Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-09
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Correction.

Correction.
EDITORS APPEAL-In the commune
cation from the Peoples Protective
union to the mayor and general council,
Is published ia the APPEAL, it is stated
that where scrip was issued three for
one and funded in bonds at sixty-five
cents, the city realized seven cents on
the bonds. 1t should have been twenty
one and q half cents. Please correct,
and obiige, THE COMMITTEE.
a Chemical RIundeF.
EDITORS APPEAL-The gentleman
signing himself "F. L. J." of Osceola,
correcting the chemistry of DR.. John
Wescott, in your Wednesdays issue, falls
himself into q chemical blunder which
requires correcting. He states that If
"analytic chemistry be correct" liquid
carbonic acid is the diamond in 8 LIQUID
state. This is certainly an error, nor
does chemistry claim any such thing.
The diamond, as is well known, is toe
purest form of the element carbon" of
which charcoal, graphite, lampblack,
etc., are the most common varieties.
These are, technically speaking, the
anonymous forms of carbon, whereas
the diamond Is the crystalline form. Car.
bonic acid, however, is not an element
at all, but compound Of carbon and
oxygen represented by the chemical
formula G. OF, and for this reason can
not be the diamond, which is an element,
no matter whether the carbOnic acid be
in the gaseous, liquid or solid state.
J.C.F.
Protection Against the AackereIs.
EDITORS APPEAL-I nave waited
very patiently fer some one to come out
In our behalf against the mackerels that
infest our part Of the city. Being q lady
/ could not very well present myself be-
fore the board of mayor and aldermen,
l therefore appeal to you in behalf of the
ladies living on Promenade and jack
son streets. Tuesday evening an hon
est, peaceable man lost his life in at
tempting to protect himself against these
desperate boys, who regard neither the
laws of God nor propriety. No evening
passes that we are at liberty to enjoy
quiet walk or even sit in front of our
doors without being shocked and dis.
gusted with their obscene and prOfane
language, and some nights it is impossi-
BILE to sleep for their noise. Most mar
ket-Wagons avoid this part Of town, for
they are liable to be beset by dozens Of
them ard compelled to desert their Wag-
Ons until they are plundered. II house
is vacant they take full possession in
spite of locks or bars, and carry off every
thing portable it contains. We have no
police; in fact, the only privilege we do
enjoy is very liberal taxation. II you
complain you are obliged to appear be.
fore the police court, which is certainly
a very unpleasant thing for lady to do,
and even then only that especial
case Is attended to; and it is
utterly impossible to ever find the
true culprit, as everyone of them is will
ing and ready to take oath to an abb.
Another outrage we are subjected to is
the playing of ball on the street; they
will throw the ball into your yard and,
OF course, must be allowed to get it, for
you dare not offend, and by this means
they are enabled to return and carry off
that may suit their fancy. 1
have spoken to several gentlemen living
on this street about it, but they will tell
you, "lts no use, you can do no good by
them to the authorities
Some have tried the experiment, others
either do not care or do not wish to ex-
pose themselves to the displeasure Of an
army Of ruflisns who would scruple at
Our owning property and
to OccUpy1t in such an unfor-
tunate locality should certainly not debar
us from the protection we stand in such
dlreful need of, l appeal to you, hoping
that through the influence of your col
umns the proper parties may take this
matter IN hand. A SUBSCRIBER.