Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-14
CITY PARAGRAPHS

The question for next month is the
comi-E OF Horace Greeley.
Squire BIecE ey viii be at his post OF
M1nday ltO-m1u W. Look out for war
rsntsi
Professor NJ tchel breaches in the
First lDr. BurDsD Baptist church this
morning.
There IS a movement on foot TO start
a cotton factory a. Covington. Why can't
we have one al Memphis
-C0mmOcore n. +. Msurv, and not
Henry Ward BeecHer, win deliver the
opening address before the Agricultural
Association, Of this county, al their com
ing Fair.
-Charlez y. Lyman. who has been In
the County Clerks Office for several years,
goes 70 Maine on q sanitary trip for the
summer mon BIS.
Brown, the ianitor Of the Courthouse,
lost all the keys OF the rooms yesterday.
The lucky Under or thief may get q re-
ward by returning them.
There was another posse of c0lOrsds
before Justice Miller Yesterday. They
were from Commerce street. The com
plsiut Yves iudlscriu.irate fighting.
Tho McCgmh7 "TinE" ran Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad stock up 20 par
yesterday. but failed to get any. For fur
Their particulars see our hnsncial column.
.|."H#aa MH E..a..# ua -L.n HNaaN Nh
far, are 4s5l5g bales, and shipments a.
sos. There is every reason 20 believe the
crop this season VIII exceed 5oo.tO0 bales.
There is a plethora Of eosts Boa Mem
phis az present. These animals effect The
habits 81 the owl during fine weather, and
iufest the streets from midnight tin dawn.
Bishop Fsehau viii administer the
Sacrament OF Confirmation 90 q number
Of children, 90 81 Patrick Church, this
nmaarHan as HmnH mnmrn LNn wHn nHaa
preach a sermon on that occasion.
Mr. Hsppek says It was not he, but
soms other gentleman, who bad the con
varaatIDn with our lightning reporter al
his store door on the evening Of the FIRE
alec. that he had actually closed UP the
store before the IRE was discovered.
The general trade Of the city yestsr-
day Rfas quite brisk. This speaks well for
Mem his when ST. Louis, Cincinnati,
Louisville and other cities are complain
Ing Of dull times.
Cotton buyers complsin that the best
portion Of The stock Of cotton now on
hand is hid sway en- garrets and the upper
stories ~ the buildings on Front and
other streets. One buyer claims that
there Is one crop OF $50 bales stored away
that tlirty three cents was offered for two
years ago
Matt. Douglas, a colorsd person Of
some g.ity. sua1chod eight dollars from
another col1rsd being. opposite FOx's
store. Cn Front street, yesterday, for
which Sergeant McElroY snstched him,
am landed him high and dry in She sta
t-iOn-hOuse.
-some g=ntsel pisgairi.t has stolen q
manl-Hrp- lecture on " woman" from
the oilc- ui judge Brown III he attempts
10 repeat 10 he ls sure 81 detection, FOR
SuoEe hfoWn's views on the woman CUES
ton are T.aH.HaH .H 600 g. - j
nus acquaintance
Mary Barnes. c1Iored. fs apotber evil
oence ei the progress of The African race.
&C ottiug E the D1rwiniau theory. She
We iAto 1liaon'- hoe store Yesterday.
ano anop-hll+d a.slr OF -hges ia t6g
- omGliac fashion. for
winch Sergeant McElr0y put nor In tbs
lookup.
-There is to BE- g greet Odd Fellows
celebration ~ Jackson ON Tte.iay
Lodges from brownsville. Union go
Trenton, Paris, Humboldt. Gadsde, AZ
ivar, MedOu add Denmark, have s4e1iGs4
their intention b. Join Madison LODI. a.
the occasion. DR.. Ford wul deliver ma
address.
The contract for the new scb00I-honse
corner of Third aud Market atreets. was
sigusd Dy the Building Committees Of the
School Board yesterday. Juniper, Wiley
a Co are The contractors. The cost is 10
be $50 500. The building is o. DO OF brick,
and . magnificent shair. To Is about time
for Memphis 10 geg one decent school
house.
"A Httle girl OfsiK summers, who lives
near the Brukiey College, YVES out play
ing one day last week, and so her gam
bols, came across 3 mOocaaiu snake which
measured thirty-Dine inches long. She
fook s. stick, killed the snake and brought
ft honie % her mother on the point Of her
potential weapon. She said she Was nOta
ST afraid.
-NessTs Register Ir6z8vant a Co. sold
Yesterday 4 house sud lOt fronting forty
fas- on Second street, between
W~qrtfngt0n and FOplar, extending back
AS faet % ~ alley, for f7l00 cash. Col.
3 -. Trfeheeft was The purchaser, who
XII down the old building and VIII
ma fet r0 handsome tenements for prs
rsie r dsuca I
rHe great Insurance building, on
- rset. approaches c0mpletion.
~. ont-ida 81 Gnisledi but within there
arrrIrr rive of induatry-plastersrs,
I-maa Fae6ralcu and carpenters, In !