Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-11
vice to the school boy or the usual lover of

vice 10 the school boy or the usual lover of |
literature. -
THE APPEAL has received a copy of the
noeuns of J. Guy Collins, deceased, Missis- |
sippi poet. His peetical efforts have never |
been published before in collection, owing |
to his untimely death. Quite pretty TO-
nance il connected with The present publIca-
-tion. 4 friend of the deceased poet thus
uarrates it: sHow familiar that name
sounds to the writer. 1 knew the author
during his college days. BE and 1 were
chums for a time. He OF sweet spirit,
and possessed the poetic gilt IN pre-
eminent degree. Had be lived, doubtless the
world would have been pleased ssd in
sfrncled, as well as inspired 10 great and no.
bic thoughts and deeds, by he productions
of his pen in other departments Of liiera-
ture, history aud science. But alas, the
brilliant light coon went out, ADD
we have only volume OF poems to
remind US Of What has been. The
dying request of the author was that his
wife should have his poems published 1t
seemed an arduous Undertaking, almost an
| impossible one Left widow with two lit
| tie children, and, owing to the protracted
| illness of her husband, almost penplless,
she has toiled and struggled till at last she
has accomplished the one object OF her
widowed life" To publish this book was
severe strain upon the widow, and the AP-
PEAL sincerely hope. that she may be lIeer-
1 ally remunerated for this evidence OF her
| self-denyiug devotion to her husbands mem
ory. We have hastily perused number oil
the poems, and hud that they pertain to
wide range of subjects. The themes are gen.
orally simple. First, it ia some natural sub
iect. then an expression of affection, a
dream of the fancy, and such
topics as poets like 10 dwell upon.
The poems are generally brief, the only ex-
ception being "Xantippe," an invocation to
Democritus. Some of the smaller poems are
pervaded by considerable lyric sweetness.
One of the prettiest in the book Is Beauty
Everywhere" by Mrs. Lou c. Collins, widow
of the poet. The book is published by
Rogers & Co., AZ Monroe street, OF this city
TIE APPEAL has received a very valuable
law book, entitled Reports Of Gases Argueo
and Determined in the Circuit and Oistrie
Courts of the United States for the Sirth Judicid
Circuit, by William Searcy Flippiu, coun
selor- at-aw, and reporter TO the circuit
This book, which is volume ii, is dedicated
"To George CAN'T, of Memphis, the eloquen
advocate man of few faults and many
virtues, in recognition of the friendship
never for a moment interrupted, which ha
subuisted between him and the reporter Tor
= period running back more than thirty-thre'
years" In his preface the reporter says
that one of the district judges having eug
, gested that he experienced considerable dil
r | fculty in finding Federal decision on points
} of criminal law, it was deemed advIsa
, BILE to insert few cases OF tina
, character in this volume. The judges who's
, opinions are reported in this volume are
Hon. Noah H. Swayne, (late) associat
Justice of the Supreme Court; Hon. Hslme
Fl. Emmons, Qate) circuit judge; Hon. job
| Baxter, circuit judge; Hon. Henry Z
Brown, district judge, Eastern Michigan
: Hon. Martin Welker, district judge, North
} ern Ohio; Hon. Solomon L. Whitney, distric
Judge, Western Michigan; Hon. Philip I
Swing, district judge Southern Ohio; Hon
Eli Shelby Hammond, district judge, West
eruITennessee; Hon. ConnalIy +. Trigg, (late
district Judge, Middle Tennessee; Hon. Blan
Ballard, Qaie) district judge, district O
of Kentucky. Among the cases reported ar
the following pertaining TO West Tennessee
William Bradford Us. H. S. Bradford; Wis
dom u.s. City of Memphis; Mattingly Us. 35
bales of cotton; R. ]. Chester ct al. Us. c. {
of Memphis ct al A. H. III. Dawson Us. T
) c. Daniel; United States Us. William Station
In re Steele; The Carl Shurz; S.einkuhl u
York ct al The IllinoiP, White and Cheek
p G. Calhoun o. the Memphis and Paducal
Rsilrosd Company; Rumford Chemica
Works Us. Finnie; In &c Ward & 90. Green y
Town of Dyersburg; Luke P. Blackburn Us
Selma, Memphis and Marion Railroad Com
pany; United States Us. Coppersnith; Meyer
Weis & Co. rs. Gstens; Kelley Us. Mississippi
Central; l.. E. Eaton Us. Noble Calheon
United states vs R. 1. d. Evans ct al /; Batema
Vs. Fsrgason; Behr vs. Connecticut Mutu .
Life Insurance Company. The Memphi
bar will be glad to End so many of the ex
cellent decisions OF the Hon. Shelby Ham
mond in this volume, as they are models 0
judicial composition and by fine legal dis
elimination. The publishers of the worl
are Callaghan & Co., Chicago.