Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-21
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

That is very interesting account as
set forth in DR.. Bramhalps card.
Ben. Hollander brews a Greeley
punch at Willett's Billiard Hall SO De
lightfully ~ecstatic that he who lmbloes
it can't keep his white hat on.
On the first of October il is probable
that the Chamber of Commerce Will be
moved to the Mosby & Hunt Block,
on Front street, below Madison.
"A genuine politician never treats to
any other than beer. He understands
that five cents in that way viii have as
good AN effect rs fifteen laid out on
whisky.
Mr.. John Wylie is the contractor for
the erection of the Exposition Building,
at the corner of Fourth and Court
streets. 1t is to cost sixteen thousand
dollars, and must be finished in ten
weeks. There are several thousand feet
of lumber on the ground now, and work
men have already commenced opera
tons.
AT the regular meeting Of the Cham
Der of Commerce, on Monday evening
at four O'Clock, sOmeimpOrtant questions
will be presented for consideration. The
first is the location of the hall, as the
committee have selected an eligible
place and are ready 10 report. Then the
committee on the communication of
Major Wicks, in regard to securing the
grain trade of the Mississippi river and
tributaries, above the city, will also re-
port and present a practicable PROPOSE
ton. No more important question
could come before the merchants of
Memphis, and they should turn out en-
IRGsSe.
AT the cOlored picnic yesterday, six
miles from the city, Curry sent out two
Of his ring TO make speeches for him.
One of these Curry blowhards is a Bap-
list preacher, and the other is a defunct
candidate for Justice of the Peace named
Thompson. When these eloquent men
were bowling for Curry the colored peo-
pie interposed and silenced them. In
fact, the noisy fellows had to leave the
place. The cOlored people said they
would hear nothing in CuTTy's favOr-a
man who ad cO-operated with the Ne
trOpOlitan Police in excluding them from
the city in order to defeat General Smith
for Congress.
The following kilograms remain I'M
delivered in the Office of the Western
Telegraph Company, SO Madison
street: G.. A. Eckerly, w. II. Bates, Mrs.
7. \. Nelson, Z. Z. McComb, Angus
Campbell & Co., Mrs. F. NJ. Mahan,
Jack Cheers, General n. B. Forrest.
Walker, Harmon & Morton ., Anderson
x French, S. p. Read, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
LOwenstein, Charles c. Carter, S. H.
I'm III g., Hill Ds.-- l.
pattisOn, c, o. Milton, General w. NJ.
Browne, Madame Lavigne, n. Corona,
L. Otto, J. p. Fresenius ,, r. +. Loo
ney, Gage & Fisher, c. c. Marable,
Manhattan Bank, George Mellersh, Mrs.
sarah Newsham, Mrs. Anna NJ. Stew
art, Order & Denie.
The whole number of deaths by sun
reported for 1870 by census was
-hree hundred and ninety-seven, and
he percentage of males To females at
was about seven to one; there
icing of this number three hundred and
Orty-siX males to fifty-one females. Ala
had five cases; Arizona. none;
arkansas, two; California, three; Colo
ado, none; Connecticut, four; Dakota,
lone; Delaware, one; District of Column
ia, three; Florida Jour most tropical
none; Georgia, three; Idaho,
lone; Illinois, forty-twO; Indiana,
even; Iowa, seven; Kansas, three;
kentucky, ten; Louisiana, eleven
two; Maryland, thirteen; Mas
a~chusetts, ten; Michigan, two; Min
0esota, one; Mississippi, two; Missouri,
Montana, none; Nebraska, none;
Nevada, two; New Hampshire, one;
jersey, seven; New Mexico, one;
Jew York, fifty-One; North Carolina,
ight; Ohio, ffty-four; Oregon, none;
ennsylvania, thirty-nine; Rhode Is
md, one; South Carolina, six; Tennes-
se, seven; Texas least of the Colorado
ver), five; west of the Colorado river,
ne; Utah, two; Vermont, one; Vir-
mia, nineteen; Washington Territory,
ne; West Virginia, two; Wisconsin,
ght; Wyoming, none. OF the total
Tree hundred and ninety-seven there
ere thirty-three ~underfve years of age. t:
he most fatal period seems to be from
lirty to forty, there being n~inety-two
saths between those years, and the
lumber falling off beyond that decade
lther more rapidly than its rise to that
Eliminating point. The proportion of
of children under five years of
gels, it viii be seen, surprisingly large, .
nd of these there were eleven deaths
lder year Of age; a warning 10
lrents and nurses.