Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-25
c PARAGRAPHS.

az Mr.. a. @. Hollenberg, and using the
assumption Of such formal1ty for his own
advantage.
The hook-binding snd printing estsb-
Eshment Of s.. O. Tool, 10 Court street., is
the best appointed Of the sort In the
south, and is now doing an immense bus
mess, particularly in Recount-bOOkE, led
gers, and all sorts OF business volumes.
The chamber Of commerce will be con-
vened Monday afternoon, when the Ques-
tlOn of removing the Federal capital to
Memphis may bs discussed, the Kansas
City and Shreveport roads will be venti-
lated and the prohtableness OF q Gotten
mill inquired into,
The following prisoners we're SEN
fenced by Judge Flippin yesterday; F.
", Flynn, drawing bowie knife, threee
years; william Groverlony, ~plckpocket-
ing, twelve years; Rudolf Anderson, lar
oeny, three years; W. K. Reese, larceny,
three years.
This recorder has tackled up 9 little
lesson of morality over his bench In the
courtroom on Adams street. "Thou shalt
not swear " is printed in large letters on a
~pssteboyrd, but II is not said where the
curious sentence is to be found; whether
from the TaImud or Confucius, is a ques-
ton.
The water-pipes will be laid, com.
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necessary buildings will at Once bs put
under construction. The machinery will
be pu up about the first of OCTOBER, at
which time the water will be let on. The
sewerage on our leading streets should be
completed about the same tims.
There is at present In the jail at Ma
rion, Arkansas, q negro who stole two
mules and q pony from Henry Tai, who
lives on Island 40. The two mules and
H. H. eLl @Aannaz4aH ~ Nhn
sheriff OF Crittenden county. Mr.. Hardin
lives st Marion, and keeps q vigilant eye
upon all thieves and stolen property.
The inimitsble Wsggener, SI7H Main
street, got an order yesterday from Admit
raj Pcssiet, of the Russian navy for q suit
of Kentucky jeans. BE says in the letter
ordering the garments, that he will wear
the clothes when the bale of cotton which
was presented here to the Grand Duke is
70 be opened for the inspection Of the
court at st. Petersburg.
The great " sweet-house" of the city
ct present, as well as for years past, is
that of Specht's, on Madison street, be-
tween Main and Second, where all man
ner of candies are manufactured, as well
as cakes for festivals, etc. Specht has the
most extensive csndy-fsctOry in the
whole South, and has the fines store in
which he sells them,
The Richmond Evening News has our
thAnks for the following:
MEMPHIS APPHAL.-The Richmond cores
pondent to this paper is an active and really
live man, and keeps the APPEAL well posted
upon matters in this city. His last letter is
fun OF interest, containing as it does, COM
ments upon the James river Improvement,
the tunnel, the conduct Of the legislature and
other matters. interesting TO the jewellers out
side Of the Old Dominion, who have left their
native State TO better their fortunes in the
OUTLINES and south.
Tho Republicans of this city, who are
not sdherents of Grant, sre organizing
their forces in order that they may be re-
presented in the Reforners' convention
In Cincinnati. Here and there q Demo
crat is taking stock In this movement,
and the progressive fortunes of Judge
Davis will give infinitely greater force to
the Reform party In this aud adjacent
States. We heard of David Davis caucus
last night. One of the spegkers said that
as David slew Golish, even so Ulysses
wound 90 down before the giant Of Re-
form.
The Champion cooking-s.ove Is in the
hsld ahead of all competitors. It is now
acknowledged to have no rival. 1t is the
fsvorite With all the ladies, with all the
cooks and all the gormsnds, because no
other can turn so luscious a piece of
rosst-beef, or so beautifully baked bread.
A stove that is not easily managed, easily
heated, reliable in its operations, and in
clined to get out of working order, is q
nuisance. Wetter, on Monroe street, OPP
pOsite the Peabody hotel, sells the Cham
pion-s stove which Is free from all those
defects, snd therefore q well-merited IA
vOrite with all who uss stoves.
