Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-16
c PARAGRAPHS.

The lsvee was crowded with freight
yesterday.
The Probate Court meets on Satur-
lay, the last day Of this term.
The defensive feature Of the Poston
ase Is now before the Criminal Court
There Is a special tax Of three dol
ms and fifty cents on every livery stable
tall in the city.
There was a runaway yesterday IL
be streets Of Memphis, which resulted
q q broken wagon.
1t Is reported, whether truthfully or
lot Is e question, that the healthfulness
f Memphis is increasing.
1t is said that some individual nasal
ryan interfered with Saint Ceeelia's in
trument in st. Peters church Sunday.
1t Is calculated by weatherwise peo-
lie that we viii have one hundred and
fly hot days this coming summer
leather.
Ten acres Of drift wood were caught
gainst the piling for the elevator at the
5ot Of Beale. The wreckers were dr1v-
1g a fine trade yesterday.
The strawberry festival for the bene-
it Of the Church Home will be In full
last when the Sunday-school festival
eomes OF, on the tenth Of May.
Court Square burst into full bloom
n one week this season. Eight days
80 the branches were all bare. To-day
[ IS clothed IN the lOveliest verduTe.
The number of country people that
visited Memphis yesterday was remark
ible. They made business unusually
lively along Main street and Front row.
The Fenton Neps says the APPEAL
IS worthy in every respect Of the mosl
liberal patronage. We wish the APPEAL
the fun success, so deserving OF It's ef-
iOrts.
IA Frenehman jumped off the steam
boat Jasper on her way up and is sup
posed to have been lost. She passed
Memphis on her way northward yester'
day.
1t Is singular that the part Of the
Nicolson pavement on Madison street
which was repaired a year ago is now in
worse condition than any other portion
Of that street.
The flood in the river is certainly
and surely or the increase. Those
banked up SHOWS that stopped travel on
the Pacific railroad viii be pouring down
the river here shortly.
"A meeting Of Conservative Repub-
hcans viii be held in this city during
the week to send delegates TO the Gin
ciunatl Convention. The Germans
take an active interest in the matter.
The first crate Of new cabbage ar
rived by boat yesterday and was sold for
twenty-seven dollars which was cOnsid-
cred very dear, being fully three times
the price Of old cabbage month ago.
The Inventors Aid Association viii
meet this afternoon at four o'clock al
the rooms of the Chamber Of Commerce.
All who have subscribed stock in the
association are requested to be present.
as q full attendance Is desired.
The prospects of a park for thesouth'
ern part Of the city seems 70 vanish intc
thin air; but as distance lends enehant
ment to the view, 1t Is therefore no little
pleasure to contemplate the remote con.
urgency.
Agents Of the Inventors Aid Asso.
eiation have been eminently successful.
in securing subscriptions. They have
made little effort and yet the sum re
uuired TO put the machine In operation
viii be secured. Let the COMMITTEES de
vote one whole day 70 the task assignee
them.
The Clerk Of the County Court Is a
present engaged In making out, or rath
er sioninQ warrants 70 the amount o
one hundred thousand dollars 70 Be Is
sued BY the county 70 the Selma Rail
road Company. This Is the second In
stallment Of the Eve hundred GlousRn9
dollars voted 70 that road by the county
The case Of J. B Curry against th'
City railroad for twenty thousand DOL
Ian, for the killing Of his son, on Jan
nary ], 1871, Is now going on ia tn.
second Circuit Court Colonel George
Phelan q for the plaintiff and Messrs
Hutchinson and Townsend are for Tax
defense. The case IS before Speech
Judge George Dixon.
Tom Neal, in his &ate Gosette
speaks Of Us IN the following datteriDl
terms: seTha Memphis APPEAL comel
70 US Ia an entire new dress To
printers eve It Is q thing Of beauty, enC
70 Is readers We know i VIII b q %.
forsrsr. Each copy Of the old APPEAi
gives a complete epitoms o. ths worlds
doing"
Little Rock Is now supplied viii
cal BROUGHT down the Arkansas non
ne gDadfa coal mines. a steamer a.
rived recan1y 1t that tcEn with OK
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