Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-29

smoked 1852 246, 900 cigars last year, at
a cost Of Sl35,224,000. Including snuff,
chewing tobacco, etc., the expenditure
was about $3.50, 600, 600. During thesame
time 500, OOO, 600 were spent for flour.
The Knights of st. Patrick, Of st.
Louis, talk Of a twenty-five thousand
dollar monument to the memory OF
Daniel OiCOnnel; and We understand a
large part Of the money is already prom
ised. The Knights must have money
plenty in that town.
The success of the Bal Masque on
Wednesday night is another guarantee
Of the wonderful success Of b coming
Mardi Gras in Memphis. Fully ten
thousand people are expected to be out
in costume. The celebration viii be a
magnificent marvel in Memphis.
The alarm Of IRE at twelve o'clock
last night, was caused by a great light
which appeared in the southern portion
Of the city, and must have been at least
three or four miles away. The engines
made5slOw progress toward the scene Of
conhagratiOn, but the best they could
possibly do, under the circumstances.
The editors Of V~icks5urg paper are
getting along well. Their patrons are
liberal. Observe this item. 1t has the
smack Of st0machic gratitude about it:
"A few days since We noted the receipt
Of "a sweet potato weighing eleven
pounds. Mr.. sam &ackey left one in
our Office yesterday which weighs eleven
and a half pounds No fear OF starva-
ton in that sanctum for a week at least.
Mr.. c. c. Swoope, of Lawrence
county, Alabama, took the first premi-
s--,- . aS1rrar uraTaT for norf0n at the
Cincinnati Industrial Exposition. He
also took the gold medal for the best
bale Of Gotten exhibited. The silver
medal for the best bale from Memphis
was awarded 10 William Nantrus, of
Madison county. W. w. Willis, Of
Haywood county, and B.. w. Jones, Of
Weakley county, also got premiums.
The roll Of honor has been in
creased by the following gentlemen,
Knights Of Pythias, volunteering for
duty in case Of the Chief Engineer Of the
Fire Department requiring their ser
vices: G. Carroll, o. FelthOuse, II. G.
BigelOw, George A. Werring, W. spur,
Max. Fuerth, W. ManigaGlt, +. r
Jack, c. Roberts, II. Cain and c. LO-
REM. This is a laudable step, and was
heartily responded to by Mayor John
son, who viii, if necessary, provide
quarters for the detail, where the volun-
teers viii sleep and be IN handAshI
case Of emergency. Thnt'~
he called praetiealnd most talented set
-Tba y devoted to literature in the
ale to be found in the society of
Irish literature, or rather the Irish Lit
erary Society, which meets weekly in a
ine hall on Poplar street. The present
for debate is that the unrestrict-
ed liberty Of the press is injurious to the
best interests of society. 1t was opened
last night in q capital manner. The
are the champions upon either
side: Administration MulrOy, James
Marley, 7. Sweeney, Mr.. Flaherty, J.
u. TObin, Andrew Davis and Fisher. .
On the negative-JOhn Lilly, James
D. smith, =. Harvey Mathes, !
Mr.. H0lbrOok, John League and Mr.. :
Adams. :
The Board ofManagers of the MethO- I
list Episcopal Church Missionary So q
,iety North, elected on November 18th, {
las met, and has apporti0ned among '
he Conferences the sum Of nine hun q
lred and eleven thousand two hundred {
which was appropriated by the {
Missionary Committee last week. Fully {
our hundred and ifty-ive thousand {
Of the above sum, it is said, will
be contributed by the church members
IA thirteen annual conferences, to-wit: ,
Philadelphia, Central Pennsylvania, {
New York, New York East, Central Z
Eew York. Baltimore, Cincinnati, New y
England, Troy, Newark, Erie and Hi q
lOis. The Annual Conferences will .
livide up the sums allotted to them {
lmOng the several Presiding Elders dis {
riots, and the Presiding Elders will as {
ign the respective amounts to the
.hurChes and congregations under their
barge. q
The question may be very pertinent 5
y asked, why should the city provide {
narkethoUses? Why does the sale of .
meats and vegetables require a special J
mart for their disposal, any more than {
loes sugar, coffee, tea or any family sup
A consistent answer would be
cry difficult 10 find. The great argu-
nent has been that where meat and
vegetables, especially the former, are
dispensed at sOme general mart, good
anltary conditions are more easily
naintalned. But experience steps in 81
Iere and shows the utter fallacy Of this ].
lea. We have numerous meat and q
'egetable shops in our city, and not in
ne Of them can be found The foul odOrs,
he absolute charneihOuse smell that
eTvades u 7narkethOuses. What citi-
en- that passes the market but knows
he "aucient and ish-like smell' that n
auses him 10 hold his nose or his breath ]
s be hurries by? OrWhO that everpasses N
lem can forget the delectable odor Of n
hicken-coOps, gOOse-pens, ETC., that 81
reefs his olfactories? The difference Y
the concentrated effluvia of a 4
undred shambles and a single one is a \
lere question Of arithmetic. N
The greatest tobacco merchant in p
be world is Valentine O'Brien O'COn- Al
or of BeresfOrd Place, Dublin, Ireland. &c
lis only male relative Is living in this n
~, earning his bread as an assistant dl
lr5er. O'ConnOr bought an estate re- (,
snty for one million three hundred
.Jusand dollars. He purchased five n,
worth Of Virginia tobacco dur n
g the war, nearly all Of which ran the "a
Ockade. He now has a claim Of three or
lndred thousand dollars against the n
nited states under the treaty Of Wash n,
.gton, that amount being the value, II
it'll interest, Of a quantity Of tooaccO N.
Tned by OiCOnuOr which was de- n
royed by Federal troops IN Richmond. Ia
ier seven years ago. In his personal I'M
lpearance he is like Our Squire Boyle, Z.
latter, is slow IN movement, and ap- ~
irenty slow ln thought. His office is le
; q great dingy nOblemanis building. +,
here he sits for three or four hours q y,
iy. He shows a few leaves Of his to- IN
as a sample, and sells whole shin n
ads at a stroke. There il never as
ANY as five pounds Of the weed in that
old parlor, now converted into a q
ace Of business. hi
Many n~aturalists think that Africa be
as the original country Of the horse, T
I'd there is very little doubt that II was In
Northern Africa the horse was first eS
under the %suojection Of man. In al
frica, also, the quagga is found, and ca
in like manner il has been domes- ST
Gated. The quagga has the form, light OK
cure, and small head and ears Of the ar
lrse. 1t is swift and strong, dOcileand ".
and easily dO~mesticated. II eli
capable Of every variety Of service N
.rfOrmed by the horse, and naturalists 81
y that by a little care on the part Of ~
an il might be rendered an exceeding IA
valuable beast Of burden. II is su
out four feet high at the Shout en-
rs and neck, has slender legs and an tn
tail. It is an exceedingly beau 40
ul animal. It's neck and fore parts de
e a dark brown, elegantly striped with sa
Dad black bands; it has a dark line on IL
e back; its hinder parts are light oy
own, and II has white legs. Button in
that the quagga wac originally ih
between the horse and zebra; hu
It if this be 50, It's hybridity has not tic
terfered with its permanent powers Of sz
.opagatiOn. 1t has an advantage over an
e horse, Ia that its flesh Is savOry, sg
Of rather course fibre, which ms
axes II al the more attractive TO the jec
tives. The horse has been eaten, and, try
the present day, is used for food 70 tht
ne extent in Paris; but horse meat IL lea