Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-12-15

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THE BvcK-ETs-Ihis popular troupe viii
give uheir last entertainment but one in this
siiy At Odd Fenows' Hall this evening.
a Rev. ". P. Logan, Of belly Springs,
Mics, prsehsd at the new Cumberland Presby-
tsdsH mission in this city last evening.
sPrrr~uA1rsu-Dr. I. X. Coonley viii
lecture al the Jefferson street chapel tonight
al seven aud 3 hsT O'Clock hs public are
respectfully invited 70 attend.
To rHE LADrrs-A large assortment Of
fancy furs will Be sold at auction 10 laaie'
edusfoslv. BY C. p. Locke & Co, his morn
ing, At ten O'Clock. See advertisement.
WoMAx CHARGED WITH nEFr "A female
named Frances McAusl'y was arrested YES
terdsy on the charge Of stealing a quantity Of
wearing apparel from W. J. Haire. The ac-
ousedis in jail, awaiting examioatioR.
C~oSvrSr1oE OF PAssEsefR AGENTS.
There viii bss couvenstoa If southern railroad
and steamboat passenger agents in this city
to-day The meeting VIII Be well attended.
ss many q tie leading members OF the asso-
eiatioa had already arrived last evening.
- The sale Of two valuable tracts Of
Suburban land is advertised 70 take place at
Al O'Clock today, By Mousarrat, Dupree q
Co, az their suctioE rooms, on Monroe street
A the LAID belongs to non-residents, and
SEER int enticn is 70 sell regardless o. price,
spectators and others viii do wei to attend.
IRISH OvsrERs AND WrSrs.-It viii be
essn BY their advertisement that Mstsrs.
Montedonico & Zsnous advertise some choice
wines for the Christmas holidays. They kee5
and serve 70 their customers q sound and
superior article OF oysters fresh from he east
en- and souther8 markets GIVE them a cali.
TEsFoRaRuT SUsFESDED.-Work on the
pavement at the city landing has been tempo
rauly suspended, owing to the cucroachments
Of the water upon The leree, occasione5 By the
rise in The river. A large number Of hands
have thus been thrown out Of employment. an5
the completion q the important work will be
greatly retarded.
PERs0SAL-Mr. Edward WInett, a well
known contributor to he rcportorisl columns
Of The St Louis RepuBlicrn, arrived in this
city BY railroad last evening, and is stopping
At the Gayoso House. Mr.. Wilet. is an able,
Instruct ve, and pleasing writer and a genial
coE21nion.
CEuiIsAL C0UEr-In this tribunal ves.e-
day the motion for a new trial in the case n
S. r Haynan, was overruled, whsreupon an
appeal was taken TO the supreme court. TIE
court took a recess until tomorrow, at which
time it wiz meet and a5ioarn until The Fe5ru-
AIRY tern !
CoEHOs Law CoUzr-ns uae Of the
court yesterday was consumed mainly in the
tnsl OF eases appealed from the recorders
court The suit OF P. D. Ws5zswood against
the city Tor hrs Thousand dousr damage for
changing the grade % Aain and Gavoso .
streets, vas given to the jury last evening, {
but no vsrti,. bad been returned at The hour {
a. adjournment. u
Az ESTEHPErsNG MAE-Paucoast is de- J
Sidsaly an enterprising man. He did not, as
did Aliadin, erect his riiice ID a single night, !
but be completed e ia three days. and is now z
Psrmaneutly located next door to Spechrs
confectionery, on Madison street. His es- I
ta~blishnsit is wsl-s.orsd with fresh oysters,
hsa an all kinds Of villa game.
AccIDEST TO TIE CITY NARsHAL-We
regret TO announce that our worthy city mar
shal, Mr.. Underwood, met with a serious scc- =
dent, BY being thrown from his horse, on the
Hsrnando plank road a shoTt distance from q.
the city, Tuesday evening. By the accident c
his right arr wss broken, and be sustained :
other injuries.
