Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-29
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

LOCAL PARAGRAPHS,
We nave 8 surfeit Of smusements this
/ week; next week Il viii bs 6 famine. Sc
We go-either g feast or q famine.
The wster mpa viii lay their pipes
in the alleys and under the sidewalks, so
ss not to interfere with the NicOlson pave
ment.
The condition of our streets is a theme
for those who think cleanliness kin 70
goodness. They are very dirty. Many
| Of the alleys are worse.
Mathew Brown. who has been IL
Shelby county forty years, died at his res
ideuce in Germantown on Tuesday. He
was known 10 all the old citizens, himself
one Of the oldest.
The further investigation Of the
Hsckett case has been postponed indef
nitely. We shall most likely hear no
mors Of it until the facts are brought IN
der The observation Of the criminal court
The Grand Duke sgsin. The members
Of the Alexis Reception committee will
please meet Mayor johnson this evening
a. i've O'Clock, st the Planters Bank.
His honor the mayer requests us TO make
this call.
A youth Of a speculative turn was try
ing to beat" s drunken planter on Jehsr-
son street, last evening, Detective Walsh
accompanied him to the ststionbOuse.
This morning he viii be presented 70 the
II recorder as s,vsgtsnt.
The bar that has been in view ct thu
other side Of the river for several months,
disappeared yesterday UndeT the surging
snd muddy waters Of the Mississippi. Il
was visible In the morning, but hsd gone
under" by eleven O'Clock,
The noise made by the gas in the
Grsenlsw Opers house during the concert
Is very annoying, IS it dsErscss much
nom the most bsRutiful passages Of the
compositions rendered by the TbOmss Or
chssbrs. Cannot this be r~emedied2
Robert Stalks had to put ~ twenty
I've dollars in the police ONCE, yesterday,
for simply beating an ObstrOperous mule
over the head with g rock. Now, if Rob-
EFT had 20 best 3 man, be would undOubt-
ejly be let Of for ton. The lively and
searching sense Of justice which Is 3
marked peculiarly OF the times, il beau.
tifully illustrated here. We progress.
A numbsr OF gentlemen called at the
city hall yesterday, Agreeable to the invi-
tatiOn Of Mr. J. ". Storer, among them
members Of the press and Of the board Of
underwriters, to examine into the work /
inEs Of the American fire alarm telegraph
of which We gave q full account In yester |
DAYS APPEAL The examination WIS
close and all expressed themselves salts
hed with the workings Of the simple and
ussful apparatus which has received ths
endorsement Off y-six cities,
There seems to be 8 mistake in the
minds OF the people about Hsckett's
bonds. There we're only seven warrants
sworn out against him, which makes
seven cssss. There was no question Of
buds in The court Of Justire Winters, but
be said that the usual statutory bond Of
two thousand dollars would be reqairsd
70 be furnished in each csSe, Il is q
mere rumor that thers srs thirty or forty
cases, nothing Of the sort having appeared
or been brought forward in court.
The State treasurer received S24 OS2 70
Yesterday from Tax Collector McLssn, OF
shelby county, and was notified by the
same oficisl that sl2,475 in Bank Of Ten
nssses money, sI9zs So ia currency, had
in 3 Memphis bank. In part payment OF
the taxes of 1871. Total, S9S,4S7 IS. The
proportion OF gseenbscks Is liberal, com
pared with the receipts from other cOun-
lies, and sfOrds another proof Of the fact
that Shelby county is the financial back
bone Of the State.
Nike Rogsn was arrested yesterday
morning thirteen miles fcom the city by
Frank Birmingham, for hCrse stssiing.
AAA&0 A0AA4 . k1aI S4 4AA00A tEta I
Saturday, the property Of ThomBs O'COn-
nor, which be mounted and mPde tracks
for the woods. He wss utilizing The ami
NAL on his little plantation. Both the
thief and the pony were brought to the
city, tbs latter turned over to the owner,
and the former 70 the ststionhouse keep
or, who will provide for his physical
wants until justice takes charge Of him.
Last night, after the second Thomas
had closed, the mem ers Of the
orchestra, together with many gentlemen
amst6ufs and most OF the professional
% usiclsnB OF Memphis, assembled at the
of Mr., HO4enbsrg, and enjoyed an
lmprOvlsed c-OaUerSGzlORe enliven5d by {
Instrumental music, such IS the men bers
0f this distinguished Orchestrs best know /
TO discourse. 1t was ; pleasant cpl &
IOde OF the visit Of Thomas and his or &
to Memphis, and will long be re-
nembered by all who were participants. {
This evening, at eight O'Clock, the !
commencement exercises Of the Memphis I
College, medical department OF
he Cumberland University, will take 7
place at the Memphis Club hall, In Green :
operEhouse building. The address 9
viii be delivered by DR.. Alexander Era I
zine, dean Of the faculty, which is COM '
1r sed Of the following named gentlemen: {
Professor A. ErskiDe, M D., dean; Pro- 5
isssors B. W. Avent, N D., D. d. Ssun- Q
NJ. D., A. q. VOorhies, n. D., r B. '
dsury, Nj D., 2. Mcfarland, n. D., j. J, Q
NJ. D, and @. B. Thornton, t
" D.. demonstrator Of anatomy. G
The call of H. Harrison, convoking =
10 Radicals Of Tennessee on the On Z
1roximo a. Nashville, has the "rinR Of ,
he true metal"-of which collins are :
made. BrOHnloW will be there, ID may =
bsn and there, with bis party, "sbu fhs of :
mortal coil" which, not long ago, en- :
ireled and crushed the very life blood =
,ut Of Tennessee. IL is 3 ghastly conYO- .
Of the deadliest enemies the cOun- !
has ever known. There will be tur- =
.oil for the next lew days In all the per- =
ieus OF sOdom, q gait eTing Of clsns and .
cleo ion Of delegates, 3 motley crew, who 4
would verify g party IS thoroughly dis- :
raced and full OF r~ottenness as Bill :
and Grant. =
On Tuesday night, st the hour of o
sven, some hslf-crszy person "shied" q 4
rick st Mr. F6aly'B grocery window, on o
JniOn street, beyond LsUderdals, with y
evident intention OF reducing Mr.. v
'ealy's head to 8 pulpy condition. The q
however, struck she cash, broke 3 n
sW hghta, and hsrmlessly fell outside. q
{ was In perfect range with the sfore- :
mentioned Uranium, which was bending 4
yer the counter az the time, IN deep con- Il
emplation OF q philosopbic article on she p
nterDatioDsle and the Prince Of Wales. =
,ublsehed In the APPEAL. A few women =
4 color told M Fealy aftsrWsrd that 4
hey saw q tall slim man running away r
rom the place 81 the same momsnt they Y
card the crack, -
The man Graham who was In the re- n
court Tuesday morning on ths a
barge Of lunscy, and was discharged, r
snothsE demonstration yesterday u
st daylight. De rushed forth v
rom the Southern hotel with . broom II
imagining hinaself 70 be one Of the d