Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-13
PERSONALS.

"1Ei,LlNA, Miss Minnie Hunter.
A. B. OLIVER was in the city yesterday,
visiting friends.
MISS KATE HARTMAN will be the ''D1ugh
ter" Monday Miss Emma Russell Wednes
day nights.
CcLpNtb JESSIE FORREST returaed last
evening, after having spent a few weeks
among the stock raisers of Missouri and
Kentucky He purchased, and has, now en-
,6ute By rail; several FAR dads OF select sad
die and harness horses, which he expects
here in dry or two.
JOSH Billings says if you can't part your
hair in the middle buy walking cane and
you are gone. Josh car'e from that town in
lrdiana Where man was run out Tor chang
log his linen twice q month they said he
was putting on airs. Kirkland keeps canes
and gentlemen Carry them-the other fellows
| carry pistols.
Mr. P. L GREGORY, travelling agent of
the Minneapolis and st. Louis railway,
passed through the city yesterday, making
preliminary arrangements fof special induce
ments to summer tourists who would spend
| the heated term in the northwest. Mr.
| Gregory's EeldduaFters are No. liz North
| Fourth street, St. louis. and he will take
| pleasure in furnishing information to CORE
| spondents.
| MAJOR ALBERT l.. HARREs, of Harti3,
Mallory d Co., died at ClarksvIlle yesterday
morning, The deceased had beer in bad
health tor several years, and had lived in
| Texas a COZ siderable time, hoping that the
mild climate might retard the progress of
| the disease. consum ptiop, which was killing
him. But nothing gave him relief, and
death claimed him yesterday. lie will be
mourned by large HirSla Ct ftiHnas rnd at
= E ntances, with whom he was very popular.
REV. ALBERT THIELE. Of Baltimore by
| special invitation, will preach at the Ger
man Lutheran church, on Third street, be
tween Court and Jefferson streets: to day at
ten o'clock. The reputation Of shis worthy
! ge tielian pfecedeS him, and We predict
large ATTENDANCE of our German citiz ms to
| hear hlm He may be indu ed to remain
here in charge Of this congregation, who st
their pastor (Rev DR.. Thomas) during the
fever last year.
| On the twenty fifth OF the present month
the Il uH City Grays Will present, at the
Memphis Tneater, that beautiful and thrill
ing English drafha entitled L6pe Sacrifice
| The cast OF characters is composed of young
gentlemen and ladies of first class amateur
| talent, who have kindly volunteered to aid
the Bluffs In a scheme 70 raise funds to liqui-
date the debt due on their new armory.
Members of the company will participate in
the presentation OF the, drama. The reserved
seas will be left open to the public.
JOhcSIOE ~ ANNE clcSdub GSidDilSI-
meat was visited yesterday 10y hundreds of
gentlemen Who desired TO purchase suits Of
clothing, furnishing goods, neck wear, etc
The suit m king departm mt is a popular
feature, a d if any one goes into that estab-
| shment without definite i3ea of the style
of clothing he wants, the large ass .rtmant of
proprietor 7, know how tolun clothing store,
and their customers are always satisfied with
what they get there. Clothing is sold as
cheap at Johnston & Nance's as at any other
| place in the city. Just drop in and see the
| beautiful goods whether you want to buy
! or not.
THE executive committee of the Butler P
! Anderson fund begs leave to acknowledge the
roceiut OF the following sums. to wit:
w. s R., 81; children of w. A. W, Vance
street., So; through Judge G w. Heiskell-
Collected 10 Jar Jury. $l25; H. F $25; VIM.
D, IS; w. B. NJ, New York S25; through
General w. J Smi.h-W. E. b, 500; to-
tai, $287. Deposit accounts can be found az
any OF the banks. No personal applications
will be made. Small subscriptions thank
W. E. BOGIs
| { ". II ISKELE,
| W. !. SMITH,
Executive committee,
Mr.. CHARLES Howard, tn, cid and well
known contectioner, whose name was long {
byword with young and old, and whose fDt
establishment was for years the popular auC
fashionable reSorte of the city, has connected
himself with the elegant ice-cream parlor
of Mr.. c.. L. Staffer, at No. go Main street
This establishment is constantly thronged by
the most aristocratic portion of Our popula
tin The CONNECTIONS and pastry of Mt
: Staffer are guaranteed to be pure and una
dulterated In every particular, being manu-
J featured from the purest sugars and fruits
2 under the eye and hand of Mr.. Howard him
: Al - ,.1o h., ~
fastldious taste. Mr.. Statfer's splendid mar
} bic soda -fount and apparatus, which was I'm
ported direct from Boston, speaks for itsel
, HIS soda and mead are the healthiest drink
for young and old, the soda being made irol
the purest bi-carbonate soda, ne marble dw
D or other deleterious ingredients being uset
Our friends will not fail to be pleased with
Y visit to this establishment.
8 WE copy from the Louisville Coufier-ojou,
nal, of the ninth, the following notice of tt
death of Mr.. Sproule, who was for eighteen
!, twenty years the partner of the well-kn Y
firm OF Sproule e. M'Cown of this city: IN
q james S, roule died at his home in Brookl5I
o New York, last Monday morning. The d
% ceased was for many years resident of Lo
isyille. In 1882 he frst came to the city foo
Russellvlle, Kentucky, and Joined Mr.. ia
10 Brady, b relat've, in the clothing bushes
Shortly afterward Mr.. Brady and Mr.. Sproul
whose interests were mutual up to the tin
of the latter's death, established a clothing
house at the corner of Fourth and Wat
~ streets. Affairs prospering, in 1854 M
W Sproule went to New York, and began d
manufacture of clothing upon an extensl
M scale, supplying branch houses in Cnicag
~ Louisville, Memphis and New Orlear
10 In the same year Mr.. Sproule took N
M Vaudeville into partnership In the LOU
~ vile business, then conducted at the corn
of Fourth and Main streets. The firm l
mainCd unchanged unit 1871, when NJ
% Vaudeville withdrew; From 1871 to Is
% the fortunes of the house were CONTROL
~ by Mr.. H. A. Witherspoon in behalf
Mr.. Sproule, the place of business ha
ing again shifted to J, fferson street, betWe
Third ald Fourth. In 1876 Mr.. Sproule,
aScount Of i'll health, retired with ample fl
tune. Thus for period of forty FIVE yea
90 was ne closely identified with the commerce
~ Interests OF Louisville, and, though fol
w long time only nominal resident, he neV
90 ceased to feel a keen solicitude for the W
% fa;e of the city. At the time of his death
6E,SS wai about sxty-two years of age. 1t may
er: stated as somewhat remarkable that duri
rts his prolonged and active life as a meichi
M M he ever knew failure. Always prompt
''s meeting his engagements, of good perso
habits, OF sterling business ability, thoroug
~ honest and liberal in all his dealings W
90 his tellow-man and of peculiarly genial a
sunny nature, Mr.. Sproule was everywh
90 esteemed and respected. He leaves a v
M and several children 70 mourn his loss.
90 estate Is very large, approxlmatlng, 1t Is sd
The a million dollars IN money!
A Railway Pool Broken Up.
CmCAGo. April l2-The Southwest
90 rate association, which for over two years has