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THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL-THUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1870. ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR FLOATER. f LOATEB.-W AMcOLOY la a candidate r for FiotUr for the conn ilea of MHi Paretic and Tipton ; aubject to tne will of the WANTS. IV ! JOHN ADD OTTO ZCFALL, come to Cov Jngton.Tenn.. or wrlmg mrAUU -RdARD-A aenlleman or lady can IlDd a nice room, with board, in a private f.miic Rest of references given ana re- q o ired Apply at 3K Front strseL tag HELP. A white man and wife to no to Helena. Ark. ; the woman to ook and "Vuan to do general wo: k. Oood references re quired. Apply U T. A. NELSON CO. mS U Madlaon street ixWELLINO HOI SE A Dwelling House, I J containing four or nve rooms, in norm f t iWELUSli em p rtion 01 me city. 17 Madlaon street, i maa-r Address Ulobe Life. ae4 FOR SALE. lrlRABLE FARM of forty acrea (or j aale, five miles south of Memphis: well Improved; One orchard ; excellent water and all neceeaaxy bnlldtnga. Apply to John Brown, on the premlee,or to Judge Thomaa Leonard, fcl Main street. Hem phis. Tanneaa ee. sup m:ivk and BOILKR.-A stationary en gineand boiler, capacity in-horse Wjrar. lugood running order. Apply at TAKhS HA I NT'S Planing Mill.SBl Second at. aalO OFFICIAL. MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN ..PKllrK KEEK M ANltFA'TORY.-Salla A ! fnrarr Hrri Manufactory, corner Third and Mill streets (entire bnslneas mid m . aaialileahiwl In tins city my. ism au10 JOE W. KALLS. Proprietor. I AND.-Kix Hundred and Forty Acrea of I j Ij.u.1 s miles aboe V. mpr.:- . - . miles above Mound City , Ark. ; one hundred and lortv a-ree In cultivation, wen ieneeo; a ......i ,-.. ,.m and nreas: noodiiwelllnK-liouse .. ,.i nni.hMsn' fiiie vouug orchard ot very i I. ..ire frnlt of one hundred and twenty -Ave trees; one hundred and sixty acrea fronting ou lb river, wall timbered; a chance for man In the wood trsde : a large stock of cattle, mnlea, horses, hogs and farming nlenatla. I will aell a part or the whole to aut the purchaser. For particulars Inquire of James U. Berry, of Jtouna i ny. ai , o on nn.mlsea.or F A KRJ OTON Hu W LLL of Memphis. There la a food growing crop on the p rem laee. FOR RENT. nVELUM HOUSES-A double frame I I H..nse on Moshv stree'. S2 and 8! containl g$ roomaaach; nearly new and in good oondlou For particulars inquire ot WM. BijoTH, stS No. 43 Second atreet- aj i KATHMAN PLACE. The Heatnman II f '.ur-, large house, orchard and garden on hrmsdway, In Fort Pickering. au!t ' W. A. WHEATLLY. Bethell Block. iijr.-All the second floor of Ko 3&3 Main at lpqnireon the premlsea. aol" a ssEMBLY H ALL For two years or less j To secure this handsome and spacious Hall, over and ;w Main stree-i. can on aull W. A. WHsEATLaA'. Bethell Block. o anl r KICKS, KOOMS.HOUSErt. W. A. WMKATLII, Agent P C. Bethell. LOCAL NEWS. A telegram .Nasuvole s. - W. Z. Mitchell's school, 303 Third St Police circle were quiet yesterday. Koopnianechaap is at the Pea body. Look at Joe W. Sails' advertisement "for sale." Pittsburjr coal in any qnantity can lie bad of J. J. Mcvardy, at M7 second street. Kinloch Falconer, Ecq., of the Holly Springs Reporter, is in the city. For two days the weather has taken an upward turn, though the nights con tinue cool. Mrs. Barbour, who was so severely injured by the runaway Tuesday after noon, i improving. The city schools are filling up rapidly. The educational aspect of the city prom ises to be animated this fall. The colored bold a picnic at Hum boldt Park to-day. Very heavy talking is to be one of the features of the festivity. Duncan Maclean's saloon the B y Horse, corner of Monroe aud Second streets is the place to go for 'alf-and-'alf, ale. porter, beer, and good drinks gen erally. - H.G. HoUenberg has the most elegant styles of pianos ever brought to this city. A complete assortment of Chickeriug, the beat and cheapest first-class piano in the world. Sold on easy terms. Haselrnayer, the magician, closed his admirable performances last night, and to-day leaves lor New Orleans. He will be succeeded by tue "Gaiete Comique Hperislties," which will commence on the 12th in st. received last right from that Anurew Johnion is at preaeul on a visit to tbat city, and will probably remain until alter the meeting ot the State Convention next week, called to nominate a Conservative candidate for Governor. A correspondent at the i'ntverslty of tbe South writes us that the Suu-anee and Hardee base ball clubs of tbat place played a uialoii game recently, which excited the whole population, and which resulted in the Suwanee's scoring 15 and the Hardee s 44. A man named Cox was lefore quire Norton yesterday on tbe process of J. L Morrison, wbo charges him with having stolen two horses from Mississippi last February worth $300. Cox was let off for want of jurisdiction. Cristnan, Stewart A Co., 386 Front street, received yesterday the first bale of new cotton or the season, rrom UeNoto county. Miss. This bale weighed 585 pounds, waa raised by Powell A Laws, and shipped by tbe enterprising firm of 1 '. L. bean A Co., of Senatobia. Joe Locke has again laid ns nnder obligations for an invaluable bird's-eye view of the seat of war. This one is pub liabed by Frank Leslie and is presented by hits gratuitously to the purchasers of the current number of bis admirable Illustrated Newspaper. This map shows the courses of the rivers and roads, sites of fortified towns and citiea, coastlines of the Baltic and North seas, ranges of bills and position of the plains and valleys. Besides this map, Joe has many other good things, all of arfaich may be seen at his little store on Main, near Jeffersou street. He baa all the weeklies and monthlies of both continents. We cheerfully give place to the fol lowing, and call attention to the noble conduct of Mr. Louts as worthy the high est nommendation. His is a noble exam ple: Editors Appeal There were several gentlemen who witnessed the accident to Mrs. Barbour yesterday. ' Twaa indeed a thrilling scene; and they desired me to ask yon to please notice the conduct of a gentleman (H. A. Louis), wbo, be'ng in. unted. dashed after tbe runaway, kenl near the lady, encouraged her to hold fast, aud he was about securing the horse when the front wheel struck tbe impediment, and she was hurled to the pavement. Mr. 1. ins only stopped but to see tbe person properly arranged, then daahed off for a doctor, secured s cab, and had the lady borne to a bouse near by. 'Twas gallant, 'twas noble, and I cheerfully comply with tbe gentlemen's wishes and ask you to notice it. I am, respectfully, vour obe dient servant, ii. W. ALEX ArsbKK, Saperintendtnt. Christy Pidgeon's cow oaae waa final ly settled yesterdsy. It had agitated tbe M atrial rales lor three days and a half. First, Christy lost a cow two years and a half ago, valued beyond price, lie clapped eyes on her Sunday, and had her re plevied. The ostensible owner had her re replevied, and then Christy put a veto on Ibis. 