Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-11
PERSONAL.

Mr.. SAM. COWARD returned home
yesterday, aftsr an absence of several weeks.
Tom NEAL, Ofthe Dyersburg Gazette,
is in the city. His host 0ffriends viii be GLAD
70 greet him
i MIR. WILLIAM GRAY, of Nashville
Southern representative OF one Of the largosI
mercantile houses in Philadelphia, Is at tbs
OvertOn hotel.
WI ARE happy to be able 10 announce
on the best authority that Father Burke, IN
whom many citizens Of Memphis haue a deep
interest, is fast recovering from his recent Sc
we're illness, and win shortly be able 10 attend
20 his ministerial duties.
]. F. WALLER, Of the Corinth WeeAg
/ NetCS, is at the Peabody. COrinth Is assuming
| the proportions Of a city. Manufactures rap
idly spring into existence, and the population
grows apace. It's 6 good place 70 sell or buy,
and the NelDs viii tel much Of Memphis mer-
chants.
NJ. L. HUDeINs, Richmond, Virginia;
samuel Nelson, Nicksburgj H. {. Chaplain,
Nstchez; Geo. z. Atkins Virginia; Geo. II.
Jenny, Ghiesgoi J. N. Ellis Grenada, MisSis-
appl; II. II. Barksdalel Mississippi; +. =.
Collins, Mississippi; N. Block, Wfttsburg, Ar
kansas, are at the Peabody Hotel
nSHoRTFELLOw" is regularly In the
service Of the APPEAL and viii advise US
constantly Of the condition Of things at Lit
tie Rock. His letters are short; therefore the
more valuable and full Of facts, as trust
worthy as can be drawn from the tangled
web and wool OF Arkansas politics.
COLONEL JOHN Donovan has been
pending many weeks in the Northwest ne
conquest Of Illinois By Greeley and Brown.
ENers where coalitions are forming between
Democrats and Republicans, and the very
explosion Of Blanton d. and Brick ?. at Louis
VILE has added thousands OF Republican
votes 70 the number Of Greeley's OrigiRal ad-
henents.
An innocent, honest yeoman, from
Biz TranHr wraa - - 81
templating in wrapt attention Harris paint
ing Of the game Of lie and death. The Door
fellow In the painting has lost overyshiDg-is
checkmaieos and his guardian angel looks
down pltyiDgly, while grim Death grtns
grievOusly. The good clodhopper's bosom
was surcharged with strong emotions. he
was conscious Of keen sympathy with the
loser. In fact, he thought be recognized the
likeness, and was told Il Was a picture Of a
noted prosecuting attorney; The truthfulness
Of the painting burst suddenly upon him.
ats bad; hainb it7" he said, half crying. Il
allus thought he would come TO that eend;
but the DEVILS a burned fool. Hewould have
Dlay1ng checkers. Heeze bin h-ll-bOund ever
since / first knoWid him"
THE Helena (Arkansas) World, under
the head " helena and Iron Mountain Rail-
road. says in its last issue; ~Ihe ~stoekhOiders
Of this road held their annual meeting at For
rest City on Monday, the second Instant, TO
elect a Board Of Directors. We have not yet
been able 70 obtain a full list OF directors, eX-
cept those from Phillips county. The friends
q this great enterprise may well congratulate
themselves upon having such men in the
I2aIu oi Directory as J. J. Horner, Hanks,
thompson, Polk and Underwood. In these
.S1 me people Of the state have the utmost
an1eAce They are thoroughly identified
"a shs interests ofth people and success Of
We roam me Board Of Directors elected
9lt9f q: u aOrner as the President Of this
road They could not have possibly made a
more JudiciOus selection Mao H9-ner HI :
Mah Oh L11Ohllable energy, and one Of the
nnest Ano hsost practicable business men in
nuT state. HG will mo-
confidence IN this road than spV man 80
could possibly have put al It's head. MaioT NJ.
tleman OF enlarged views and msri
ecuriye ability ana VIII prove 10 be 4 e4eet
acquisition 20 the enterprise. No better c6oire
could have been made. Hon. q TfnGer-
wood, the County and Probate J1dae Of pbII-
lips county, was elected Treasurer. bsinc fha
only one Of the old officers retained in oHee.l
Of It's success"