Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-04
CITY PARAGRAPHS.

clmsu takes place tomorrow,
-Hats cleaned, dyed and trimme,
B equal TO new at $50 Main street.
The published schedule of the Missis
sippi and Tennessee road viii be adhered
Don't fail to see George at HoIe-in
th6-Wsu to-day, snd get 8 red-hOt lunci
and a square drink of pure liquor.
The departure Of the members Of tht
United States grand jury diduses owe
the country a vast mUuntofinteHsgence
The Bon. Duncan McRse delivers
lecture before the Confederate Relief So
ciety at st. Lazarus Church tomorrow
evening.
The County Court determines tn,
present fate of General Forests Selml
railway proposition at IL o'clock this
morning.
A little child OF VIM. Jack, ESQ, was
very dangerously burned yesterday morn
ing. IL was thought that it could not Ie.
cover. The child's clothes were burned
while it stood toe near the fireplace.
Sullivan, who wss allowed out on
bond a day or two ago by order of Judge
FIippiu, we are informed, has been given
up again to the authorities by his bonds.
men and Is now in Jail.
The sheriff suit is put OF to Thursday
morning. Both parties agree 70 allow
/ Chancellor Morgan to investigate the
question. He will accordingly preside
and the case viii be heard before him.
After voting tomorrow, every intel
Ggent citizen should listen to the Grafton
of Mr.. MCRae, to be delivered in the
evening at st. Lazarus Church, He is
an accomplished scholar, and tasteful,
eloquent speaker.
n nLr--la- -arE4 g.uN q gh1OEFnr
ahray occurred in Paris, Tenn, between
two railroad employees named Joe Rush
and Jesse Brown, in which It is said the
former was instantly killed. Nothing is
known as to the cause, and up TO last
accounts Brown had not been arrested.
There will be a meeting Of the press
gang to-day, as we are informed, the time
and place to be designated by the Ledger,
to make arrangements FOR the entertain
ment Of northwestern editors now Z" Ou a
tare " through the South. They viii be
warmly crested and gladly welcomed.
DR.. II. Lilienthsl, a famous orator
and philanthropist, will pronounce a fu-
neral eulOgium upon Rabbi Tusks this
morning, at the Jewish Temple. People
Of cultivated taste in letters, and those
who admired Mr.. Tusks's scholarship and
genius, should attend.
The little fellow who innoosntly sx-
ploded q torpedo in church last Sunday,
says he was the only person "blOWn up"
and burnt" This incident followed the
other, and happened down Court street.
His AMI was involved in the sad affair,
and there was much weeping.
The demurrer in the case Of the Gay
osO Gas Company VS.. Dean ct al, was sus-
tanned yesterday by Judge HeiskeL. The
decision goes so far Is to dismiss the suit
a. uuafunE Hha HrnrnfnGa lnm the HmrnwuHfam
bond, but leaves the case against the
principal, Thompson Dean, on the docket.
A c0lored man, whose name we could
not ascertain, was shot over in Arkansas
yesterday. The murderOus deed was
done in C~rittenden county, by a fellow
named Sims, well known as a bOister0us
wretch about Alabama street. The pO-
lice are after him. A person answering
the description Of Sims was taken up on
suspicion last night.
w. ". Mcdowell was yesterday
elected County Attorney by the Quarterly
and Probate Court. Mr.. Mcdowell is one
Of the most promising members of the
bar and q gentleman Of great energy, up
right, honest and consistent. He has
ms5e high character as chairman of the
Democratic County Executive Committee.
We are indebted to our friend Petit
grew, OF EdmOnds, PetJigreW & Co., for a
fine present of some packages Of his
splendid Durham" and "Our Fan "
smoking tobacco for which, heartily ap-
preciating such a present, and knowing
TO make good use Of It, we are
duly thankful.
jacob Steinkuhl, who has been 8
Of Memphis for tWenty-siX years, /
claims the sudrages OF his fellOW-citizens
would have a place in the City COun-
lF1 from tho Third Wnr6 Ha has awar i
been deemed an honest, upright gentle
nan, and will wOrthily n i~ntelligently 1
bis supporters in the admins
Of municipal affairs.
