Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-14
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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

"A Celebrated Case at the matinee anC
| the theatrical performance tonight
Cloudy, but warm and moist weather
prevailed yesterday. This indicated rain.
The Receipts of cotton continue to in
crease What to do with the cotton In the city is the
question.
As Christmas approaches the song of the
baccbanals will be: Were all nogging, egg egg nog
ging," etc.
The cases of Ryan, the bogus insurance
| ageLt from st. Louis, Will be heard by Esquire
Quigley today
Robert Burns's anniversary will be duly
celebrated Ia this citS by the ST. Andrews society
the eighth Of January mex.
Many Of those who are now suffering
from Gods imblbing freely of peach and honey
A bad excuse is better than none
j. V. Patrick & Co.. Of the Star GIN
which was destroyed by fire yesterday, Will be ready
Tor business on Monday next as usual
The fifteenth of the present month. says
the Ylcksburg Herald, is the last day in which tC
pay State aud county taxes without damages.
The city council r1et last night. tra
acted business and adjourned to meet again on the
night OF tie first Wednesday in January next
The testimony closed in the Bob Drury
murder case at the criminal court yesterday after
hoop. rms morning arguments OF counsel will be
head by Judge Ray and the jury.
-1ester lay and up to twelve o'clock last
night nine arrests were made by the police and
were registered follows six drunks. Lewis Brown
and Gus Henry, larceny Eliza Moody, inantcide
Colonel }. b. Ogden. general ticket and
freight agent OF the East Tennessee and Georgia
rail- Dad, and the Memphis and Charleston railroad
is In the city on business connected with his great
routes.
The Gathering Of the Lilies, Little Stqy-
dt-Hon'e and The Rag Far are three OF the finest
SPECIMENS OF artistic art ever pub lShed. AS a
Chris tnaS book they are uneXcelled. MansfOrd has
them now In stock.
Thu first catch of shad Of the season gen
orally occurs at Savannah, Georgia. Yesterday a
barrel OF the first catch Of the season was received
haT hV mad &c
fish OF the southern waters.
Father Walsh, Catholic priest of Knox
vile, Tenne see has been ordered to Memphis, &C
NJ Ri me vacancy caused Dy me death OF Father
dm1ng the yellow-fever epidemic.
To-day, at the Shelby county circuit
court; argument Of counsel Will be heard in the
mandamus cases of harrington and Lake u.s. the
City, wherein the plaintiffs seek to compel the CT 10
levy an additional and special mandamus tax.
Shielding is the latest style or method of
man who introduced it yesterday hailed from Nash
Vile. II is TO be hOped tn It viii not become an
epidemic and that it is neither contagious nJrnGec-
tiOus.
j. ID. Allen was brought before the
United States commissioner on cdDiaS charging
him With dealing in hqu1rs, tobacco, cigars etc :,
without license. The defendant gave bOrd to an
him by the jury.
The Oxford Falcon is an extensively cir
culated and ably conducted paper, published In one
Patton Murray, is now In Memphis on buSi!ess for
his aper. and he desires the patronage OF Cur mer
chants, his influence always being eXeTted in their
behalf
The Chicago ladies' are enlpi wed in
numberless branches OF business They preside
over cigar stores, al The restaurant once desks as
telegraph operators, IN dry goocs and other stores
and as newspaper writer's and reporters. In Mem,
phis but few ladies are employed In trade outside Of
miilinsry stores.
Quite large audience Of outsiders at
tended the general council meeting held last night
but why? Is the question. Why, Of course, to
hear General Traey's second maiden sLeoch IN the
cOunc chamber. His speech was shcrt Luz eIo-
quent He moved to adjourn. The motion was car
ried unanimously.
Chancellor M'Doweu delivered his opin-
Ions In the foiiGS.nC cases yesterday: Virgins u.s.
Robinson. On deieRddugs moi On to Increase bond
order modified allowing the com iaI1Er., on his
eS- sank or West Tennessee Petitioner Taylor not
entitled TO IslSf asked for upon grounds set forth in
opinion.
"A man from Illinois, in search of emclcv-
ment a few days since wrote postal-c ara 70 a
hoetkeeper in this city in the following style: II
write &c see II you mead Dining room stewart (Haad
Water). c2n finnish good recommendation Chi
eago. let me know IL y0u york girls or boys In the
dining room and what you Will gre me a month
ana II yOu can furnish me fare from here 90 r.em-
phis then you cen take 1t out OF my month wagers
ETC."
Ny Picture Story Book, In Prose and
Poetry. For the little O1es. Edited by Uncle RaT.y
Published by j. y. LipDncott q Co, Philadelphia
'ennsyly tnla- The Playgnats. A picture and story
Published vy J. B. Lippincott d Co, PhliadeipLig
Pennsylva MIA The above story books for little
folks are most attractive ana deserve general circu
iztion during the Christmas holidays Thsy can be
found for safe at al leading bookstores
Come from where they may, all public
singers must take italian names, which formed
In various ways; as, for Instance: Madame Albfm.
rom the place where she had resided, Albany. A