Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-24

one of his Ringers on while dsmonstra-
ting the beauties Of the weapon 10 3 broth
or colored yesterday.
"A large wagon, drawn by two plow-
horses, and loaded with negro drummsrs
snd ffers, and bearing the inscription In
large letters HJohn League. for mayor
parsded the streets yesterday.
The large sign over the 'front.' OF the
Peabody Hotel was blown down about
twelve O'Clock Friday night by the vio-
lencs Of the wind that swept round the
corner OF Monroe and Main streets.
The alarm of fire yesterday morning
while the wind was bowling through tne
deserted streets, was caused by the burn
ing Of q cotton bale In the navy-yaro.
The ~fncipient fame was e~xtinRuished
Without the Intervention Of the IRE de-
partment.
The great fight between the gas com-
panjes will eliminate In b Peabody
hotel, The dining-han has been htted up
for the coming grand ball, and q a
delier of marvellous beauty has been sus-
pended to illuminate the diamonds OF the
daughters Of Memphis.
During the past week the following
were the prices of game in this markets:
Quails, s. per dozen; wild turkeys, 26c per
pound; squirrels, Csc each; rabbits, Doc so
75c per pair; oysters. SOC TO 100 per can.
There Is sscsrcity Of game IN The market,
owing to the proximity OF Christmas.
The clerk Of the county court issued
marriage licenses to the following parties
during the week just ended: Egbert
Woodbridge and Miss Mollle L. Woodruff,
! Charles Burdick and Miss Amanda A.
| Gibson, James +. Patrick and Miss Viz
gnia P. Delsunay, J. NJ. Wright and Miss
Emma White. God bless them all; we
hope they viii have q pleasant time
Christmas week.
Fresh oysters are indispensable for
turkey stufing and other Christmas pur-
/ poses. John Sturla will keep his side
door open all today for the accommods-
ton of his customers and their friends
who may need any genuine article in this
department. II is unnecessary, TO re-
mark that Johns reputation for keeping
the best of everything is well established.
The great shoe which may be seen in
our advertising columns looks rs II 1t
might be the weapon which is destined TO
| kick Grant out of the White House. The
Lsvstt shoe is g Memphis ides. They are
manufactured here, 81 SloH MAIN street,
he sign of the big shoe. Whoever desires
solid footwear had better look in and
choose for themselves. The number Is
S16H Main.
The county court meets on Monday
week, which will be New Years Day.
The first business of the court at its
quarterly meeting will be b election of
9 chairman and county attorney. For the
former Office Esquires Bleckley, the pres
snt incumbent, Gibson n Miller are
spoken of as candidates. The office of
county attorney will be contended for by
General Wallace and the present incum-
bent, Mr.. Mcdowell.
-Beale street market was a pretty sight
Yesterday afternoon. All the dealers had
| heir stalls decorated with everRreens, and
| crowds of eager purchasers of Christmas
dinners thTonged hither and thither max
ing tneir selections from the almost mex
hsustfble supplies before them. Charley
Rney's butcher stall was particularly no.
uced for its handsome deoosstiop, excel
lent meats, and last, but not least, the
good-humored ~countensnoe Of Charley
himself.
A man was brought to the upper sta
| tionhouss last night who had been picked
40 in the alley-wsy between Monroe and
Madison streets with g broken head. He
was under the influence of considerable
liquor, and could not tell what was the
mstter with him. The two gentlemen
who chsritsbly brought him TO the station
house thought he was stabbed; but the
experienced Sergeant Hicks said he had
been only struck with a briek-bst and q
little blood scattered over him. No n
could tell how it happened or who had
done it. He was resting comfortably when
our lightning reporter visited him.
Yesterday wss, perhaps, the liveliest
day that has been experienced on the
streets Of Memphis in the curse of her
brief but brilliant history. II was gener
silly remarked by business people that
there never were SO many ladies out shop
ping, Groups of elegantly dressed ladies
and children were seen st every step. The
stores, jewelry, book and picture, confec-
tionsries and toy shops were crowded
from morning till night, and after night.
b oyster saloons did q "Tattling" bnsi-
ness, and the costermonRers at the street
corners were jubilsnt. Surrounded with
crowds Of customers and decorated with
evergreens. their booths presented a
thorough Christmas appearance.
There was q very pleasant little party
at the residence Of Mrs. Shepherd on Al
abama street, night before last. The
young ladies and gentlemen were all eR
YsdsQNe and presented q very comical and
interesting appearance. There were god
desses and gypsiss aud ohivalrous knights
and lsdies fair, Turkos and big Iniuns,
ex-Confsds and RrussiGn soldiers, and, in
short, almost every description of cnarsc-
Ter. Mrs. Psrtington was there with her
son Ike and made lots of fun, while the
fair one with the blonde wig smashed
tender hearts and such things wofully.
altogether the party was 9 most enioya-
BILE affair, and the happy young folks who
attended were SORT to part even after the
wee sms' hours OF the morning. Mrs.
Shepherd will long be remembered for
this pleasant treat which SO many enjoyed.
The ladies of New York have deter
mined upon q reform that we hope will
End imitstors in Memphis. They propose
-. - - - III H.
Years Day, but, instead, will furnish
them with hot beef tes and soup. This is
an excellent suggsstion-barring the hot
beef lea. The practice, under the false
guise of hospitality, of filing the brains
OF "oslers" with intoxicating drinks, ex-
tended by the hand of woman, Is most
pernicious, and sometimes lesds to 6xed
habits Of dissipation The "cRller," who
calls on bis lady scqusintances or the
first day Of the year for the sake of the
glass of punch or of wine which he ex-
poets to r~eceiye-snd many of the cele-
brEnts CT the day unfortunately do this
is not deserving q l6dyis regard. But
when it happens that he stumbles into
their presence staggering under the bur-
den of previous poestions, he ofiers an In
suit to his temporary hostess-is q fact
which does not seem sufficiently spprecis-
ted in society.
we direct Inc attention OF q mer-
camille readers to the most extraordinary
exhibit ever made by insurance compS-
MES in the United Ststss. 1t will be
found In a large double column sdver.
tisment, so displayed a. to bring out
prominently this capital, earnings and con-
dition of the three insurance companies,
over which Mr.. J. B. Bennett prssides.
II will be seen that the Andes, after pay
ing S626, $40 Al Of Chicago Losses, hiss q
total Of assets remaining Of 81, 9S2, Sl2 48;
that the AmsBon, In the frat sky days
Of its existence added 1922 9S2 IS to its
psid.up cspi5sl of $500. 90; and the 1ri-
umph added s2S4 0S5 TO It's paid up capital
of $780, 00. The history OF INSURANCE msy
be searched in vain to find q parallel TO
this showing OF earnings. It surpasses
anything We ever heard of, and tells the
whole story of the interchangeable energy,
the elear-sighted direction and the ability
which Mr. Bennett has brought to the
conduct Of these insurance companies. It
also shows plainly that the stockholders
of these several companies have their con-
hdsncs well placed, and that their seleo-
ton of so superior an underwater is