Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-09
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The alarm Of fire yesterday after
noon was false.
Heavy complaints are made about
the rough conduct of the patrons Of the
Poplar street cars on Sundays.
The old building at the corner Of
Shelby str ct and Towards row goes
down. There will not be a brick left
upon a brick tonight.
Mr.. Donnolly, who amused himself
by firing blank cartridges at Officer
Baker a few days ago, was discharged
by the Criminal Court yesterday.
Fatty, the most genial of hackmen.
wa before Judge Flippin yesterday on
a charge of taking off the little-tinger Of
a darky, with a pistol bullet, some time
ago. The case was continued to next
term, and Fat let out on small bonds.
AT various points in the city pre-
paratiOns are going on for the erection OF
flags, to be in readiness forth first news
rom the convention.
-Hoyle, the counterfeiter, who was
in for attempting to pass a fifty dollar
bogus note, dug his way out Of the top
Of the stationhOuse Sunday night, and
made his escape.
The thermometer stood yesterday
So at forty-three minutes past six
O'Clock in the morning, So at two
o'clock in the evening and 760 at forty
three minutes past ten o'clock in the
evening.
1t will be seen from the proceedings
of the County Court, published in an
other place, that NJ. d. l.. Stewart has
been appointed to go to Nashville and
collect heavy sums of money which the
State owes to the county of Shelby.
The new organ for st. Mary's Epis-
copal Church, built by Steer & Turner,
of Westfeld, Massachusetts,, will be
finished and ready for service on Sun
day next. Mr.. Steer is here superin-
tending this magnificent work ia per-
son.
"A beautiful new leather trunk which
the law had hlched from a poor fellow
who could not pay his board was sold at
auction yesterday in front of Malates-
ta's, on Second street, for thirty-six dol
lars. Theee was clothing found in it
worth double the money.
A sensible journal. the Goodman
Mississippi Central Star, thus speaks
Of Memphis: 1.-The opinion is fast gain
ing ground in this portion Of the State,
that as a market Memphis has no supe-
rior. In conversation with one of our
most prominent, clear-sighted merchants
yesterday, this view of the case was es-
tablished to u entire satisfaction, by
reference to facts and figures Of the most
undOubted character. AS we have re-
peatedly said, Memphis is one of the
finest trading points to be found any
where, and our readers would do well TO
make a note Of it."
"A gentleman who knows says:
'sUnless the Superintendent of the Street
Railway can furnish a police for the
cars that run Poplar street on Sundays,
decent people must abandon the railway
carriages, t'fOOt it." OF use hacks and
private vehicles. The rOughs and the
fellows Of the baser sort" hocking to
the beer gardens crowd the railway
coaches during the evening and night Of
Sunday to such an extent, and behave
badly, that riding for quiet people is
intolerable. Sunday night, a gentleman,
Of our most influential citizens, was
compelled to intervene for the protee-
ton Of ladies against the disorders of
young ruffians, and could only eff
feet that protection by threatening to
one Of the scoundrels. For his
i~nterpOsition he was subjected to much
abuse. Nothing but the cowardice Of the
roughs saved him from being shot or be-
ing under the painful necessity Of shoot
IN self defence.p