Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-10
CITY PARAGRAPHS

Business is rushing all over town. and
most people look bright and full OF spirit.
There is q man in the city who has
seven hundred cansries for sale. he val
ues them at five dollars each.
The secretary OF the Agricultural so
ciety wants to rent 6 few wall tents. Per
sons having them will please apply at the
chamber Of commerce.
We are indebted to Mr.. Msnsford,
corner of Monroe and Second streets, for
the latest number Of Every Saturday, q
very meritoriOus illustrated paper.
The water is reported so low in the
upper Mississippi that COWS invade the
channel, and steamboat captains are hay
ing cow-cstchers put on their boats.
The United States court opened yes
tsrdsy with Judges Emmops and Trigg
both on the bench. The business of the
court was entered with great energy and
spirit.
The Cincinnati Times has learned that
women are not suffered TO walk the streets
Of Memphis unattended by q male guar
dian after nine o'clock st night. b is
wholly untrue.
The husbands of Louisville hsve be-
come so addicted to the sbominaole habit
OF ~wife-bssting hat it has been found
necessary to organize in that city q so
ciety for the prevention Of cruelty to
wives.
There were seventy-twO cases before
the recorder yesterday morning. The
business was exceedingly brisk for shout
four hours. A number of people shelled
out fees, while several went to the jug
The. rooms of the Young Mems Chris
tIan Association, No 394 Main street, will
ne open to the public hereafter every
- n -HH-l - ~L-g- -aal
ing room will be found all the latest news
papers and religious and literary publlca-
lions They intend to soon have q free
library,
The tickets for the fair drawing are
now being rapidly sold. We advise all
who wish to attend the fair, and at the
same time nave q chance to draw 3 very
handsome amount OF cdSh. to supply
themseIes st once. Read the advertise
ment on the frat page headed $4,000.
The clerks Of the city are invited to
meet at the chamber of commerce, st IA
O'Clock this evening, for the purpose OF
subscribing what amounts their slender
mean will Justify towards the relief OF
their suffering fellow clerks OF Chicago.
The body of Michael Mageveny, Jr.
was recovered by q cOlored man yesterday
morning, a. the plsce where he had fallen
into the river Saturday evening, The
body was brought 70 the house Of his
father on Carroll avenue, where an in-
quest was held about IL O'Clock. The fu-
neral will take place to-day.
The railroad bridge over Salt river, on
the Louisville and Nashville railroad, was
burned on Sunday night last. Trans
we're stopped and telegraph wires destroy
ed. The latter were Immediately repaired,
snd trains now run regularly, connecting
st the river. The bridge Will be rebuilt
in q few days, a. 8 large force of work
men are nov engaged on the structure.
The sympsthies of the guests that
thronged the hall Of the Peabody hotel
last night, for the sufferers by the hre at
Chicago, was warmly expressed, and
many strangers in she city attended the
meeting held at the hall of the Chamber
of Commerce. A Confederate msjor-gen-
eral was of those who asserted most elO-
q~uently the demands properly made upon
the charity of our people.