works. The people are as
well pleased as the company is most for
GunaGe.
There are two trees standing opposite
q house on Madison street, that have a
recent history more wonderful and start
ling than the developments of al the
''spsriUs,n ghosts and Jars we have heard
Of. Those trees, apparently m~ll-grOwn,
we're in vigorous bloom q year ago. Dur
ing the summer q lady died in that house.
and rs her remains were carried forth
from its portals, showers Of leaves fell
upon il from those mourning trees, and
the grass had not covered her grave before
every leaf and "greeu thing had faded
away from their branches. and they stood
forth in naked sorrow. Now, when every
tree on the street is in bloom. those trees
persevsrs in their winter uak5duess, and
refuse % be gladdsLed by ]spr0Uting UWigs
and sprightIy leaves. They are whitening
away, and no q can guess the Cause.
"A horse of mettle being tied up In
front Of Hsuck'a brewery, on Adams
street, yesterday morning, felt q horse
ny biting his tai, and not being able to
get rid ofhim made ajsrk back with the
view OF sitting on him and sQuashing
him, but the strap being too strong he
failed 20 accomplish his worthy object.
BE then made q plunge forward intending
TO 20 into HBuck's and drown his mis-
fortune il beer. He succeeded this time,
broke the leather, but the iron stake TO
which he was tied caught In the girEb Of
the saddle and rskBd that piece of gear
from mis- back. He only got half way into
HsuCk's when he was suddenly halted
by a battalion of PruBsiaus armed with
pipes and hsgons of beer, He Was com
Delied 70 "bsck out" His antics on the
street during the following half hour
were splendid. but the dy Sill stuck, and
the noble animal wasOu the point Ofrun-
ming away when a splinter out Of q
board Unexpectedly feu upon the
insect and crushed 10 TO death. There
was peace after that, and the horse got a
soothing feed Of oats.
-Msssrs. J. ". Heath. g. Redsr. III
II. Baldwin. William karris, i. 9. Jones,
W. h. Eader, 9. ". wainwright, Samuel
Piper and Joseph Hainer fled yesterday
ia the Office of the Second Chgncery
Court Clerk q petition for the IncOrpOra-
ton Of the Memphis Mechanics Building
and Loan Association, which is designed
TO be q safe deposit Of the earnings Of
mechanics and working men, with GER
tain security and interest, and to enable
each. a. the monthly cost Of ordinary
rental. to become his own HORSEPOWER,
We understand that the charter, etc, are
specially adapted TO these purposes, and
that ample provisions are made TO pre-
vent any speculation o lis members, and
to prevent the stock from passing into
the hands Of 3 few persons, or the man
sgement in5O the hands of others than
mechanics and working men.
At the preliminary meeting Of the pro
posed W-orkiDgmeu's Building Associs-
ton, held yesterday evening AZ the office
the Southern Life Insurance Company,
Mr.. Lagrill was elected chairman and
Mr.. G.. 7. Paterson secretary Various
plans were discussed for the organization
Of the association, and several short
speeches we're made, but no particularly
AaAaAaa9 Ea@a W3 @@# Eaa@ So aAa- aeH
only a preliminary meeting there was no
permanent organization bat committee
was appointed, consisting Of Major Bulk
lev, A. Pssrsal and O.. 7. Paterson, TO
drafe q constitution 70 be 81 unlimited 10 the
next meeting, which win be held mex
Friday night, at which time the sssOcia-
tiOn viii be permanently organized and
application viii be ordered to be made %
the ChsncerY Court for q charter.
- aH.n
says: "The agent Of tbs Associated Press
ct Memphis, prompted, possibly, by inter-
est6d parties, makes uss Of bis position 70
perform 81 act Of Injustice toward The
Memphis and Little Rock railroad, as
witness the annexed dispatch Mem
phis, April 20.-NOJWitbstandlng the last
spike was driven in the Memphis and Lit
tie Rock railroad some ten days since, no
trains have yet passed over the road, as
the water near b St. Francis river is
still two feet over the track, which wiz
have 10 be raised several feet from Hope
field 70 Madison, before the road viii be
safe from overflow Before this bad left
Memphis, q train had arrived here from
HOpebsld, and the water, instead Of being
Two feet deep on ths track, was barely
over the iron n afeW places. The attsn-
ti0n Of Col. Tate and Mr. Livermore is
called 70 the fact that there lies buried 10
the massive brain Of that ASS. p. Agt.,
more latent engineering capacity b
ever displayed BY Brunei"
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