Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-22
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The Danite8 at the Theater matinee and
at the performance tonight.
Tomorrow the commissioners will en-
force the Sunday law against saloons, cigar
stands, and all other places of business.
The colored folks INDUCED in a mas
querade b,ll last night in the store-room be-
meath the Tennessee cIub-rooms on South
Court.
The case of the State u.s. Charles MAJ
IONA, indictment charging fraudulent appro-
priation of goods, is on hearing at the GRIM
inal court.
Already arrangements are being made
to place boats in the Hatchie river trade next
fall. TIE beats will ply between this port
and Bolivar.
Threatening clouds and lightning all
around the heavens last night at twelve
O'Clock augured a rain and thunderstorm
over the Taxing District.
The local option law failed to pass into
legislative enactment. The retail liquor
sellers of Memphis and Nashville settled the
proposed law and mashed it, so to say.
Billy Lieben's book and news depot,
1862 Main, has received a new supply of
Demorest's What to Wear and HOO 10 Make
it. CD and get copy, and don't get left.
The Germania club, a social organiza-
ton, filed a petition for incorporation with
rators are leading German American citzens.
The chamber of commerce will meet this
afternoon at three O'Clock fer the purpose Of
selecting delegates to the convention OF liVer-
men, to be held at Cincinnati on the thirty
first instant.
Henry Hunter was yesterday bound over
by Esquire Qdigley in the sum of one thou
sand dollars for cutting Willis Harris, an
other boot black, with knife on the nine
teenth instant.
What to Wear and HOlc' to Make it,
by Madame Demorest, Is the attraction
IN fashion and home circles Marstord has
now large supply. Call aud get copy at
29S Main street.
William Moore, fer committing an as
sault and battery upon his wife, Ann Moore,
will be tried this morning before Z qaire
Quigley. He will also have to answer before
President Porter for being drunk and disOT-
derby.
The little children and the COur5-equara
squirrels feel the if ct Of the enforcement Of
the Sunday law. the children on that dag
cannot buy a cake a stick of candy for
themselves, or a Laperof nuts for their friends,
the squirrels.
We are authorized to say that Captain
J. s. Reudelhu0er will reorganlze the Bluff
sanding t6at are willing to JON and furnish
their own Uniforms may apply to him at No.
200 Main street.
B e.. Oven, town-marahal Ct Concor-
dia, Mississippi, left yesterday for home,
having in charge Steve Dawson, colored, who
killed a of color named Clark, in Boil
var county, Mississippi, some time since.
Dawson was arrested IN this city.
Yesterday morning a negro received a
severe wound from a pistol-ball, near Glll's
station, some four miles out on the Charles
ton railroad. The wound was received dur
ing personal difficulty. The man was
conveyed to the city hospital for treatment
At the rattle of the Sisters Of L4Salette,
last Wednesday, the following numbers drew
the prizes: Nc. 226, fret pnze; All, second
Urize; 423, third prize; 81, fourth prize.
Those holdieg the tickets named and present
ing same, can have them by calling at La
Salette acacemy.
-S4llIe Hopkins was bound over yester-
day and sent to Jail IN default of fifteen hun
dred dollars bonds, to answer at he criminal
court for stealing some -four, bacon, domestic
and other articles from Mrs. lizzie Allison,
an5 a iewelry case containing d coral neck
ace belonging to D. A. Clark.
Maria Ann Platter WAS yesterday fined
ten dollars for committing an assault upon
Florence Ciegg and Joe Leslie WITH 3 razor,
at ball on Commerce street, near Main. on
the eighteenth instant. 10 default of the
line, she was sent up to the county work
house. 1t will be at least fOur months before
she will be able to attend any OF the balls in
PInch-lt will be unnecessary 10 invite her.
The ram commenced pouring down, the
thunder rolled, and the lightning flushed
aud foIked brilliantly at a quarter asst
twelve clock this morning. In q short
time heavy hail commenced falling. The
storm came from the southwest. The electrical
display Ia the heavens was grand and was
much admired by newspaper men and others
VINO DO MT 20 to bed at an early hour at
night.
The fourth Of July lawsuit, wherein 10.
saph Farrell sued Samuel J4ekso0, pyrotech-
MIST OF Philadelphia, for FIVE hundred dollars
damages. closed yesterday at tie circuit
court. The lawyers engaged Ia the cause
made spread-eagle, fourth Of July, patriotic,
Bunker Hill. Mexican war speeches which
we're listened to with evident pleasure by the
Judge, jury, aud audience. The Jury retired
to consider a verdict.
John Smith, greasy looking country
darky, stole four turkeys from Robert Mack, |
living at R0Zzslie station. aud sold them to
Mrs. GeoTglana DCoblus, who keeps q stand
in North Memphis market, for three dollars
and quarter. The turkeys were identified
by Mack yesterday, and Mrs. Dobbins was
compelled to give them mp. She recognized
Smith on the street yesterday and ordered |
Captain Davis to arrest hun. He is now 10 |
all, and will be tried before E.qulre OucIey |
on Monday next at twelve o'clock.
In the noted case of Farrell rs jackson, |
now pending before his honor, Judge Pierce, |
at the circuit court, IN reference to az alleged
tTespass on the fourth Of July last, Judge T. |
w. Brown made poWeIfu. argument yes. |
terday afternoon. The learned gentieman's |
aliuslon 10 the stars and stripes, the Ameri- |
can eagle, and his affection for the national |
birG, brought tears to the ewes of sympathetic |
listeners. 1t was an able effort, and attracted |
TO little attention.
For several days past a correspondence
OF a hostile character, under the rules of the
code duell0, has been progressing toward a
development. The principals, through the
medium of friends, settled the matter yester-
day IN a satisfactory manner, as viii be seen
from p card published elsewhere. The prin |
Ct pals were AIr. ". J. Crawford, Of the house
OF w. B. Galbreath & Co, Of this city, and
Mr.. w. J. FAINT Of Holly Springs, Gissis-
sippi. the cause of the bottle correspond
ence was a difficulty at Holly Springs be
tween the gentlemen, concerning business
matters. the matter has been kept very
1uiet by the principals and their friends.
The corresponding may be published at a
uture day.
AT the criminal court yesterday Marion |
Harris, colored. was placed on trial on ten |
chargipg him with so many
asses of larceny He was convicted on the |
zAictnIents, aud received sentences aggre-
atipg tventy-six years imprisonment in the
enitentiary. Can Harris was likewise |
faced on trial on tea ine1lt-2ents charging l