Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-08
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The best Clearinghouse IN the SOuln,
as far as we are advised, is al Paris, Ten
neSsee.
The Telegraph Company has in
/, creased the rate Of charges on business
messages.
The directors of the Memphis and
Paducah road had a meeting in the Pea
body hotel yesterday.
Captain Weatherford was out yester-
day on his fine new mare. She IS he
finest riding animal in the city.
The DAILY APPEAL is delivered in
the city by carriers for twenty-five cents
r a week, or one dollar and ten cents a
t month.
The river is falling at the rate Of
"two-fortv." 1t is expected that the
sand-bar on the other side will begin to
show itself in a few days.
The street-cars carried ten thousand
passengers on Monday, the largest num-
, Der carried any one day since the street
railroad went into operation.
The details of the fearful tragedy at
Green Bottom, as furnished by an es-
teemed correspondent of the APPEAL at
Bartlett, will be read with much inter
est.
Long Tom,u writing from Rich
mOnd, says: Business dull, money
scarce, but fish cheap; fine fresh shad,
just out Of the water, for ten cents a
piece"
The Y. L. c. r. stove in several
timbers Yesterday at Paddy's Hen and
Chickens by running into a log. She
was going TO the relief of the John
OvertOn, being aground ON the island.
We should have said Christian
Becker in the advertisement of Hum
boldt Park. The Humboldt Park is fast
becoming the popular place Of resort on
account of the perfect order, cleanliness
and pleasant location.
John Anthony, of Red Bank, Mar
shall county, Mississippi, a colored man
and a Democrat, sends US a subscription
for the WEEKLY APPEAL, and says, in
his opinion it is the best paper in the
world. Johns head is level.
The ch~ain-gang are Sry usefully
engaged at present in cleaning Second
and Main streets from Poplar to Beaie,
in order that the procession on Friday
may be free from the annoyance Of dust
and other incidental troubles.
The printers picnic will be pleas
ant. The committee of arrangements
have covered the ground with new saw
dust, and will have the adjoining ave
nues sprinkled to-day. II will be cool
and refreshing out there this evening.
A lot of goods We're received from
New York yesterday, which were recOy-
cred for the Messrs. LOwensteins, by
officer Cranmer. Harry anne back
himself last night, having done a good
service in the of justice during his
absence.
Mr.. Francis MoIIitors mill was
burned, at Germantown, Monday at one
O'Clock. Loss, nine thousand dollars;
insurance, five thousand dollars; insured
i'm four offices of this city. If they will
settle up, the mill, which is a great pub
lie necessity, will be at nee rebuilt.
-Syndicates have been formed by the
mackerels for the purpose OF bulling goats
and hogs. They are worth twenty-five
cents each at either of the city pounds.
The boys will steal them from yards and
houses in the city, and when that fails
they viii go to the suburbs, and finally
throughout the country.
The Old Folks will meet al the
APPEAL editorial rooms this afternoon.
They will find the flowers withened
which were brought hither yesterday
morning BY mistake, and many have
been taken away. But a dozen bouquets
are left; enough to delight the o~lfactories
of the old fOgies.
An opportunity viii be afforded to-
day 81 the picnic; which is not enjoyed
once in a century, of witnessing type
setting between seven fast printers. All
arrangements have been perfected for
tho rrraaH raau4-h II mill 10 q uuwa fraaH
to the barbarOus outside world to wit
ness this.
A special train will leave the
Charleston railroad depot on Thursday
tomorrow at eleven o'clock, to meet
the Judges Of the Supreme Court with
their families and bring them to Mem
phis to witness the Sunday-schOOl pa
rade on Friday next. MIR. Barney
Hughes will have charge.
The committee on subscription Of
the Exposition call a meeting next
Monday night, at the Chamber of COM
merce. All the stockholders will be in
attendance for the purpose Of forming a
company and electing officers. Those
who have not yet subscribed had better
do 50 in the meantime.
Seventeen self-sacrificing gentlemen
submitted their claims for magisterial
hOnOrs to the people Of the Fourteenth
District yesterday. They were all dis
appointed save one. Singular that so
many men are found ready 70 sacrifice
themselves upon the altar of an Office
for the good Of the country, without be-
ing asked.
The festive and stirring season Of
mosquitoes has come, the l~iYeliest of the
year. Miss Kitty comes in with May
queens and flowers, and participates !,
most heartily in all the festivals, herself
the most festive creature on earth. She
came last evening from Arkansas, with
a very numerous train Of maiden aunts,
who made vigorous love to every one 1,
they met on the bluffs. The river front :
was a particularly sweet place for ladies !
and children. :
Mr.. Henry Marks, member of the !
General Council, called at the APPEAL ]
Office yesterday, to correct the account ]
Of the disturbance which took place in ]
James Park Monday night. He says
JhaJ Callahan Is not a bartender, and {
mat ne struck his son Sam in the breast '
ana lace, and was making at him with ]
a knife before Sam shot at him. Hell
says there was no alternative for the !
young man but that, Orsubmit TO a cary- I
ing operation. Z
Mr.. n. McKechan, of Germantown. {
writes Us on the third instant in regard I
to worms as follows: GAS the cateTpil- {
lars are making such ravages on fruit {
trees, Ihasten to send you for publica-
tiOn-fOT the benefit of your readers |
sure and efficient preventative against {:
the insects destroying any more trees.
just tack ONE narrow strips cut from a
sheepskin that has wool on it, with the
wool side out, and adjusted horizontally
to the body Of the tree. No worms viii
pass over it."
There was a great howl made about
the duty on tea and coffee BY the poll
ticians. Theduty is now Oft How long
will it be before the price comes down?
The poor man who pays viii hardly
ever derive any benefit from the legisla-
tive concession, for the grocers will stick
to their old prices with Spartan stolidi-
ty. One ofthem remarked very truly,
perhaps, sit has cost US 50 much to re-
move the tax that we really can't afford
to make anychange in the price" ''The
cup that cheers but not inebriates" win
be asdearas usual.
-Fhq Probate Court Is IN session al