Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-05
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The city council meets tomorrow
night.
Yesterday was very dissgreeable be-
cause Of the mud and the rain.
Mr.. J. c. Weaver has presented this
Office with an eight-pound turnip.
-Mansford has received his holiday
stock Of books. Call and examine them.
Mr.. J. T. Petit was elected treasurer
Of the Democratic executive COMMITTEES
yesterday.
The chamber of commerce has an
important meeting at four O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon.
-Mansford has Lakeside Library
complete-No. 1 to 25-only ten cents 3
copy for late novel.
The latest species of theater fiend
is the female ''seat-gobbler." Such IN
dividuals should be given reserved seats
in the goose gallery.
An election Of officers for Degree
lodge No. 3, /. o. o. F. last evening, re-
suited In the following selection: @. M
Carroll, D. M; Ben Bingham, ID. ID. 9.
M; f. w. Smith, treasurer Z. P. Hol-
land, secretary.
Wo4o A04EOly
attended by ladies, children and UNI
brellas. Wehave not seen such large
concourse Of beauty and youth for a
long while. Saturday mstinees are the
greatest attractions OF the city.
Billy Lieben, at 1864 Main street,
hiss full stock Of new novels, current
literature, all the leading and popular
monthlies, fashion journals, illustrated
weeklies and interesting pictonals. He
also keeps dailies from the leading cities
in the Union.
The West Tennessee colored univer-
sity, located few miles from this city,
begins its first session next Monday, the
thirteenth instant. The school direc-
tors OF the thirteenth district will meet
at tbs university TO consider the FEAST
bility Of uniting the colored schools of
that district with this institution.
Yesterday morning a pistol in the
hands of Mr.. John Van Wrinkle, OF JET
ferson street, accidentally fired, and the
ball grazed the face Of Mr.. Wayne Us
sury, who naturally thought that he had
been shot at, but subsequently, was una
BILE to decide this question. Mr.. Van
Wrinkle was arrested on the charge Cf
shooting within the corporation, and
Mr.. Ussury for "a misdemeanor."
Yesterday two young ladies, while
In q Main-street car, en- route to Lotts's
matinee, held converse about their
European "tower.n One said she only
went to London, and regretted she could
not go TO "Porriss.n Changing the Sub.
ject Of conversation, the other lady ex.
pressed regret that she had not been 50
fortunate as TO secure seats in the dress
circle, but had to be contented with
chairs in the parkay. II it had not been
g breach ofetiLdy we would have told her
that standing-roOm on the bankdy would
have been preferable to some Of the
chains in the parEdy-but we will skip II.
-UndeliveTed kilograms at the West
ern Union telegraph office, No. SO Mad
ison street: George n. Geremy, r. M.
Bradford, r. K. Murrell, d. S. Parker,
Sam G. Webb, Duval & Co., Captain
Beasly, DR.. Turner, l.. Holman Il Co,
II. Wetter & Co., B. J. Semmes, E.
Hobart & Co., j. II Black, w. M'Bain,
w. p. Hutton, E. q. Barnaby, Hartmus
& Co, VIM. FrOhlich 4 Co., Frank
Davis, LOewenstine Bros, Milford, Pat
teIson & Co; NJ. b. Fielding, Erb q
Co, F. w. Bell, L. Ranger d Co., J. 81.
Coffin & Co., Union and Planters Bank,
Manhattan Bank, Ad Storm, Koen &
Gilbert, John Smith, Milburn, Walker
& Co.; Schwab & Co, Porter, Taylor 4
Co, 2; J. Devote; ]. I. Washington, J
G. johnson & Co, H B. Packer, J. A.
Signaigo, Z. Hobart & Co, I. w. LeaTy.