Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-02

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IOcsl letters delivered IO,44S; newspapers,
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Two col0Tds had a shooting scrape q
mile east Of OIlierville Sunday afternoon,
The quarrel wss about q woman. one OF
the shOOtists was hit three times. but he
is not likely To die from the effects or the
shots. Squire Irby gives the news of the
encounter, but didn't know anything
about particulars.
A dispatch from New Orleans to DR..
Spsulding, advises him that the Lydia
Thompson troupe left that city yesterday
by special sleeping car, and that they
would arrive early this morning, We
understand that tickets for tonight are
selling rapidly, and we are sssured by the
2 management a splendid bill in -Lurline. "
The Memberships, after the close Of
the very successful concert OF last even
ing, entertained 8 few Of their friends At
their rooms in the Ayres Building. As
all they undertake is, this was a recherche
affair, a graceful close % q season that we
think iusures their future success. We
, hope so. in the interests of music i'm Mem
phis.
The road bed of the Little Rork rail-
road will be raised above overflow iu a
short time. At present there are two
hundred men employed between here
-AH 49,. NHH - -~~H -
either side of the track, employing the
dirt in raising the grade. The road viii
be balasted with gravel from CrOWley's
Ridge. after which there will be no better
road in the country,
The strawberry festival at Rocco Han
was going on very well last night The
room Is beautifully decorated. The bin
Of fare for to-day embraces all the substau-
tials and delicscies of the season. BUSH
ness men can get q splendid dinner, Al
any hour 90 suit their convenience, 81
restaurant prices, and heads Of families
can save money. by dining at Rocco Han
during this week.
Colonel Alexander, superintendent OF
the street railway, was with Colonel
GOwan when the latter was engaged in
raising a sunken vessel in the Straits of
Gibraltar. The two gentlemen had not
encountered each other, We blisve, since
/ they left the bottom of the Mediterranean
till they met yesterday in The hall OF the
/ Chamber Of Commerce. However SEEM
ingly composed on the occasion, they
must have felt very like big FISH out of
the water.
Bankers, tsilors, women 8nd ed
itors are the only people who need shears,
and editors viii catch scizz0rsn now and
then. SuCn was our luck yesterday, /
when Messrs. DeuuisOn, Orgiu d. Bros, /
the ancient firm or hardware dealers, sent
us q pair of bankers s~clZZ3Ts that viii
cause multiplied deDredations to be COM
mitted upon the realms Of others
thoughts. The shears are gold and silver
mounted, and the women and the bank
ers. and the rest should secure duplicates
Of the msrvelousiy beautiful cutlery.
-EUerV Saturday. for sale by Joe Locke, /
1861 Main street, CIV b Us a y pc of lnsur-
gent Paris. in q sketch on the Boulevard
St. Martin, entitled "a Souvenir Of 1873 ~
II g. q raa.-ghnu- and "a Na#rnurH fInHHa &c ]
the Snowman. Within is q hjd6OUs black
drummer, and On the canvas, with the
words Souvenir de l7g8,' is the name of
Charlotte COrday. just outside is a mot
ley crowd, soldiers, children, vagabOnds.
The whole condition of things is q hide
Gus souvenir of the former revolution, snd
Charlotte COrdsy is only needed TO deal
with the iusurgent MaraJs and swell the
list Of victims. Most nations are proud
Of the glories Of their past; the French
cling TO hOTrid memories and CanOuIZs
former crimes.
The particular sensation Of the week
" literature Of New York, just now, is
the paper known as "Our Society"
which purpOrts to, and does really give,
the dOings, sayings and movements OF all
the people OF the great metropolis who
pride themselves upon their being recOg-
uizsd as members Of " Society" One Of
the more recent numbers Of this paper
contained q gOssipy letter from Memphis,
which rshsarsed the society news Of our
city, and gave all the movements of our
" Society" people. How nice to have
ones name IN the papers, and rs . So
ciety" pet. Joe Locke, AZ 1861 Main
street, keeps "Our Society" always on
hand.
