Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-26
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The cutters were iced yesterday
morning.
All the courts, including that o.
Squire Miller's, will be closed to-day.
The Southern express company has
our thanks for u file Of late New York
papers.
j. B. Neal, who stole pair Of pants
from Menken Brothers, was yesterday
committed TO Jail in default OF one
thousand dollars bail.
Services will be continued every
night in both the Baptist churches at
| quarter past seven O'Clock. Let all in
terested remember the appointments.
The knights Templar Of this city
will leave on the. Belle Lee at four
O'Clock this afternoon for New Orleans to
attend the grand cOnvocation OF the
order.
This being Thanksgiving day, the
| pOstOffice will close at ten O'clock this
morning, and letter-carriers will make
but one delivery snd collection. All
mails close at ten O'Clock this morning.
AT a meeting OF the finance COM
mittee yesterday afternoon the mayor
was directed to purchase coupons as
heretofore, at the fixed price OF eighty
eight cents, until the next meeting of
the committee.
The Memphis physicians, to whom
was referred the question Of the Webb
place being suitable for the site Of the
West Tennessee lunatie asylum, yester-
day cODcuTred in an opinion favOriDg
the above locality. They will send their
report to Governor Brown to-day.
Billy Lieben's news stand at No.
$50 Main street, keeps constantly on
hand the late papers Of the different
cities south, east, north and west. He
also hiss full stock Of miscellaneous
reading matter, dime novels, songbOoks,
illustrated weeklies, dailies and maya
zines of every kind.
Mrs. Msnsford, at the Catholic book
store, corner of second and Monroe
streets, has q large and varied stock OF
reading matter, all the late novels, Illus
trated papers, scientific journals and
latest papers published throughout the
Union. She also keeps q full supply OF
stationery, writing material, etc, and
can FIJI all orders. Give her q call.
Yesterday morning a negro deputy
sheriff from Friars Point, Mississippi,
arrived in town, having in custody 8
crazy white man named Martin Flynn,
whom he intends conveying to the
State lunstic asylum st jackson. The
imaginary financial ruin Of the country
caused his insanity. He is said 10 be-
long to very respectable family.
"A special telegram from William
Williams, Of Cairo, states that the
magnificent steamer Thompson Dean
left that city at eleven o'clock last night
with the Cairo cOmmandery, numbering
one hundred Sir knights aud fifty ladies,
G. w. Dunning, MAD, eminent COM
mandeT, commanding the expedition.
which is el route TO the grand convoca-
ton OF the order in New Orleans. The
Memphis Knights leave on the Belle Zee
at four o'clock this afternoon.
Charles Benson and Hattie Neal
,cOlOred) are spending the winter In the
Administered stationhouse on the charge
OF illegal marriage. Last September
Benson, who is white in his appearance,
fell in love with Hattie Neal, and re.
quested the negro pastor of Philips's
chapel, In Chelsea, II he could be legally |
married to the dusky maiden. As the |
story goes. the negro, under the belief
that the civil rights bill authorized the |
OF white and black per
sons, performed the desired ceremony.
A joker writes US from Browns
vile, Tennessee: Good news for
everybody. Proud am I TO inform I
you that the renowned aud notorious
Tom Collins has at last been captured.
This was effected yesterday by General