Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-24
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

-Narrow-gauge dresses still prevail.
Yesterday was dark and dreary and
also very rainy.
The city council will hold its regular
weekly meeting tomorrow night.
There will be a Big Bonanza matinee
at the theater tomorrow afternoon.
Why will discreet mothers insist
upon taking babies to the theater mat
inees?
Tickets for the masquerade ball can
be had at the hotels and principal
stores.
The annual meeting of the cotton
exchange will be held at seven O'Clock
tonight.
The Rankin versus Rankin divorce
case was argued in the chancery court
yesterday.
The APPEAL wishes to know of all
Democratic ward meetings, so as to re-
port the same.
"A Democratic meeting will be
held in the Greenlaw opershOuse on
Saturday next.
Attend the grand Democratic mass
meeting at the Greenlaw Operahouse
next Saturday night.
1t was John RObinson's clown who
said to the circus orchestra: Less
muscle and more music"
The ugliest of all imaginary styles,
big plaids, are fashionable. The "Dolly
Warden" is more desirable.
The Democrats of the eighth ward
will hold a meeting Friday night for the
purpose Of organizing a club.
Judge Trigg convened the United
States courts yesterday and then ad-
journed the tribunals until to-day.
is it not strange how persistent ILL
hammered people are to leave the Thea
ter in time to spoil the last act? To the
goose-g gallery with all such.
Owing to careless driving, an omni-
bus with load of passengers was upset
yesterday morning at the corner OF
Washington and High streets.
Thanksgiving fun at Humboldt
park will consist Of main of cocks to
be fought on that day, with other sports,
commencing at ten O'Clock, Take the
Beale street car.
Leon Cahoupe, the dairyman who
was wsylaid and shot, Saturday, at the
intersection of Kerr avenue and Horn
Lake road, died yesterday morning from
the effects of his wounds. The muir
derer has not been arrested.
Old John RobiDson's show trains on
the Memphis division of the Louisville
and Nashville and Great Southern rail-
road were run by Tom Hutchinson and
John M'D1nald, two Of the best con-
ductors that were ever intTusted with
the duties Of this reliable and popular
company.
Mark TI0din's Sketches, Just pub
lished in complete form, have delighted
all who have read i, and continues to
meet with q rapid sale, which it fully
deserves. Mr.. William NJ. Boyce, the
agent for Shelby and Haywood counties
may be found at M8nsford's, corner of
Second aud Monroe streets.
-"What dangerous position you re-
porters have! l am surprised that you
have not been killed a dozen times"
said stranger to one Of tie APPEAL
men last night. eve have been killed
eleven times, friend, and can only
protect our twelfth life with the terrific
ghosts of our former lives was our
reply, and the stranger vas silent.
The Bartlett cirCurt court has been
hard at work these several weeks. The
various dockets have bean lightened
Of much old business, and many cases
have been disposed o.. Judge Ray is a
hard worker, and is efficiently seconded
by General Gordon, the accommodating
clerk, M'Brooks, the affsble Shelby
deputy, and the faithful and energetic
Tom Taylor, deputy sheriff.
We take pleasure in noting that the
masquerade ball, to be given to. NOR
row night, for the patriotic purpose OF
raising funds for the Centennial, prom
ises to be splendid success. Our lady
friends are busy preparing their elegant
costumes for the occasion, and the
guests may expect q modern "field of
the cloth of gold" at the Exposition
building thanksgiving night.
Cairo Bulletin, Saturday: at was
generally remarked at the reception
gwen Mr.. and Mrs. Walton w. Wight,
at the residence of the BRIDES father,
Mr.. g. d. Williamson, on Thursday
night, that the display Of presents pre-
sented the newly-Wedded couple we're
the finest ever seen in this city. The
present of Mrs. Z &. Ford TO Mrs. |
Wright was the object OF universal adj |
miration. 1t is q white wax cross, with |
q wreath of flowers trailing over it; on |
the top is gold crown; at its foot is an |
open bible; on one page is the inscrip- !
ton, Bear ye one anothers BURDENS