Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-17
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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Meningitis has left Memphis for the
country. Good radiance to g bad disease.
The keno and faro men are down in
the Out oYer the action Of b chamber
Of commerce yesterday. No futures.
The "prognosticAtions Of the APPEAL
have bsen vsri6ed-cottOn advances
factors are holding middling at 22Zc.
The consumptives made general COM
plant yesterday about the Westher. It
was the worst day OF the season for them,
We acknowledge the receips Of invi-
tations to attend the annual reunion OF
the Irish Literary association, at Specht's
o morrow night.
The chamber Of commerce did g good
days work yesterday when it drove q nail
in the coffin of the cotton exchange.
There is no future for il.
On our third page viii be found "For
River Men" Postal Regulations"
These are articles that have peculiar
interest Tor business men.
ID. D. Dismukes writes to us to say
that the ''horse trade" which was ven
tllsted in the APPEAL yesterday morning
did not take place st his stable.
The Trenton News insists that there
must be 5 Trenton, Brownsville n
Memphis road. Il must have, it insists, &
competing Line with the Memphis and
0aiO road, to Memphis.
-Limberger cheese is an invaluable
protection against smallpox and other in
| fectious diseases, No diseased person
will 20 in q mile of the wise man who car
| RES 5 small chunk Of Limbsrger in his
breeches pockets.
Next Tuesday, st. Joseph's day, will
be celebrated by the pupils of the scsd-
envy Cd Adams street. They viii march
| 70 St. Peters church to attend high mass
and march back sgsin. Il will be 8 sort
OF holiday with the pupils.
The cheap fare appssrs to work well
with the street railroads. During Fsbru.
airy OF this year the number of passengers
transported over The various lines in this
| city was u6,CC0. The corresponding month
LAST year the number was 5000.
Attention is directed TO the card Of
Me srs. billiard Brothers & Coffin, pub
ushed in our new advertisements. Tbs
firm Is 8 solid one, extensively engaged in
cotton and groceries, and enjoying grow
ing and respectable country trade.
One Green williams deliberately shot
Green Pruett, near Trenton, a few DAYS
ago. Williams must have bsen drunk.
The bullet struck Pruett's forehead and
passed round the skull, indicting 3 terri
Ole wound, which may prove fatal.
We sre glad to be able to announce
that the two lodges OF Knights ofPythiss
recently organized in this city are likely
80 become so popular IS TO compel the
establishment OF others. Il promises to
lead ali other orders. To be g knight and
attend ledge at night is now the rsge.
-Thsodore Tbomss says the ssddest
i Ehfnn on narHh IA that nnnnIc El1H h1nw
their noses when his orchsstrs are In
their most delicste piGBiSsiplO passages.
II they would strike the proper key, it
would be something, bus they are inYsri-
ably an octave or W. out Of the way.
The reputation Of Oliver, Flnnis &
Cos. self-rising Flour has bsen gained by
keeping up the system and practice Of
asing The very best -four, the pursst in
R~rsCisncs, careful weighing z thorough
N king, thereby forming q combination
That makes the self-rising -four the
cheapest, requiring no yet 81 powders, and
but HslIe lsr0(, that can be used.
The hcm of Reed & Buckhsm is en-
/ EGged IN the fruit business. They are in
receipt Of immense Quantities of apples by
every steamer. This house Is largely en-
gsged in The commission line, and always
hsVe on hand immense quantities Of pots-
toss, onions, and al msnner OF vegetables
They do an IMMENSE business, and de-
serve g rare amount Of public confidence.
Hook & Lsgrin are the artists par ex-
cellence in their line in Memphis. Indeed,
it would be difficult to find their superb
Ors anywhere. We direct the attention of
our readers generally to their advertise
ment in another column. This Is the
time OF year for house renovation, clean
ing, painting, glazing and whitewashing.
Hook & LzgrlQ can do their share OF this
work. Call and see them about it.
Two ungedly msn qusrrelled on the
subject of baptism last Wednesday, in
Weakley county, on the highway. When
crossing q stream, the Methodist under
took to immerse the Baptist, and falling,
the Baptist, Moore, ~tsprinkled" the Ne
thodist, Hill, with muddy wster, or rather
he poured" 1t on with his hat. A lively
fight eusued, and Moore stabbed Hill IN
the shoulder and thigh, but not fatally.
We give place to the following not be-
cause we coincide with our very severe
correspondent, but becsuse we believe in
the encouragement Of that form of brew /
igy Of which the following is the best
example VI have had in q long time;
"~cARPEErER" oBJECrs
To the Editor Of The APPeol-In your paper Of
SATURDAY, -"Interuaionalen states thai he Is a |
carpenter. He Is mistaken; he Is q word
butcher, not wood-buteheA
We thank the Jackson Wing and Tri-
nune for this paragraph evideDciDg its
good will toward rs: "rhiE sterling Old
Democratic pape viii appear, about the
middle OF April, in an entire new dress,
and will be printed pom q ten thousand
dollar ooUble-cylindsr Hoe press. We
reiuice 20 note this evidenced Of the success
Of the APPEAL, and that 1t Is being 30
generously appreciated by q discrimlnst-
ing public. May its shadow never grow
iess."
The supreme court Of this State has
decided that municipal corporations are
responsible for the condition o~fsideWalks,
Is well IS streets, In cities. Our excel
lept authorities bad, therefore, better
look out for the sidewalks here, or else
there viii be shsf dozen or 30 suits en-
tered against them 10 recover damages for
broken ankles and disjOinted hips. We
know Is lssst ; score OF places Ia he city
which any honest man might conscien-
tiously swear 70 be dangerous.
-Msssrs. Stewart Brothers & Gwynne
are the great grocery men of Msmpbis.
Having sfhlisIions in New Orleans, they
import their own sugars and cotees from
the West India Islands, are slso first
handlers Of ouv domestic sugars. The
house. one of the most extensive in Mem
phis. $50 and 358 Front street, does an im-
business a. cotton factors and
ale dsslsrs in groceries and sup
plies. Through the medium OF the New
Orlesns house they are enabled to make
more desirable arrangements than COM
with their customers.
It seems that Cameron, Of whom we
spoke some days age. was taken before
. Iuixs Spe Imam, on acharge Of robbirR his
eaum ia the COumsTcial hotel Of fourteen
dollars snd q ring. ThsTe was no witness
kept the prosecutor, and the defendant
was bound over 10 appear at the criminal
He employed Mr.. Black 10 sue out
q writ Of habess corpus, which was OBJ
tanned from Judge Ray. Meanwhile, by
rover unknown to Mr.. Black, Mr.,
Was released BY Justice Spelmsn.
y. Black resolved as his fee ten dollars.
and was promised forty dollars more,
which he has never received.
The Columbia Herald, one Of the best
and wisest papers Of Tennessee, says:
ave are more anxious for tbs punish
meut OF white men who hog or XIII inof-
fsnsive negroes than sny other class Of
criminals, Of equal grade Of crime; be-
they bring reproach upon respect
able white people. We have 20 patience
With white people who hate negroes sim
Div because they are tree, and We rejoice
thst there are but few in the land. The
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