Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-10
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

EauntleLG ana are nearly Lnree lncneH vice,
Necklaces composed of large tortoise
very elegant
let trimming has come into fashion
sgstn, and II Is very much used.On cloAks and
cloth costumes.
night except voluntary dodgers that wanted
legitimate shelter.
Maria Antoinette capes, Of velvet plush OF
astrachRn, are 10 be worn IN the street, with
SILK costumes, thiA winter.
Ladies wear very elegant buttons OF mosaic
coral, gold or canoes, with the colored suk
vests which are 80 stylish a. present d.
There are Eve months IN this yesr having
I'VE sundays each-something VII Oh, II IA
said, does not occur once in my years.
The most fashionable color in gloves 81
present Is q light tan color, without stitching
or wrisuets, and with four gilt buttons.
Some very elegant dresses asst imported
from Paris have eight different pieces TO De
aEtsched before the Costume is completed.
This is great weather for snagE up the riv-
er, the low stage Of water rendering naytga-
ton q tcklish thing.
"A new style Of overshoes, for winter wear
Is buttOned up at the sides, S iched with white
and looks exactly like a handsome kid boot.
The fine schoolhouse on Market street is IN
q very advanced state At present. 1t VIII be
ut for the reception Of pupils by the nrst day
Ofls2
The attention Of the afflicted is called 70
the card OF DR.. D. II. Benton, who makes the
treatment Of cancers a specially, and Is said 10
be very successful.
frank Han, who had the dificulty with
Mullins Sunday afternoon, was admitted 10
bail IN the sum Of $500 BY Judge Flippln,
yesterday morning.
The penalty for obtaining a pair OF boots
and stockings on credit ts-the county jail
That was the fate Of Charles Turner, " Ia
was before the recorder on such a charge.
1t is asserted on the best authority that
/ long Trailing dresses for the street will not be
Il ronaf1ara1 pnOH gfv1a and will not ha adODfar
by ladies who wish TO appear well in CON-
pany.
johnny Reagan, so well known in Mem.
pills IS sn eIpsrt craftsman, goes 10 the PEN
itebtisry for I'VE years. A Jury, st Hun
Ooldt, sentenced HIN 10 that term Wed1es-
dPy. He is likely 70 take q spell al shoem2k-
ing now.
Howl far distant is the day when a noble
bridge shall span the Mississippi at this point,
| across which trains shall come from kansas
City and the northwest, as well as nom the
oler OF the Rio Grande, and even from
Mexico?
-Alady lost her pocketbook and between
forty-hve and my dollars last evening, on
Main street. between Adams and Jefferson
streets. The gentleman who was seen to pick
IL up will please return 1t 70 2S Main street,
next south Of Adams
We are glad TO learn that Mahan's patent
canal boat Is q complete success, and VIII, in
AL likelihood, uske the grand prlzs Cfsred
by New York. It has been fully tested, and
Is lust the thing toe canal commissioners OF
&N0N ACAR - v
The air was dry and brisk yesterday,
blowing = stih hreezs from The southwest, so
that IL was \ din suIL thing to keep ones hat
on down toward the river. The change from
the damp, heavy atmosphere OF the previous
days was pleasant as vel as healthy.
Owing TO the fact that the police allowed
the summer 10 pass without warning on the
canine race, we have nov an enormOus cross
Of that species IN Memphis. Their support
costs ct least SlO0 per day. Why not kill them
all On and distribute the slOo among the
poor?
The committee OF the county court, ap-
pointed At the last quarterly meeting, COM
menced the Investigation Ofthe b 4rbOur Lewis
warrants, yesterday, in Squire Bleckley's
office. The following IS the committee: SQuires
Bleckley, Irby, Winters, Holman, Walker and
Brooks.
Mr.. W. h. Bates, superintendent Of the
typographical department OF the Charleston
railroad, returned to the city from ManitOwOc,
Wisconsin, and brought with HIM as his bride
Miss Mary BOrcherdL, Of the latter city. Mr..
BATES. receivedthe congratulations OF his many
friends yesterday, 10 which We add ours.
The sureties on William McLean's bonds,
for s250,00, are William Elliott, Andrew Rem
kert, John Dutlinger, Joseph SPechG Ed.
lard. Il. c. Brewer, John Geugel, NJ. Larkin, 5.
c. Snyder and p. r BOhlen. These names re-
present 100000. q ex-Specht,' said Billy,
when the little ceremony was all over, that Is
3 solid bond"
There was q rousing night on the lsvee, at
the foot Of Union street, yesterday afternoon,
among negroes. There was a dispute among
some draymen about loading a mule too heav-
lily, when one OF the negroes picked up a billet
OF wood and struck another across the head,
md then ran. A pistol was hred after HIM,
but without effect. Both OF them were arrest
ed and taken to the lower s~tatiOnhOuse.
