Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-13
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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Motions will be heard at the chancery
court to-day.
DR.. w. w. Taylor, of Brownsville,
Tennessee, Is in the city.
school The attendSDSs Of pupils at the high
Nearly everybody is now wishing for a
| big snowfall and heavy freeze.
| - The city market houses are open from
| four to eight O'Clock every evening.
At the Church orphans home memorial
services will be held this forenoon.
"A big fat squirrel was presented to
court square by JAKE Straus tr., yesterday
The city fathers will meet tonight at
| the city hall to wind up unfinished business.
The courts of record are in full blast
hearing cases already published in the calendars.
Game and other presentations t o the be-
day
Sneak thieves are plying their trade
around town. Keep your front doors closed or
watched,
No calendar of cases for the criminal
court will be published until the trial of the Bob
Drury case closes.
The regular jury of the criminal court
stands discharged for the present, during the trial
OF the Bob DruTy case
The cotton market is fat, yet several
large sales OF cotton Of fancy grades were made at
good figures yesterday.
The running of street-cars off the tracks
Is common occurrence at present. Our streets are
in very bad condition.
Tonight SoIth Memphis lod ge No. 118
+. and A N. Will elect officers for the ensuing year,
and Will transact ether important business.
Tomorrow the cases charging swindling
and styled THE State as. RTan," the bogus insur-
ance ag mt, will be heard By the recorder.
At the chancery court yesterday, in the
divorce of Mary A. Warren as. Ell nj. Warren,
the chancellor remanded the case for further proof
Owing to the bad condition of the streets
dray mules get stalled, and the drivers have to I'M
sheds
The piling up of goods for shipment and
for exhibition on the pavement in front OF stores
makes 1t inconveDient for pedestrians who crowd
our streets daily.
The snow at points up north sent the
heavy cloudy and chilly weather to this point on
yesterday The snow-storm may reach this point of
latitude and longitude
The number of marriage licenses issued
weekly by the county court clerk, at fifty cents each,
Is Increasing rapidly II Is cheap mode of seek
Ing happiness, or misery
Phil Johnson, an escaped negro convict
from Mississippi. was arrested in this city yester
day. and was LOGGED in jail TO await the arrival of
officer from Mississippi.
"A Celebrated Case will be the dramatic
attraction at the Theater tonight and at the matt
nee tomorrow. 1t is the most attractive play that
has been presented In this city for years.
Everybody. old and young, is anxiously
point *What viii setq'' what viii you i'd give
me?" are familiar words nowadays.
AT noon to day police inspection drill
members of the police board. Chief Athy and other
police officers and officials Will be on hand.
The man of the city council who intro
feet system Of sewerage for Memuhis will be CRATE
fully remembered by all classes of citizens.
j. Devote was arrested yesterday by the
United states Officials. the charge or retailing
spirits and tobacco without License. The license
and penalty were paid and the case dismissed.
The members of the Irish literary society
held a pleasant reqrion at their hall on Poplar
long before lhe yellow-Iever epidemic broke out.
Mary Seaborn, aged about FIVE years, and
daughter OF Bun F. Price was buried at Elmwoo1
child.
The Nashville american. of last Wednps-
on his return from New York. He has be absent
from home since the breaking out Of the yellow
fever"
Several communications bearing fictitious
signatures have been received at the APPEAL Office
These illusions Will not be noticed unless the
Necessary.
Shelby nd other streets over which cotton |
drsys travel by hundreds daily almost
The streets OF Memphis were never so bad as at /
present. They are oisgiaee wrapped up in mud !
Yesterday John Scott. colored draw
man, found some thirty dollars which had been |
dropped and lost By bother drayman. Scott dis
posed Of the money, and refused TO account for t.
de was arrested and locked ny by the police.
Around the stationhou.e stove is quite |
place of resort at night when the weather is cid
Conversations al subjects are INDUCED until the
conVersatOnalists become tired and sleepy, then |
they say good night" and hunt their holes.
Several lost setter dogs are advertised |
for at the station house because during the epidemic
hundreds OF valuable hunting dogs stolen and
carried away from Memphis Now that their owners |
have returned home embellishments for lost dogsafe
In order.
Yesterday the United States marshal |
brought before the United States officials Wllliim
station. from Carroll county, near Milan. on wilt |
charging him with Illicit dstIling. Station was !
bound over TO appear to-day, when his will be
investigated.
On many occasions when square away
from the courthouse you can hear learned and |
Iobust counsel arguing case before Judge or jur