Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-10
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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

--Forepaugh has The greatest show on
earth.
Three fires occurred in this city on
yesterday.
New fall dresses and head-gear are seen
daily On Nam street.
"A light fall of snow and sleet, which
followed the chilly and disagreeable weather
of yesterday, fell in the afternoon.
The courts OF record are prep airing for
Christmas adjournment. Every man must
have his turkey and cranberry sauce on that
day.
"A bad wooden sewer crossing, en- the
west side of Pontotoc and Main street, ca Is
for the attention of the street carpenters
force.
The board of education met last night,
snd, after transactipg regular business, adj
Journed to meet again at the next regular
meeting.
The trained elephants and other wonder
full attractions, over which Addie Forepaugh
presIdes. is one of the great wonders of the
circus world.
Nothing Lut Forepaugh's celebrity as
the greatest Snowman on earth could have
drawn such a crowd to the bluffs as was
seen last night.
-Forepaugh's big street parade and per-
Torrance on tue bluff this afternoon and to-
night, will be big attractions for both little
aud big folks.
Yesterday morning, before Recorder
Qngley, Henry Day was committed to Jail
on the charge of larceny. His bail was fixed
at eight hunnred dollars.
Mud, rotten Njcolson pavement, bad
crossings of a dangerous character. and
crooked sidewalks, describe accurately the
condition of Memphis at present.
AT eleven o'clock yesterday morning the
department was called out. owing to the
burning of a shanty, occupied by negroes, on
Bayou Gayoso, South Memphis.
-Forepaugh's great circus and MENACE
RE Is on the bluff to-day. Performances will
be given this afternoon and night. This is
the last chance to see the great show.
The Chickasaw Guards will give n dress
drill at their armory to night After the fine
military exhibition, the "Chicks" and invited
guests will indulge in a social hop"
"A bad hole in the crossing on Main and
and Unicn streets calls openly for the atten-
ton of the city engineer. The street cross
ings are getting IN a dangerous condition ell
over town.
1t is moved by the ladies, seconded by
the gentlemen, and carried unanimously by
the whole community, that Mr.. Forepaugh
keen his splendid menagerie and circus open
another day.
ladies pull their dresses up by a loop,
and gentlemen tuck their pants in their boots
or roll them up few inches at present, in
order to keep their clothing out of the mud
on street crossings.
The police or recorders court continues
to present a lively docket, the offenses being
principally caused by drunkenness. Twenty
arrests were made by the police Saturday
and dozen Sunday.
Mr.. Ben Rhodes, a well-known river
man, was shot and killed by unknown assas-
sins at Germantown on Sunday night. The
murdered man was the brother of Mr.. Plat
Rhodes and J. w. Rhodes.
"A Celebrated Case was the dramatic at
traction OF the Theater last evening. 1t was
an attraction truly, and will be reproduced
tonight, and each night during the week as
well as at the Saturday matinee.
Why send your money away for papers
and magazines, when Mansford. corner
Second and Monroe streets, receives sub.
scriptions at publishers prices. Go there
and subscribe for what you want.
Owing to the beastly weather, Fore
paaghs circus and menagerie company did
not make a street parade yesterday after
noon. The band of the company, drawn by
six white steeds, serenaded the APPEAL office
in the afternoon.
Last Sunday evening, at about ten o'clock,
the burning of the frame kitchen attached to
the dwelling of DR.. Poole, on Mulberry
street, caused the FIRE department to turn ou,.
damage was nominal.
MIR. Forepaugh will confer an especial |
favor on the ladies and others who pay the
extra fee for reserved seats by excluding the !
cigar hend. He took possession of that de- |
paTtment last night, greatly to the discom-
future of the decent element.
-Atthe criminal court, Yesterday. George |
App, arrested for the killing of John Hackett, |
was brought ont on a writ of hdbeas corpus |
on motion to admit to bail; After hearing |
testimony and argument of counsel, Judge |
Raw remanded the prisoner to Jail without |
bail.
The tents supplied by the government to |
the citizens relief committee for camp pur-
poses, have been ordered to be burned and |
by the secretary of war. The |
tents had better be given to the poor instead |
of being destroyed by fire. A cremated tent |
Is of no use to anybody.
Owing to the bad weather, and the gen.
eral desire Of the public to witness Fore
paugh's circus and mena9erie, 1t Is the general |
wish that the show will remain until Thurs
day, so as to give performances at a matt
nee on tomorrow and again to- morrow night.
This will be Endorsed by the public.
Esquire Spelman yesterday held an in
quest on the body Of female infant, found in
! privy vault in south Memphis. The physi-
,ian, after examination of the body, decided
hat the child bad been alive at birth, its
mother being colored woman and It's father
white man. As yet no arrests have been
made for the case of infanticide.
In business circles the merchants con-
inue to be crowded. The receipts of cotton
was 1928 bales, against 1888 Of last
ear on the same day, and 5757 on the same
lay Of the previous year. Before the end of
he week, should the rush Of cotton continue,
me hundred thousand bales will be in our
ity awaiting COMPRISING and shipment.
The Mempbis game market is well sup
died. The retail prices are as follows: Ven
zen, whole deer, 3@5c; saddles, 5@7c per