Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-01
Personal,

AMONG the Centennialttes who have
returned Is Mr.. James a. Swain. He
was well pleased with his visit.
Mr. BEN G. COLEMAN and wife have
returned from shorE visit to Nashville,
but leave in a few days for an extended
visit east and TO the Centennial.
Mr.. A. E. FARMLAND has returned
from delightful visit 10 the Centennial
and the eastern watering places. He
came home because Of the county cleo
ton.
TIE following names of visitors were
registered yesterday at the cotton ex-
change; Captain J. J. Porter, Nash
vile; VIM. A GEyn, New Orleans;
r. W. Dunn, Keut's Landing, Alksn-
sss; j. B Burnet, Wslliston; A. Boyd,
Mason, Tennessee.
Mr. THOMAS JAMES, an estimable
aud popular young gentleman, aged
twenty five, died Of cOnsu np'ion at
Ssxtona, Mississippi county, Arkansas,
asst Friday. Mr.. James was well known
in this city, and here, as at his home,
was beloved by every acquaintauce.
The death Of no young man in his COM
muUity was ever more generally re-
GREETED.
THE Louisville Courier Journal, OF the
90 b, SAYS; Colonel E. Richardson, OF
the firm of Richardson & May, New o.
leans, is at the Salt hoUss, en- route for
the Centennial, to act SIS one of the
Judges OF cotton and cotton fabrics. Col
onei Richardson is the largest cotton
planter in the world, his productions
t;is year amounting to twelve thousand
bales, and his firm in New Orleans re-
ceiying one hundred and tairty five
In luss d bales, the largest amount OF
cotton handled by any one firm in the
world. He has recently made Ia this
city large purchases of our merchsnts in
bagging, provisions, etc, amounting to
nearly q iy Thousand dollars, and In
tends buying at this place 10 the future,
He Is also the president and owner oi
he Planters insurance company of Mis-
| 81 S ppi, ld also the owner OF the West.
era mills. which manufacture cotton
goods, Jeans and linseys."
COLONEL, J. T. IRRELEVANT, editor OF
the Bulletin, published a Augusts, Ar
1 kansas, was long and intimately az
| auAinted with the late R1bertscn TOpp-
and psys the following tribute to his
character: "t or nearly forty yesrs ouI
! relations were most intimate and close,
| anu We h6ututo ~ ltAALf hhS
| members OF his family, we knew bin
better than any other man did. 1t l:
DIE asaut to be able TO say that during
| al that long time We do not remember
that the sun once went down on an all
| gry mood between Us. Co Onel TOpI
was 8 leader in the true sense Of tht
wCrj. he wss an original and bolC
thinker, and followed nobody unless we
may except Clay sud Bell. Old Mem
phisns remember his public spirit aDC
enterprise 10 the internal I'm qrOvementi
Of that city, aud we recall moth ,Dg mOrt
pleasant to Us nov than the fact that il
all those schemes ToFp always called u
to his Dfiderce aud aid. His view
were expanded and libsral, and what
ever he discussed be elucidsted in n az
uer as broad and comprehensive S /
was plain and practical. Open and frspl
on all political issues, he 0etested equiv
| ocstion and hypocrisy, and Beyer Usr
tered his opinions f)r anything. Tbougl
apparently stern, be was 90 gentle al,
SYM het;c as Q vomsn when the need,
or the helpless required his aid. Mar,
men have won Greater fame. Few hav
ever better mtritsd the grateful remcm
bIauee OF their fellow ciizeps.