DnszIssED FoR WANT OF JuR1snIcr,ox.- &
william Davis was arrested and taken before -
Esquire HSrue for examination yesterday, on
shs charge Of ASSEMBLING Daniel Callahan. It G
appeared however, that the assault was com :
mitted about forty miles below the city, and
the charge was dismissed for want Ct iuris- J
diedoE- Z
DIscHAReED IN TIE ABszzoE OF PnasEoU-
TISS--TwO persons. Daniel Baugh and james A
Davis, Who were arrsigned before ESQ. Horne
yesterday, were discharged from custody in The
absence OF Prosecution. They had been ar
rested on fLe charge OF attempting TO gaIrots e
and ROB a eountTyman on tie bluff, on Slnd7y
lasf and Davis was accused Of stealing fire. 81
wood from Mr.. Maxwell >
BENEFIT OF Mss J. NJ DAvExroEr-It
vii be seen from the correspondence else "a
where hat the entertainment II ths NV thea q
ter this evening viii be for the benefit Of Miss
J. N. Davsnport-a compliment rendered her
BY our leading citizens. TIE programme viii
embrace the new sensation play Of the Hs-
~raliaaos and the BezEfy AID The Beast. The
sntehsinment VIII b. TIE most brilliant Of .
The season.
CHAxsr.-Nsj. E. A Manning. who has
long been connected with TIE Adams Express {
once in this city. has resigned that connection
and has accepted the position Of passenger and
frsight seent on the Memphis and Ohio rail a..
IOsd. MAJ u. is a gentleman Of thororg Ii 3
business qualhca.ioHs, il smineutly reliable, =
and We congratulate the company hat they
have secured his services in post Of SO m7eh a
iuPortanre both TO the road and to 4e public g
TgzowS FsoN A TEArs WHILE TX MoTIoE.
A foolish Abolition.st from ne North vas 6
cruelty treated BY a passenger or the Misais-
sippi Central railroad, on Tuesday, between
the Junc- ioH and Jackson. Tie misguided fell 4
low expressed abolition sentiments, for which ,
b. was eisetea from the ears while the train
was running a. be rate Of fifteen OF twenty 3
miles an hour. Theman must ecesssrfly have
been badly injured, but We did not learn to
what extent.
THE JAcKsoy BLocK-ne new block Of
buildings nov in the course o. construction on
the west side Of Main street, below Mccall,
BY our euterprising fsIlow-eiizeD, Rir. Bar
nett Graham, will be Whea finished one Of the
most substantial AID elegant ever constructed
in this city, and viii & sdzired hereafter as
Amonument to the progress which marked the
history Of Memphis, in 1859. Ageutlemsn Of
taste in such matters suggests that the new
buildings would be chris.sned the Jackson .
Block In usnoy Of the immortal &" HEX
ory," and we deem The suggestion an excel
lent one inasmueh az the site upon which the
beautiful Improvement is being made was
once the property Of the old hero. We have
the Cay Buildings" and the " Calhoun
Block why not dedicate the elegant new
business mart 10 question to the memory Of
jackson?
WASHINGTON CORRESP0NOENCE.
speeitI Dispztzh 10 ne cn1rn-a Enquirerl
WAsuIyoroy, Dec. 10, 1888.
To III EDTTOR OF TIE EEQUrRER: IN the
House to-day, Mr.. Curry, Of Alabama, made
q splendid speech. which was very courteous,
able AID logical e. p0rtrsTing the rise South,
and inevitable tendency OF the Republican
party. He msintsined that the election o.
Seward, or such a man Of bis party, 10 the
Presidency, would be cause sufficient Tor dis
solution of the Union. Applause followed the
declaration. His manner was solemn and i'm
prsssive, aud be was listened n with the most
profound attention. His speech was an hour
long, and the sblest aid most eioqusnt delivery
since the commencement Of the session. TX
GTrTnor Smith, OF Virginia. made strong and
eloquent sppealto Horace Cook 70 stand by the
Democratic organization, saying that CIark's
errors heretofore have been those cf the head
and not Of the heart.
Attorney-General VOORHEES,, John I. Robin
son and Gov. willard are al here on their r.
turn from Richmond, Va, having entirely fail