There was a lively scene in the Sec
Ond Circuit Court room yesterday about
an alleged fraudulent verdict which a
jury brought In in some case last week.
Mr.. Woodward went for" the Jury with
much vim and loudness Of tone, after
which Colonel CAN'T went for" Wood
ward with scathiug irony. The legal
tournament was very amusing TO such Of
the legal fraternity az are both curious
and unemployed. At the conclusion of
the arguments, Judge Hslsev admins
tered a mild rebuko to Mr.. Woodward, ,
also said that the jury might have !
gone into the merits Of the case with a 4
little more legal analysis. {
An accident occurred on Main street, J
yesterday morning, in the rain, by which g
q poor drgY driver came near losing his {
draymsn fell from his load Of cotton, and, I
becoming entangled in the lines. was !
dragged along sOme distance, and had \
much 10 do 70 keep from under the
wheels, The pressure on the reins nHLu- o
rally drew the animal to one side, and ho g
Aeg ba aalHNHA GllAA ne AhA AEhNA I %
he draY up against the cuTbstOns, between a
which and the wheel the drivers head was v
somewhat cTushed-the skin peeled on n
md the skull not q little injured. AfCeT 8
l5s Wounds were dressed, IN the drug d
tore at the corner Of Washington street, q
De improved rapidly, and now he il con-
iderBd 70 D8 all right. b
The question Of collecting u. s.. tax ri
rom professional men who have gone into n
bankruptcy, was decided by Judge En- al
mons ia the Circuit Court Yesterday. In q"
be case Of DR.. Lsski, which was brought OF
under hGboas corpus, the Judge de- 81
ied that n failure 20 pay the tax imposed ID
70 professional men was a misdemaauor. Do
nd not OF the character OF an ordinary
.eht. which may be- discharged ia bank
uptcv, end the execution which issued a
the body OF the Doctor, remains J.
Il force. The case stands now: Tho TO-. s.
4. Marshal, on failure Of parties 10 pay %
Ak. may issue Writs or processes for the g
rrest OTthe psrties so offending, ana hold "
heir bodies until the tax Is paid. y
The house Of Stewart Bros. q Fizsr no I,
exists. il has ended ia the with H.
ragal Of Gen. Fizsr from a firm whose n
Ugh honor and integrity he upheld, and a
D the enlargement Of whose sphere of =,
perstiOns be brought sleepless energy, N
be tact aud skill of an educated and lu- q,
merchant, and the morale OF a IL
.enIleman. Ia his late partners, Messrb. n.
andrew William and Hugh Stewart, be =,
quad business men worthy Of him, gen ~
lemen who are des6Fvsdly worthy Of the "
distinguished and high position they Oc-
.upy among the merchants Of the Missis-
appl valley. They viii continue the
business OF the late firm here and in New
'iisans' where the style Will be Stew
" BIOS. 81 Gwynne, Mr.. A a.
,. PWynne taking the place and ~
interest OF Gen. tIzar. That Stswg~ AL
Bros. q Co.. Of Memphis. and gtsVe- m
3rOss a 6Wynne, Uf New Orleans wfIi ~
prosperous we have no room To- donbt
he history OF the several members CftIc az
rms BE- guarantee OF that which we bc.g
BIZ them. because wei r8 witnesses oftbsfr
daily walk and conversation" as MGR Of
occupying the front rank In Mem no
his. We wish them well, and hone "
leir late partner, Gen. Fizer, viii con- 81
uue TO flourish in the soil 10 which he
fav transplant himself.
The most curious phenomenon that
occurred in the animal world for some -.
was Witnessed on the Mississippi az
a Tennessee road on sunday afternoon, Cd
NOuc0uuah creek where 8 swarm 20
about $1,000, 900, 600 Of -oaterpiIlars in nj,
the rails and held possession along ~
OF q mile Of the track. Being No.
from the alluvisl bottoms in that On
siqhb0rho0d, where they had hyber- on.
.ted 10 great advantage, they came forth
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