Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-16
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

There will be religious services to-
night at eight o'clock ut the Chelsea
Methodist church.
George Vasseur, at the ice-house on
| Main street, near Madison, has frozen
watermelOns. They didn't grow, as
many people suppose, at the north
pole.
The case Of j. s. Daley, captured
ia Atlanta a few days ago for horse
stealing in this city, was before the Re
corder yesterday for examination. Ow-
ing 10 the absence Of witnesses the case
was continued, and the defendant re-
manded to Jail.
-MansfOrd, at the corner Of Monroe
and Second streets, has every variety Of
modern Greeley and Brown aud Grant
and Wilson badges, pins and pictures.
The little old hat, with a pin in il, is
very attractive, and so with the leather
medal for the GRANTEES.
"A negro, dark as Erebus, named
Charles Lindsay, and a white woman Of
the name of Ellen Stone, were arrested
on the night of Wednesday on the
charge of cohabiting," on DeSoto
street. Yesterday the pair were brought
before the Recorder, when the woman
was fined fifty dollars, and the man let
Off on paying a ten dollar bill.
"A colored individual who calls him
self Charles EchOls, was charged at the
bar Of the Police Court yesterday with
stealing a small sum Of money from a
person in South Memphis. The evil
dence was very conclusive, and Charley
was sent to Jail to await his trial at the
coming term Of the Criminal Court, IN
default of one thousand dollars bail.
w. w. Perry, the incidents of
whose death have been noticed in the
city papers, though he died alone in his
room in the MOsby Block, did not die OF
neglect. His wants were supplied by
Mr.. A. 5. Perkins, his Dol was given
him and the money he needed by Mr..
r. A. Parker. He died of consumption,
alone, and when no one anticipated his
demise.
Detective McCune went into the
mocking-bird business yesterday. Hav-
ing received information that a negro
boy. named Henry, had stolen a cage
containing four Of the versatile songsters
from Mr.. P. R. Marshall, who lives on
the banks of Wolf river, he went in
search of the lad and the birds, and cap
tured both. Henry will make his ap-
pearance at the bar of the ~police-couTt
this morning.
Judge J. F. Simmons, Chancellor Of
the fernando and Sardis, Mississippi,
District, was in town yesterday. En-
feebled by close attention to his official
duties, the Judge is on his way to the
water-cure establishment in Cleveland,
Ohio, and to the pleasant isles Of Lake
Erie. We hope his sojOurn will be
agreeable, and that he will return with
sufficient phosphorus on the brain to fit
him for the discharge Of his important
duties.
Mary Nelson, a colored girl who has
heretofore sustained a good reputation
for honesty, was arrested yesterday
morning, accused of stealing a quantity
clothing from a residence on Poplar
street, where she has been a servant for
several months. There being little doubt
Of her guilt, Recorder Winters conn.,
her for trial, as she could not pro-
duce the necessary sureties for her ap-
Dearance at the next term of the Grim
NAL Court.
There was quite an exodus among
The citizens Of Memphis yesterday, and
he afternoon train on the Memphis and
LOUISVILLE IdAllN14 NdLAAE0 OA ANAIC a
number Of weIl-knOwn citizens, bound
n various directions, on missions of
business and pleasure. Among the de
,artures were General Anderson, Mr.. J.
". Heating, of the APPEAL, Mr.. A. J.
[eIlar, of the AUdldHche, Mr.. John
Donovan, of the GayOso Gas Company, {
,Ir. R.. V. V~redenburg, of the Mississippi /,
Valley Insurance Company, Major J.
F. Murphy, and, as Dundreary says, a :
Of Of other 'felIahs," who are going {
Iorth to spend their spare cash. t
The usual weekly grand promenade {
Oneert will come off this evening in {
curt Square, under the auspices Of the q
Iessrs. Leubrie. Prof. Arnold has Sc |
scted a splendid programme, which d
gems from the most eminent Y
ompOsers. The programme is as fol- a
)ws: :
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