Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-16

eleven miles OF the county seat OF eltnef OF
the old counties, and it leaves the consti-
tutional requisite of i've hundred square
miles to each of the old counties. The M.
and o. railroad runs nearly through the
center.
Contractors would do well to read
General Writ Adams appeal to railway
builders, which appears In our sdvertis-
ing columns.
In local elections, affecting only the
fortunes of q city or county, 1t is b plain
duty OF good citizens who would promote
public, and thus their own prosperity, to
act together in cordial harmony and in
telligent cooperation. When intolerable
taxation and knsvery in office are crying
prominent evils of the hour, divisions
among honest men, into factions become
suicidal madness.
We have pleasure in directing the at
tention of the readers of the APPEAL TO
the card elsewhere published announcing
the purchase by Messrs. Apperson &
Kennedy, ofthe stock and interest in the
boot and shoe business of Van Pelt & Glib
son, so long and so fsvorsbly known to
the trade. Mr.. Kennedy, of the new
firm, viii have charge OF the business, and
we can assure our readers that n more
worthy of the trust could not be found.
He is du fast in business, is versed IN
commercial affairs, and with a knowledge
of the bOot and shoe business cannot fail
to do we'll. He will never do half as well
ss we wish him and his partner. Apper-
son &Kenuedy will sell wholesale as well
as retail. We commend them to all the
readers of the APPEAL.
The excursion train which left che
Ohio depot, yesterday, was hOnored and
made merry by the presence of a bridal
party belonging to S~omerville, that had
come down as far as Memphis on 8 little
tour the previous day and stopped st the
Peabody Hotel. The following little
notice was penciled by n Of the party
on the back of sundry cards and handed
round: "M~srried-At the residence OF
Mrs. L. Black, near Somerville, Tenn
on Thursday, the I4th inst, by the Rev,
w, McFerrin, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, John Crawford snd Miss Fanny
Walker, all of Fsyette county," The
happy couple received the congrstuls,
tiOns of all the people on the train, and
there never was more merry making and
jollity.
"A young man of vim and a beIliger.
ent disposition, named Paddy Donoho,
wss accused yesterday by John Murphy
of driving hogs into his potsto-pstch, and
keeping them there by the force Of brick
bats, loud threats and villRinous looking
/ pistols. Murphy demonstrated with Pal
yesterday about this unseemly habit OF
his, but Pat showed no signs of repent
ance. On the contrary, he presented 8
pistol to Murphy and invited him to 6
shooting match, which Murphy very
properly declined, but instead went to
Squire MiIler's and had g warrant sworn
put for the arrest of little Paddy.
Our involuntary contributor is red
hot; he is on q tsre-he boileth-he enters
the s~sncto-"ha, Isee you-you have, by
my permission, described The scene at the
Peabody, you have set forth my hopes,
my expectations; you have immOrtalized
me; my constituents are ~jubilant; my
success is assured, but be careful, be care
t0l how you speak of my friends. Let
the greasy son Of Ham, as he parsdes
with his long pole, call me brother lei
the lightning man of your paper call me
knock-kneed Apollo Belvidere, but don't,
don't call my friends Hard Bats or tel
me 1 must send an interpreter to the
Council when 1 go to Congress-"
"A house was burned yesterday, about
DAYLIGHT, on Vance street, between Main
and Shelby. Il was occupid by DR.. Rogers
and family, and owned by a Mississippi
lady. The fire originated in the kitchen,
and is thought to be the work of an in.
cendisry. The cook, an old dsrkey wo-
man, was so sound asleep that the flames
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brows before she could be aroused to g
sense of her ~sufocstion and danger. The
fire engines arrived on the ground in time
10 save the main shell of the building,
but Doctor Rogers lost all his furniture
except what was in the psrlor, and most
of that was taken out in q damaged con-
dition. Ar out house in the rear, sdjoin'
ing, snd the roof snd upper story OF the
residence were burned down. a consid-
cradle amount Of furniture was destroyed,
We understand the building was fully In
sured, but no insurance wa on b furni-
ture. The dsmsge done by water was
considerable, the total loss was estimated
at $500.
"A very scared looking colored sp.
peared on South Court street, yesterday,
riding in g hundred year old 'shsy,'
drawn by a frisky mule and g steer. The
darksy detailed to an excited crowd OF
mixed cOlOrsds, his adventures for the
previous tWenty-four hours. He lived cut
c~Ountrywsrd, ne said, and was q mighty
pescsable dsrkey. He was attacked by &
hand of fourteen sccuRdrels that morning,
who went to his shsnty and scared him
almost to death. he ran out of doors, snd
while singing the gate open, q pistol was
put to his face and fred. The powder had
liked to have blown him up to heaven.
ten five more shots were fired. He was
going to run back to the house, but be
thought that would be- equal to immedi-
ate dissolution; so he desisted, but ran to
8 neigbbOring house instead, where he
made up his fantastic outfit, on which he
rode into town. His tale was q sorry one,
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