Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-23

funniest ever tried in the courthouse, and
must long be remembered 10y all who wit
messed the rich scene and listened to the pro-
ceedings.
The commissioners on yesterday elected
W. A. MCloy rs District register at a salary
Of one thousand dollars per annum. His
bond was fixed at five thousand dollars. The
candidates put IN nomination fer the Office
were W. 4. M'ClOy, Thomas Motfatt, G. b.
Dreamer, c. p. Barton, A. J. M'Lendon.
Billy Lieben's book and news depot,
1858 Main street, Is the place 10 get your
Sunday reading matter. He has ScribHer's,
ST. Nicholas, North american ReUiet0, and
other magazines, all for April, and dailes Of
the latest date; be also has all the pictorials
for the week. Give Billy Sunday call. He
will close at one o'clock, sharp.
Tomorrow County Trustee Fleece will
commence receiving privilege taxes for the
new city government for the year 1879. Step
up and pay your privilege taxes promptly;
the money is needed now for the purpose OF
placing Memphis in a good sanitary condi
ton before the hot weather sets IN, and for
the payment of the men of the police and FIRE
departments.
The retail meat and fish market yester-
day furnished the following prices: Beef, 10
to l5c per ID; uuttoH~-none in tn" market;
pork, 6 to 1212c per h.; lamb, Si TO %
per quarter; veal, 10 to 15c per h.; sausage,
1215c per h.; dressed turkeys, 16 to zoe per
To-. dressed chickens, 80 to 40c each; lake
perch, 10 to l215c per h.; shad, Is to zoe
per 10; green peas, 1216c per quart.
The following letter explains itself:
NEW ORLEANS, March 81, 1879.
Mr.. George W. Hall, Proprietor OF the American
Museum on exhibition, Memphis, Tenn:
DEAR SR-I shipped your alligator fam
lily, old and young, to-day by the steamer
Charles P. Chouteau. l have got very
nice Mexican tame wild hog, if you want IT.
HopinP YOU will receive the alhgaters IN
good order, l remain yuuts, respectfully,
II. SCHUCHARDT.
The following business was transacted at
he criminal court yesterday: Caesar Gwinn,
larcery, Jury and verdict guilty, and SEN
fenced to three years imprisonment 10 the
pepiteptiary; James Holland, house break
ing, verdict not guilty; Gus Lambert, house
breaking, nOlIe prosegui entered; John Bar
rett, larceny, verdict guilty of petit larceny,
and sentence of imprisonment In the county
workhouse for thirty days; Morris Harris,
larceny, jury and verdict not guilty.
The rain and wind storm yesterday
blew down many trees throughout the city
and suburbs. Out on the fernando road,
some three miles south Of the city, the
storm was stronger and more violent than in
Memphis At that point fences and fruit
trees were blown down, and the upper story
of the porch of the residence at the old <.
Nj Avery place was hurled to the ground
The main storm.track was south OF this CITY,
1t was the vernal equinoxial storm.
The West Tennessee university, colored,
exercises will be given on Friday. the twenty
eighth instant. The examination will be
held at nine o'clock IN the morning, and the
rhetorical performance will come off at three
o'clock in the afternoon. The examining
committee is as follows: Rev George c Har-
ris, Charles E. Smith, Esq, Major r. I Pol
lard Trustees-Pearson Crockett, Essig
Jeter, Green Evans. The officers are: H. N.
r tnkin, president; Willie Fl. Lewis, secre-
tary.
Here is movement worthy the alteD-
ton OF the merchants of Memphis. The
Holly Springs Reporter says: William l..
Wi;Eers who lives twelve miles northwest
of Holly Springs, has made a contract with
wagoners to haul from bis pace t. Memp; is,
about thirty six miles, over tweaiy bales Uf
cotton al one dollar and seventy-ivH cents
each. He can ship the same thence to New
Orleans for one dollar per bale by river,
making q total cost of two dollars and sew
enty-five cents per bale. To ship the same
cotton by way of Holly Springs to New Or
leans would cost four dollars and fifty cents
per bale, to wit: One dollar per bale to haul
it twelve miles to this point, and three dol
lars and fifty cents per bale freight from here
to New Oleaus. Why is this thus?"
The following is the mortuary report for
the week ending six o'clock Saturday evens
ing, March %. 1879:
g. T/IoTos.