Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-06
CITY PARAGRAPHS.

The Sheriff contest is postponed tC
Tuesday next.
The lecture Of Nr. McRae last night
was eloquent ana well attended.
Many taxpayers didn't hsv8 time "a
vote yesterday. They'll hsvs 10 foot the
bills Of those who did.
The last number Of the Pracleal
Planter, such are lis beauties and attrae-
~tlvsness, would do FOR 8 htle New Years
CT
The indebtsdness Of the county VIII
be published with the order OF the cour
submitting the question OF railroad AKA
uOu 70 the people.
Mr.. s.. A. Wells, newEmsn on the
Memphis aud Little Rock railroad, places
Us under obligations for Little Rock pa
pErs Of yesterday.
The Criminal Court closes its doors
to-day It's hands are uustEiued by
blood Greeley should note the fact. IJ
has however, given murdsrers g big scare.
"a large amount Of Magistrates" was
ssid by u Of b county courts yester-
DAY 20 bs absent, Ib6 language Wzs
good enough If Magistrates, like Alder
men ia London we're chosen by the ton.
The residence Of Mr.. Humphreys, the
Clty Engineer, in South Memphis. took
ire yesterday. The i|nCipient COudsgra-
uul was puG pat without the assistance Of
the IRE department. Not much damage
was done.
The election, which determines the
futurs commercial destiny OF this city
sud the fortunes OF the county, through
EL Llmel occurs on Saturday. March 18th,
1871. The question D. whether the Selma
road shall ma ITS Northern terminus al
Memphis.
Mathew Hunt g. Co. roast Mocha.
Java and Rio codss every morning. The
process Is conducted Icy machinery and Is
1zu-tless- II tnere be tea-drnkers ia
Memphis, now that Alderman Fiuuie
4" has departed, they should call st No.
555 Main street,
The county court has paid for tax
payers On tle Jail S42i,9J5 The contract
wa for Sl44.7JQ. Barbour Lewis mas been
sued for the wrongful expenditure OF
county warrants, auu this vii be deemed
s. test case II the county succeed the
builders Of the jail VIII suffer.
The misf0rtuues Of Nj. Van lard, a
venerable and excellent citizen OF Forrest
City, Arkansas, command our srmpa-
-lies. his house was burned night before
last from which his wife, very sick, barely
escaped. Nothing was saved. The house
Was new and cost more than 5000. The
iIcsndisry VIII probably be captured.
Ii is proposed by persons interested
20 sell the old Postgmcs Binding at
$500 20 the county. A Joker Of the
court says it's q good ching, aud viii be
the means Of killing or the bores Of the
20 They'll E10u p5rfgrsts the walls
and smash up on the pavement.
Many people seeing letters advertised,
u having names like one mentioned In
= Let call Tor and open such letters.
The law says that he who opens e lsttsr
not addressed % himself may be fined,
and Imprisoned not exceeding ten years.
A case Of the sort occurred last week ia
this city, but the Affair was hUshed up.
-Nl5H est durINs bamuH erem strgit Do
alum. Justice KILLER told GOV Harms yes
terday thai be had drawn the order Of the
County Count s. wen as lac, himself, LNiI-
ler' could have done BE-. III modestv BE-
the measure Of merit, Miller viii bs inn
mortal
The management Of the Masonic Fair
desire % return their hearty thanks 70 I
Bro. Joe Sp6cht for g freezer Of most de-
lscl0us Roman Punch, most decidedly I
the best 10 the world" excelled only in
lts good qualities by the generous donor. I
The management Also thank Bro. A. Vac
for a half dozen Premear General
Or r. Les] Champagne, which was raj
led OF az q handsome figure.
The United States internal revenue
collections by General Patterson during 4
amounted % g4s5 68. dis I
tributsd az follows: Spirits, S2505 50; to-
bacco, si258 81; fsrmentsd liquors. $40 IS: /
banks and bankers, 1854 81; gross re-
so So sales, Sis 20; special taxes,
elAs 90; incomes, SD 81 lagacies. 1919 o.: /
succsssions, g 90; articles in schedule A, 1
sz5 40i penalties, $50 IS.
Deputy Sheriff Fraims succeeded fn
arresting s colored escaped convict named
Thornton Cox, who was sent up from
this county last spring for 3 term Of three
years 1os Ssaud larceny. He Is now ont
about thros or four months, having made
escape while out on an errand for the
keeper Of the prison, be- was such q rsli-
.ble man. IhB deputy sheriff got him al
Of his old haunts near Brinklev
avenue, al the head Of Poplar street.
When the proposition was passed yes
submitting the proposition Of tax.
alton % the people, Forrest thanked the
court for It's assent % his wishes In verv
appropriate terms. he said no one here
would ever have reason TO regret their
sotions that the road would be built bv
more cheaply than any other
and as rapidly Is human energy eoul5
accomplish the task.
The Union AID AFzegfcra Jaws. urt
nay nos be EuOWnt 20 most Of our readers
hat q very deep and strong religious feel
ng prevails among "a CouVicts at the
1sntenlary-" This Is entirely new
" ould &c not be a blessing for them and
he rest Of mankind 81 they would an die.
that they are prepared 10 20. and
.hua leave Us Ia peace.
The police have been quite busy dur-
nR the past1eW mornings, arrestinS a-De
characters az the railroad denofs .
md steamboats,. One morning this 49,
ID the passengers who came from CEf
ago, either by road OF boat, were arrested |
md sent back owing 10 kilograms ~
.eived here stating that q large mob {
ttempted 70 set ire TO Chicago a sbort
ime SIMS.
When Justice Miller, OF the County /
curt, yesterday drew an amendment TO
Forests propositions, and the amend
was proposed 20 be reconstructed in
h verbiage by Governor Harris, Miller
lo3sstiy and seriously said Yes, yes; Z