'Squire Norton issued a man damus; Justice Moore wrote out a habeas corpus, and Judge Burke signed a writ of error in the case. All this time the cow was tied up la Christy's yard in South Meuipbia with fifteen fathoms of ten-inch rope, and three men were guarding her with drawn daggers and two mountain howitzers. The man who had fattened on her milk up in Chelsea for the past twen-ty-aix months, all at once became pale and wasted away ; but the climax ot bis misfortunes came yesterday when the combined "Squires allowed Christy to have the cow. The beset is to be fed on chopped hay and turnip tops tor the fu l lire. City H all, Memphis, Sept. 7, 1870. At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Common Council of tbe city of Memphis, on Wednesday, September 7, 1870, pres ent, Hon. John Johnson, Mayor; Messrs. President Duncan, Kelly, Chase, Graves, O. F. Prescott, Pepper, Cohen, James, Signaigo, Twohlg, Hewitt, Cu turning, Rlchardet, Dixon and Boon, Council men. A quorum being announced, the Presi dent took his seat, called tbe members present to order and had tbe roll called, when C. W. Goyer, Esq., recently elected Councilman from tbe Eighth ward, to fill the uuexpired term of John Hallum, Esq., resigned, appeared, and, after taking the oath of office required by law, took his seat, etc Tbe minutes of the proceedings of the Council at their last meeting, were then read, and, on motion, adopted. MAYOR'S MEaUAOB. Mayor's Offick, City Hall, 7 Mkm pais, Trnx., Sept. 7, 70. To the Honorable tbe General Council of the city of Memphis: Gentlemen I desire leave of absence from Saturday, the 17th iust., until about tbe 4th of October, to enable me to visit the cities of Baltimore and New York, lor the purpose of making arrangements to have the bonds authorised for (funding the past due debt of tbe city engraved, and also to see as many as I can of the holders of the debt, end to explain to them the financial condition of the city, and, if I can, inducement to fund their nasi due claims in the new bonds. Ii n- close returns of M. J. Wright, Sheriff of Shelby county, showing the vole upon the ordinance authorizing ice nve nuuurea thousand of bonds for funding purposes. JOHN JOHNMi.N, Mayor. Received and leave of absence granted Officr of Sheriff of Surlby Co., ) Aah'MPUIs. Tkmn.. Ann. IS. '70 I I hereby certiiy that at an election held in tbe city ot 'Memphis, on Saturday, August 13, 1870, to teat tbe sense of the . ualined votera of the city of Memphis, on tbe issuance of the bonds of the city for five hundred thousand dollars as des ignated in an ordinance of the Common Council of the city of Memphis, that the vote was as follows: For bonds 844 No bones ..- 131 Witness my hand at office this 13th dsy f August, 1B70. MARCUS J.WRIGHT, Sheriff Shelby county Officr of Sheriff of Shelby Co., Memphis. Tens.. Auk. 13, 70. 1 Honorable John Johnson, Mayor of tbe city of Memphis: I herewith inclose certificate of the election held under your direction. I also send the poll books and returns lor me in the Mayor's office. The returns show the names of tbe judges, officers snd clerks to whom appropriations for services may be made ai the" option of the Common CouncU. Very res ' ectfully, MARCUS J. WRIGHT, Sheriff Shelby county. MONTHLY REPORTS OF OFFICERS. city comptroller. Comptroller's Office, ) Memphis, September 7, lo70. j To tbe Oeneral CouncU of the City of Memphis: Gentlemen The following are my re ceipts and payments for tbe month of Au gust, 1870: Taxes Paid on City Indebtedness. Taxes 42d corporate year $1,706 55 Taxes 41st corporate year - 758 73 Taxes 40th corporate year 174 33 i -ei.se 12,723 61 (.ash Receipts. Privileges 10,153 50 4,638 00 2,981 60 4,084 65 1,385 CO 451 00 487 25 150 00 to 00 1,582 76 7,743 33 I ass (and Wharfage Fines 4 forfeitures Recorder's Court Fines penalties Police Bosnl Market sealls North Market South Market Rents received City Hospital pay pa ienta marines Bills payable proceeds of eight f low notes 133,717 00 ' 'ash ravment. Police Department t,543 6 City Hospital 1,503 37 i-ue Department i,w 11 Streets and alleys 2,052 isj Market houses lee eo Commissions 330 20 Salaries. - 2,011 50 Right of wsy 205 UO Expense ooo ss Lights and Lamps. 651 12 Stationery 213 00 Court Square 83 S3 Market square sa it Printing 402 53 Dam aces lo SB D )g fund 284 00 Wells snd cisterns 105 00 KuKtueer's Department &"8 00 Caliper account. 6i 00 Wharf and landing 1,137 31 S-uisance 14 52 Interest 200 00 125,107 Oti Respectfully submitted. D. A. SHEPHERD, . City Comptroller. ter of disease, principally intermittent fever. Ail of which is respectfully sub mitted. ALEXANDKR ERSKINE, M. D., Dean Faculty Medical College. CITY MMOINBRR. City Bkqiheeb's Office, I Mim-His, Ten s,, Sept. 6, 1870. j To the Uenersl Council: QentirmenThe following Is a state ment ot the expenditure In this depart ment during the month of August : SsJariM - o50 Office and Incidental Expenses. Young Bro $14 70 A. Tlsnaofa 7 60 W. 8. Brace A Co 16 00 Streets and Alleys. Street Roll $1804 14 W. J. Chase 4 Co 60 72 MoOombs, Kellar & Byrnes 63 35 W. L. Griffins; 4 Co 85 85 O. F. Prescott 4 Co 19 00 . Station House, Pat. Murphy $10 00 Wharf and Landing. Boll oC Boring Force $514 14 Luun A Mallou 123 70 Peter Lawless 41 76 Browu4 Jones 190 00 T. Mellon ; 63 60 Lights and Lamps. R. P. James $507 00 Total $4121 21 Respectfullv submitted. J. H. HUMPHREYS, City Engineer. City Enineer's Office, Memphis, Tesn., Sept. 6, 1870. Statement of work done by Street Force during tbe month of August: il Ward. trading Winchester snd Third sta. 620 00 rlepavlna Chickasaw, between Auc tion and Ha) ou.. 18 5(1 Kepaving Promenade street 3u UU l I. nuina streets anil alleys... 80 U) ILaiittlritur eulvertj. uml SDtLers null vradlnK Auction aud Promenade .... SO 00 :'sd Ward. Cleaning streets aud Allfya 4 00 id Ward. ReruLlrin? culvert at corner Second an.Uerleraon 8 MS Repali lug culvert at corner Main and North t ourt Cleaning streets and alleys 41 Ward. Claanlng streets and alleys bth Ward. Covering calverts at Union and Main ' (Jayoao " " Cleaning street! and alleys 6A Ward. Repairing Linden stieet, between Hhelby and river Covering culverts a Vance and Main. Cleaning streets snd alleys 7(A Wa-d. Repairing railroad bridge on Madison steeeL. Building culvert on Vnlon, near rail road -.. Oradlng Jefferson atreet.near Arsenal Orounda. Repalrtng Yancs afreet Cleaning streets rfA Ward. Repairing Alabama street Repairing Y'aUa' avenue bridge Iiuiidingbridgecn Winchester av'uue f Ward. Culvert at corner of Mill and Seventh slreeU . .. ... .. ...... Repairing culvert on WlochesUr and x.a vn--:.. Fill at same place . lOtft Ward. Culvert cn Dunlap street, south of Henry - Wharf and Landing. Outters at loot ol Washington st... - Hauling earth to loo. of curt street .. Total tZi TS Respect lully submitted, J. H. HUMPHREYS, l lly Lniriueer. M M 61 OKI 90 00 16 i au no oo 20 CO 18 00 63 U) 10 50 435 00 15 00 41 00 2 00 3 00 230 00 15 00 2 00 51 00 r3 oo tn oo 2 ) uu of city tax collector. Honorable General Council: Mv collections during the month August were as follows: On real estate, etc $ 2,723 61 On Privileges IS, 168 50 On dogs 4,638 10 Total $17,515 11 Re-pectfully submitted. F. W. ROBERTSON, City Tax Oollrctor. WHARFM AHTER. Memphis, Te.n.n., September 6, 1870. Honorable Board of Councilman : Gentlemen My collections for tbe month of August amount to $2,901 60. Respectfully, ROBERT GOOD, Wharfmasler, KORTH MAREET MASTER. Memphis, September 5, 1870. Honorable General Council: Gentlemen My collections for the mouth of Auicust amounted to fonr hun dred and fifty. one dollars ($451). all of which is respectfully submitted. JOHN H. DENIGER. Market Master North Memphis Market. NEW FALL GOODS. We have opened yesterday new silks for street and evening wear, in the most exquislt shades and superb tualiiiea - also new six-button kid gloves in all shades Hit;" - ft BRO Messrs. Fabasom 4 Clay are in re ceipt of tbe hrst bale of new cotton from Panola, Mississippi. It was raised by Captain W. D. Chamblin, on Colonel L. D. Viaer's plsntsltou, near Beteaville. Tbe sclrnciwledged bealthfulness, un rivaled flavor, dslioacv. irreat conveni ence, snd extraordinary cheepoees if frg a Moss Fariice, wilPaNraya keep it rn the foremost place among articles intended for s table dessert. W. E. Waattife taesihiary tor young la dles, Nashville, Tenueasee, the lsrgset wuooj in me noma, ana toe as rail SOUTH MARKET MASTER. Memphis, September 1, 1870. Honorable Board of Mayor and Council men: Gentlemen My collections for tbe month of August, U70, amount to $487 25, which is duly submitted. C. BORNER, South Market Master, Besle street. city inspector. Memphis, Tesw., Sept. 7, 1S70. Honorable Board of Mayor and General Council: Gentlemen The Citv Inspector respect fully submits to your honorable body his rep rt for the month of August, 1870: Weighing; coal ;tS7 4" Weighing grain and hay 119 85 Adjusting scales snd sealing meat uses - 70 40 Miscellaneous weighing - 24 07 Weighing whisky 1 00 Gauging coal boats 21 00 Total 401 72 Yours, W. H. HORTON, Inspector. CITY RECORDER. Monthly report of the Recorder of the city of Memphis for the month of Au gust, 1870: No. of prisoners arraigned 1085 No cases continued from last month.. 