Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-18
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
LED AstTGy.

Come to Mardi Gras.
-Mardi Gras is the absorbing
topic.
The weather continues bright and
happy.
The Southern express company has
our thanks for late eastern papers.
Lewis Fuller was arrested last night
on the charge Of assault with pistol.
The Queen of CoRnauqEt, a new
novel, ten cents copy, at Mans ford's.
Colonel G P. NJ. Turner is acting as
attorney-geneT in the criminal court.
The Memphis Mmnnerchor will give
grand mask ball, at Cochran hall, next
Monday night.
DO not fail to attend the Brooks
benefit matinee tomorrow afternoon,
and also be there at night.
MIR. John IT Raymond closes his
Mulberry Sellers" engagement at the
Memphis Theater tonight.
Now is the time to advertise; v'si.
tors are coming into the city and thou
sands will be here 10y Msrdi GIa3.
Mosquitoes are singing preIuGes of
welcome TO the spring, and requiems to
the winter "that might have been"
james D. Griffin has fled petition
for bankruptcy in the United States
court; liabilities eight thousand dollars.
Thousands OF psr5nns will come TO
the Memphis Mardi Gras, for 1t will be
the grandest ever witnessed in America
Next Thursday night q concert for
the benefit of the Sisters Of the Good
| Shepherd viii be given at ST. Peters
| church.
The remains Of Marcus Lewis, who
was killed at HOlIy 81 rings, Mississippi,
were brought to this city yesterday for
| inteTment.
The circuit court jurors are singing
| Home, Street Home. The jury in
the Joe Chase murder case vainly sigh
for the domestic circle.
The parrot besk hats make pretty
women hIdeous, but have no dam aging
effect upon the physiognOny # the
lovely individual. or course these hats
are popular.
Judge Brown, Of the United States
court, is trying the Wsddy Thompson
hGbedS corpus. The question Of State
and Federal jurisdiction is the one at
issue Ia this case.
R. II. SpaDgler; successor to J. NJ.
Emmons, general news depot, 37S Maiu
street, has just received the latest New
York papers aud periodicals.. Sub.
scEiption for the daily APPEAL received.
The sale Of tickets for the Fulbish
troupe engagement next week b. gins at
nine O'clock this morning. Tickets for
every night in the week will be sold,
and also for the Wednesday and Sstur.
day mstinees.
We have received large number OF
letters asking where Mardi Grss COS
TUNES and masks can be had, We can
only refer the many inquiIers to the
dealers Of Memphis, whose cards will
doubtless sppesr in the newspapers.
1t is rumored that stationary bag
pipe is to be established on Second
street, opposite the APPEAL Office. We
might endure the harmonious discord
and elegant dissonaDce of he machine,
but learn that it is one Of perpetual mo-
ton.
BY reference to an advertisement, it |
will be seen that Menken Brothers will |
give ten per cent. Of their retail ssles to- |
day to the different orphan asylums Of |
the city. This generous offer on their |
part should be literally appreciated by
the public.
Some OF the costumes to be worn at |
Prof. Mueller's juvenile fancy dress aud |
Centennial parry, to be given in the |
Gre enlsw OpeTshOu5e next Tuesday
night, the twenty. second instant, will |
cost hundred dollars. Sixty or seventy
OF the costumes will be made in New
York.
The reception of the king and sur
render Of the municipal key, will be in
front OF Court square, Main street, Mon
day, February 18th. The Grand Ouro
OF the Memph will have every subject
and pOtentste in his realm Instructed in
time to carry out the programme on
that day.
The board Of health is rlgidly sd-
beTipg 10 its determination to remove
Bll distractions, signs, etc, from the
sidewalks, alleys aud reefs. Quite q
hunter Of unsUspecting citizens have
been gobbled up by the police and fined
Tor allowing their boxes, signs snd wares
10 occupy the sidewalks.
In the United States court yester-
lay Mark r Cheek obtained verdict
If two thousand one bundled and thirty
our dollars and twenty cents against
he -f,lna insurance company, the case
moving policy OF two thousand five
hundred dollars on building burned st
Mound City, Arkansas, in 1873. I
Ladies who EXPECT to attend the s
rand Memph bali should not wear Din-
Jack dresses. Paraphernslia OF the pjD-
'sck order is a seTiCu' impeachment to
-entlemen WALKING with ladies. and {
ftenumes prevent the latter taking sd. 1!
-antage Of ieap year. Therefore discard
he pin-bsck, but have your dresses cut -,
4usre or V shaped, ard You will be 10Th =
Iylish and acceptable .
We are reliably informed that the .
iTdphic intends to issue 9 much supe.
or dsTdi GrSs number this year than !