The Southern Express cOmpany an
nounoe q change in their freight and
money classification. Small parcels of
freight under two pounds weight are sent
TO sl points occupied by the Southern
Express compsny east of the Mississippi
river for twenty-five cents; money parcels
under twenty-five dollars, twenty-five
cents. When sent into the territory Of
Adams, American, Merchants Union,
United States and Texas Express COM
psnies fifty cents win pay the above
named parcels through. We suggest to
shippers to ask the SCENTS to show them
the new classification, Snd they will find
that it viii be advantageous and sstisfSo-
tory to them.
The treasury department has given
the necessary instruc ions for the cOllec-
tion of the income tax for 1871, and the
assessors of this district will shortly com-
mence to distribute blsnks for b assess-
ment. The rate, as Is we'll known, Is two
and 8 half per cent. on ali income above
two Thousand dollars per annum from
which may be also deducted all State,
national and municipal taxes, losses dur
ing the year, and losses on real estate
since December 81, 1857; also rent paio for |
Homestead, for usual repairs, for interest
and interest on dividends from which a
tax has been withheld. The special taxes
on pianos, watches, etc, were abolished
last year, and are not included, as hereto.
fore, in the assessment.
-EDrToRs APPEAL: The suggestions
made in to-dsy's APPEAL regarding the
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pose OF arranging an annual Mardi-G ras
festival and masked balls are very good,
and will, undoubtedly, receive the stten-
tion of the friends Of fun; but we do most
decidedly object TO the APPEAL, or "Rny
other man." Strengthening our beautiful
German Ldederkranz (Wresth of songs)
and Transforming 1t into q Liederkrsnz
(wreath of sorrow LedeFkranz Is the
name adopted by many societies, whose
object is the cultivation OF vocal music,
and the arranging Of festivals like Msrdi-
GTGs or masked balls is only secondary
with them, although It Is true that sens
of them have gained great notoriety for
the brilliant msnnertn which they accom-
plish the same. 8.
I'VE stand corrected.-EDs. APPEAL.l
The waters are coming. The SHOWS
are beginning to melt, and the Ice. We
may, therefore, reasonably expect such q
rise In the Mississippi as was never seen
before. The low lands will be flooded
and New Orleans Is again threatened. i
The New York Herald well as truthfnlly
says on this subject: "What after all this
enormous snowfall from the Mississippi
TO the Rocky mountsins-Whst will be
the consequences should there be q sud-
den and general thsW, with the addition
Of heavy spring rains over all that vast
The consequences Will be such
foods down the great Missouri and the
and the Arkansas and the Red
as will probably deluge the city Of
New Orleans. The authorities and the
Of that prosperous city, therefore,
would do well to consider and TO prepare
for this danger In time, or with the return
Of June, IL not sooner, they may have
more disastrous crevsBses thar the worst
In the memory OF the Oldest inhabi-
i
The following Is the list Of kilograms
remaining / n the Western Union Tele
graph ONCE; Il. Hobart q Co., 2, e. d.
q Co, ". B. GreenlaW, Thomas ].
Hunter, Seessel q Son, II. D. Bsbcock,
J. q Davis q Co., Milt Harry, E. Owens,
W. n. Wilkerson q Co, German National
bank, Pennington q Howell, Mercer Otey,
Tracey Eastis, Oliver, Finnie q Co,
Brsde z Cooper, 8, James Milford, 2
Wetter & Co., D. r. Jet, Stewart Bros. q
9wynne, Captain John Williams, s.
Kaufman, Price, Jones q Co., Buchanan,
Horton q Co., Benjamin Babb, Thllman &
9aisman, J. s. Kitchen, E. q. Porter,
Elliott q Miller, FlauE q LzCnoIx, !
p. Read, Captain Strickland, J. @. q
". B. Kimball, g. Mrs. George 8. Cola
Day A. g. luther, Josiah Caldwell, Vic
toria Hescatsa. George A. Clarke, w. @. /,
Vinton, W. T. Heathman, s. @. Bufaloe. :
z Davies. n P. Packer, Captain ".
q. Blake, A. Leatherman, Or. w, P.
Lyles, John A. Ely, Dave Harrison,