1 State cases 40 No. tried and fined 798 No. cases continued 7 No. cases released 26 No. tried and discharged 306 No. cases appealed 7 Amount of tines assessed $5750 75 Amount of mittimuses issued. .. 2S20 00 Amount of fines collected 2930 75 Amount collected on mittimuses 1188 90 Amount of tines remitted 35 00 Toiai amount collected and paid over to City Treasurer $4084 G5 I, J. W. Scales, Recorder of the city of Memphis, do solemnly swear tbat the above report is true and correct. LAMP CLEANER. MiMi'Hi', September 1, 1870. Honorable Mayor and General Council : Gentlemen i report in good burning order, gss lsmps, 38; I report in good burning order oil lamps, 20. Total, 414. I report gas lamps that did not burn in August, 1K70, 3; I have put up during August, 1870, new gas lamps, 20; I have put uew glass in gas lamps in AugTist, 1870, 135; I have put new glass in oil lamps in August, 1870, 65; I hsve repaired with new cleats or gas lamps so. Respectfully, JOSEPH RABORI J. Stetts, lighting lamps 95 50 Interest Account. 3. R. Stebbins, act. on intereit. .. 200 00 Fire Department. Wm. Kehoe, Chief, pay roll 4,026 60 Wm. Kehoe, empty hogaheada... 50 00 W. J. Chase, provender 203 76 John Kelly, blacksmithlng 33 45 A. F. Davis, painting 47 85 Mitchell, Hoffman 4 Co., nine cotton mattresses 72 00 O. F. Prescott 4 Co., oosl oil 11 75 J. F. Prince, repairing engines... 6 70 John Waters, horse 100 00 Johnson, Risk 4 Co., sundries... 10 79 A. J. White 4 Co., spikes, etc P0 " " " handsaw, etc. 1 75 " " " files, etc 4 60 " " " rske, belt, etc 6 00 Streets snd Alleys. H. C. Dalits, foreman, pay roll.... 1,804 14 W. J. Chase 4 Co., provender 60 72 W. L. Grilling 4 Co , lumber f 5 85 O. F. Prescott, brooms, oil, etc.... 19 75 J. Eonis, blackamltfaing 36 90 J. T. Begbie 4 Oo,, harness, etc.... 48 00 MoOombs, Keller 4 Byrnes, shov els, etc 63 35 Chis. Goodyear, lot of gravel 1 50 City Hospital. Dr. G. B. Thornton, Physician, pay roll hospital employees GSti 66 J. Lacroix, 2905 lbs. fresh beef 232 40 M. Oavin, hospital supplies 392 28 G. W. Jones 4 Co., drugs 340 17 Brown 4 Jones, 100 bbla. coal 90 00 B. Lowenstein 4 Bros., sheeting.. 125 60 Mitchell, Hoffman 4 Co., 629 ex celsiors 31 00 Polioe Department. T. W. O'Donnell, chief, acc't pay roll, for self, detectives, etc., for July tffi 16 T. W. O'Donnell, chief, acct pay roll, for self, detecti ea, etc , tor August 858 33 T. W. O'Donnell, for sanitary 270 00 " " miscellaneous 270 UO " " dsy police 2,770 20 " night police... 3,358 96 J. W. Scales, services Recorder... 1,666 6 T. W. O'Donnell, feed'g 11 horses 215 20 H. S. Maddox, feeding i horses.... 49 15 M. Nealis, board'g ordinary pris oners - 397 95 M. Nealis, boarding chain-gang... 297 50 G. D. Crochet, office rent 166 66 Jones 4 Brown, office rent 47 00 Mitchell, Hoffman 4 Co., desk 35 00 O. F. Prescott 4 Co., sprinkler 2 00 Pat. Murphy, repairing wall 10 00 J, L. D. Butts, prescriptions, etc.. 11 6 C H. Bowman, rep'r'g locks, etc . 5 00 Special police, election service 57 00 Stationery. Bovle 4 Chapman, check-book for Treasurer 12 00 Boyle 4 Chapman, sundries, for Comptroller 11 25 Bovle 4 Chapman, suud's,Mayor 13 50 " " " Tax Col. 4 50 " " Ch'f Pol. 55 25 " " " Reoord'r 50 Youne 4 Bro., sund's City Eog'r. 14 " Register..- 22 50 " " ' Mayor 4 20 " " " Treasurer. 6 20 Printing Account. E. Whitmore 141 00 Appeal Publishing Compel y 240 82 W. A. McCloy 4 Co 3 00 W. A. McCloy 4 Co 32 00 Sanitary Department. Citv Dispensary, account dona tion tor September 175 00 Fauper Account. J. C. Hoist 4 Co., burial of 22 paupers 154 00 Xauissnce Account. John Harvey, services dredge boat 60 00 Richard Mack-lin, scavenger 87 oo Orgill Bros. 4 Co., bell rope 64 62 I)ok Killing Account. Lane and Jackson, killing aud re moving 468 dogs, etc 284 00 W. C. Ellis, 2600 dog checks 195 00 Wharl aud Landiuu Boring Ac't J. H. Humphreys, pay roll em ployees 1,018 SO Brown Jones, rent of coal flats 190 00 Market Houses John A. Denigar, services Mar ket Master Charles Borner, services as Mar ket Master Court Square. Ed. Keating, Superintendent R. E. Armstrong, painting 4 signs Market Square. Martin Shea, Superintendent Dr. J. Nutall, account for ono visit aud dressing Charles Gibson's head seven dollars. Referred to Committee on Claims. T. W. O'Donnell, account for saddle for sergeant Hicks, hfly dollars. Disallowed. Adopted by Council September 7, 1870. THf dickens murder. The TVee Yau-g Met- Airesied with tbs Crime. Charged Ikey ars-oherlff Wrlabt'i of the Cue. Pursuit A Writ of Habeas Corps, .tied far-Cm-tianaace Graated. The murder of Colonel Dickens out on Big Creek some mouth or so ago, created a profound sensation in this community at the time. The feeling for some days was great, and a few persons here and there became anxious for tbe arrest of the asaassinsw.hether they could be found or not. Casea of hired and secret assas sination, such as that evidently waa, must eissBtiiau aiii u aeiieacy and even genius. it wouia not ao, 83 33 83 33 83 33 10 00 83 31 night A CHANGE. That Concerns the Farmer, the Planter aid the Gardener. cttt hospital physiciajf, City Hospital, ) Mkm; h;. September 1, 1870. j Honorable Mayor and Common Council: Gentlemen I have the honor to submit the following report, for tbe month end ing August 31st: Number of patients remaining at last report 93 Number of patients admitted during August Number of -patients treated during August Number of patients discharged du ring August Number ot patients died during Au ' KQt Number of pstients remaiuing, Au gust 31st 8 Received from psy ward and turned over to City Treasurer, since last report, f&O. The marine account for the month amounts to $517 60, a statement of which has been furnished the Surveyor of Cus toms for settlement with the City Treas urer. Respectfully, G. B. THORNTON, Physician in charge. 211 304 187 MARIKB HOSPITAL PKYSICIA. Statement of the Memphis General Hos pital, as Marine Hospital of the third class, for the month of August, 1870: No. of patients remaining in Hospital on the first dsy of August If No. patients sdmitted during August... 37 No. paiie nts discharged " SO No. patients deceased " " 8 No. pstients remaining on tbe last dsy Of AUgUSl crieef of police. Ofeice of Chief op Police, ) MratPHis, September, 1870. i To the Honorable Mayor and members of the Common Council: Gentlemen I ba-e the honor to submit for your conaideration my report of the business of tbe Police Department for the month of August, lr-70. The whole number of men constituting tbe Police Department is as follows: Captains, 2; Isergeants, 4; station-nouse keepers, 4i turnkeys, 4; patrolmen of the dsy, 26; patrolmen of the nigbt, 34; de tective force, 4; clerks, 2. Total, 80. Arrests. Whole number of arrests. 1085; continued from last month, 1; total. 1086. Day arrests, 549; night arrests, 516; total, 1085. White males, 6115: colored males, i2; white females, 86 ; colored fe males, 102; total. 