Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-31
CITY PARAGRAPHS.

DIR. Tichenor, the President of the
Sunday School Board of the Southern
Baptist Convention, is working vigorous
~ for the children.
Attention is called to the card of J.
L. Nerser, among our new advertise
ments. This mouse, 800 Front street, is
extensively in the cotton and commission
line.
There was a festival at the Chelsea
Methodist church, last night, for the pur-
pose of procuring funds for the purchase
Of bell for the edihce. The festival was
g success.
The "King Wrought Iron Bridge
Company +" are shortly to build q bridge
/ over the Arkansas river, at Fort Smith.
1t viii accommodate wagons, foot passsn-
gers and railroads, and will cost nearly
$500 900.
Officers Mcbride and McAulife, Of
the police, who have been suffering the
anxious psngs Of suspension for some
days, were tried before the Police Board
Yesterday. The result of the investiga-
ton was very satisfactory to them. They
were reinststed with full pay for time lost.
C. s. Cooper, late Collector Of Gus
toms at this port, and +. O. Evans, late Of
Paducah, KY, have started q tobacco fac
tory at the corner of Main and Washing
ton streets. They employ twenty-five
hands and 50 far, we are glad 70 say, have
been successful.
E-Informstion is wanted Of Thomas
Burke, Tally Crime, county Glare, Ireland.
When last seen was in General John
stOn's army, O. s. A, company "C'' Tenth
Tennessee regiment, on Big Black, Mis-
sissippi. ANY information will be thank
fully received by his son, John Burke,
Little Rock, Arkansas. IAN Southern
and Northern papers please eoTy.l
The extensive cotton and grocery
house of Messrs. Stanton & Moore, on
Front street, is prepared for 8 large win
ter business, and no doubt viii do it, as
the connections OF the firm are spread
abroad over 3 wide section Of country.
The advantages resulting to those who do
business with this house are OF such q
character thst their customers are con-
stsntly increasing. The card OF the firm
win be found on the first page.
A Calls head Was the innocent cause Of
q quarrel in Heuck's besr saloon, on Ad-
% street, between the chief cook and the
chief waiter. The waiter removed the
cslFs'caput from the ice box and forgot to
put it back, in consequence Of which neg
lect the calf spoiled. A row ensued, and
Justice Miller was appealed to for 8 decis-
ion on the legal and other merits of the
controversy. He gave the parties some
good advice and told them to leave.
We learn that Colonel J. H. Taylor
and Mr.. Levi Joy hsve formed q partner
ship with Msssrs. Speed & Strange, of
the old and celebrated firm of Speed,
DonohO & Strange, for the purpose Of
doing a dry goods business. These gen
tlemen are irst-clsss merchants and
shrewd purchasers ~ well as popular
men, and We should not be surprised il
they were TO set out with & smashing
hnaFucza ard ann rival tho LARGEST and
most successful houses of the city.
There was considerable complication
in the minds of newspaper folk about g
double report of a shooting. 1t was ru-
mored for two hours that q nan named
Shelby had killed amsn on Adams street,
and then il wSs turned round so as to
read: "a man named Adams was shot on
Shelby street by q person named Besle,"
and then Ii was said that Shelby street
was shot by Adams on Besle street by
Shelby. At twelve O'Clock last night the
mystery was not unraveled.
The following named gentlemen have
besn appointed by r. A. Pinson, Esq
President of the Chamber of Commerce,
as delegates to represent the interests Of
Memphis at the great railroad convention
which is soon to be held in Shreveport,
La, the initial point Of the Texas Pacific
Railroad. The gentlemen named win
their credentials by calling
the Secretary. Delegates: Sam
uel Tate, n. ]. Wicks, Nathan Ad-
ans, Frank White, John s. Toof, ". W. |
Guy, T. B. billiard, G. f. Nicely, N, Fon-
tsine, J. W. Clspp, J. Thompson, Capt,
Jas. Lee, jr., Capt. G. W. Cheek, E. s. |
Plummer, +. W. Irvins, W. J. Sykes, Ls-
Trousdsle, E. NJ. Apperson, ThOs. d,
Allen, John D. Adams, I. NJ. Hill, W. r. |
f. UnQuhRrt, J. 5. Stanton.