Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-19

Beattie, Moss and others as speakers. Mrs.
TaRRart and Rev. Mr.. ShimmIn sang songs,
with choruses by number Of young ladies'
Meetings every night this week, and Messrs.
Douglass and Winchester are announced to
speak tonight. Miss Susie Skillet, an estim-
able young lady, secured a large number OF
names to the pledge last night.
AT the criminal court, yesterday, the fol-
lowing business was transacted: Lou Kirk
wood, larceny, jury andiverdict guilty of petit
larceny. and sentenced to imprisonment for
twenty days imprisonment In the county jail.
Feed Werning, alias Warng, larceny; jury
and verdict guilty OF petit larceny, and sem
fenced to one years Imprisonment; sentence
suspended during good behavior. Fannie
Williams, carrying concealed weapons; Jury
and verdict of not guilty. William Fitz-
patrick and Charles A. Wyckert, breaking into
business house to commit larceny; case on
trial. This is the case OF the street-car driv-
ers who are charged with stealing money and
tickets at the street-car stables on Vance
street.
-Msssrs Davey d. Brooks, lessees of the
Memphis Theater, are engaging some OF the
best stars and most powerful dramatic
combinations for performances at that popu-
lar place of amusement during next season.
The great event will be the engagement of
the Kellogg Carey opera troupe for three per-
formances. The company will contain a
number of the best operate artists IN the
country, with grand chorus, the total num-
Der of persons amounting to about one hum
dred. The expense attending this enterprise
will be so great that the managers OF the
Theater will first open books to ascertain
whether they will be able to undertake this
great enterprise in behalf of our music-loviDg
population.
The following story going the rounds,
suits Memphis as we'll as other cities: "They
were in the parlor together. The light had
gone out, and they stood at the window in
the radiance of the moon. He had his arm
about her, and was looking dreamlly at the
queen of night. Softly he spoke: Darling,
| am thinking how happy we shall be In our
home when we are married 1t shall be
pretty home, and you shall be its dear little
mistress. We will have little parlor and
little dining room and little kitchen for you
to manage. We shall be there all to our
selves, and we shall be so happy, my dar-
ling ooh. Henry she depondingly uttered,
4 thought we were goingito board There
were tears in her eyes for HIM to kiss away,
but he let her remove them with what facili-
ties she could command.
The bill to provide for the appointment
of district Judge for the western district of
Tennessee provides for the appointment by
the President, by and with the consent of the
senate, of district judge for the western
district of Tennessee, who shall, from and
after the time of his appointment, hold the
terms of the United States district court in
that district at the times and places required
by law, to be paid the same salary and in the
same manner as the judge of the middle and
eastern districts of Tennessee, and to exercise
all the circuit and district court powers and
jurisdiction now conferred on that judge and
that court. The present district judge is to
be and remain the district judge of the
tricts thereof, as if originally appointed there
to, etc. The term of Office is for life, or dur
ing good behavior, and the salary is four
five hundred dollars per annum.