Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-18
Personal.

MR FRANK BATTLE, Of Nashville, is
in the city.
Mr. THOMAS WHITE, Of the Nash
Wills Maxwell house, is visiting his friends in
this city.
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Shelbyville, Teu-
neSsee, is in the city with Ex-President john
son.
MAJOR MURPHY, one Of the most
popular men Ihat ever graced the flags Of
Madison street, IS in the city Tor fsw days.
MEssRs. E. c. MCDOWELL and A. J. R.
Landauer have returned from a summer so
JOurn among the cool places OF distant states.
NJ. D COHEN, ESQ f., representing the
celebrated :. Louis meal and iiour house OF
W "a. Le4wig & Co in the CITY. HIS head
quarters are 40 Rose & Helmau's in Howard s
row.
Mr.. W. z CocHRANE, son OF the
late ". d. COChraue, died al the residence of
was well known in the city and highly es'
tesmCd.
CAPTAIN ED. HART returned to the
city yesterday from the nth, where he made
arrangements with the BUe line over the
New York Central, reaching oil poin and 10
Liverpool BY all lines OF steamships
WE were pleased 70 meet in the city
yesterday Ca tain Phil. I. Holland, OF Holly
springs, Mississippi. he came on a VISIT 70
his numerous friends here, and to witness the
sights that ere to be seen Al the Exposition.
MEssRs. j. P. PREsCoTT, r. :. Bing-
ham. Joseph +. russell end j. Z. Holman
will leave tO-uay for Nashville, TO attend the
meetleg OF the grand lodge OF odd Fellows Of
the state Another p1rtyswiu leave to-mor-
row,
MIS-. BE1TIE JONES, Of Memphis, has
returns from a visit % Holly Springs Mis-
sissippi, where she has been sol urning for
that place. She was the guest of Colonel
"LaDg MosDy S family.
THE f,llowing-named gentlemen
were registered at the cotton exchange yes
terday. IT, r. Lindsey, Jackson, Tennessee;
Il. A. Milan, Sashviliei W. T, Edwards, Ar
kansas: ". W. AlSobrOok, DeSJtO county,
Mississippi, aud Frank Gibson, Baltimore.
A. NJ. AGELAsTO, ESQ made his first
appearance for the season IN our eottoHmar-
kst yes,erday the sellers gave him an eager
ia our commercial column show that he has
lost noJhiug cC the Old Greek powers siuce he
left Memphis 10 lhe spnng.
Mr.. WALTER B. WILCOX, who has
been connected With Dunn's Commercial ager-
cy IN this city leaves today for Galveston,
Texas. where be becomes superintendent fof
the above Institution. We regret TO see him
leave Memphis. where lie has s many warm
friends, but hope he VIII ind, ss be deserves,
a warm reception and pleasant home
among The good people OF Galveston.
THE ShelbyvineN RI porter has this
com piimeu tary' notice OF our candidate for
congress i1 a Iet'slfA ISSUE -ANlNAti n. AIktY
Young, the able and talented candidate for
congress from the Memphis district, spoke at
Bolivar on Monday, the fifth. A fun report
OF his sneoch IS given in the APPEAL Of Octo-
Der 7th. 70 Is one OF The ablesi speeches we
have read from any aspirant for congress now
speaking 70 the people He viii doubtless de-
feat his opponent, bafpoar Lewis by an over
widening majority.
MRs. MAzEPPA MOsBY, wife OF the
Lang Of Holly Springs,
Mississippi, has been ON a visit 10 her numer-
ous friends in this ely for several days. Sue
was present At the opening Of our annual Tx
position. and pronounced 30 grand success,
and SAYS she Will Try and induce all OF her
friends 20 pay our city "a visit during the tx
position month, that they may see the sights
tn are to be seen at our big show" Mrs
MOSby RETURN "a home Yesterday, being escort
ed to the Gepot by several Of her lady friends.
THE Jackson Clarion says the trustees
Of the Conversely Of Mississippi have done a
great thing far inst institutio~. TGey have
let.t Il f-e,at lil A. q. stewart 10 tie office of
chancellor. lhe manner OF the election IS
not less cTadl liable 10 the trustees themselves
than 70 hiuf upon whom the trust was con-
ferred. 20 was done by unanimous vote.
With the exception OF having been a dtstin-
gnish 81 soldier acknowledgement in the
an educator. Trained at West Point, and
graduating with honor, he has devoted all his
life 10 the profession OF teaching, with the ex-
tary capacity referred TO. As assistant pro-
fes or 10 mathematics he devoted two years
al West Point Immediately alter closing DIS
academic career, but his distinction IS teach
or was achieved mainly IN the Cumberland
university. eoanon, tennessee, between the
years 1875 and 1857. That university was built
up mainly through his fundamentally. Az
ter the war, 70 saTding the contest as over, be
resumed his iO-fner profession. We congratn-
late the trustees upon the wisdom OF their
choice, and, above ell, we congratulate the
people Of ailssisslppi. General stewart Is 4
thorough teacher and possesses executive abii-
tiles q the nIa- order. He has been called to
his n ga ofnceiat a critical moment in the for
times Of the institution. and we have no
doubt he VIII De equal 10 the occasion.