1085. NATtiVTias. I'nited States (wbtie), 287; United States (colored), 394; Eng land, 17; Ireland, 222; Scotland, 7; Ger many, 97; France, 22; Italy, 39; total, 1085. Asks of Pbi&onejb. Of the entire number of arrests, 77 were under 20 years of age; 666 between U) and 30; 2b0 between 30 and 40; 55 between 40 and 60; and 7 over 64 yeare of age. N art kb of Ckim as. Misdemeanor, 474; drank. 221; disorderly conduct, 125; aasatiK ana battery, 5; assault, 70; rob bery, 9; beating wife, 11; gambling, IS; concealed weapons, 27; keeping bawdy house, 8; inmates bawdy house 12; larce ny, 17; dangerous and suspicious, i'4; va grancy, 28; lewdness, IS; nuisance, 21; perjury 1 ; trying to excite a riot, 2; mur der, 1 ; passing counterfeit money, 1 ; ob taining money under false pretenses, 2; total, 1085. State cases, 40; tried snd fined, 708; tried and discharged, 305; re leased, 26; continued, 7; total, 1066. Amount of fines assessed, 15750 75; smount mitimuses issued, S28J0; smount of fines collected, 12930 75 ; smount col lected on mittimuses, 11188 90; total, S4119 5. Amount remitted, $35; turned over to City Treasurer, S4084 65. Amount of property recovered and re turned to owners, 81640. Feed of Prisoners. The number of prisoners fed were : Chain gang, 595 at 50c., 27 50; prisoners, 1137 st 35c., 8397 93 ; total, 8696 45. Respectfully submitted. T. W. O'DONNELL, Chief o( Polioe. Aggref ate number of days relief dur ing Augost 496 Expenditures During August. Board, medicines and nursing 8495 (0 Burials, 3 at 87 K 22 60 pleteia its Boarding: and Laterary arrange ments, opens on Thursday, September 1. For catalogue address W. R. WARD. The $12 Lever Watch. No. 13,880, pur chased from Cbsa. P. Norton 4 Co., 86 as au street. New York, January 6th, b een carried by me over eix months, wit . a total variation in time of only . enty an seconds, without tbe slightest regulating, and presents the same bril liancy of color as when purchased. JAMES K. WILTON, Sec, 4 insriassi 8. M. Co.. N Y New York, July 80, 1876, Total 4 8617 50 Respectfully, . B. THORNTON. Physician in charge. SANITARY DEPABTMBjrr. Memphis Hty Dispensary in account with city ot at em pn is: it. Aug. 1. To balance on hand last n.'-ooijljl. Sept. 3. To atnt. received by order on tny comptroller.. $182 56 50 25 Aug, 2: ;j. m 13. By amount for druggist hire one month t w Sept. 3. By amount paid G. W. Jones at Co., druggists. 68 26 fiOO 25 Balanet or. band I would herewith the following report register berof p 8132 56 respectfully submit Number of Dat tents registered for Jnlyansl Agnat,870; i COatMITTEE OS ACCOUNTS. Vour Committe on Accounts report fa vorably upon and recomend the allow ance and payment of the following ac counts against the city of Memphis: Salary Account. John Johnson, Mayor $ 46 66 D. A. Shephard, Comptroller 376 00 L. K. Richards, Register Wm. H. Bridges, Treasurer. W. M. Stephens, Attorney J. A. Newsom, Serg't-at-Arms... Psy roll Aldermen 4 Councilmeu. m n 166 H6 33 33 125 S3 604 07 Total salary appropriations $2,329 06 Cotnaaissionrs Account. F. W. Robertson, oommisaion on Revenue collections $ 175 15 Engineer's Department. J. H. Humphreys, Engineer. A. J. Murry, Ass't Engineer.. L. G. Williams, Rodinaai C. T. Marshall, Driver Expense Account. Risk 4 Johnson, sundries. 22 70 John Davenport, carriage nire A. B. Moore, Janitor John aVewsom. tax books- John Newsom, examining Treas urer's books. - J. C. UMMgea, examining Treas urer's books. T. B. Mynstt 29 oo Fay roll ol employees ana oaTaners of election...- Lights and Lamps. B. P. James, 76 lamp frames and 25aocketa Jas. Riftarl, cleaning lamps. 250 00 vi M 80 00 75 00 78 00 75 00 800 00 80 00 he 120 00 507 00 86 00 The rapid increase of population in Shelby county has, among other thinus, developed tbe seed store and agricultarrai luplemeut business. herna. toruieriv tbe sale of seeds was confined to drug stores, and luiplemouls, U mircintMeil at all, were bought at tbe Kasleru aud Wf st ern manulactories, now we have several firms that do a large and thriving business in both, finding pro- btable returns, and employmeut for a large number of persons, Chief among these we have this morning to deal with that of Ward, Smith 4 Co., successors to R D. Ward & Co., Secot d street. Tbey have a very large assortment of im plements, such as are necessary on every well conducted ami well retaliated larm. aud every description of seed that is de sirable iu this latitude. They recently received a large shipment of seed wheat and seed rye, snd are constantly in re ceipt of whatever is seasonable in the seed line. Tbe members of this firm have bad considerable experience in their business, and ,a s extensite ly as well as favorably known to the people of the country. Their store is the rendezvous of the plau- tsrs of this section, most of whom, we are happy to know, are paying particular at tention to machines, fertilizers, imple ments, improved seeds and improved breeds of snitnals. And many ot them haye turned their attention to raising the finer qualities f fruits. All this is in consequence of such firms as Ward 4 Smith, who, while they are fast making a fortune for themselves, are inducing and sustaining those reforms in planting and farming necessary for the more lull development of both. JUST RECEIVED. By Murray 4 Ridgelv, merchant tail ors, No. 81 Madison street, Memphis, Tenn., the most splendid and choice se lection of goods for gentlemen's wear ever offered in this market . consisting of all atyles of French, English, Scotch and German Goods in their line, which they are now making in the latest and most approved styles, and at reasonable prices. Please call and examine. Pabticulab Notice Oysters, Oys ters, Oysters. The leading and most extensive Oyster and Game dealer in Memphis, for tbe last tire yean, is J. it. Edwards, 278 Second street; the only per son that ever worked to get oysters down to living prises in the Memphis market. Talk about a large busiuess in Oysters, Game, Fish and Dressed Poultry just keep an eye on Headquarters Oyster, Game and Fish Depot, if you want to see the ball roll this fall and winter. Receiv ing fresh oysters daily. J. D. EDWARDS, 278 Second street. NOTICE. The friends snd acquaintances of the late Owen Smith, and the public gener ally, are hereby notified tbat the business of his establishment will be continued the same as usual. Grateful for past favors snd patronage, it is hoped that by prompt attention to business by experienced hands, the same will be continued by a generous and kind public. MRS. OWEN SMITH. to- Haselmayer explains his drum Dlght. Hits 4 Cokwisk, proprietors of the Job Printing establishment in the Ap peal Building, 14 Union street are now prepared to execute orders o Job Printing on tbe shortest notice. Th pa trons of the Appeal will bear thisin mind and act accordingly. Gas Fittino 315 Second street. Fifty Hours Niw York Dailies. Joe Locke, 236K Main street, receives tbe Herald. World, Ttmjts, Tribune, Sun and Journal of Cbmmeret; also, the weeklies, etc., through in fifty hours. SbbT advertisement of Dr. Butts' Dis- enaary headed. Book for the million ARRIAGE GUIDE in another co -nun, it should be read by all. I havb for tbe past eight months con stantly used one of the $12 Oride Gold Lever Watches, manufactured by Charles P. Norton 4 Co., 86 Nassau street. New York, and found the total variation in Its time bat one-half minute (thirty seconds), and it retains tbe same appearance of gold ss when purchased. Several of our men use them with the same results. I cheerfully reeomaasxid them for correctness snd wear. HORACE W. WHITAKER, Erie Railroad. era on the highways, and come into town every now and then with a squad cf "suapecta," Tbe truth is the case had to be " worked up," to use the expressive phraseology of the detectives. Sheriff Wright has good grounds for thinking he has worked It up successfully, lie set two trains ofln vestigation in