Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-17
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The Memphis and Mississippi City
Railroad company was yesterday organ
izsd by the election Of the following direc-
sors: Judge e. Il. Ellet, MI. Il 81. Porter,
W. G. Ford. E. O. Mcdowell, J. M. Ksat-
ing, W. A Goodwin and ". D. Mann.
Mr.. Ford was elected president, and COL
Manut treasurer. At q subsequent meet
ing Of stockholders, this road was consol-
dated with the Mobile and Northwestern,
Of which Thomas Henry, Esq of Mobile,
IL president, and Col. W. d. Mann vice
president. This consolidation secures 70
Memphis the benefits of q great road
ifty miles OF which from Dowd's Landing
viii be completed by the nrst Of May
next.
We notice q change in the undertak-
ing establishment OF Jno. Flaherty & Co.,
Aessrs. p. J, Marley and John ]. Sullivan
having purchased the entire Interest Of
P. J. Garvin, and associated themselves
with our old friend James Flaherty under
the frm name of Flsherty, Marley and
sullivan. Our acquaintance with these
gentlemen assures us that orders entrust-
"a to their charge will be properly attend
ed to. They have now on hand we'll
selected stock of metallie cases., csakets
and wooden cot1ns, second to no other
establishment in this section.
The recently established and large
dry goods house of Messrs. Speed, Taylor,
Strange & Co., Is doing a rushing bust
neEs. The house is conducted In such a
manner as TO insure constantly incress
ing patronage and custom. We take
pleasure in directing the attention OF al
our readers, country and city, to thesneW
advertisement on our first page this morn'
ing. Il shows q fourishing condition OF
things which was brought about by the
business tack, knowledge and energy OF
the propristors. This tack aud knowledge
Ia bound 70 conquer 8 great success In the
future.
Now that the spring has set In and the
ladies are putting their wardrobes IN
! order for the most delicious season Of the
year, it becomes important that they
should know where they can match theiE
elegant dresses with slippers and CATERS
of the most approved styles. We have
been making sosne inquiries. about this,
snd find that J. W. VRZsli, at the Eagle
/ boot and shoe store, 344 Main street, hss
perhaps the most elegant and the largest
assortment over brought to the city
Among other styles, particular stten-
ton was called to the Nilsson tie, the
| Newport tie, the CrOQuet slipper and Ex-
cslsior gaiter, for which, If We remember,
VoezsH ia sole Rgeut in this city. Vosgeli
is noted, we may also remind our lady
friends, for the close attention he gives 70
measured work, of which he does as lsrge
g share 8s any house in the Southwest,
The Excelsior gsiter is something new
and nice and, we expect, will become the
rage.
The mania for education, which Is &c
highly spoken of by our intelligent
| philanthropy sts is taking possession OF the
aspiring colored people with unusual
and hopeful fOrcs. Thomas R0uth, Esq -
as ne calls himself, was q jsnitor at the
criminal court erstWhile, and becoming
possessed OF the mania, conceived the
idea Of making himself q lawyer. With
this noble purpose in view, he stole from
| GensrsI Wright "Wharton's Treatise on
Criminal Law" volume 1. Having be
come owner of this useful work, he LEFT
the court and engaged in WithOwskf's
/ cigsr-store, on Main street, as q man Of
general utility. Here he, having some
Ieisure-time on his hands, studied law
with more vim than success. he was ar
rested yesterday for stealing the book
and while in the ststionhouse it was dis
covered that he had been levytng on the
cigar pile of his master, with the object
no doubt, of getting means to Increase bis
law library. He will have 6 little practi-
cal experience as to the manner of show
the old thing works. to morrow.