Every citizen Of Colonel T. B. Nor
ueut's ward must admit, however much
Normsnt's competitors may be justly es-
.eemed, that Colonel NOrm6nt is honest, 4
~earless and capable. Who ever may be
defeated, Colonel Eorment should be re-
aimed in his present position. The ward,
alling 70 elect Colonel NOrment, will in
-ict 3 g%rievOus wrong on the whole city.
The inquest to be held this morning
q 10 O'Clock, by Coroner MChatt, at Fla
viii satisfy the colOrsd people
hat no wilful murder was done yester-
lay by the Mississippi and Tennessee
railroad Company; on the contrary, IL
viii be proven that no human foresight or
could have anticipated the accident
which was 80 fearful and horrible in its
There VIII be no interruption of the
Of the Mississippi and Tennessee
DAD, and the broken bridge will be re-
Tomorrow. The whole loss to the
'OmBsny by the destruction Of two pas
csrs, Of a span Of the costly bridge
nd injury 70 the train will be not less
ban $4,000, as we are informed by officers
Z the Company.
Our readers in the Fifth ward will
81 learn with pleasure that Mr.. n. j.
has consented TO become 8 candi-
for re election a. School Visitor. He
as served in the Board four years-being
vice elected by the peOpls-snd is as IA
liliar with its details and workings as
. Ia the city. He is At present
good business man, full Of energy, and
I've 70 the true interests Of city,
Ladies have been compelled, in several
distances Of late, to abandon the street
srs by negroes sitting on their dresses,
When the lady has moved, on one in
.suce, the negro followed her. She was
lrced, when the street was covered with
and ice, 20 abandon the car. II
may not have cars of their own
+ learn 70 conduct themselves deceutly
be street cars will be surrendered to the
1ns Of Ham. {
The most fashionable wedding that
,ok place in Memphis within q year wss
llemnized at the First Presbyterian {
hurch, at 10 O'Clock last night, between
Tiss Jennie McComb and Mr.. Thomas
Tsrren, The church was full Of people,
nd the organ pealed forth its most Joyous
lelody. The saffron lights gave q rO-
isntic air to the scene. The happy pair
ere attended by eight couples a fol-
Lizzie MCCOmb and VIM. Warren,
r, Mollfe White and c. M. Cuthberf,
Finnis and u. B. FargasOn, Annie
ord and II. ". Brooks, Pauline Frayser
nd j. Ii. Wood, MOllis Woodruff and
I'm. B. Lindsey, Alice Jones and =. B.
OstOn, Lizzie Winchester n W. M.
LcCombs.
Al the last meeting Of the Chamber Of E
there was not q quorum. This ]
lould never be the case, and W. hope, Z
1ring this year, such an event viii not
cur. The meetings Of the Chamber can
I'd should be made interesting and in q
%ructive. Many practical questions Of j
apOrtRnce TO merchants and business Z
en-, and even farmers, may be discussed d
these monthly gatherings. Every one =
ho feels an interest 10 the growth and :
-osperity Of the city should become q r
6mber, and those who are already
embers should be punctu6l and prompt
their attendance. Much good may be
me In this way. A member insists that q
o subject 20 which We alladed some DAYS Z
the sanitary condition Of the city,
ould be discussed At the next meeting.
Ifs Is oertsiDly a matter la which every =.
and owner Of property In the y
sy has g Uita5 interest. :
There was 8 lively little fight In a
rect car on Main, near Union street, yes
a. -a-N-ma-N -rNH AEmuaa4 49, n
seated next the cash box, the car con- 81
lining two OF three other passengers. a
negro asked the German TO deposit 81
z MIN 3 dime IN the cash box. The Ger
an declined. Tia negro said that white
On mad done such things for him. The