operation, which resulted in fixing the guilt, with apparent cer tainty, upon three men, wbo live in the Big Creek region. On Monday morning turee deputies were sent out: f rame. Powell and Taggert, with a poste, wbo took tbe alleged culprits seriatim, with great promptitude. '1'he affair had been matured quietly in the city before a move was made, the abortu s oiticers at down on them like eagles making a swoop on young foxes. John Hill and William Davis were brought into town after one o'clock Tuesday morning, and lodged iu jail, where quarters had been provided for them. After breakfast, the two suspects were snowed outside the raj red inciosure. to consult with their lawyer, J. F. Sale, who took ..them into a room. Davis is a hale, florid, hearty, well-made young man, with a buoyant step and an erect carriage, not much. if anything, over twenty years of age. He U older, shorter, a little puuy and delicate, and also inclined to be slouchy. Tbe most discouraging feature about ihe case of these young men Is the report, which is said to be semi-official, that Gouldsby has turned States' evi dence. Gouldaby is the third of the par ties implicated, and when arrested, under standing the law and perceiving the des perate nature of his esse, he whispered in the semi-official's ear that he would let several large cats out of the bag if allowed a chance to do so. On this subject it will be enough to remark that Gouldsby was kept out at Kalelgu all Monday nigbt, and that he arrived in town after twelve on Tuseday. About three o'clock yester day the prisoners were taken out of m! and brought before Judge Ray, sitting in the Criminal Court. They were brought up on a writ or habeas curpus, Dul no mo tion was made for their ditcbarge. The counsel for the State, Col. Ganlt, said tbat sheir witnesses were not ready ; that they could not possibly be ready with their witnesses before Saturday n:ght, and If other than those whose names appeared upon the list should turn up, they could not be ready before W ednesday. He would like to have a continuance of the case for a week. John F. Sale contended that the time asked was too long. Any reasouable de lay would be readily submitted to, but a week was too long. All the wiiuesaes, no mstter in what part of Shelby county residing, could be brought here in forty eight hours, st the longest. He alao wanted to be furnished with a list of the witnesses to have them read out in court. Colonel Gantt thought it would be enough to give the name of one impor tant witness; he would do that; he would read from a list of fifteen or sixteen, that he held in bis hand, tbe name of John H. Bolton, wbo was an important witness in tbe case. There would, perhap, be over twenty of them, all residing at distances varying from ten to twenty miles from the city. Deputy Hbenri t rame ,said tney nveu in the same neighborhood, that is, within a radius .of ten miles, but It would become neceassy in many cases to bo to a man's house two or three times before he could be found. The counsel for the defense still insisted upon tbe list ot witnesses being read. The deputy Sheriff said the case was of such a nature that he could not eive the names of the witnesses any how without compromising the interest of the State. After further argument of a purely legal and rather dry charac ter, the continuance was auoweu to Monday. TO PLANTERS. GROWTH. Few Cettai Retaraa-Writ Tenaeaaet Rapidly increasing ia Papulation Eacoaraalag Facts Froai the Census Taker -Memphis Making Gigantic Strides. not do. for instance, for the constables of the county to eo there snd search people' bouses, interrogate travel- age porter took a deep iook into these docu- The census taker's sheets are now in a position to afford some substantial facts, and, In many casea, encouraging figures. The United States Marshal for this Dis trict has his job nearly oempleted, though there are some gaps still to be filled up. A box of documents has already been dispatched to Washington containing all tbe dry, u car ranged facts connected with Shelby and other counties. These will be "edited'' at the department in Waah ngton, tbat part of the business not being assigned to the several Marshals. Tbe documents tor West Tennessee will contain about two million of entries, and will weigh four hundred weight. Our The Great Inventlaa af the Aae-Reveraed- stotion Champion Cattoa G n and Haller. FOR Ginning Caitoa wild or without Previous Picking from the Boll. For tinning cotton, regardless of bow picked or gathered and splendid sample made. First premium (blue ribbon and diploma) awarded at the Louisiana State fair, Mew Orleans, April, 1B7U. We have been appointed agents lor the sale of the above celebrated gins, and re spectfully ask the earnest attention of planters to them, believing tbat tbey are a great improvement- upon any gin now n use, and destined to work a perfect revolution in the ginning of cotton. A sample gin can be seen at our storehouse, Hoe. 3ofj end 3o8 1 font street, Cwiow Union, and all persons interested are in viled to call and see for themselves. STEWART BROS. 4 F1ZER. inents during the oast three dava: in fact investigated them freely, and colleeted from the tremendous map some items of interest. Now, tbe exhibition of a few will set the speculative reader to work. MEMPHIS, it sp pears, contains exactly 40,230 people. Here is the total by wards, with the number of dwellings iu each: Ward. 1st-... 3d 8-J alb.... 6tb.... 6th.... 7th.... Hth.... BssWi lUth... Inhabitants. 4 ass z,7.t if.'.SI . 1.7JS a,7Sx iMiW 10.VS1 . sm 2.403 a.UBl J8JSJ Dwelllug. 791 47U 4 Ml s.n 607 164 7(6 530 Has Tola! This affords a dwelling to every eight persons, nearly. Tbat is, a fraction over eight should be put in to each bouse in order to put them under "kiver." It will be seen by comparing, dividing, multiplying and averaging thai the Tbiril and Eighth wards are the best provided with dwellings. Ibis has no reference to quality, but merely to number. The qual ity of the bouses are not set down iu the "documents," and heuco tbe manner in which people are lodged in cities cannot be very accurately ascertained from the census. Now, as to the county, it mskes the following exhibit, by districts: held in Covington for Tipton county, was harmonious, asad all were satisfied with tbe result. The delegates sent to the Gubernatorial Convention were Instructed to cast the vat as of Tipton for General John C. Brown. Tbe delegates to the Senatorial Convention were i-x traded to cast tbe vote tor Gen. Geo. C. Porter, of Haywood, tar Senator. The Congressional delega tion go up uninstructed. Sam. P. I one waa decided upon by a three-fourths majority, as the choice of Tipton county for Floater, and the dele gation instructed to use all tonorabie means to secure his nomination at the Convention thst meets to-day. The following are the names of the del abates to the Floterial Convention: Walker Wood, W. W. Mullendon, Wm. Kinney, L. B. Yarbrougb, James Billings, W. L. Burlum, James Dickey, B M. Libby, m. urommonu, w m. Kenan, C. Tucker, Jas. C. Walker, M. T Johnson, Root. W. Norment 1. B. Crismoud, P. Tobin, W. I. Marshall, F .N. Uaclin, J. R. McCaW, C. EL. Hill, ilenry Sanfurd, R.P.Archer, G. A. McCraw. STEAMBOATS. ARKANSAS KIVER LINK. Mdetpkis aad Arfcansaa River Packet Catv saey Ualted States Hall Uew. For Helena, Friars' Point. Mouth White tUvsr Pins Blnff, Little Rock, connecting for Hot Springs aad fort atrntta. Tbs splendid passenger K. L. Haines master. Leaves as shews FRIDAY, 9th Inst, at 5 p.m. For freight or passage apply on board or to W. H. sLETNMSUJAY. Asaaat, s7 No. t Madlaon Ht.. tttanWu Bloc. FOR LOUISVILLE. THE STACEY CASE. Before Judge Trlej at Briatel, Tseaesaee Priaeaer Discharged Uader Bead. Districts. 