Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-27
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS,

Yesterday was clear and bright.
Eclectic magazine and Wide-Awake
for December al MansfoTd's.
There will be q Mons, AlfohOTase
matinee at the Theater this afternoon.
Hostages to Fortune" 3 new novel
by Miss NJ. E. BraGdOn, at MsnsfoTd's.
Attend Happy Cal Wagner's ma
tinee, in Assembly hall, at two o'clock
this afternoon.
Mrs. M. J. Hollis has filed a petition
in the chancery court asking a divorce
from her husband Ephrsim ], Hollis,
whom she charges with abandonment,
etc.
John II. Stratton, indicted for the
murder of William Cohen, negro, has
been adjudged guilty by the criminal
court, and will serve twenty years in
the penitentiary, unless relief be az
forded by the supreme court.
Johnny Robinson, the boy who was
run over by Beale street Car No, Sc,
Thursday afternoon, died from his inju-
ries yesterday morning. The street-csr
driver, J. r. Walters, was discharged
from custody it being proven that the
accident resulted from the carelessness
Of the child.
-Messrs. Harry Blanchard, d. r.
Hawkins, F. @. Fisher and Will r. La-
wake, Of Cal Wagner's minstrel troupe,
have our THAMES for a serenade last
night. These gentlemen constitute one
of the finest minstrel qusrtettes that
ever visited Memphis, aud upon 40 SIM
liar occasion have we enjoyed songs
more than we did Moonlight on the Lake
and Goodbye TIL Then as sung by them
last night.
g. D. Gay, D. A. Gay, IT. F. Phil
lips, B. P. Golf, B. F. Van Meter, r. n.
WioD, J. l.. Wheeler, J. W. PreWett, l..
Hathaway, and S. M'Ghee, OF the
Muckeltonisn hunting club of Win
chester, Kentucky, reached the city yes
terdsy on their return home from Ar
kansas, Bob Brown, the cook OF the
club, accompanies the gentlemen, who
leave on this mornings Louisville train
for Kentucky.
The APPEAL acknowledges the re.
ceipt of some fine winter apples, raised
by Harrison Williams, of Henry couu-
ty. They are of the royal red variety,
and are equal in flavor to any brought
to this market, and can be easily kept
during the whole winter with Ordinsry
care. There is no reason why all the
apples we consume may not be grown
in our State with great profit to the
owners Of the orchards.
yesterday steam fire-engine No. 2,
Captain John Rsja, was presented with
one hundred dollars IS s. testimonial of
the efficient and prompt services rem
dered by this company in suppressing
the fire Thursday morning in II. Wetter
& Co.'s establishment, Mes. Is and
Is Monroe street. Half OF this sum
was donated by Joe Wettsr and the
other half by b. Wetter d Co. The |
money will be expended for the i'm
provement OF the cOmpany's hall.
The "Sons Of st. Andrew are de- |
termined to Guido ali former efforts at |
their grand banquet, which comes off at |
the Peabody hotel on Tuesday night. |
On that occasion "Auld Scotia" will he |
triumphant. Among the speakers will |
be Hon. Jefferson Davis, Judge Trigg, |
Captain J. e. Maccabe, MaYor Loague,
Colonel George Gibson, United States |
army; Mr.. J. NJ. Heating, General w.
B. Bate, Mr.. t. III. =. Rhett, and many
other gentlemen. The musical depart |
ment will be under the direction Of Prof. |
J. Ernest PerriDg. The tickets are SELL |
ing rapidly.
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tenth ward, w. A. Collier of the eighth, |
ii. N. James Of the sixth, DR.. J. d. |
White of the fifth, aud J. M. Greer OF |
the fourth, at the solicitation Of many |
friends Of the city schools, have con-
sented to become candidates for school |
visitor at the approaching January cleo
tiOB. Without committing ourselves in
the least, we can most cheeriully COM
mend these gentlemen to the voters Of
this community, believing they are the
men calculated to sustain our schools in
a manner TO justify the confidence of
the people. We hope others equally as
good may be secured in other wards.
The Bolivar Bulletin for this waak
has the following: Colonel w. w.
Gates has discontinued the Henderson
and intends returning TO his
old home in Jackson, Tennessee, to be.
gin the publication of a weekly and tri-
weekly journal, to be christened the
Wig Banner. We sincerely trust that
our old friend will meet With the re-
ward in his new enterprise that is due
his merits as an editor aud man, and
his is equivalent tn wishing him un-
bounded success; for his il one OF the |
most hOnOred names in Tennessee |
The tri-weeBly Wing Ban
leT will be five dollars per annum, and
ne weekly two dollars. The first num-
Der will appear shout the first ofDecem- |
1er."
Lamp explosions are plainly oc-
asioned by the accumulation and ex-
'ansion Of the vspOr of coal-oil, or
whatever the burning fluid may be,
ince they are all Of volatile character.
The remedy is simply to provide theI
urner with small pipe FOR the escape ]
4 the gas. A lamp having DO such j
scape pipe is dangerous il the extreme; q
ute as philosophical would it be to
lose hermetically all the openings of a
team-boiler. Burners SO constructed
lsy be had at all the lamp-stOres. In
smuch as such safety-burners cost no
loTe than others, such frightful injuries.
'ss of life and property, and SO few per- g,
1ns, from want OF reflection, are aware :,
I the cause and remedy. A law pro- =
lifting the sale Of any others should L
g enacted and enforced. The suhiact ia