Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-08
CITY PARAGRAPHS.


General Forrest has returned from
New York, and Is Al the PeaDody.
The election for magistrate for the
Fifth district takes place on Thursday.
Young Cole, the too notorious mack
] eral. was sent TO Jail yesterday 70 await
trial for larceny.
The colOreds are to have their Desoto
Miss County Convention at fernando
this month. There win be an OdOrous
time.
There is much complaint coming from
the upper end of Front street about rows
and ruRke orgies, carried on there
every Saturday and Sunday night.
Mr.. John Miles, cotton broker, Of this
city, was q passenger on the Westfeld
when she was wrecked by explosion in
New York. He got away perfectly
safe.
The ss~lOon-keepers say that the Juror
which beer has crested will subside when
the hot weather shall have passed, and
the customers viii return to their darling
tOddy.
Joe Locke, at 2SsK Main street, has
50 much that is attractive and good In the
way of current literature that one is lost
in the contemplation Of it. Go and see for
yourself.
-Four parties from the country were
put under bonds by United States Conn
missioner Garrett yesterday for using
tobacco boxe twice without eraaing the
original revenue mErks.
There are several extensive assures
In the leves pavement at the foot of
Adams street. They extend several yards
along the lsvee, and about forty or fifty
feet from the waters edge.
"A family, without children, want a girl
from hve to ten years old to raise as their
own. They viii educate and do q good
part by one. Must be Of good manners and
vouched for. Address &C. APPEAL Office.
There was a solemn requiem mass cell
ebrsted in st. Peters church yesterday
morning for the repOse Of the soul of Mrs.
DR.. Whilst. The church was fun OF peO-
pie. The great funeral oOrtege moved
away from the church for the cemetery
about ten O'Clock.
The Quorum Court met Yesterday,
Henry 7. Jones, Chairman, pro. tenn,
W. B. Gibson and W. H. Walker, ssso-
ciste justices. Considerable business was
transacted In the way of appointing over
seers and approving bonds OF county off,
cials. Adjourned till first Monday in
September.
The Recorder is likely to hsve 9 lively
time this morning. The docket at the
Adams street ststion-house had about
twenty-five names Of It last night at IL
O'Clock, and the beer saloons were yet Ia
full blast. Twelve OF them were beer
cases, such as drunkss tights and so forth.
"A small row occurred last night, out
on Winchester avenue, between a eolorsd
person and white boy. The cOlored per-
son took up a brickbst TO let drive at the
boy, and the boy pulled out q pistol and
shot the cOIored in the leg. This put 3
veto on the brickbat proceeding. The
negro was severely wounded. /
The ~philOsophic and facetious local of
our evening paper says that the motive {
which the Bergites propose to give thsir &
society Is this: 1.-THE friend of man is the
friend of other brutes." The followers of
this institution ought to consult Darwin
upon things generally. The monkey I
ought to ave a first consideration, will {
no doubt, be the advice of Darwin. I
AT the last term of the United States {
Circuit Court here Messrs. Ward and
others were investigated for falling in
revenue law requirements, and q heavy
hne was imposed. We learn that the
case was fixed up with the treasury or
revenue man At Washington to the salts 70
faction Of all parties. Word to this effect
came yesterday.
Shelby, Of the detective force. in com q
psnY with officer Birmingham, succeeded
yesterday in capturing q colored named c
Alexander, a mule thief. Shelby
and Gallagher had him about two months 4
before, but he effected his escape at n
station, on the Charleston road. r
Having obtained information Sunday that
the scamp was seen about that neighbor-
hood, the two officers went out there and >
captured aim at the depot, as he was
about to get aboard the train. He is now
the ststiOn-house.
Our friends from SALISBURY. sfer he
ng discharged by United States Commits
1oner Garrett, thought they would have af
little Publication, 50 they hired a hack ~
nd went to the beer gardens. The hack IN
nan would not bring them back until =,
hey paid over ten dollars. When they II
'ot back 70 town they hsd them arrested In
or carrying concealed weapons. The ~
orfeit Of SIS each was much harder on 10
hem than If they had let the hickman ~
ave his charge without dsmur. a.
-Messrs. Graham & Wexford have Sc
ormed a copartnershlp to operate in the eli
otton and general commission business fr
heir once is SO4 Front street. They are Wi
9th business men with an extensivs con tn
ectiOn on both sides of the river, Mr.. TIE
fraham is from Wittsburg, Arkansas, ra
Mr.. Wexford was long connected ba
nth the crest cotton house Of Ford, Por- all
5r Co., in this city. Starting out with or
DIS OF energy and BUSINESS talent and 3 liz
lch circle OF business friends there can be sb
o other prospect than that which shows La
1ccess. Tn
The funeral oOrtsge Of Mrs. DR.. viii &c
It mel with an accident as it passed down TIE
econd street yesterday morning. While on
Madison, q rude negro drsymsn loS
rove his vehicle right into the hearse Ne
orses and broke on the tongue OF the
parse. The leading horses were greatly 6R
ightened, so that it took the best efforts
the drivers to keep them from running
way. The whole train Of carriages was /
lrown into confusion, and q DELAY Of for
al an hour eusued, which wRs exceed the
Igly painful 70 all concerned, and also to for
le spectators. A great crowd OF persons nel
round the place, which had the pr
1pesrance OF great excitement until the sps
'rtege moved on again. pal
The story OF "A Great Temptstioa % AM
? Charles Reed, was commenced to De mes
lbIshed serislly in kUeTy Sdf8rddy ~
ago. Immediately aftsrWard opo
10 Hsrpers commenced It's publication in -
sir Heektg, reprinting from the rival ~
'per, Fields q OsgOOd, of Boston, the -
iDnshers OF hVeTg 6dtWTddg, did not
10, Of course, to see themselves thus nusS,
restalled IN their publication, they hay ~
& made arrangements with the London -
~lDllshers, so they were compelled to ~
sue the whole story In book form at nifty -
nts. This was lone with the view of SSU
king the wind out Of the Harper enter SOu
ise. 1t now became the turn Of the New I'M
)rkers TO take the wind out Of the BOs- ~
a people, q they do IL by getting the VIC
out complete, and full Of il1stra- sec
ms, at thirty cents. Mansford sent US nON
o of them last night. OF the novel il
II there can be nothing said, except that
to I" a rel" with the sort of
Ople who p~stronize the weekly litera-
and hence has q great sale. Mans n
d has 3 box full Of them, and they are coal
ing OF rapidly,
Chicago people may be excused for
erriDg, on almost every occasion, to the ~,
'stDess OF their city, for its growth has sell
'ome q marvel to sl creation Nothing any
ives the Importance, absolute and rels-
Of the city of Chicago, more than 200
- the constant reference made to il by 5O
rest Of the world. There is scarcely a M
article, or a modern book, which ~.
for its object the demonstration of 6,W
that does not point to Chicago. @
newspapers on both sides Of the At
tic have something to say about it In WAL
~ issue; people in the East who feigp
ORANGE Of everything Western, always
nit that they have heard remRrksbla IN
1gs about Chicago; foreigners, who are popI
a ignorant OF the geography OF the NOR
ntry q the customs Of her people the !
w something about Chicago and her 20 r
uliar institutions, her unparalleled urge
with, her wen-rewsrded energy, all com a
respect where they do not challenge kood
and excite envy. Ten miles from ing
cago, and only thirty-fve minutes ride sou
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy DlsLl
road, with t~Wenty-fOur trains a dav 70 iuu