Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-10

at to quarantine for ten days and disinfect all
railroad freight coming from New Orleans
4 and the infected district.
-Vice-President Goodbar, of the chamber
| Of commerce, has appointed Messrs. w. w.
| Guy, A ID. Gwynne, Walter Goodman, e..
1 q. Fisher and A w. Roberts as representa-
| tives of the chamber in the freight ccnven-
ton to be held at Holly Springs, Mississippi,
on Monday next.
Colonel Hosea Townsend, a prominent
| candidate for congress, and for the Natona!
| party nomination, entertained a large dele
! cation of prominent colored politicians at his
| residence, in Chelsea, last night, and III
| dulged IN grand social and political pow
WOW" of an electIoneeung character.
The attendance at the funeral OF the late
| Sheriff c. l.. Anderson, yesterday afternoon,
was quite large. At Elmwood cemetery the
attendance was still larger. The funeral
| services were conducted by thu Masons and
| knights of Honor, of which societies Sheriff
Anderson was worthy brother and honored
member.
During the lire at No. 10 Poplar street,
| last night, one of the Adams street re-boys
was standing IN room of the third story,
when suddenly and without warning a large
section of the floor fell to the second floor,
distance of some fourteen feet, carrying the
fireman with it, and giving him a severe jolt
and disagreeable surprise.
The Bourbon Republicans and ultra Ma
tionalists of this city are not satisfied with
the good work done by the Democratic coun-
ty convention of Thursday last They say
the Democracy has taken all the wind out of
their sails, and that the Nationalist, who are
Democrats, and large portion of the col
ored voters, will go with the Democrats in
the November election.
"A young man and young woman en-
in rtfn-
phis, Thursday night. The cruel parent was
in search of the happy married couple, armed
with a shotgun, but he found them not until
he got in good humor and hung up his fowl
ing piece as a sign of peace. If every man
who marries had to be shot for so doing,
there would be either fewer marriages per-
formed or fewer men in the land of freedom.
The White river steamer Ruth arrived at
half-past twelve this morning, bringing an
elegant trip out of that stream, and about
closing out the cotton business. Her principal
item of freight was one hundred and seven
bales of cotton, four hundred and seventeen
sacks of cotton-seed and forty-five head of
cattle. She had also twelve or fifteen cabin
passengers. She returns to White river this
evening.
"A mule team. attached to a wagon, ran
away on Beale street, near the market, yester-
day afternoon. The wild mules ran over
child belonging to man named Cohen, who
does business on Besle, near Causey. The
child received but slight damage. The mules
continued on the run out Causey, and, col
liding with a lamp, wrecked it and the
wagon. While all this was coming to pass,
the colored driver followed, half a square be-
hind the team, and halloed, ''Woah!
woah!'
The members OF the board of health are
of opinion that Memphis will escape the
yellow-fev scourge this season. They do
not believe that the fever will appear in the
city, although a case may be brought here
from the infected districts on the gulf coast
or New Orleans. The work of cleansing the
streets, alleys, CUTTERS, private premises, ETC.,
and disinfecting sinks and foul localities is
progressing rapidly, and will be kept up en-
ergetically so long as the summer season and
hot weather lasts.
Coroner Caldwell Is acting sheriff of
Shelby county at present, and will continue
so to act until the sheriff-elect gives his Off
cial bond. The writs In the hands of the
deputy sheriffs at the time of Sheriff Ander-
sons death will be served by them as usual.
All new writs issued by clerks of courts must
be addressed TO the coroner OF Shelby county.
Coroner Caldwell has appointed four depu-
ties, and among them Is Major Ben X. Pull
len, who will continue in charge of the office
business as heretofore. The coroner reap
pointed Jaller Leslie to take charge of the
county jail
Almost nightly hack-loads of lewd
white men and women are driven out the
Pigeon Roost road TO the vicinity of Central
park, between the dirt road and the Charles
ton railroad track. When on the commons
the hack lights are extinguished, and the vile
occupants of the hacks get out and indulge
In orgies of the grossest character. This has
become an unbearable nuisance to the resi-
dents of the vicinity, who now threaten to
swear out warrants against the hack-drivers
and the occupants of the hacks, and expose
all parties to the public. This is the only
way to stop the Infamous proceedings en-
gagged in by those lewd and shameless peo-
Pile. A police raid on the crowd would have
a fine effect.
AT half-past flight o'clock last evening
fire was discovered in the third story of the
brick building No. Is Poplar street. between
Main and Front streets, and occupied by A.
B. Arnold, painter. The roof was in blaze
in few minutes, but it was not long before
the fire. brigade suppressed the flames. The
roof of the adjoining brick building, No. 13,
was somewhat injured by the fire. This
building is occupied by Mrs. Della Walsh,
ooardinghouse-ke The damage done
by the fire to the upper story and roof of the
building occupied by Mr., Arnold will be
about three hundred dollars, and that to the
adjoing house will amount to but few dol
lars. Considerable damage by water was
done to the bedding, furniture, ETC., in the
Arnold building. The cause of the fire was
accidental.