1st ad Sd 4th 5th 8th 7th sth atb loth 11th 13th Uth nth loth ISth 17 Lh Bart.ett ... Inhabitants. .....iS7l ..-.r -MM up SI 2 1H Ittt) Bh 2 301 v,77i un .J. ..'."10 J.-ISl m 1,777 S4I Dwellings. an .s 13 M BM SM 416 MS 4Sj S-JJ 4 IS 41 bl aw m BSJ 44 The Sixth snd Seventeenth districts ap pear to be the beat otf in the matter of dwellings. It will be seen, then, tbat the county of Shelby baa a otal population of 7H,449, notwithstanding all tbat has been said to tbe contrary, trom time to time. For tbe sake of comparison here sre the returns for the two preceding decades. In r850 she had 81.157; in 1 she bad 44,092. During tbe last decade. In spite of the disastrous ef fects of war, she increased over GO per cent. During the preceding decade she in creased over 60 per cent. Is not this en couraging? From some counties in West Tennessee we get the following results. It will be seen tbat there is a handsome increase in most of them : UemDhla Shelby county uaucieraaie Benton " Dyer ' Weaaly Tipton " (.arrow Lasts Obion Henry " Madlaon Haywood " The averaze increase in West Tennes see, during tbe past decade, will be fully fifteen per cent. have broken up several long stand ing casrs of Chills ond Fever wiih Sim mons' Liver Begulstor. I also hnd it a great remedy lor jjvsppiia anu l.iver Diseases. J. W. AXBLKT, Buena ista, Ueorgia. 1870. lttW. . 185C 40,230 2l.a 8.811 78,419 48 .(.! 31,157 10.8.38 7.559 5,l9 8.1SJ , 6,315 13,768 18.538 . e,JI 10,781 18 via 14.808 H.w 10,716 8 847 la 081 17,437 15.967 ii.iri 15.344 1',I7 7,633 10,337 ) 9,W3 18.2MS :..."i -;.. 21,470 25,015 19,23.3 iT.-s We received the followingdispatch from JU'ign Jaartanu u i-ermu.i last night: Bristol, Tbs.., September 7. jMWrrs Appeal Captain Stacey was to day before his Honor, Judge Trigg, on a writ of habeas corpus. Stacey having waived exam mat ion before Commissioner Smith, the only question wss as to tbe ex - c-saive "aii required by the Commission er. The amount v.-is reduced. Stacey gave oouu anu was iiis.nargeu. Skk Menken Bros, advertisement. We sell our domestics, jeans and cloths, for men's aud boy's wear, lower then cau be found elsewhere. HF.RZiXi A KKO FATAL SMASH. Two WooJ Wagons and Six Mules Fall Me Neaceanah Creek A Or.ver Fatally Injured. Rkmnants of cassimeres acd llsnnels at Menken Bros, to-morrow. POLITICAL. SENATORIAL ASD FLOATERIAL C'OSVBK- TlONS. To-dsv st 13 o'clock m. the Floateritl Convention will assemble at the Second Chancery Court room, for the nomination of a Democratic candidate for Floater for the counties of Tipton, l avetle and Shelby, after the adjournment of which the Senatoriol Convention will convene Two wood wagons, belonging to James r. cnevsrne, woo Keeps s store In Fort Pickering, wore loaded with wood at Jones' yard, a few nulea down the river, yesterday. The colored drivers of the mules that hauled these wagons cracked their whipacheerily as tbey started city ward, with two hundred and fifty-six cubic feet of winter's fuel for some provi dent family in town. Tbey little dreamed of the misfortune in preparation a few miles ahead ot them. Napoleon's boy, whon he pieked up tbe ballet, was notmoreunconscloua of the plebeian sorrows tbat swalted his irfant heart. On tbe road out trom tbe wood yard to the Nonconnah pike, there happened to be a tlirnsy structure over the Nonconnah creek, and this appears to hsve been med itating a tumble for some days back. It waa noticed by a number of folks as giv ing signs of an unreliable tendency, but of course it was bound to be used until ft oaved. When the heavily laden wagons reached it, it creaked and swsyed, but when they got fairly "on to it," down it went, at once, precipitating both wagons snd the six mules sixteen feet into tbe creek below. One of the drivers had time and a chance to jnmp off his mule and cling to a part of the railing, which ad hered to the bank. He was not much in jured, but the o-.uer driver went down smong the wood and the mules, and waa smashed up in various places. The wag ons tumbled, one over the other; the wood went ont on the backs of the animals, wbo bacame inextricably mixed up in the har ness, and three of them were killed. Tbe remaining three managed to escape with their lives, after lying there until succor reached them from town, six miles out. The poor colored man was taken up, still alive but unconscious. He was expected to die last night. This catastrophe, which resulted from nettled of the Dartv who owned the bridge, cost a human life and a loss of six or seven hundred dollars to Echevarne. So ncadfa for economy in old bridges. (tegular Weekly Packet lor Cairo, Kvans- tlle and LtaUvUle. steamer NORMAN ieuuedv ..m.iur i Ixiu . orn- cici a Will leave KKlDAY.sth inxt.. at 3 p.sa. RJCH'D W. LIUUTUL RLK. Ueu'i Afent. set ao front street. FOR ST. LOUIS. and St. Louis U. S Mail Line Kor Osceola, Madrid. Hickman. Belraonl and Cairo, Connecting at Belmont with ths Iron Mountain K. K.. at Cairo with Illinois Central Railroad, and boats up the Ohio Klvsr. BELLE ST. LOITIH Zeixler master Tuataplendld passenger steauner win ioav aa auuve THIS DAY, f.h Inst., ttipo. Kraif Ut received at the Ha. Louis Wbarfboa W e. DILL. Arrnt. ea.8 FI.FM. CALVKKT. Sapt. FOR VICKSBURO. United States Mall Une for Vickabora. For Helena, Napoleon and Vicksbttrg. JULIA Callahan, sassier Tina at riegaul Set above pasaenger packet m THCR-sDA 1 Sent. Bus. at t h.u.. Freight received at tne Hi. Louis wharfboat. asj I W P.. DILL. Agrnt FLKM.i'ALVKRT. OD-t. FOR CINCINNATI. Memphis and Cincinnati Packet-For Loait- vllle and Cincinnati. ANNA -Main, master Thlaapla&dld paattenuer packet , Will e a.- .move THURH'AY -o.h luat.. at p.m. LARKY H AR.MSTAD (U, Agents, set Mo-i.y block, au4 Front Row. FOR FRIAR'S POINT. FOR. HELENA &. FRIAR'S PINT The new and elegant learner A. J. WHITE o. atalone. ma i nia enureiy new ana e egant M pa.v-.euge r imai )-, oum expreea-JSB iy for this trade, will leave as above every TuasOAT. Trckmda y and H atttsda v. at 5 cm FOR WHITE RIVER. Memphis and White River United States Mail Use. DI'RINU the summer, and nntll lurtber notice, the boats ot Will leave Memphis lor waSS this line river aa Tuosd'ya ro Saturd'ya At a o clock p.m. For freight or puiaace apply on board, or to W. H K KNN KOai, Agent, No. S Madlaon at.. Stanton Block. Or to ELlJOTT a MILLER. Axenta, aui No. '1 Promenade at . opp. Landinx. FOR ARKANSAS RIVER. Bt. Louis and Arkanaaa River Packet Com pany ror Little Rock, van Ruren and Fort Huilth. COLUMBIA Dave Haney, This elegant and swift steamer . will leave as above J WEDNESDAY. 7th Inat.. st 5 p m. I-AKK1 HARMXTAD aX.. Agents, set Moaby Block, ' Front Row. MeapUs tad Arkansas River Packet Fob cassiineres snd flannels go to the remnant tale of Menken Bros. PRBXrH, Scoth snd American cassi meres for gents' and boya' wear, at lower tiigures and iu the latest and badsomest patterns, at HKRZOO BRO8., 2H Main street. New dress goods just opend st Menksn Bros. RIVER NEWS. BOATS LEAVING THIS DAT. Vickibarg Jrut . .J5 p.ra Friar's Point. ii. W. CaxatK 5 pa St. Luuia BELLStST. Lefts p.sa AKKIVALH. Columbia JBt, Lonls at the same place for the nominal ion of a General a,"1"""" . " ... -..ivrBMrs Point TO THE HONORABLE DELEGATES TO THE GUBERNATORIAL CONVENTiON. You will consult your interest and cm fort by going vii the Memphis and Louis ville railroad. It is seventy-eight miles tbe shortest route. Pullman's Palace Sleeping Coaches have been engaged for the special use of me delegates, inese car go through to iSashvtlle without change, with three assistants to attend to the comfort of the delegates. Call at the office, 'tSli Main street, and secure your berths in the sleeping cars. Fare as low as by any other route. sr.LL auwtiiii, Passenger Agent. EDUCATIONAL. For a thorough business education, ao to Leddm s Commercial College, 238 Main street. Kvening sessions, commencing Monday, tseptemoer otn. Browxb fc Browsb 315 Second street Fall style hats at Wheaton it Co. 