Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-30
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Dan Smith has been sentenced to be-
hungon tie twenty-eighA OF June, instead Of
the ~twenty-hrst, as was first published.
-ZeIPs Popular Encyclopedia, Die
ti0nsry ID Gazetteer, and Zells Great Atlas
Of the World are very popular P-g61esions
Philadelphia, and 5 Beckman street.
-Thirty-six e-areasses Of dogs, calves,
horses, mules. cats, poultry and pigs were
towed out OF Wolfe river by the pollee,1p
bIoated concern was sent adrin down the Mis-
sissippi to sWeetsn the water for the people Of
Helena and towns below.
The celebrated Cameron was taken
out Of Jail yesterday morning for an airing
he was introduced to Justice Miller, whO pro
posed TO enter on a legal, critical and social
investigation OF his SOrrOws, but the learned
doctor waived examination. and meekly con-
senued to be led back 10 prison until the grand
Jury should decide upon his claims 70 lie, lib
erty and the pursuit OF Esculapian duties.
Monday a week ago a negro man
driving a team Of oxen which were hauling a
cord Of wood, fearing the bridge over Noncon-
nah might fall, got down nom the wagon ana
hurriedly walked over the bridge Nnlen Is q
hny-foot span. He had no more than crossed
when the structure gave way ana Wool
wagon and oxen were precipltated 70 the bot
tom. a distance OF fully twenty-five feet. The
wood was lost, but the wagon and oxen were
sustained but slight injury
General Wallace brought TO the AP-
PEAL ONCE yesterday mOrziug q blooming
branch OF the magnificent POlOnia Glorialis,
taken from the only tree Of the species in the
state. The plant is indigenous 10 Japan.
whence IL was taken 20 Europe. But one OF
them has reached Tennessee asyet. Ia odef,
though delicate, Is all perVad1ng and lasting
Il blOomed on the fifteenth Of April. The buds
are a light violet, large and fragrant. \ plant
Of this species, in full bloom makes the AR
Odorous for several rods Ia all directions.
Mr.. John Lilly saws that he has
r-. nr.r- at hfz nluaa- IN HnbagDn street
by the fearful caterpillar. They demolished
one large tree, leaving the branches a. bare a.
ak, but he fought them successfully Hesays
that q key OF North Carolina tar which he
found about the place proved a very effective
remedy against the attacks OF the Narnlnt.
This tar Is perfectly safe to use, and a very
simple and pleasant remedy. By applying 4
20 the bark OF the tree for about ayard, n VII
form an impossible barrler 70 the OnWaFu
march Of the pest.
-Wife-whipping is becoming a
well denned Nuisance in this city. Every
day the Recorder has the unpleasant duty
forced upon him OF nDdlng some eosIse-
bosom. Last evening Onieer Rodgers DAD =
tough time Of IL arresting one OSullivan, who
lives az the corner OF Georgia ana MAIN
woman said that she was glad when her nus
band was IN Jail, for she feared that he would
Kill her.
General Wright has given notice IN
the advertising columns Of the AFPEAL that
nc will hold an election IN the seventh OF
Nav TO All the magisterial vacancy created
by the death Of squire Burke. The only can
didate in the field, 50 far, il Mir. Thomas flein-
ing. who is at present a member Of the School
Board, and a most gentleman who
has the good wishes Of all classes Of people,
both white and eolored. There Is n9t likely
there Il no person, it appearsf has temerty
enough to run a foolish race against Mr.. Flem-
ing.
Andrew Brown, a short, stout, red.
haired man. about thirty years Of age, was
Yesterday evening brought 70 the tausey
street station-h0uSe by q black man and "a
mulatto woman who charged him with at
tempting to commit an outrage On a girl SIX
wears old. daughter Of the woman who assisted
In making the arrest. The woman stated that
while playing in the bayou her child was
seized by Brown, who was attempting 10
violate her person, but was discovered bH
some negroes who, not finding 2 policeman
near. arrested the man and brought him tothe
police station. The mother was accompanied
by the little girl. The cOlOred people told their
story, a related above all Of which was
denied by Brown, who was locked mp, and viii
have a hearing before the Recorder this morn
ing.
The Helena World Of last week has
this about the wholesale trade Of Memphis:
eity than the expansion Of her wholesale
trade. And there Is no city on The continent
which surpasses Memphis Ia facilities for this
trade. 50 much has been said and WfllteR
about her magnificent location, her railroad
and river communications, that it were need
less for Us TO repeatft. u is strange only that
Memphis, favored asi t Is Ia this respect, for
many years contented itself with d retail
trade, lid not place itself In composition
with the other great wholesale markets 81 ~
Louis and louisville. Perhaps this fact may
be attributed TO the damaging effects Of the
late war. which left Memphis InpgNcrtHhed. I
and the more northern markets OF Iol47fllp
and st. Louis rich But whatever might have
been the causes Of this iethargy, Menphl has
In late years made wonderfully rapid strides
ployInent OF large capital in its wholesale
trade, and By energetieaily pushing its con-
nectiOns with the Sonth~esL II any excel
ale trade OF Memphis. that claim may De
made hy the dry-gOOds trade. The stock kepL
in fhe dry-gOods houses OF Memphis Is ua-
s1rpassed in quality, assortment aud price,
and are sold on terms as liberal as those Jf
am market in the country