Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-01
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.


Yesterday the State supreme court met at
Jackson.
Motions will be heard at the chaucery
court to-day.
Monday next the county quarterly court
Now is the time to transplant flowers,
shrubs and trees.
-Elmwood cemetery was crowded with
visitors last Sunday.
Tonight the German Casino club will
give an entertainment.
Friday next, at Olympic park, free trot-
ting races will be given to the public.
New Orleans eucumbers were sold yes
terday In this city at a dollar and half per
dozen.
On Thursday evening Emerson's min
strels will commence an engagement at the
Theater.
1t is rumored that our home musical peo-
pie will give II. N. S. PinGfore ere long at
the Theater.
-Desoto lodge will work in the f. A. de-
gree tonight instead of Wednesday night,
as announced
street scavenger force yesterday. 1t was
big but dirty joo
The Taxing District tax-collector is ready
to receive ali taxes on realty or personal prop
erty or on privileges, etc.
"A thunder, lightning and rain-storm
from the northwest passed over the city at
eleven O'Clock last night.
The receivership case will come up for
hearing again to-day before Chancellor
Mcdowell of the chancery court.
The Chiakasaw Guards, Bluff City Grays
and Light Guards viii give a dress-parade on
the bluff drill ground at noon to-day.
The leg-show at the Washington varie-
ties has closed for the season. It is no loss
to the world from a moral point of view.
-COlored emigrants, en- route for Kansas,
continue to travel from Louisiana and Missis-
sippi on the Anchor-line boats.
On Friday, the ninth of May next,
Charley Woods, colored, and a murderer,
will be hanged by the sheriff of Shelby
county.
Captain Wise, of the steamer Calf, and
known among the little folks as "Uncle
Bob will give his 1879 May-party on the
sixth proximo.
The drawing of the Louisiana State lot
terry comes off on the eighth instant. If you
want to draw prize you must invest two
dollars in ticket.
The medical delegates from Memphis
LETT yesterday. for Nashville to attend the
meeting of the State medical association,
which convenes to-day in that city.
Sam Letcher, colored, the well known
Janitor of the city nall under the old govern
ment, has gone to Washington City to seek
place under the government of the United
States.
The attention of Mr.. jackson, health
officer, is directly called to a wide, deep and
shnklng mudhOle on Beale street, east of
Wellington Wagons can hardly get around
the hole at present.
AT Nashville, yesterday, that part of the
lanng- District bill requiring two thirds Of j
the collections of each ward in Memphis to |
pc expended IN the same, was repealed by |
both houses of the legislature.
Billy Lleben's book and news depot. |
23673 Main street, has received a supply of |
1Ho''Sieit' Lecoy, by the French author Emile |
GabCrie; he also has ARdresos's Bazaar and |
Leisure Hours. All for April.
We may expect the annual invasion of |
tramps from the north ere long. Some pro-
vision should be made by the Taxing District |
authorities to put these wanderers to work |
until they are ready to return to their homes
IN the north.
noon from Louisville gives the following prize
numbers drawn in the Commonwealth lot
terry yesterday: Ticket No. q ,202 drew
SSO, 600; No. ll0,755 drew $4,000; No.
no, 465 drew $1,000.
A workingman writes letter to the APP
!, ~ 'e'FCt u etecIlnE ploW factory In |
TINS city, and IN favor OF inviting the cham
Der OF commerce to appoint committee of
I'VE to receive subscriptions toward the erec-
ton of such factory
"A colored woman named Dabnev Cole
man, aged about forty years, who lived in the
alley in rear of the Titus block, on Market
street, was found dead in her bed yesterday
evening", An Inquest was held by Deputy.
coroner John l.. Elchberg, the verdict beng
Heath nom general debility and want NJ
proper food and care.
On Main street, near the corner of Mad
son, the painters are at work painting the
t9nts OF several bank buildings. Let the
'ther bank buildings on Madison street be
heue 10 look inviting by applying a coat of
laint thereon. All this would make the !
treet present brighter appearance
Last night as Willis M'Mahon, colored.
Tas coming from the river up BeaIe street
ear tDe corner OF Shelby, a negro desperate
nown as Monk" accosted him and de-
handed his valise M'Mahon refused to he 8
looed and ran toward the nearest grocery
men was open, but before he reached Il {
Monk drove the blade of pocket-knife I
10 ms back, some inches below the right I
louder blade, inficting painful but not 1
IA wound. The wounded man was taken t
the station house where he had his wounds {
esseG. The would-be assassin was not ar
sted last night.
= The riVermen's convention met at +
nclnuatl yesterday. The Memphis dele y
ties are on hand 10 settle the troubles =
used by the steamboat laws of the United
ates, the low water IN the Ohio and the n
sslssIppi, and the jetties at the mouth of =
salssippi river, and also to adopt the Cow Al
man plan of making the Mississippi river | -
80 OF beauty and joy forever" u
o,-" osi .; Church, colored, the we'll c.
OWN saloon keeper IN tba corner az CaoonJ N