'a, sign of the tiger. All of the latest weeklies snd month lies, just received st Joe Locke's, 236X Main street. styles juat Fall dress goods, new opened at Menken Bros. Pumps and Fixtures 315 Second st. Narw style dress roods for the fall openatd to-day at Menken Bros. Stkam Frrnao 316 Second street, Brown fc Jonks, 282 Main street, Bethell Block.wbolesale and retail dealer in Pittsburg. Cannel aud Ohio river '""irka. and Oaa Coke. Both city and steamer trade supplied, PERSONAL. H. T. Tomlinson, Esq , left the city yesterday for a brief trip North on busi ness and for pleasure, we wish him bon voyage. Our friend Signaigo, of the Grenada Sentinel, is in town looking as he always does as if tie world treated him as he doaanree well. Mr. W. H. Foute, son of Judge Foute, has associated himself with Mr. Renner, at nernanao, miss., as one or tne princi pals of a school for boys. Mr. Foute. though quite a young man, has all the qualifications for a successful practice) ot the duties or acnooi teaching, ana we be lieve will succeed to the credit of himself and ths satisfaction of bia friends and patrons. We commend him to the good offices of the people ot Hernando. Will be sold, this mornius at 10 a.m.. at van Brocktln s, Second street, one of the beat buggy or family carriage horses in the city, i oung, sound and gent le, good sise, stands in tbe street all day. Also top baggy and harness, nearly new, Brace's make. Henry L. Hulbert, Esq., was elected Councilman yesterday in the place of Or. tie welt, who naa removed from the ward. Mr. Hulbert Is an old member ot the Board of Aldermen, long Chairman of the Board, made an able presiding officer, and in oe a userm memrjer of ine Hoard of Oouncik John 7. sat was elected in the place of jonn uiancy, deceased, or me Urat ward. Dr. Dromgoole was elected in the Fifth ward to nil t ho vacancy occasioned by the death of Owen Smith. Both Or. JOrom gooie audJSCr. Zent are enterprising clti rsns, and will make efficient members of the Board ot Gown oil. Captain Samuel P. Rose. a. Covington B. T. Matthews. Esq . Panola. Mississippi; J. B. Brawn, Arkansas; Col onel W. O. Collins, Marion, Arkanaaa; J. B. Walker, Louisville, Kentucky, are somong tho-te registered at tbe Commer cial Hotel. Black Diamonds. Bigley, Mellersh at Co., dealers In Pittsburg, cannel and an thracite coal, and Pittsburg and gas coke, corner Mala and South Court street, Memphis, Tennessee, Democrrtic candidate for Senator for the counties of Ksyette snd Shelby. Order or business recommended: 1. Appointment of temporary Chair man and Secretary. 2. Appointment of committee on cre dentials, their report acd action thereon. S Committee on organization, their report and action thereon. 4. Nominations. September 8, 1870. M. D L. STEWART, State Central Executive Com. Arkansa ....Arkansas rlv city of Alton Vlcksburg Nick Wall - -Red River DEPARTURES. Com merclal... Cairn a rkanaaa hl Louis Nick Wall 6L Loo la city of Alton.- St. Lout TH1 SENATORIAL AND FLOATERIAL COS-XKN-riONS. The Conventions will be held in the Second Chancery Court-room, on Second street. The Floaterial Convention will be held first, for the convenience ot the people of Tipton county, who will be anxious to get through early. The hour of calling the Convention to order is set st twelve o'clock. As soon as the Float erial Convention adjourns, tbe Senatorial Convention will be organized. DELKOATES TO THE GUBERNATORIAL CON VENTION. The propositions of the Memphis snd Charleston and Memphis and Ohio rail roads, made by their respective repre sentatives at the meeting of the Guberna torial delegation yesterday evening, were tbat both roads would take one or all of tbe delegates for ten dollars to Nashville and return, sleeping cars included. Tke delegates are at liberty to select their own route. The members of the respective delegations are requested to call upon their Chairman for their credentials. M. D. L. STEWART, Chairman. James Bbizzolara, Secretary. A QUESTION. Editors Appeal The delegates meet to day, to nominate a State Senator. I trust a good man will be selected. The name of Colonel J. J. DuBose has been sug gested, and he seems to be s prominent aspirant. I have no objection to him, personally, or as a Democrat, and will support him earnestly should he be nomi nated. But be is unquestionably disqual ified. The attention of Colonel DuBose and tbe delegates is called to tbe law, which is plain snd emphatic, and which obviously prohibits Colonel DuBose from taking the seat to which he as pires. The new Constitution contains tbe following, which is the same in every re spect as the provisions of tbe old Constitu tion of Tennessee : "Art. 9 sec. 3. Any person who shall, after tbe adoption of this Constitution, fight a duel, or knowingly be the bearer of a challenge to fight a duel, or send, or acoept a challenge tor that purpose, or be an aider or abettor in fighting a duel, shall be deprived of the right to hold any office of honor or profit in this State, and shall be punished otherwise, in such man ner as the Legislature may prescribe." Code of Tennessee, page 212, see. 762: "In an addition to tbe oath proscribed by tbe Constitution, snd the oath of office, every public officer shall swear tbat he has not, directly or lndirectlv, given, ac cepted, or knowingly carried a challenge in writing, or otherwise, to any person, being a citizen of the United States, either iu or out of tbe State; or aid- d or abHted therein since he baa been a citizen of the State; and that he will not, daring his continueneo in office, be guilty of either of these acts." In 1866 the Legislature of Tennessee passed an act amending the aboveseetion, which is as follows and can be found on page 44 of the laws of Tennessee: Section 1. lie it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, . Tbat section seven hundred snd fifty two of the Cods of Tennessee be so amended aa to read tbat in addition to the oath pre scribed by the Constitution and the oath of office, every public officer shall swear tbat be has" not direcly or indi rectly, given, accepted, or know ingly carried a challenge In writ ing or otherwise, to any person be ing a citizen of this State: or aided or abetted therein since the adoption of the Constitution in 1835, and that he will not during his c ratinuanee in office be guilty of either of these acts. Provided. That this act nor the one it is intended to amend, shall not apply to any persona who have given aid or ac cepted a challenge, or fought a duel be fore be became a citizen of the State. These enactments require no comment. I will support Colonel DuBose, If nomi nated, tmt it xa for him and tne uovention to decide to day whether or not h is dis qualified. ' A DEMOCRAT. General Anderson- Columbia Mary Forsyth THE CONVENTION OF TIPTON OOf NTT. We learn that the County Convention Friar's Point ..Arkansas River New Orleans IN PORT. Mary t&ft, 8. C. Dsy. RIVERS, WEATHER AND BCSI The river continues falling, and ia 28 feet below high water mark. At Cairo it is rising slowly; also at St. Louis, with a prospect of a 3 foot rise there. The bars between here and St. Louis are very bad, but there is a prospect of improvement in a few days. Iu the Ohio, below Louisville there is b feet on the sboaieat bars. Sev eral bnata are over due trom that stream. Tbe Arkansas is falling, with 38 inches below Little Roek, snd 20 above. White la falling, with 4 feet below Augusts. I be St. t rancis is loo low for busin There was very little doing at the levee yesterday, and it was a quiet place. The weather was clear and sultry. BY TELEGRAPH. Nashville, September 7. The river here is failing, with 2)4 feet on Har