Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-25
PERSONAL

II, O. ROSE, Tennessee; Amos Riley,
New Madrid, Missouri; l. P. Webb, New
York; W. s.. Pope, Forest City; John L
Brewer, kentucky; Z. Allen and wife,
Forest Home, and D. Sanford, Louisville,
Kentucky, are among the guests stopping
st the Commercial hotel. The CONNER
eial's register continues to sttest the po-
pularity of the house. The large number
Of arrivals daily is proof positive that it
has lost none of its former prestige under
the skilful management of the Allen
Brothers.
THERE will probably be another row in
the Radical family DR.. Pearne, that good
old man that used to walk about our
streets most sanctimoniously while acting
as BroWnIoW's satrsp in this city, has left
his soft place in Jamaica to which Grant
assigned him. He is said to be an sppli-
can't for the governors place IN Idaho.
What luck for Idahoi Standard the first,
Arkansas Bowen second, and Pesrne third
master of the remote little province OF the
empire. Is there 10 chance for Bill
Stokes2
JAMES B. Cook, the accomplished archi-
tect, whose name is indissolubly linked
with go many beautiful churches in and
around Memphis, has his hands full of
business, this spring, has now fairly set
in. His Office, 3S Madison street, is the
busiest place In the city, with designers,
drsughtsmen and the various assistants
that are requisite in an architects office
where much business is done. Mr.. Cook,
who is g thorough scholar, q classic srchi-
teot and a modern progressists has the
honor of being the designer of a Masonic
temple which was admired by all learned
and cultivated people.
In q recent number Of the New Orleans
PicsYune we find q very correct sketch of
the Hon. Thomas ]. Semmes, Of Louisi-
ana, q near relative of friend B. j.
Semmss, Esq, of this city. The Plcay-
une says: Mr.. Semmes wal born at
Georgetown, District Columbia, in 1924.
He springs from n of the Oldest fami-
lies In Maryland, his ancestors having
emiRYated to that State with Lord Balti-
more. He graduated with the highest
honoTs at Georgetown College in 1872.
He read law in the office of Clement Coke,
of that CITY, and entered b law school Of
Harvard University, where Judge Story
and Simon Greenleaf were professors.
He gradu lted In 1915, and was admitted to
the bar of Washington the same year. In
1850 he removed to New Orleans. Five
years after he was appointed q MEM
Der of the Democratic State Central
committee of the State convention. Dur
ing the guoernatorisl canvass Of 1856 he
had q controversy with 8 committee Of
the American party IS to the right of nat
urslizsd citiZsns to vote. He distin-
Ruished himself at that time for his strong
intellect and hrmness of character. In
the same year be was elected a member
of the legislature, and in this body he be-
came chairman of the Judiciary commit
tee. In July, 1857, he was appointed
United States district attorney, and in
November, 1859, elected encouragement
Of Louisiana. In 1S62he was elected Con
federste States senator, and in this body
he was made g member of the judiciary
and finance committee. He prepared the
tax biIlin conjunction with Hon, r. n. T.
Huntar, of Virginia, and wrote the report
on retaliation and the resolutions from the
judiciary committee on martial law.
NE. b. G.. HoLLENBERG, the we'll
known musical artist, and agent for
Ohickering, of Boston, returned from
Helena yesterday, where he had been for
some days on business. His trip proved a
very successful one, his sales amounting
to q hslf-doZsn of the renowned pianos
which In Europe, as in this country, are
regarded by artists, ss well as amateurs,
the best yet made. Hollenberg's en-
dOrsemeEt would sell anything in the
shape OF q musical instrument, because he
is known, not only IS a gentleman Of
taste, but as an artist who by years of
study in the best schools of Europe ad-
vRnced to the front rank of the ViTtuos0,
to whom the artistic world looks as to
those whose judgment in matters of art
is supreme. Mr.. Hollenberg, thus pre-
pared by musical study for the music bust
ness, hss engaged in It upon ssosle that is
not equslled by n other dealer in the
county. The number Of his sales are not
surpassed by those OF any house in this
seotiOn-indeed, he can reasonably
boast that none can equal him. He
has secured for the Chickering's a
trade upon which they may Justly
pride themselves, and hiss insured them
complete ~Rscendsncy in the piano bust
ness in the Southwest he attends per-
to the fuifllment of every order,
and in every case guarantees tbs instru-
ment he sells. And we have yet to learn |
of any guarantee Of H~ollenberg's turning
out other han he proposed it. We expect
o to see Hollenbsrg in a castle CT his
own, and to learn one Of these days thab
he sells more Chickering pianos than the
Chickering's themselves. We know the |
to be the best piano mSnufac-
tured, ard hope the public will continue
to think so too and TO ~patroniZs Hollen-
berg, who will shortly be able to satisfy
the demands of his musical friends in
every line. Every household should have
8 piano, and q Chickering at that.