Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-26

est commendatlon. We doubt not our
Partisan friends VIII soon learn 20 appr9-
este DR.. W. and extend % him b hearty
welcome and liberal pstronag6 DIS supe-
rior professional sttsinm5nts 50 richly &C.
serves.
Robins. Of the Ovsrton Hotel, wiz
imm0rtalizs himself tonight de viii
fully sustain bis old-time reputation.
The " Death Of Stonswsu Jackson "
viii be sung tonight ct she promenade
concert. Overt0n Hotel. Admission only
ff5v cents. Who would not give hfgy
cents 70 help rear a monument to he gal
liant Confederate dsad2
An old gentleman, yesterday, being
affected by the hest, do doubt, gave signs
Of faiutiug AZ the corner Of Madison and
Main streets. The passsrs thought he
was sun-struck, but q glsss Of Charley
Howard's mead brought him TO himself
at once.
The arrangement that prevails now
among our railroads going east n west,
enables a person 70 90 from Little Rock
70 Nashville in twenly-fOur hours. The
train from Little Rock arrives &C 8 pm.
and the train for Nashville leaves at 5;4l
Memphis time, so that passengers expert
ence no delay on their way through.
The pick-pockstine business is becom-
ing rife in the city. Yesterday a young.
ster was busy going for an old gentle
mans pocke5-bOok, sc the corner Of Main
and Union streets, but was espied by John
S5urls, of the Invincible, who happily
interfered snd saved the aged gentleman
.much trouble. There was also q young
ater bv the name Of Edwards arrested by
the police for having gone through. a
gentleman's clothing at b picnic the
evening before. He hooked S35 aud q
gold watch,
The stage manager at BrOOm's Opera
House, Mr.. White, takes his benefit TO-
night. preparatory tc moving 20 Balt1-
more. where be viii shortly open and su-
pervise an establishment Of his own. He
wiz be assisted tonight by the troupe
from the Varieties, and 3 programme, eX-
trsordiuary u its attractions, viii be Of
fsrsd those who msy attend. Mr.. White
Is the oldest stage manager ia Memphis,
and has long been credltaDly connected
with our places Of amusement. By those
who know him best he is most highly es-
tsemsd. Eis benefit viii, Of course, be q
Urouser.u a parting reminder Of the good
viii and wishes of those who have patron
led and patronizs "BrOOms"
The Promenade Concert, which comes
Of Ct the OvertOu Hotel tonight, prom
isss 70 be an affair as Crsditsble to its pro-
ieotors Is It ought to be remunerative. 1t
has been gotten up on a grand scale, and
Is in hands experienced in the manage
ment Of such affairs. We predict il q sue
cess. II combines with excellent music
the privilege OF prOmenadlng, Of CONVEX
Estion and the s-eas0nabls addendE of ices,
Of Strawberries and cream, and fluids that
always ind customers, especially when
doled BY fair hands. II the elegant and
capaciOus dining-rOOm Of the Ov6rbOn
Hotel is not filed TO its utmost capacity
to-nighb, we will be sOrely disappointed.
The admission is only hftV cents. Con
trsst that with the programme, and think
Of the aus for which this concert ls given
and We are sure, readers Of the
APPEAL, every one OF you VIII be
among the thrOng that viii be present.
1t was rumOrgd in financial circles
Yesterday that the McComhs ring had be-
come the purchasers Of the Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad, part Of the condi-
tons being that Col. White and his officers
were 10 continue IN their positions for two
wears. Whether The Mississippi River
railway was to be effected by this trade,
We could not learn, but suppose 10 is in
vOIved, Is many of the parties to Ib are
interested in both concerns. Whatever is
done, we hope the interests OF city
win not be lost sight Of or this, however,
we shall take care. A trade in this matter
AAGaA DGa Ala 1A-eAaah eA- $4,000 va N-~
people Of Memphis viii not have the1cOu-
sisteucy Of straw. A full report Of the
facts as they have developed thus far VIII
be found in another column.
william, the COnquer0r, vas the best
known CsrpsJ-bagger who has figured in
history. He stole everything iu sight
without g uuslm Of conscience, and 10 has
required ali the genius Of Macaulay TO
invest his name with the thInnes gloss Of
historical fame. But We have two, Of the
genius csrpst-bsgger, in this city, who
we're picked Out Of the public schools Of
this city-at lssst one of thgm-and now
devote themselves to the unhallOWed,
shameless business of practising frauds
upon the best instincts Of purposes Of
coIOred ps0pls. The thieves urn honest
pennies By running fairs, and danCes and
kissing negro babies. These Carpet-bsg-
gers Of modern times, Of whose virtues
William, the COnQusrOr. never dreamed,
are countless In the South, and these vi
s-Wsec-ECsnted worthless have pursued
their vocation very successfully tor some
time past, but the cOlOr6d people grow
weary Of them and Of their system Of
speculation, and some Of them have asked
US TO publish the names Of the dead-bsats
and to define their plan Of operations. Of
this hereafter.