Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-23

public Justice. But Wner8 GnhA We AHu
remedy2 The Legislature has multiplied
omce-holders by the score and they must
live, and the multiplication Of suits be-
comes q patent necessity. Are they wise
q W-givers who encourage htigafionlfl.
The stock Of books, ehromos, etc. Of
A. W. Young & Co. will be sold at auction
today, at 10 O'Clock, at 8l5 Main street.
This offers a good opportunity for Invest
ment by book men.
"A sudden and unexpected episode Oc-
Cured at the GayOsO House yesterday.
". +. Harper and Miss Mary Baker, of
Hickory Wytbe, Fayette county, Ten
nessee, came down on the morning train,
and after securing the services Of Rev.
DR.. Francis II. Bowman, of the First
Presbyterian church Of this city, they
were handsomely msnacled by the same
old ''silken letters" that have so often
united two willing hearts," The groom
is 8 young man Of sterling worth and
tender affections, and scanned happy in
the belief that he had found a kindred
spirit, and the beautiful bride indicated
that she had 3 heart to ~reciprocate bis
kindness and TO reward his love. The
happy couple received the warm con-
CALCULATIONS of the strange friends
among whom they had come on an er-
rand OF love,
We call attention to the advertise
ment, in another column, Of b Globe
Mutual Lie Insurance Company, OF New
York. all of whose policies are registered
and Endorsed by the State of New York,
and therefore have an unusual value.
The assets of this company are now
100000. This sum has been accumu-
lated in a few years, and is due, not alone
to the industry of capable and energetic
agents, but to the method of business and
the general principles underlying its con-
duct. 1t will compare tavOrably with the
oldest companies in the country. During
the past year it issued 1850 policies, all OF
which are now in force, insuring V
SIl, coo, 900. The managers of this com
psny in the Southwest, are well known in
Memphis, where they are deservedly held
in high esteem for their capacity as life
insurance men, their qualities as first
class business men and their sterling pro-
bitv and integrity. We commend the
Globe to the confidence of cur people.
II. T. TOmlinsOn q Co. are the managers,
The deep and profound interest which
the public has manifested in regard to the
condition of Chancellor f. NJ. Yerger,
shows the high appreciation in which he
is held by the community. How is
Judge Yerger2" is the anxious interrog-
atOry we hear ~propounded on every side
DR.. Lvles, who has visited Judge Yerger
everv day for the last two months, in
formed Us that the indications were more
favorable yesterday. We sincerely pray
that Judge Yerger may long be
spared, a blessing TO his family, an
honor to the bench, an ornament
so the bar, and a light to the
world. But the great are but men. They
possess no superhuman vitality; can
claim no exemption from the common
doom. They may stay the execution of
q criminal; but cannot cOuutermsnd the
Of their own destiny. When the
summons comes, they must obey. There
IS no superior power to whom they may
appeal. or from whom they may secure a
DELAY Of sentence. We rejoice with the
entire community in hearing that Judge
Yerger was better yesterday, and hope
his great intellect viii soon radiate
the bench upon which he has re-
1ected so much honor.
"A fat darby, named Jackson Thomas, /
who has been drinking heavily for three
months, died of spontaneous combustion
Fort Pickering yesterday. Thomas
accumulated a few hundred dollars
Turing a life of prObity and industry. He
lived very happily in q shanty with his
'ole woman" who did washing. When
he winter set in she took a cold and died.
The old man at once lost all heart, did not
to care for anything on earth,
lis AAAu1A A4AAp bN WIG 0UAAAaNlAA /
the strongest and cheapest he could get,
which he drank in constantly increasing
Quantities, until he became unfit to 20 for
himself; then he sent for it, pulling his
constantly out of his bosom and
Ounting out the money with much stin-
iness, Tor he appeared to think that it
gould not last him al his life. He was
ironically stupid, but always sensible
nough TO take care OF his wallet and his
a-n- #-a no "a L-aHLaaaE d
is arrived from Alabama to look after
JIM. He persuaded Jackson to change
is drink 10 apple jack, which he took but
nee, but he took q fearfully heavy dose
f it-abOut three pints. 1t is said that he
of like benZine. He died in the
light, and the people who looked in
trough the Chinks Of the shantY saw him
wing on the floor and q blue flame COM
az out of his mouth, eyes, nOstrils and
ars. MOffatt wiliDquest him at ten this
lorning, when some further details Of the
Orror may be gathered.
The Irish people of South Memphis
that part of the city as d~egenera-
.ng fesrfully. The logic they use IS con- {
.usiys. A street that stretches along ?
outward, a little inland from Main, had
8 long and sylvan vista first hewed out
f the primev8l forest by a worthy son of
he loveliest isle Ofthe ocean, nsmed Pat
ok. He opened up a space there for a
lanty, many years ago. Numbers Of his
sEcendants are about town yet, mixing
it'll the -aristOcraCy. The opening he
lsde gradually heightened into a street,
nd it became Patrick street. Now, st.
atrIck was a gentleman, and faith, q I
saint he was" and did honor to
le street. But ONE French families
there afterwsrd, who managed to I
o~uainate in that neighborhOOd, and they ]
on changing the name Of the {
rect 10 st. Denis. The Irish waged a I
-srfsre against this; they could not tOle-
ite 4" Dinis;' they would not hear of 1t. s
consultation was held among the
rench, and they hit upon st. Martin, who {
as French, il is true, but he was uncle
Patrick, and held in much respect IN {
st. Martin was accepted by the s
tolerate people as a compromise between &
Patrick and St. Denis. But after the s
.pse Of years, both the French and the ]
sunk into q minority, and a new 7
ass of people came, who knew nothing 8
saints or prophets, but were stu '
Of botany. They planted a number
mulberry trees along the sidewalks, ,
I'd thought that those trees would afford I
greater blessing in the way of shade
IAN the patronage Of either Martin or {
and they called it in honor of the /
ses, Mulberry street. But now, how
another change cUmeth. In the days s
John johnson, Mayor, a worthy man
ON the land Of S~hamrocks, is chosen by
10 people to go into the Councils of the |
to speak words of sobsTness and S
nth; and he says that the great name Of '
3trick shall be restored n placed upon Y
the corners OF hat street, from the be- 8
ming sven TO the end thereof; and that d
ulberry shall be taken down. In q city ]
so many streets, why not have one, at {
dedicated to the exclusive honor of
pafrfnk9 I