Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-07
LOCAL PARAGRAPH )

Our biographical sketches of the city
fathers viii be continued tomorrow.
The general council yesterday passed
q resolution authorizing the mayor to ex-
tend TO His Imperial Highness the Grand
Duke Alexis the hOspitslities OF Memphis
on his arrival In the city.
George Shields & Co., through the
skin and hard work Of John WIlksrson,
he a-uctioneer, sold the cotton taken from
he wreck OF tbs Celeste, yesterday, at $65
GER bale. This underwriters owe John a
hat,
There viii be q meeting Of the Msr-
camille Library Association on Tuesday
evening, 4 O'Clock, at the office OF J. G.,
Lorsdsle q Co, Nc. Il Madison street.
clad TO see such interest taken in this
lsudable enterprise.
The new steamboat City Of Helena
will be here to-day, OF her way from st,
Louis to Helena, loaded with passengers.
About fifty ladies' and gentlemen viii 70
from here to Helena on the new boat,
where a grand bail VIII be given In her
magnificent saloon.
The four young men, the two Bur-
tons, Polk and Hudson, who are accused
4 shooting Starry at SOmsrville on the
night Of the 2Sd ult, sre now under trial
IN that town. From the Testimony as
published IN the Falcon we learn that the
only ofsnse OF which complaint was
made against Starry was that he rsmon-
strated with one of the Burtons for swesT-
ing in the presence OF ladies. He was
shot Ia the back, through a glass door In
he store Of Mr.. Gillem, at S~Omerville,
hat night. II was thought that Hudson
cad fed TO Memphis, sld i've hundred
dollars reward was offered for his sppre-
hension. He was csught, however, near
5OmervfIle, q short time after the news
arrived in this city.
The Southern Law Review" is the
sitle Of q publication which, smEnsting
from the press Of Reid & Brown, Of Nash
Vile, il is to be hoped, viii ind general
support, not only at the hands Of TeEnes-
see lawyers and lsW students, hut from
those Of the South generally. The first
number is before Us, elegantly printed on
tinted paper, losing nothing In respect of
mechanical execution by con- harrison with
the American Law Review" or the law
publications Of Little, Brown q Co., Of
Boston, so celebrated throughout the
country. OF the contents, u lawyers
can Judge for themselves from the follow
ing table: Powers OF Municipal Corpora
tiops and their Officers; Taxes, and Sale
Of Real Estate for N-On-paymsnt of, etc.
Liability of Municipal Corporations on
Instruments Of Debt; Digest Of Uniasd
States Supreme Court Decisions, IL Wal
lace; Selected Digest Of State Reports;
Digest of English Law Reports Equity
Ssrissl, for September and October, 1871;
Digest Of English Law Reports Common
Law SeEiesl for September and October,
1871; Recent American Decisions; Notes;
Book Notices; Chart OF the Southern Law
and Collection Union.
The Southern Farm and Home for
January has Just reached as. 1t is q capt.
cal number, null OF coed sense and prscti-
instruction IA relstion TO all matters
connected with the farm and home. John
gives smother OF his strong,
letters on The fence question; Mrs.
DuEtbrush exposes the limo result Of
debt; Mr.. Barnett concludes bis excellent
series OF articles on Plantation AO-
COUNTS" Captain Montgomery makes a
valuable report on farm management; DR.. /
b. ". Peters contributes Two able articles
IN blue grass and the sweet potato, and
various departments from the pen
4 the editor are rsplsts with information
IF the most valuable character. The 'front.'
is likeness OF President Jefferson
Davis, the best we ever saw. On the
vhoIe. We eEn earnestly recommend the
farm ana 4Que 20 our readers as one OF
BEST, most rSltable, most neatly exss
and Handsomely illustrated sgrt-
magazines in our country LIS
.Wued and edited By General William NJ
3roTne, go Main street, Memphis.
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