Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-05
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

LOCAE RAhAGhAEdOs
"A full report Of the doings Of the
! Old Folks will appear Tomorrow.
We are indebted to Colonel Knowl-
ton, Of the postofhce, for many favOrs. he
mas our thanks.
Yesterday morning the Recorder
| fined JET. Robinson fifty dollars for carrying
concealed weapons.
Tomorrow we win give a full ac-
countof the extraordinary debate between
General J R. Chalmers and Hon. 3. D. Nabers-
The second Marshall county strict
Kidding cotton bale came to Watkins,
Mitchell & Co. yesterday from r. Fl. CooPers
| plantation.
w. 7. Stephens, q popular waiter in
| he ladies' apartment at Gastonis returned 70
a distressed lady who had lost it, a valuable
diamond, yesterday.
The lightning travellers up at Colonel
Hamiltons shop, on the north side Of Court
square furnish New York papers and express
matter fifty hours from New York.
-Curry's bondsmen are A. ]. Kellar,
c. s. Cooper and Mr.. Harrington. The motion
20 dissolve Curry's injunction against Doyle
viii be discussed TINS morning. governor
Harris appears for Sheriff Doyle.
Parties who wish to view the beau
tifuI and interesting manufacture OF lead
pipe are invited 70 pay a visit 10 the plumb
ing and fitting establishment OF + J. Malon
& Co, No. A4 Main street. It's well worthy a
visit
Eugene Hall, a negro confidence
operator, who succeeded in relieving a coun-
tryman Of hfty dollars, thereby compelling
him to pawn his wagon in order to return
home, was yesterday fined nifty dollars BY the
Recorder, and required TO ind security in the
sum Of two thousand dollars for his appear
ance at the Criminal Court.
in answer to respectable correspond
eRt from D~yersburg, We have TO say that We
-.sIH--0F u u E-unnfg the NaW Work
agent for the sale of lands in and about San
Diego, California. As 10 the place Itself, II Is az
a "dead-stand still ana mus renlalh - UNI
the southern Pacific spans the continent ana
finds It's western terminus there.
For the information of those who
desire 20 attend the bail at Raleigh tonight,
Uncle Tom and Aunt Mary respectfully state
that the omnibus will call and pick up passen-
zers between seven and eight o'clock, and all
will start from Main and Union streets, pre-
cisely at eight O'Clock in the evening. our
city cotiliOn band has been engaged.
The paperhangers Of Memphis have
formed a labor Union, and,fromThe character
Of the gentlemen who have been elected its
officers, ii bids fair to be an honorable institu-
ion and q credit 10 our city. The ofncerS are;
C.. J.. Hollis, President; NJ. Davis, Nice-Presi-
John Russell, Treasurer; John W. Hall, Secre-
tBry; james Nichols, Assistant Secretary,
&C. B. West, who sometime ago,
through the kind indulgence Of Chief Athy,
was released from the chain-gang, and who's
feeling letter on the subject was the topic Of
conversation in police circles, yesterday de-
livered himself up as a public nuisance, and
ing. He was unable 10 Withstand the tempt
ings Of the hend-cursed rum.
The statistics Of the p~ostofice Of
Memphis for the month Of September is be
:Ore US, and is IN brief as follows: Mail let
Jers delivered, one hundred and seven thous-
and nine hundred and seventy-One; newspa-
pers delivered, thirty-three thousand eight
hundred and h~fty-hve; letters collected, sew
NuFN-onR thousand three hundred and nftE-l
six. newspapers collected. four thousand five /
hundred and twenty-five.
-ELFIE, or the CherTy-Tree Inn, was
produced at the theater last night to a poor
house in point Of numbers and with il Lost in
London. We have not space for the comment
the performance deserves, but suffice 1t thai \
both pieces, especially the INST, were put on
the stage in q way 10 very much enhance the
deservedly high position the company has
already achieved In the esteem Of our public.
There ought TO be a crowded house tonight.
We have received, during the week
past, BIzcklpOOd'sM Magazine, with a very attract
table OF contents; the Southern Farm aud
Home for September; The LrTepTeSsible Conflict, ]
4 book for the working classes. published by
lIaxton. Remsen & Hadelhngef; the NdUg
Of the United States Tor the year lS72;
he Industrial Monthly, an excellent magazine
.or MECHANICS and engineers, published az Ie
Builder, published by Lakey, IA Wabash ave-
nue, Chicago.
For some time past several miscre-
ants have been in the habit Of placing Oh
structions on the track Of the Mississippi Cen
tral railroad, ueaT Walden, about thirty miles
below Grenada, for the purpose of wrecklng
passenger trains. fortunately the oostrnS
fore any damage was done. Several parties
nave been suspected, and yesterday two OF
these parties were arrested on suspicion of be-
;ng guilty Of this diabolicai crime, and viii
nave an examination before a Magistrate az
Walden, to-day.
The case of Corey Waters, charged
the murder Of spike Molen, in Bach
came up before Judge Ray, yesterday, on a
writ of hGbeds corpus, including an applica-
ton to admit the defendant to bail Several
witnesses were examined on behalf OF the
state, but 40 new facts were elected. Gen
sral John r. Sale appeared in support of the
Young, Van A. W. Anderson and Harry :.
lee for the defense. The hearing Of the case
Will be continued this morning.
Willard Fillmore Virgeson and Miss
Mary Jane Rodgers were married last eve
ming in the presence Of a large ~concourse, al
Asbury Chapel. The pastor tied the knot a
gracefully as the bridesmaids watched the
process intently. Brother Gulford Jones
this thing more tenderly, gracefully and
vmpatheficRliy. The welded pair were !
so smoothly and gently and divine
" out upon the roaring sea Of matrimonial
thai the breeze, almost ~inaudible,
hardly felt that bore them thither.
Yesterday morning Squire Spelman
held an inquest on the body Of George Tehen,
who died on Monday night in room No. Is,
Webster Block, from an overdose OF morphine.
deceased was about thirty-nve years old,
md married; was q shOe-ntter by trade, and
resided in the block. He had been very
respondent for some time back, at his indt-
gent circumstances, so much so that he was
to sleep for several nights previous 10
he sad occurrence. The Jury returned a YER
that deceased came TO his death from an
overdose Of morphine, administered by his
hand.
The Societa d'Unione Itallana meets to-day
'nr the purpose Of doping measures for the
proper celebration Of the anniversary OF the
discovery Of America by Columbus. All secu-
ar associations, the Hibernians, 81 Andrews, I
dasnns, Turner'S, the Casino, odd Fellows, etc
will be Invited to participate IN the demon
tration. There Is not an association in the
,ity whose festival days are more t6stefully
nj ioyously observed than those which our
iresS admirably we'll obey their officers, con-
luct themselves with perfect propriety and
and, above all, they know how 10
lpread q feast and TO select the wines that
it. =
We have received from the publish {
number Of the encyclopedia OF the Best
Of Charles Dickens, compiled and !
lphabetlcaly rranged by FIG. DeFontaine,"
OF the South Carolina press. This
4 a work not only for scholars and editors,
put all who love what IS pure and good in lite (
azure. II contains the gems Of thought Of the
and best Of modern writers, and viii
invaluable not only for reference, but as
/ book 10 while away leisure hours when one
-eels too incident or t~ndispOsed 70 read any
hing. requiring sustained effort and yet /
would revelin a potp0tgf Of beautifully word
. and true sayings all Of them destined TO
pass into proverbs. No lover Of Dickens viii
De without this C~yclopedia, and that is equiv