Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-30
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

You ought to see Lolita in her play
MtLsette.
-AppletOn's Monthly for November
at Mansford's.
The city council holds its regular
monthly meeting tomorrow night.
Sunday was cold, rainy and,gloomy.
Yesterday waI almost as dissgreeable as
Sunday.
Memphis has received one hundred
and siXty-twO thousand five hundred
and eighty-one bales of cotton since
September last.
There will be a meeting of the DEM
ocrats of the tenth ward tomorrow
| "wednesday night. Time and place
will be announced to morrow.
Sunday sneak-thief entered the
parlor OF Mrs. Sapfield's boarding house,
No. IS Union street, and stole an over
coat belonging to Sam Marks.
The citizens are all on the qt9 viVe
to hear Mr.. Jefferson Davls's speech on
"Scotisnd," at the st. Andrews ban
quet at the Peabody hotel to night.
The Democratic executive COM
mittee appointed last Saturday night
will meet to organize in ElIet and
Estes's office at ten o'clock this morn
ing.
The criminal court yesterday fined
Margaret Casey twenty-five dollars and
sentenced her to ak months hard work
on Presidents Island. Her offense was
vsgrancy.
Some time ago Billy Moore, colored,
was arrested for disturbing worship in
| negro church. The criminal court yes
terday fined him twenty. five dollars and
sentenced him to four months residence
on Presidents Island.
Judge Harrison P. Reid, of Friars
Point, Mississippi, has sent TO the Mem
phis cotton exchange a very lsrge beet,
which weighs twenty pounds, is nine
teen inches in length and two feet in cir.
conference. This beats all the beets.
in the United States court yester-
day the case Of Henry Thompson
versus Polk was dismissed and argument
commenced, but not concluded in the
case of the United States Versus Page,
the came being suit on a collectors
bond.
Everybody appears to be going to
the st. Andrews banquet at the Pea
body hotel tonight, as the tickets are
selling rapidly. All are invited to be
present. Tickets to be had at the Pea
body, Young's bookstore, and other
places.
Last Thursday Justice Egnew united
in marriage, at Presidents Island, Miss
Virginia Davis and Mr.. VIM. NJ. Ellis
The occasion was very happy to ali pres.
ent, and inaugurated most delightful
species of Thanksgiving between the
hearts of the married pair.
We are requested to state that there
will be meeting of the Democratic |
executive committee Of Memphis at the |
office Of Messrs. Ellet and Estes, No. Is |
Madison street, this morning at ten |
o'clock, at which all members of the |
committee are requested to attend.
Last Friday, Joe Chase, the assassin
Of Leon Cohupe, was arrested at |
Pleasant Hill, DeSoto county, and put
in the calaboose until the authorities
could communicate with Chief Athy, of
this city. That night Chase escaped
from the calaboose and has rot since
been heard from. Upon information OF
Chief Athy, reward of two hundred
and fifty dollars was offered by Cover
nor Porter of this State for the arrest of
Chase.
Detective M'Cune, last Sunday, ar
rested negro named Bill Dover, be.
heving him to be the person who com.
mitted crime in st. Louis, and fled
from justice. Chief Athy telegraphed to
st. Louis for Information, and yesterday
received reply from Anton Huebler,
acting chief Of police at st. Louis, ask
ing that he hold Dover, who had COM
mitted an assault with intent to kill A
requisitiOn will at once be sent for the
fugitive.
About six O'Clock last Sunday morn
ing fire broke out in 3. EilverstoDe's
store, at FriaTs Point, Mississippi, and
cor sumed three large business houses.
The storehouses Of 3. Silverstone and
ID. G. Turner were destroyed; also the
Masonic hall, two-story building, the
lower floor Of which was occupied by
r. @. Sharp, and the two. story building
of George Brodie. No insurance, ex-
cept on the building and stock of
Brodie's. The loss is about thirty thou
sand dollars. The origin OF the fire is
not known.
About three o'clock Sunday morn
ing q burglar entered the residence of
Mr.. Reise, on Poplar street, and, not
with stealing an overcost, which
he Immediately put on, went up stairs
for further booty. The burglar bad en-
tered Mr.. Reise's sleeping-rOOm and
seized his watch, when Mira. Reise, hear
ing a noise, said TO her husband, 'There
Is a rat in the roOm.n Mr.. Reise arose
and seeing the form of a man crouching
lpon the floor aud moving steadily to- {
ward the door, sprang out Of bed, and {
'eized the burglar. A scUffla ensued,
1ut the burglar managed to reach the 8
head of the stairway and swung over
he railing In order to escape. By this
ime young man who had been Sleep
ng in an adjoining room, came to the 8
assistance VI Mr.. Reise, who had the |.
burglar by the neck as his form was half
Fsy over the railing. The young man
leslt the thief q number Of blows ON the
lead, but owing 10 the button of the
vercOat breaking, the rascal slipped out 9
I tire garment and fell head fOremOst
pom the floor. Regaining his feet, the
urglar fed Though the window by
Thich he had entered, taking the chain,
ut dropping the watch and leaving the
in the owners hand. Fifty
ollars were in the overcoat, and this
las also recovered by Mr.. Reise.
Last Sunday Superintendent Burke, IL
7 the Mississippi aud Tennessee rail-
,sd, gave poor woman and hslf q
oxen children passage to Grenada. Il
1hen the mother and her ill-clad chill g
rem reached Grenada they had no place
20 to, snd, being without money, had
remain on the platform exposed to A
Ie cold rain and the bitter wind, u,
aptain Bob Leech, conductor on the
IOvs road, soon raised a sum OF money
r the woman and her children. While
in tho rrIH and on hi | 10