Grove Mtlltar, alias Simon Johnson was
sent 10 jan yesterday, by the recorder, 10
await the pleasure Ofihe criminal court.
About two years ago, SIMON walked away
from VRughn's station with a wagon and two
mules belonging TO another worthy colored,
-
III wednesday, when ardnsr claPped his
eyes on him At the Ohio depot, aud had him
arrested by OmOer Ksiser.
The Raleigh railroad company wants the
county 10 1ndorSe their note for $4,000. The
county says, YES, willingly, If the people are
satisfied" The people viii say on Saturday,
was railroads that made Memphis what she is;
Il was railroads that made Chicago. snd will
rebuild her after her destruction by dre. II We |
hsd ten railroads running IN here now. our
population would number 10000 before 1875. |
Let Us have them.
in answer TO a correspondent We quote |
section lOof the amendment OF the revised
charter which mOdiq 8 The charter Of the city |
of Memphis so far - Ito provide that here
after all owners of real estate situated within /
the corporate limits Of said city OF Mem
phis, upon which taxes are assessed and
collected, shall be entitlet 70 vote in sll mu-
ntcipsl elections In said city, either for city
onSsEs OF me lsyy IAhes Nhetnsr ne
the city limits or not"
Officers Hicks n shelby arrested a aboy"
from Little Rock here In the city yesterday.
the arrest charges the "bOy" with larceny
The Officers brought MIN 70 the atomic
and put the larceny down aga INST him. He IS
build. pretty mustache, good on the muscle
and pie sant-faced. Succeeded in whipping
his man on two occasions, and is altogether
,crape, he may become senator over In AR
L
Tn Upton Record says In reference to the
ill pending IN the legislature Tor the estab-
OF Neshoba county: 1T is s wise
provision OF our new constitution which re-
luires tWo-thirds OF the voters residin g in the
eTritory out Of which any new county is
ore it can have any legal existence. Such en-
erpTises are too often set on foot by that class
I epicurean patriots who hunger for official
oaves and nshes, but who, under existing geo
raphical Subdivisions OF the States territory,
no chance OF an invitation TO feast upon
D favor OF this NeshO6a scheme, but we are
utterly at q loss 70 discover what tboss
easons are"
The grand council Of Tennessee +. and A. NJ.
q Tuesday elected the following oficsus and
them, afTer which the grand council /
dtOurned until the next annual convocatiOn: / (
ames hcCallum1 Pulaski, thrice illuStriOus
lustriousD G.. NJ; D.. K. Graton, Chattanooga, {
. Z. z. Of WI Reverend W. A. Nelson, Nash Z
lie, e; G; A. Piper JonesbOro, G. c. ofG-; 9
@H-a@ AAAEH all N1aAA = I II
FrizzelL, Nashville, q K; W. R. shaver, :
eW Middleton, q. {, Of c.; Geo. sisferle, =
sshyiile. q. ). The Union and American, !
its report, says: II was q fitting tribute 70 I
le companions that the grand treasurer, grand @
,oorder and grand sentinel, were, on motion 2
different companions, eacu reelected by ac- :
We rejoice 70 see one OF the told :
companion James McCallum, OF Pu- Q
SKI, elected thrice Ilustrious grand master OF 9
10 grand council He has been In The harness =
sarly half a century, and he sheds true Light I
Id does square work. :
negroes love the mysteries of learning L
much as they do those OF VOudoism. Those
cations al night while the yotaries Of the C
rmer GODDESS bow at her shrine In the morn n
g. A number Of aged negroes, who have a
)ndescr pt way Of making a living, have
en- pursuing knowledge under considerable
here in Memphis for some time a
frsquents the bluns at early morning, =
"a seated on q heap Of lumber, puTsues his a
lolea Win great yigor and pert nacity, u
ugh with apparently poor success. He car 81
= about with him 8 section OF an old ledger, II
ID Q pencil When seated properly At work :,
g contOrtions Of his lace, and the spasmodic y.
oFemens OF his tongue, are painful TO con- o.
npiate. He can make q letter In aUout one "
inbred s~econds-that is. when be Is in good IL
lrklng order. he has been two yeerB st the n
siness His achievments reach 70 the fol-
wing productions " william eWfnG."
lich is his name. He looks upon thai Is 81
tremendous step In advance. In reply 70 in K
lr1es, he said that be was sixty-seven Year, q,
l did nOtsuo anything In particular-every es
lng by turns, and nothing long. HIS great
lbition Is 70 become q learned man. He said
never slept, bat walked all night We sus- o.
cted from this that his principal diet must CO
laroenied chicken and burglarlESd ham. h