Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-13

wick road runs en- the northeastern line Of
TIE county, and the Mississippi Valley road
runs through the northwestern and western
psrt' Of the county. The Mississippi and
1enDsssse road runs almost straight through
the county, north snd sou,h.
The Little Rock Democrat notices "in the
Memphis papers of recent date, that suit il
pending in the Circuit Court Of this city, II.
g. Hcllenberg IS Smith & Co, two promi-
nent music houses Of Little Rock. Such is
not the fact. The case is Hollenberg against
I. II. Smith, whereia the former is suing The
latter fer slsnder 1t will be remembered
that Mr.. Smith caused dodgers to he cir
Gu ated throughout the civ making serious
charges sgsinst Mr.. Holleuberg."
The Assessment Committee mel yesier-
day and made The following reductisns:
WaterEoTks from 5000 600 to $50, O00-half
in the city sDd half 10 the county; Elevator,
from $4,000 to $4,000; Chickssaw Refining
Company, from $4,000 to $4,000; Planters
Insurapce Company, from $4,000 to $780,
900; Vanderbilt Insurance Company, from
$4,000 TO $4,000. The committee sdjourned
over TO Saturday, when the petition OF the
City Railroad Company will be considered.
"A vacancy in the naval csdeiship be
longing to the First Congregational Dissr ct of
Arkansas has occurred. In card printed
in the Little Rock Gozette, Congress-
man Dunn announces that selection
is 10 be made by competitive ex-
animation, to be held at Forrest CITY, May
ID. He has selected as Board of Exami-
ners tn. Hoo L L. Mack, Hon. John NJ.
Hewitt, Hon. J. W. Butler, Prof. j. W.
Stewart and DR.. p Van Patteu, who are re-
quested 10 meet at the time appointed.
Nashville American, yesterday: "At a
meeting of the Merchants Jockey Club As.
sociatior, held last night at their pool-room,
No. Ia North Cherry street, the following
officers were elected: V. B. Holman, presi-
dent: Ben Wright, Thomas Waterm an sud
Joseph Zanone, vicepresidents; d. r. Wat
sou, treasurer; Joseph E. Clark, secretary
w. A. Dick Brlen, auctioneer and CORE.
spending secretary: Frank Coleman, comb.
nationisf, and Ed s. Gardner, foreign CORE
spondest. This association will report the
mounts aud results of each and every race,
No doubt this club will have success, as 1t il
composed of reliable, wide.swake men, who
have f ted up one of the most convenient
pool-rComs TO be found in the South. They
com mence selling on The Memphis rae es Sat.
urday night at 8 o'clock, aud will sell every
morning there after at 10 o'clock"
MIR. james II. Ekin, telegraph con
tractor, who has built the already completed
line OF telegraph for the New Oiieans, Bator
Rouge, ViCksburg and Memphis railroad be
tween Au,hopy's Ferry and Port Gibson riC
Vicksburg, distance of forty mile, has en-
tered into two new contracts with the m an
asemeut. one for construction Of telegraph
| lice between Anthons's Ferry and the north
ern boundary of Sharkey county, distance
of forty seven miles, and another, between
Memphis and a point south seventy five
miles distant. The finest posts and wires
only will be put into use for the Geographic
service along this road. The latest and bssi
improved instruments will be in use by III,
comp spy's operators. The Vicksburg HerIld
of Wednesday, says that "Mr. Elkln leave
this evening with the necessary plant anC
workmen to put up his fr,t contract. IL
will begin at Rolling Fork and work south.