Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-23
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Milton Noble as "Jim Bludsoe" at
the Thester next week.
Heinrich and Rettie st the N atinee
to-day, beginning at one O'Clock promptly
The Baker and Fsrron matinee
opens at one O'Clock sharp this afternoon.
RstnTich and Hettte IS the Dill.
1t is expected that Judge Flippin,
OF the criminal court, will announce hts opin-
Ion IN the cases OF the Washipgton-street
UaWdy houses during to-day.
The work of paving Washington
street with TishomtDgo gravel, now being
done by the Memphis and charleston railway
company, has been completed as far as Third
street.
Billy Lieben, 1851 Main street, has
Scribueys, ST. Nicholas, Popular Science; so
Revue De Mode fashion, all for November.
Buys Is the p ace for the lates; news. Call on
him.
Next Mondsy the State sp0ltSmeD's
association will hold dog and gun tournR-
ment at the fernando lrotting park There
will be Oird-shoot ng, bench shows, hrld
trials, e c. for which splendid prizes in the
shape Of cups, pieces of plate, ETC., will be
distributed.
Thine to-dsy, Thine tomorrow,
Thine in Joy, Thine in sorrow,
Thine in sickn. IS, Thine in health,
Thine in power y, Thine IN wealth,
Thine to part from thee, no, never
Thine ana only Thine, forever,
BAKER AND FARRON.
"A EL6TIlilR kdlucD
on the streets late yesterday afternoon, TO the
erect that Mrs. John Overton was instantly
killed by the OveTtuTnlng OF her rockaWay,
out Oh Union avenue. An APPEAL reporter
made dLigent inquiry, but could ascertain
nothing rsIiable until after tea. when he
learned that there was no foundation for the
rumor whai ever; that no accident u any kind
hsd happened 10 the lady. We could not ascer-
tain by whom the shocking story was put IN
circulation.
Mr.. W. Pat johnson, the Grand
Junct on agent OF the Memphis aud Charles
ton railroad, has the thanks OF the APPEAL
for his kindness in forwarding correspond
ence from our political c, mmisstOner. he is
not only an excellent gent eman and a hne
business man, but il as clever and accommo-
dating any person we ever met. In TACT
only one gen leman we met in our travels,
Mr.. Frank l. Pledge, can be CON pared in po-
Eten S., kindness and .cleverness to Mr.. W.
Pat Johnson.
sheriff Anderson will leave fer
Jack son, Tennes zee, to-day in charge OF rev.
eral prisoners whose ca es have Teen appealed
to The supreme court. Among other Grim nails
are the follow convicted n uTderers: Frank
Scott and John Jefferson, seutenc ed to death
here and Williams, sentenced to death at
the Bartlett circuit court BIZ Davis, who
was con Wet d of murder ana sentenced 10
death before the criminal court fe : days
since, has not as yet taken an appeal IN his
case.
The second annual meeting Of the
Tennessee State sportsmen's association will
be held al the fernando park, near this city,
on thetwenJy-hfth instant. quite number
OF hHe kennels from Canada, New York, ohio
and other states en- route to This city. Three
thousand I'VE hundred dollars have been OF
fered for trap shooting; thirteen hundred dol
lars in cash and four hundred and fifty dollars
in plate for field trial; and I've hundr. q dol
lars in plate for bench show OF Held dogs.
Several hue kennels from the eastern States
have already arrived, and the WesL Will be well
represented.
In the Nashville american OF YES
terday was the following Associated Press
telegram from this city.
MEMPHIS, october q.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed this
evening in the United States district court,
by Carroll & Karr, attorneys, representing
New York creditors, against l. j. Wiggin q
Co, hatters and fuIriers, Main street; habili-
ties about foIty thousand dollars. A similar
petition was also dled against J. D. Williams,
clOthier, Main street, by New York creditors
The liabilities are heavy.
The arrival Of the immense Mary
Bell viii be the event of the season. She left
cairo yesterday evening a. six o'clock, and
she may be expected here about
one O'Clock this afternoon. so
much has been said Of her as marine
wonder through the columns Of the APPEAL
that public expectation is on tip-t, e, and no
doubt the bluffs snd levee VIII be crowded
THU afternoon 10 see her sail into port. cap
tan Washington, her asent here, has been
authorized by Captain Hicks TO extend inYi-
tatiOns to the citizens Of Memphis TO vlsti her
during her stsy, which We have no doubt will
be awaited of by an immense multitude.
Two trotting hOrse youths, who used
such uugentiemsnly language on the accom-
mod alton train as IL was entering the Charles
ton depot last night, ought TO go home to I'LL
nois. 1fthey go 10 Jackson, Tennessee, and
Jackson, Mississippi, it is the duty of the
press to expos their gross and vulgar conduct
and words, as the train was entering the de-
pot one OF the nu u.beT cursed negro man in
a car, much To the annoyance OF white ladI
and toe gentlemen there. such outrageous
conduct on the part of young men who travel
in our State ana attend fairs cannot be TOO
Sc yere V rebuked. Under the circumstances
wedeem IT our duty tO.make this publication,
and D, omise to give the names OF the two
peripatetic va carries by the Time they reach
Jackson The papers of Jackson are hereby
put on their guard.