Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-23
PERSONAL.

Ink Judges EAppiE pIOtH6fst Ol NELL
phis and Somerville, respectively, were
in Brownsville Sunday and Monday last.
WE regret to learn that General A. M.
West, President OF the Mississippi Cen
trail railroad, has been for some days i'll at
his residence In Water Valley.
WIN. HELMR, ~Philsdelphis; Colonel N.
". Lewis. Nashville; Msjor W. E Scan
lon, Arkansas; Charles Hillsburgh, New
York; William Keller, Philadelphia; Gee.
BuTrle. Boston; ]. y. Benton, Albany,
New York, are Of the guests Of the Pea
body hotel,
MEssRs. WHITE & ECHLKY, the gentle
manly pToprietors OF the Worshsm house,
certainly do deserve the dsttering en-
co1rsgement they are receiving st the
hands of the travelling public. Their hotel
is perfect in all is observation-disclosures
well furnished and clean beds-suoh a
luxury TO travellers,
TIE CHATTANOOGA Times Of Thursday
says: HIS Excelency Governor Brown
was in the city yesterday. He was &C.
compsnied by Colonel Butler, secretary of
state; Dr.. Morrow, treasurer; and Colonel
Pennsbacksr, comptroller. These officials
were on their way to Knoxville to attend
the sale OF the Knoxville and Charleston
railroad to-day"
On Sunday evening the 18th instant,
ssys the Paris Intelligencer, Mr.. j. W,
Digs, three miles east Of town, while
careleEsly returning a rsmrOd to its plRcs
in q gun, caused the gun to fire, while the
muzE'e vas almost in contact with his
body, receiving the contents In the right
breast The wound Is an ugly one, the
small size shot all entering at one point
and ranging up and back. The wound is
very ssvars. bus hopes sre entertained by
his physicians that he may yet survive.
FORTY SIX leading lawyers Of Middle
Tennessee have addressed g cali to Hon.
Robert mcfarland, OF this supreme bench,
in which they say; "Ths undersigned,
members OF the bar of Middle Tennessee,
having had an opportunity to witness
your bearing on the suprems bench, and
to form an opinion of your fitness for thst
position and eminent sbility to discharge
its responsible duties, call upon you to
bscOme q candidate for election to the
place which you now hold by appoint.
ment Of the government"
THE Somerville Falcon has this hand
some compliment of one Of the most dis
gentlemen in our Ststei 1--WE
are hsppy to welcome home our dis
toynsmsu, Judge John L. T.
5need, who has returned after an abserca
OF several months. His duties on the
bench have been performed with
great ability snd with high credit to him
self and the State. He will rsmsin in the
county about ten days and viii resume
his labor at the opening of the supreme
court in Jackson, Monday week"
CAPTAIN y. s. HARDEE, whose reputa.
ton SIS q civil engineer of great promise
and talent Is familiar TO our readers, has,
are graE6ed to learn, been appointed
by Governor Powers, of Mississippi, one
Of the board Of railway commissioners
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5ure entitled ian act to encourage internal
improvements in the State of Mississippi, |
approved May Is, 1879" This position 10 !
n addition to the office of state engineer
IF Mississippi, TO which he has also been
appointed.
DE-. SAMUEL A. BILLING died st bis
'esidencei in Columbus, Georgia, last wsek. |
.e was one of the purest, modest and TEST
men Of our time, and one of the most emil |
TENT and successful physicians CT the
Iouth. The Columbus, Georgia, Enquirer
sys of DR.. Billings, that be was a man
whose life was eminsntly useful, not only
mong the poor Sud obscure. He had q kind
EOrd and q kind act for all, and though
made no boastful pretensions of bis
iety or his goodness, yet no performed
be works Of humanity, philanthropy
religion Is softly and silently as
light distils the dew. Such q Ifs Is vel
Of emulation by the young. The
ssr of the widow and orphan. shed over
be grave OF bsnefactor, speak a Ian
usge more potent than laundering can
on, or noisy -acclsmstious of the multi.
1de, and the simple "God bless you"
,Om honest, simple hearts, is q fame
lore solid and LASTING than the ''boast of
eraldry, or pomp OF poWeT,n or tall that
all that wealth e'er gave;" for,
lille these latter are as evanescent as
be summer cloud or the morning dew,
be former hud deep Judgment in the soul
nd live on through tins and brighten up
DR.. Billings became known to I
lany persons In Tennessee through his
the wife Of Colonel ROlfe S.
aunders. {
THE OscEoLA Times contains this men, {
OF a recent visit of Bishop Pierce to
lat place: Fright Reverend Henry N.
ierce, bishop OF Arkansas, assisted by {
everend A, D. Drummond, OF Grace {
lurch, Memphis, held divine services {
our town on Saturday and Sunday last, !
on Monday a. q reslusncs OF Mr.. ) !
Z. and J. II. Williams The sermons Of {
10 bishop were listened to with profound ]
by large and respectable CON-
legations, and the sublime and imposing l
rVices of the church, so seldom wit Z
ssaed by our people, Impressed all with G
proper feeling Of religious awe. Mr.. {
prescheo on Sunday evening, :
e believe, his mRiden sermon, which gave ?
% fairest promise OF his becoming, 1t no b
slant day, not only an ornsment to, but s
able and talented minister Of the Q
urch. He is quite young, not perhaps c
ore than twenty-four, and Beems 70 \
entered upon the sacred duties OF 8
! calling with true Christian zsal and Il
Indeed. both the blsbop and 4
Young assistant, by their gentle And =
effected courtesy, their evident desire q
do good, left : Testing impression upon
. minds of sll with whom they oSms In
q aot. Would that the world was full @
such as thessi The result Of their la k
"a at Osceola waa o baptis3d and four u
afrmed. At ar John W. williams q
yen were bapEissd and two confirmed. d
Q hope and have every reason to believe tt
It e ehnroh VII speedily ne built up In ci
Z community" b