Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-03
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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

- Z Rcte 4 ON s CGON a. ZIG '- again
tonight.
Several crooks, a" or sports, arrived in the
city yesterday.
The hotels of the city continue to be
crowded with guests.
To-day The SPECIAL term OF the ehancery
court will commence.
Sunday last was Thanksgiving day il
many Of our churches,
The children Of the city are awaiting the
opening OF the public schools.
Business continues brisk throughout the
city. Merchants are not complaining.
-Wm. jones, colored, noted burglar
and larcenist, was arrested by the police yes
terday.
Look sharp! The louisiana State lot
terry takes place December 10Th. Study your
interest and be in time.
Yesterday Bill Jones and Richard Bar.
Der, colored laFcenists. were arrested and
locked up by the police.
Everybody and his or her neighbor vii
probably read the Presidents message. pub
lIshed in to-day's APPEAL.
The paved and unpayed streets Of the
city are deluged with mud. The street cross
ings are in horrible condition.
The lightning bill-collectors were out in
force Yesterday, and will continue their raids
until the last dollar Is handed in.
The Thanksgiving number of the New
York CAriStiGa Union Will contain large
amount of valuable reading matter.
The attention of the Masonic fraternity
is called to the notice of the important meet
ing of DeSoto lodge, printed elsewhere.
The Lille Chdfterbor, published by R.
WorthingtoD. $50 Broadway, New York, Is
a wonderful holiday book for the little folks
The colored preachers aid association
has been granted charter, and will proceed
to an election Of officers this afternoon al
three o'clock.
-Garnishees are requested TO appear and
answer at the Shelby county circuit court on
Tuesday next. To-day thirty more jury cases
will be called for trial.
j. A. Allen, q colored wife-whipper, was
locked bp at the statiophouse last night. The
whippers of women should be punished Ia
the full extent oil the lay.
Deer, bear, Squared, duck, goose and
turkey hunters. are reaping rich harvest In
the woods and in the lakes Of the Mississippi
and Arkansas river bottoms.
"A dllapidated and dangerous crossing on
Main street, near North Court, calls for the
attention of the city engineer. hundred
other crossings demand like attention.
At the chancezy court, yesterday, Ange-
line Hancock, colored, filed bill for divorce
against Robert Hancock. The gfoS.6 for
the pstiesH FOR divorce is abandonment.
To-day, near hcrn Lake, Mississippi, a
wedding ceremony will take place, the groom
being Yell-knowr Msmphian and tae BRIDE
one of the charming bellies of DeSoto county,
Mississippi.
Last night, at Avery Chapel, An enter
tainment was given under the management
OF d. w. Washington, president, and a. NJ
Henderson, secretary. The entertainment
will be held again tonight.
The knights Of Honor lost nearly one
hundred members in this city by yellow. fever
The payment Of death benefits has COM
menced. The society lost altogether one
hundred and sixty-tive members by tha fear
ful plague.
The colored preachers association has
received a charter. The association will pro-
ceed 10 organize and elect officers to day,
The object On The association is to provide for
the widows and orpEcns, an object most
pralseworthy.
Cotton bales can be seen all over town
awaiting sales. COMPRISING and sbipment
The staple Is the big thing In this city. Were
some curosity-hunter or antiquarian in fu-
ture days TO dig under the BLUFF. he vronl
ind a petrihed cotton bale forming the fonn-
dalton Of the bluif.
The Helena lark World. of the tUen.
ty.ninth, says: 'A private letter from Mem
phis 70 gentleman in this city save: Mem
phis Is ovs-cro wded with business: thers arc
fully five thousand more people here now
than before the fever. One can scarcelv mass
along the street, ETC."
At The United States court YESTERDAY the
arguments OF counsel in the Jnlins Rebr
bankruptcy case closed, and JUDGE Ham
mond took the case under adyisene1t r.
day the case of Karr Monaghan q nj =. tLa
steamers Cheek, White and Illinois. viii he
taken upon hearingi "''
The city walls have been li6eralIv b;IIad
by the advance agents Of Forepau0h;s I.raa
menagerie and circus, which will eYh;b,t an
the bluff on Monday and Tuesdav MI
The menageSie Of this concern contains verv
large number of rare and wonderful an;n,a i
well worth attention. Of coussa every how
will 20 to the circus. IVY
u esterday morning the police court doclr-
ct showed eighteen cases of arrest for Sat,,r-
day and SIX for Sunday. The Sunday ~ ses
were all DRINKS, and fifteen out Of The eisbt.
cen OF Saturdays cases were for the ssn,e
cause. Whisky was at the bottom of ali The
rows. henry Angels, larceniEt, was com
mitted to jail in default of bonds.
AT the meeting of the typooranb;co,
union held on Sunday last, the following
2iacers were elected for the ensuing vear;
w. q. Taylor. president; o. P. Bard. vice
president; *. 5. Smith, corresponding secra-
AIRY; w. II. Clayton, financial secretsrv Ill n
n. Crowell, treasurer; H. j. M'Grapn' FIND
rustee; Henry Mode, delegate to TIE Infar
rational typographical union, to be held AZ
Washington In June next.
A number of Texans en- route for 80
Sew Orleans commercial convention. Teacbad
be city yesterday and registered at G asto,, !.
otel. Among those registered are John "
Delaney, w. y. Sample, d. Langton, n. +
c. b DugRitt, John A Thornton.
ohm ID. Temple, DR.. c. II. Peak, c.
litchell, G. Fearn, J. F. Caldwell. I. r
relevant, Jr., J. b. FairchIld, j. Gunter, h.
T. Lantz, I. ]. Woodson and others.
Yesterday George App, who shot ard
lied John Haekett on the tHenty-lirst II
ovember last. came into the city and srk
ndered himself TO Chief of Police AthE
be chief swore out warrant agajnat hn
fore Recorder Quigley. App was brouRbt
fore the recorder on the warrant by Csp-
in Arrata, of the police force. waived eE-
and was sent 20 Jail without bal:
pp has been hiding out for some time, bot
; attorney aud friends were ready to SUI
nder him when they believed the propT
me came. App was conveyed to jail, where
remains at present.
Indictments and caDiases Cow thick ard
Sc from the criminal court against woman
BIO keep houses Of ill.fame, those who rent
fuses to them, and against saloOn-keepers who
g charged with selling liquors on Sunday.
ne contradiction campaign speakers, wno
ere running for Office, and who were elected
J the fusion ticket, IN their gushing speech
announced that, if elected, they would not
this thing. and charged Democracy win
ing Il, and thereby prosecuting poor peo-
G. Those indicted do not now zee the dit
renee between the elect and those who were
posed from office. 1t was all talk, of course.
he boys elect want to make a few dollan
L Of that big criminal court bonanza known
the misdemeanor docket. The object %
t to suppress crime, but TO RAISE a revenue.
lere is no man who is posted who will deny
is fact.
Last Sunday w. S. Coward was shot
d probably fatally wounded by J. A.
'Fenan, at AtOka, on the Paducah rail.
ld. According TO our informant, Coward
lnted TO cancel lease on a mill operated
M'Fenan. The mil was burned about
o weeks ago, and come minors relative to
e incendiary prevailed. Yesterday Mr..
Feuan was visiting at the house of Dr..
J.. Blaydes, and while there was sum
,aed out by Mr.. Coward, who accused him
circulating the reports above referred TO.
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