Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-11-26
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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The street-cars have as much as they
can do.
The weather was gloomy and cloudy yes
terday.
Yesterday was mot;on-day in the crimi-
nal court
There were 1861 bales of cotton received
by steamers yesterday.
Our hotels are crowded with visitors from
the country and from abroad,
Only three tramps applied for lodging at
the stationhouse last night
The next term of the county court will be
held the first Monday in January.
Many people visited Elmwood, that
" beautiful city Of the dead,' Sunday.
Exercises at the State female college will
be resumed on Monday, December I'd.
The general council will meet at the city
hail at three O'Clock tomorrow evening.
George App, the murderer of John
Hacket, has made his escape from the city.
Don't fail to see Raymond as the ''In-
surance Agent in his new play of Risks, tonight.
There were some petitions granted and
some few accounts allowed By the county court yes
terGay.
The streets, notwithstanding the rain,
were crowded With drays and wagons loaded with
The county court yesterday received and
approved the bond of George B. Fleece, county trus
tee elect.
1t is very difficult for ladies to attend our
changed.
The cotton exchange yesterday presented
an animated appearance, hlled with visitors from
the country and our city merchants.
Seven arrests were made by the police up
to twelve o'clock last night. only common DRINKS.
What comment on our civilization!
Resolutions of respect to the memory of
G. L: and j. W. Anderson. former sheriffs of Shelby
county, received by the county court yesterday
and fled.
Applicants for the position of teachers
Ia the public schools we're being examined yester
day. but the result will not be made known for
several days
The trees have dropped their beautiful
summer attire, and their limbs new "shake like
fingers of fate without leaf to be seen in the cold.
cold wind.
The sales at the cotton exchange yester-
day were 5000 bales of cotton; receipts, 1886
bales, shipments, 1924 bales, and stock on hand,
running account, 65,136 bales
"A young man was so convulsed with
laughter at the funny sayings and facial contoItons
OF Mulberry Sellers" at the Theater last night,
that he had a fit, and had TO be carried home.
That fishing and hunting party returned
yesterday with an empty demijohn, one lame duck,
one sick snd logd-smelli9g hsh and thin a coon.
mans luck. Never say die.
The remains of the late superintendent
of public schools james 7. Leath, Will arrive here
THURSDAY twentyeiahtn Instant and the funeral
the morning, from his late residence on Third
street.
-Jocab Cohn and Jacob Levy, the robbers
of Mrs Bernstein, had preliminary examination
before Esquire Speman yesterday, and not being
able to give bonds In three three thousand dollars
each, we're held over to appear at the criminal
court.
Attorney General Turner lnforms us
that he does not wish the Jury IN
him as rejecting upon them, or as saying
opinion, totally ignored in the goodness of their
hearts, the facts of the case and the law.
Two young bloods," claiming to be
passengers on the steamer Centennial, were up town
shot off pistol. The police nabbed Them and they
now impaiently await their discharge by the recor-
morning, and they viii not be able to eage on her.
Cur advice to travellers Is TO be careful with their
pistols.l
H Furstenheim, Esq, on Front street, has
whose beneficence on behalf of the yellow fever
sufferers has been boundiess, He sent to this city
outfits for one hundred boys and girls who were In
distress from the destruction Of life by the disease
The writer says; 81 leg you will acquaint Us with
what, in your opinion, would be the most appropriate
to forward for those in distress? We have still
couple of hundred dollars remaining and should
like to Invest the most probably for those for
whom II was Intended Now the pestilence is over
many persons deprived OF husband, or child, or
parent, and weakened by sickness are ia deep dis
tTeSs-and many of these individuals who never
expected to become the objects OF others bounty.
The pitiless winter is before athem. Hl-clothed,
already their weakened frames shivertDg In the
the winter SHOWS and the icy Winds make comforts
necessary the destitute cannot procure? The
sum mentioned, judglOnsly expended, could do good
for a portion OF the afflicted ones we refer TO-"
Father William Walsh pastor of st.
BTidget's parish, announced Sunday TO his congre
CATION that the mOurnful offices OF the dead would
be chanted and grand requiem mass celebrated
to-day for the repose OF the souls of the departed
n-Iesfs of St BrIdget's Father Martin walsh aud
Father Meagher-WhO died during the epidemic The
mere meDtaoI Of the names OF the dead priests