Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-10
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS,

| performances tonight.
Katie Putnam, as "Little Barefoot"
st the Theater tonight.
1.-THE Squirrels Legacy" by Mary
Cecil Hay, at Mansford's.
-"Carter Quarterman," new novel,
by William NJ. Baker, at Mansford's.
Maggie Mitckell's engagement closes
the dramatic season at the Memphis
thester.
-HorticulturistsE and early vegetable
fanciers are making the dust fly about
their premises IN the suburbs.
The sale of tickets for reserved seats
for Maggie Mitchell's engagement next
week, will begin at the usual places to-
day.
Thomas Gibson, colored, was SEN
fenced to two years imprisonment on
Presidents Island, by the criminal court
yesterday, for larceny.
We are glad to state that County
Trustee Rawlings is now cut of danger
from his recent illness, and will soon be
able to resume his duties.
Hans Margerum's name figured on
the police docket yesterday morning on
charges of assault aud battery, for which
he was fined and required to give bonds.
James CHANNEL was sent to Jail by
Recorder Duff yesterday morning, on
the charge of robbing negro Of twenty
five dollars on board the steamer Glen
coe.
"A pistol shot, between twelve and
one O'Clock this morning, aroused the
denizens Of the vicinity OF North Csult
and Second streets. The shootist was
not discovered.
The cracked levee is tumbling to
the racket Of the declining river. Who
will tumble to the racket of tie valua-
BILE property, both public and private,
being swept away?
"A Nashville court has decided that
the agents Of the Guizot History of
France must fulfill their engagements
at the contract price-seven dollars and
a-haIf for the history complete.
Tom Tarpley, colored, was shot and
perhaps MORALLY wounded in Somer-
vile, last Monday, by Stephen J. Pal
mer, who was released on two thousand
dollars bail. The FIILcos does not give
the particulars Of the difficulty.
Arrangements are peFfecting to
complete the gap of fifty miles in the
l.
soon we are to have unbroken COM
munication between Memphis and the
northern terminus Of this road.
james Channel who calls himself q
farmer, was pulled by Officer Jenny yes
terdRy morning, on charges OF larceny
from the person. He had one hundred
and ninety-five dollars in his pocket |
when searched at the statiOnhouse.
Our one-horse driver takes no care
To look up the struggling passenjare; |
So when we wish TO stop a cair,
After shaking in vain our umbreIlaire, |
And yelling again and beating the air,
We hire boy to run around the cair
And tell the driver to stop the cair
II he wants another psssenjare.
[HGrtfOrd Times.
As will be seen by advertisement in /
another column, Mr.. T.. P. Winchester, |
assignee in bankruptcy, will sell at pub
lie outcry, on the corner of Madison and |
Main streets, several desirable farms on
the Memphis and Charleston railroad,
besides other valuable property at noon
to-day.
"A free fight, Of the spring order, wss
INDUCED in at the corner of Main and
Market streets yesterday morning, par
in by two butchers, two sa.
loon-keepers Snd a merchant. The
parties were arrested, and required to put
up twenty-five dollars each forfeit, to in.
sure their appearance before the record
er this morning.
The Ledger twilight historian has
caught several Persons in the act Of gaz.
nS at the moon, and has himself be.
come inspired with "the charming
weather, which comes when the sun has
gone to rect, and when pale Luna (ori.
yinal) sheds her softened light down
lpon the wOrld,p etc, Put him in his
iminutive couch,
In another column appears a soua-
from several ladies, who can
,nly attend the matinee performances at
he Theater. re luesting that Miss Katie
Putnam vii appear as "Jane Eyre" at
he Saturday matinee, etc. We hope
Manager Brooks will prevail UPON the
harming little actress to make the
hange in the programme as desired.
Mr.. J. w. Conrad, of this city, hiss
zen awarded the contract to build the
lew courthouse at Somerville, in Fay
tie county. His bid, being declared the
owest and best by the building commit
&c, was S29, 800, exclusive of the paIyan, G
led iron, painting, timing and plumb. I
az, which will amount to shout S797b. ,
nd make the building cost, complete,
bout SS7, S75. Z
"A clear sky favored the view of the j
1Oon's eclipse last night. Lovers drew
tile comfort from the view, as the dark
de Of the picture, even Of the queen of
light, fails to inspire the love. laden Il
Hes modern Adonises delight to pour
Ito the ears, and beguile the too-trust.
lg hearts, Of the Venuses Of the pres
Ut day. Then look not upon the moon g
hen in eclipse. b
Jackson Saunders, of Hopefield, who 81
SIS bitten by rabid dog several days
20, died Wednesday night OF hydro
lobis. A negro, bitten by ths same I,
q, is also affected, and, it lie thought, a
III slso die. Several cows, bitten by
e dog, have died within the past two
eeks, and those persons who have been "a
linking the milk Of the COWS ara ter 81
bly, frightened, fearing the result.
Here we have the solution Of ques-
IN Of interest to many Memphians. 1t Il