Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-04

1t is work of art, the invention of Pa
risian, and is a curiosity in the floral world
Old Probs, at Washington, ought to supply
the signal service stations with this wonderful
flower.
The American rapid telegraph company
of New York has issued a pamphlet in ad-
vocacy of the new system of machine
telegraphy, system already fairly demon
strated on long lines, and by which the COM
pany expects that within three years it will
be able to telegraph ordinary business letters
to and from all points in the country for ten
cents.
Those who paid a prIvilege-tax to the
old, defunct government, for term extend.
ing beyond the date of the collapse of that
corporation, will have to pay privilege license
to the new government all the same. There
IS no use IN lighting against fixed fact
The prlvifege-taI has been reduced, and even
those who paid the same to the old corpora
ton viii lose nothing by paying again to the
new government
AT two o'clock yesterday morning, dur
ing the wlnd-storm which prevailed, an old
frame residence situated at the corner Of
Seventh and Auction streets caught IRE acct
dentally, owing to defective fiue, and was
burned to the ground. The house was occu-
pied by a man named Armstrong. The
flames spread with such rapidity that but
little of the furniture was saved. The wind
carried the flames a long distance, and the
trees in the lot caught fire and burned fierce
ly for long time.
The privilege taxes, under the new gov
eminent of Memphis, are about one-half of
what they were under the old corporation.
AS a liquor dealer, who paid his license yes
terday, said to our reporter: Those retail
liquor dealers, who are making so much fuss,
only paid their license-tax to the old corpora
ton up to April LIST, and now, instead Of
paying one hundred dollars year, they have
TO pay but fifty. The Retail iquor-dealers
association is now governed by lot of men
who are bull-headed, and who want to kick
at everything, and pay nothing. These
chaps are played-out ward politicians, who
want a chance to growl at something. Let
them pay their license and do business like
other people"
The late Whyte Melville wrote some ex-
cellent poetry. His last effort was the fol-
lowing:
Falling leaf and fading tree
Lines of white In a sullen sea,
Shadows rising Oh you and me
The swallows are making them ready to fly
"OOd-O'e' G Sumner G0Od-Oyei
Hush! Avoice from the far-away!-
Listen and learn" It seems to say,
''AlI the to morrows shall be as to-day"
The link must break and the lamp must die.
Goodbye, Hopel Good-byel
OOV0-DyO+
What are we waltidg for9 Oh! my heart,
Kiss me straight on the br0Ws and part!
Agaial Againl My hearth my heart!
What are we waiting for, you and ~
Goodbye, Ioreyerl GoOd-byel
Goodbye!
The Ledger gives the following
"'Where are you destined2' said q conductor
to passenger the other day, on one of the
trains. To Memphis, was the repIv. MEM.
phis2 don't know where that is. There is
no such place on the map. At the other end
of this road there used to be place called
Memphis, but 1t has no legal existence now
and Taxing District is all that remains,
ana the -puucher tarne' off, leaving the
stranger under the impress ION that he was {
lively Wag, or something se'' The Ledger
might have answered the question as to some
thing else by stating thu the conductor was
an ass. The name Nc ,mphis existed on the
bluff years before the town was Incorporated
and Its Incorporation had nothing to do with
the name except to a dept it. That conductor
should punch mis- way into the history Of
memphis and lea'tr. something that would be
OF information to ais passengers.
-Ibe Courier Journal says, editorially
we print elsew here in this issue the detail.
or ?. highly important railroad combination
o. ling the transfer of the securities of the St
Louis and Sont heastern railroad company tx
the Louisville and Nashville railroad compa
ny, through long and patient course o
purchasing on the open market. The st
Louis and Southern railroad will consequently
pass under the control of the Louisville anc
Nashville railroad company. No railroad
event of such importance has occurred in the
south for many years. Those acquainted
with the Green line and its relations to thu
south and west can reauily estimate its sig
Hi6cance without help from US. Since rail
road combinations have assumed such gigan
tic proportions in the north, it would seem il
the line of southern interests to consolidate
in like manner. 1t Is also to be on the tapi
that the Louisville and Nashville interes
! will soon be IN possession of the Montgomer,
! and Eufala railroad