Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-27


The children enjoyed them
selves and expressed their sense Of
pleasure and satisfaction in ali the ways
usual to them, the girls being especially
volubIe. The venerable Rector and the
teachers were equally pleased, and the
host and hostess were well repayed IN
the delight Of all.
Calvary Church was crowded Oh
Christmas night, on the occasion of the
Sunday-school celebration, by the pa
rents and friends of the scholars. The
school numbers about one hundred
scholars, who one and all reflected great
credit on DR.. White and their teachers
by the finished manner in which they
went through the beautiful exercises Of
the evening. The effect produced by the
clear, fresh voices of the children, so
beautifully accompanied by harp, flute
and organ, was pleasing in the extreme,
aud lsuch admired. The choir II.
Schultze, Organist), assisted by num-
Der of ladies and gentlemen prominent
in music, sang The HsGUe1lS are IeHing,
ard Zingarella's masterpiece, LGuddte
DoDiiJuInl, for tenor and chorus, Mr..
Gideon sustaining the difficult solo IN
his usual correct style, and especially in
the Gloria produced most thrilling
effect. Too much praise cannot be be-
slowed on those kind ladies and gentle
men who assist in getting up such pleas
ing and innocent amusements for the
young people.
A very pleasing little incident oc-
cured at the Overton Hotel on Christ
mas eve. The principal attaches and
several friends of the establishment de-
termined TO give the senior proprietor,
Mr.. S. 3. Robbins, surprise. so he
was called up to the reception paTlor, on
the pretense that he was wanted on
special business, on the night in ques-
ton. Here he found the APARTMENT
crowded with his friends, and Mr.. w.
d. Miller, stepping forward, addressed
Mr.. Robbins in few complimentary re-
marks, and then, in behalf Of the lead
ing attaches in his employ and several
friends, presented him with handsome
gOld-headed cane, prettily chased and
bearing a suitable inscription. The cane
wss accompanied with a set of beautiful
gold studs and Il pair of sleeve-buttons.
Mr.. Robbins, who was quite taken aback
for a second or two, thanked the donors
in suitable terms for their handsome
presents. Il vas indeed day Of "sur
pTises' to the worthy Councilman, as
the lady guests Of the hotel had that
morning presented him with pair of
gOld-rimmed spectacles.
1t now six or seven years since the
SOdality silver band, under the excellent
care Of Rev. d. A. O'Brien, be-
came a fixed institution of the city. On
many an occasion since has the band
furnished delightful music. The men,
bers of the baud have since then grown
to be great men, nearly all, and not de-
string to retain the ectdt and the honor
in selfish way too long, they agreed to
a scheme for succession. This is wise,
and viii serve TO perpetuate the band to
Immortality. a few months ago new
force was organized to take the places OF
the old members. This new "relief'
went at practicing with vim and earn
they were young men Of spirit
and brains and musical souls, and soon
mastered the mysteries of the brass.
They got along so well that they turned
out in force and played at the Orphans
Fair, Christmas night. in Assembly Hall.
Their execution il very fine, and their
names are these: William H. Warning
ton leader; Mat Carter, President; c.
J. Kelly, Treasurer; John I. Dalton,
Thomas O'Neil, jr., Micheal Green,
Emil Keith, Daniel O'Neil, Thomas
Donovan, John Livelar, John Schultz,
Patrick Boyle, James White, Thomas
Dwyer, and George Bedford.
The good and the lovely OF human
ity celebrated Christmas in a proper
in Memphis. Business was
s. appended save in q few slums where
the vicious congregate. The station
house was kept lively all day; but it is
certain that all respectable people who
could, gave up business, and sanctified
the day at their own hearthstOnes. 1t
is 10 be regretted that some obstreperOus
c0lOred people violated the day by get
ting drunk aud going into q fight on
DeSoto street, while even some whites
are said not to have been entirely sober. !
These are little evidences that crop out |
once in a while of the barbarism still |
lingering in our midst. 1t is also said |
that a diurnal literary machine on JEFF /
ferson street ran all day, just for the |
purpose of keeping the drunkards ana |
the termagants of Hell's Half Acre in |
This is sad. Oh, it is |
to the philanthropic and |
the good, who labor for the elevation of 1
man both morally and intellectually, to |
be met, after years of effort, with the |
bold assertion and boast that it is 1.-THE |
thingn in Memphis for q paper to be |
.rreligi0us.
Two sharp city negroes were arrest |
ed by detectives Walsh and Mcclure, |
Yesterday. A third negro was the COM |
plainant in this case. He said that he |
Try, who arrived in town TO visit the |
cOlored Santa Claus, but before he visit !
ed Old Claus, be took a swig at a polar |
wave, which staggered him a little, |
and also elevated his cranial extremity. |
In this condition he sailed up Front !
street, smiling on everyone he met in |
his course. The two sharp fellows men |
toned sailed along with him, took each |
a wing of the wandering goose, and so !
moved against the nOTthwind together. /
In a short time, if the sensations of the |
country darby be correct and reliable,
the two new friends thrust their hands
into the bosom of his flannel shirt and /
took from him about eight hundred and !
thirty dollars, which he had brought to |
the city. 1t is for this the TWO sharp
fellows were arrested and taken before !
Captain Athy. There was no money
found upon their persons, and the coun- |
try darky, being still under the infiu- |
snce of liquor, could not certainly iden- |
.ify them. The plain moral Of all tnis |
s-let not country darkies who have |
eight hundred and thirty dollars in |
their bosoms come 10 Memphis to swig |
1t a polar wave.
"A lively fight occurred on DeSoto !
street last night, among lot of colored !
One Of the crowd had |
stolen a hundred dollars from some |
shap, and the fact becoming known a j
iozen or so of the lucky ones friends |
went for" the money. Another dozen |
If friends, just for the purpose Of having
1 hand In the fight, took the other side. |
The fight was furious for an hour and |
quarter; during that time several pounds !
If wool was strewn over the pavement, |
and several noses were flattened out. |
Becky SnoWdOn had four teeth knocked
Town her throat and Amelia Hawkins
received a brickbat over her eye that
raised a small mound there. In the
general melee the greasy wallet that
contained the hundred dollars fell out of
he stocking where il was hid to the
ground, and was picked up by a cur that
thought il was q hunk of old bacon.
The dog ran into a church with the
wallet and lost it among the legs Of the
He was followed by the
whole demOniacaI two dozen Of com
1atants, and 80 great was the row in the
church that an old blind woman near
he preacher sang out, ''De day OBJ Jeru-
salem is come, bress De Dor' ~ All the
were overturned, and the collec- !
ion box, that had just gone around, was
overturned too, and its contents
matched. This fight is pronounced by
III hands the most demoralizing event
If the season.
1.-Two hundred and fifty dollars" is
about the standard ordinary value of a
zold or silver or pewter watch which