Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-25
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving day.
The APPEAL will issue fitty-two
column paper tomorrow.
Charley Benson was arrested last
night Tor robbing u house in Chelsea.
The jury in the M'Csrty arson case
have not been able 10 agree upon YER
iict.
Little Nell, the California Diamond,
will glitter st the Theater every night
next week. Her agent, Mr.. S. d.
Wright, is In the city.
The great MsjiltoDs arrived yester-
Law from New Orleans to find that they
anne TOO late TO occupy the Memphis
Thester. They will proceed to s.. Louis
DR. w. P. Jones, OF Nashville, was
| not among the visitors st the TheRteT
M0ndsy night. This gentleman was st
| the Baptist church meeting that night.
Joseph Conley, the gin jewelry vend-
er, vas arrested yesterday on the charge
IF cheating. He was released on for
/ eft of fifty dollars, and will have hear
ing this morning.
The APPEAL Of tomorrow will be S
mammoth sheet Of f!ty-two columns,
| comprising q great variety Of interesting
| reading matter Advertisers shOu'
send in their favors in time for insertion.
John Hill and Thomas M'Grath
we're committed yesterday in default OF
a thousand -dOllsr bail each, 10 answer
he charge Of larceny. Officers Cheek
and MalOney captured one OF the par
lies while walking along Front street
with string Ofducks over bis shoulder.
"A deraDgsd man, named John Ma
honey, yesterday afternoon walked into
Escb's store, on second street, near East
Court, and commenced helping himself
20 cigars and tObOcco. Officers MAlOney
and Cheek took charge OF the unfortu-
cate man and carried him to the Adams
street ststiOnhOuse.
Two destitute families, consisting Of
TWO shildTen, four women and two men,
have been at the Charleston depot two
lays. The unfortunate creatures are
sick, out OF money, and In 3 pitiable
condition. They came here from Ar
ksnsss and are trying to get to Holly
5pTings, Mississippi, where their friends
and relatives reside.
Yesterday morning, J. B. Neel, of
Bells station, came 70 town, and while
sfected with an overdraught Of whisky
appropriated to lis own use pair OF
pants, belonging to Menken Brothers,
On Main street. Officers Maloney and
Cheek promptly arrested the klepto-
maniac, who was placed in the station
house to answer the charge OF larceny.
Advertisers are hereby informed
that we will issue 3 mammoth paper to-
morrow. 1t is intended to make the
Thanksgiving number Of the APPEAL
unusually interesting 70 the reading
public and q pTOhtsble advertising me-
lium 10 the business men, merchants
and manufacturers OF Memphis, who
should avail themselves Of the great OPP
pOrtunity thus presented.
Two turtles, weighing three hum
dred pounds, were exhibited at an Ad-
ans street statiOnhOuse yesterday morn
ing. A negro concluded TO examine the
mouth Of the amphibiOus creatures and
cordingly inserted his finger. The
unfortunate negro yelled with rain until
the turtles neck was severed and his
finger released-from its disagreeable POI
sition.
IN the criminal court yesterday
Frank Harris, was convicted Of Lar, eny
from the person, and his Imprisonment
fiXe.' at ten years. George Snyd col
different cases, and will serve 40 impris-
onment Of two and five years respective
ly. Pat Givens was convicted OF lar
ceny. and sentenced TO one years inn
prisonment. Dan GilkersOn was &C
lultted Of the charge Of hOuse-breakiDg.
Governor Brown, after q eoDsulta-
ton with the Nashville experts, DR.
Calender, Cheathsm and Jones, was
unable to decide the pr0pTieiy u ap-
proving The selection Of the Webb place
as q site for the West Tennessee lunatIc
asvlum. In order 10 determine the
question, he viii await the opinions of
Drs. Brown, Avant. Malone, Erskine
and Allen, upon the heslthiness OF the
site, and secure 3 map Of the country
surrounding the place.
Tomorrow being Thanksgiving !
day, the re pie viii be at leisure to read
more, and for this reason, AMI In order |
70 accommodate the large amount of