Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-12
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS

The city council meets tonight.
The first chancery court has adj
journed to Monday.
We have to thank the Southern ex-
press company for a die OF New York
papers Of MOndsy, several hours in adj
vance OF the mails.
Judge Winters yesterday committed
Tim Finlay to Jail, in default of five
| hundred dollars bail, for alleged larceny
Of pair OF stockings, worth fifteen
cents.
The city council meets tonight,
when the fence across Main street 10
South Memphis will be discussed for the
benefit Of the Ledger paragraphisti who
is invited to be present.
The steamer Illinois win leave here
for Napoleon tomorrow, instead OF
Saturday. Hereafter she viii leave
every Monday and Thursday, while the
steamer A. J. White, OF the Cheek line,
will lesve every Tuesday and Saturday.
The theater iiend who occupied 8
seat TO the right of the stage last night
Is fit ornament OF extravagant absur-
dity for the goose gallery. He is q plu-
perfect embodiment OF unconscious ego
tism, disgusting TO responsibility and
decency.
The dress circle fiend that clapped
bis hands and jumped over three chairs
to tho great annoyance Of the theateT
III lience last night was about twenty
years of age and has as much idea of
T9priety az an Egyptian mummy has
4 Irish potatoes.
s-Ibe hend in the left goose gallery
last night tried 10 applaud because he
was outdOne by the youth in the dress
circle near the stage. Both Of these
hends deserve to be chained in an Ar
kansas swamp for the benefit Of mOsqui-
tos and aligat0rs..
The Ledger man says; Carriers with
monogram clasps are now fashionable
in Memphis. The style is said to be
convenient and pretty, and we hope to
see more Of it, The naughty youth!
He should be condemned to dwell in
the great Sahara, where he could never
hear the bells ringing for sarah, but
would get his eyes full of sand when he
tried to ''see more of it.
Emma Stones premises in the JEFF
fsrs0n block, Second street, were in
vaded last night by negro boy named
William smith, who stole lot Of cloth
ing and a fine silk velvet cloak worth
two hundred and fifty dollars. Officer
Scott arrested the thief and found the
cloak hidden in the nook OF chimney
in d house al the corner Of DeSoto and
Union streets.
"A grand complimentary serenade
was rendered to MIR. Edwin Adams, the
celebrated tragedian, who is at present
playing a most successful engagement at
the Theater, by many of mis- old friends
and a large number Of his new aequaint-
auces at the Peabody hotel last night
Colonel H. T. TOmlinsOn Officiated as
master Of ceremonies, and the Old Mem
phis brass band, under the able leader
ship Of Prof Arnold, acknowledging in
Mr.. Adams 8 gentleman Of culture and
a thorough drtiste, unanimously vOlun- |
TERED FOR the occasion. The music was
exquisite, and after the superb band had |
played several selections, Mr.. Adams /
on the balcony Of the hotel, |
and ia a few weIl-chosen sentences cor |
1islly thanked his numerous friends and /
the told Memphians'' for the high COM |
Dliment they had paid him. A general |
invitation was then given TO walk into |
he hotel, and a half hour was most |
pleasantly spent, during which the |
health Of the accomplished artistic was
luaffed IN the GLORIOUS vintage of
Champagne by his numerous friends,
md speeches appropriate to the occasion
made by several gentlemen present.