peth shoals. The weather ia clear and teinporature moderate. Cairo, September 7. Port list: Mollis Moore, from Pittsburg to New Orleans, z a m. ; Belie Memphis, from Memphis to St. Louis, 2 a.m. ; Belfast, trom Cincinnati to New Orleans, 8 a.m. ; Leonidaa, from Louisville to ew Orleans, 9 a.m. Thompson Dean, from New Orleans to St. Louis, 10 a.m. ; Rubicon, from Vicks burg to St. Louis, 7 p.m. The river rose 7 inches. Weather clear. Mercury 80. New Orleans, September 7. Arrived: Bismarck, from St. Louis. Departed: Southwestern, for St. Louis. LOUISVILLK, September 7. The river baa fallen s inches in the past twenty-four hours, with JB inches in the chute, snd 5 feet on Portland bar. Weather clear. The mercury at 2 p.m. was st 80". XTSCBLLAWBOUS. The steamer Commercial passed np on her way to Cairo. Tbe N'atchiz starts in the Vicksburg trade neat Saturday. The Belle of Alton goes in the Red river trsde this season. The Dunham had her chimneys raised yesterday. The Anderson brought up seventy balsa of cotton, 250 sacks seed, and 100 sacks ear corn yesterday; also a big trip of pec !' Tbe Arkansas brought three balsa of new cotton from Arkansas river yester day morning-. The i Mary Boyd goes to Arkansas to morrow, and the Anna goes to Cincinncti. The ii. W. Cheek, Captain Geo. Cheek, goes to Friar's Point this evening. The Norman will be.in from Evanaville this morning. She goes back to-morrow. The 8. C. Day goes to New Orleans with a lot of one hundred tons oil cake and sundry other stuns. Captain Ed. OU goea on the Mollte Able, having bought out Dan. Able. The Weeks is loading at St. Louis for New Orleans. The Julia, goes down to Vicksburg at 5 pm. Captain Thomas Townsend com mands, James Thompson is clerk, Cap tain Flem Calvert, Superintendent, and and Will Dill passenger agent. The upper Mississippi is rising and aa in good boating order, with a prospect of plenty more water in a tew days. Illinois is almost dried up, and the Missouri is in the worst imaginable condition. The Norman will be in port this morn ing, and leaves tor Cincinnati to-morrow. Captain Dick Lightbourne has moved to Front street near tbe corner of Madi son. His office is well fitted up, and is a perfect hjeu. Several beautiful paintings decorate the office walls. A desk, both uadful snd ornamental, sits in ooe corner lonely and unused. A certain reporter needs a thing of that kind very much. U. S. Mail Lina.j SUMMER ARRANGEMENT. DURING ths summer months the Wednes day boat for Arkanaaa river will be with drawn, and daring the present good stage of water our boats will leave af empnta for Little Rock and all Intermediate landings On at OS DA Y8 and FRIDAYS. at 5 o'clock p m . Return In, will leave Little Reck for Mem phis on MONDAYS and THURSDARM, at b o'clock p.m These boats are new and elegant passenger packets, and .ire unsurpassed by any boats in tne line for speed and comfort. They make direct connection at Little Roek for HOT SPRINGS with thi regular United "tatew mall coaches; and for FORT SMITH and all intermediate points oc Monday aud Thurs days with the new and very light-draft passenger packets, Danlanelle, Captain Dts uiukes, anu Fort Oloeon.CapL liowlln. Freights consigned to thu Link a r Mu PBis oa afocTB or White Rivkb will be for warded promptly to destination without charge lor t ran ter JOHN D. A OA MS. President. Ne. Madison St , tsuuiloa Rloek. MrCLL Ni A Casein, i lc-ket Agents, sea No SMtanton Rloek. loan- floor. FOR NEW ORLEANS. HamDhis and New OrJeans Regular Paftket Une Season cf 1870-71. BELLE LEE MA6EN1A, -J. Frank Hicks, J. Stat Neal. Master WANTED, SCHOOL.-A LADY, of several years' expe Hence in teaching, who is prepared to teach Latin, French, Made and the usual English branches, desires a xitcatlon la a school or family. Can Saralah sstliiaaaliin references. Address L., box faVfafSaaai lilts. Tennessee. ao27 One of the above elegant paa senaer packets will leave Mem-j Dh ia for New Orleans every Wed d eaday . com - menelng Wednesday. September 14th, and will continue In the trade throughout the auga MEMPHIS L MEW ORLEANS LINE, SEASON JIF J870-'7I, The low-pressure steamer, RICHMOND, : : : Mat Greea, Master M0LLIE ABLE. : : : Dan Asia, master ONE of the above elegant pas- w Jt a. aenger packets will env ssjBmtkmS Memphis for New Orleans F.vssr Satubdat. commencing Saturday. September 17th, ana will coBlinae la the trade throughout the season. ly'JB DeVASSA & CO., LABOR AGENCY, REMOVED from Court street to No. 14 Pop lar street. Southwest Corner Overtsa Hotel. Orders for all kinds of labor, contracts fcr all kinds of work, promptly attended to. aeS Bill for Divorce. No. 40. In ths Second Chancery Court of Shelby county, Tennessee. Lou C.Seymour tb Emory P Seymonr. A BILL for divorce having been tiled la Y mis court, and it apoearing from tae atatementa made under oath In aald bill that the defeoaant. upon inquiry at hla usual place of abode, cannot be found so as to be served with process, and that there Is lost I;round to believe that he la gone beyond the fruits of ths Suae: It Is therefore ordered. That he make hla appearance herein, at the conrt-honss In the city of Memphis, Tenn., on or before tne first Monday la October, 1S79. and plead, an swer or demur to complainant's bill, or the same will be taken for confessed as to him, and set for hearing exparte, and that a copy of this order be published once a week, for four successive weeks, in the Memphis Ap peal. Done at office this the 13th of August, at? a. A copy attest: M. D. u. STEWART, Clerk and Master. By One. Mali. Bar, Deputy c. and M. Warrioer, Lee at Thurmond, Sols, for com plainant. iaj4 Admiristrator t Notice. THE insolvency of the estate of Thomas Mulligan, deceased, having been sug gested according to law, all persons navlug amy claim or claims against aald estate are hereby notified to appear before the county Court clerk of -he!by county. Tenn., and Hie the same, authenticated In the manner pre scribed by law. oa or before the 4th day ot November. UP0 . aad any claim not fliad on or before said day, or before an appro . ri alios, ef the funds of aald estate la mad-, win be forever barred, both by law and equity. THXM. KKFtY, A-iralstrafor St Thomas Ma-iitsn. alBsasxesaf, Aagnst A, kga. miJU M-tMdMt Notice. Bo. 51 fn the Second Chancery Court of Shelby county, Tennessee. James B. Rag land and alary A. K. Rein be rt vs. Nicholas L. Rambert at al. IT appearing from bill in this cause that the defendants, Daniel B. Anderson, Louisa M. Anderson, Dudley Ragiand. Nathaniel ","a and Samuel Is Kavlanrl aire rual. rt sails at lass Stats or Arkanaaa and non-res- laeatsot tae Bute of Tennessee: It Is therefere ordered. That thev msks their appearance herein, at the court house In the citv ot Memnhja. Tenn.. on or SsSiia the first Monday In Octcber, IS7S, east plead, answer or demur to complainant's hill, or the suae will be taken ear confessed as to theaa, and sat far hsmrug exparte: aad that a copy of this order be pobUaheat oaaw a weak, tor tour suosasaive weeks tat Ike Mass ph la Appeal. This August -V, U7Q. la. D. U STSTWART, Clerk and Master By 44 ee. Maalbbt, Deputy C. aad at. Vance at Anderson, Sol. for eompin'ta. au28 WHEAT WANTED. THE highest market price paid for wheat at Ben lea' Mill, Nos.73. 75 and 77 Second street, Memphis choice fraanUy and SSra bam Flour, Cornmeal,aberts,chop read and Bran always on hand. set JOHN INQ. N. W. Horse Nail Co. MANUFACTCBARS OaT PATENT HAMMER-0 HORSE NAILS Oum NaMs are Bsnaanaasaaavsal entirely front Benton" iron, and are unaarpaassd try NAIL. any nail In aaarket. They are the ' STANDARD " HORSE aaa-otaea, 438 West Van Barest street sctory, 433 to .Secy. Factors. 4SS3 to 43 S3 Wast Van Boras, cor. xasruuBtuu a. uzuoaao. H. Oubwttb. 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