Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-18
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The Shelby county probate court is in
session.
Home opera troupes ave 10 the ascendant
at present.
The marriage season Is opening up
fashiOnably and cheerfully.
I'm front Of suburban residences early
spring flowers are blooming.
AT the Theater matinee, to morrow, the
Memphis opera club will give Fra DiarOlO.
Book beer" has arrived in Memphis,
and many citizens are engaged IN drink
ing it.
Bat few retail liquor dealers have not
paid their license to the new city govern
ment
The customhouse stone-cutters are again
on a strike against the contractor, Mr..
Barnes.
Calvary church Sunday-school repeated
its Easter exhibition before large congrega-
ton last night.
The MISUNDERSTANDING strawberry is creep
ing slowly into market, endeavorlng to seek
its afinity-cream.
The chancel window of st. Bridget's
church, memorial of the yellow-fever, was
painted by Mr.. Hughes.
TO night the Bluff City Grays will give
an exhibition drill at their armory, when the
prize plume will be contested for.
AT the Theater matinee yesterday the
Daughter of the Regiment was presented with
much success by the Memphis opera club.
The Shelby county grange society met in
secret session at the courthouse yesterday,
and transacted the usual amount of monthly
business.
The Exposition building masquerade
| ball, last night, for the benefit OF the widows
aud orphans of the police force, was largely
attended.
To morrow, in the seventh civil district
of the county (Bartlett), an election for mag
! istrate will be held, to fill the vacancy caused
| by the death of the late Esquire Z. w. Caid-
well.
Captain Boyton is still Pudding his way
down the Mississippi, on his voyage to New
| Orleans. He signals and speaks all boats
that pass him. He Is faVorite with the
river men.
| The Chickasaw Guards and their lady
| friends rehearsed II. ". S. PinafOre last
evening, under the direction of Prof. Levy.
| The comic opera will be presented on the
nights OF the first, second and third of May.
| Billy Lebens book and news depot has
received a large supply of papers and maya
| zines, Popular Monthly, Rerae la Mode,
and DeAlOreSt's Magazine, all for May, 1879.
| Call on Billy, and get supplied with the
| latest. 1861 Main is his number, corner OF
| Jefferson street.
In a case closed at the chancery court
yesterday, the attorneys engaged in arguing
the case had one hundred law books on the
bar table, from which they cited authorities
and read literally. The law library honored
the heavy draft made on legal lore and sup.
piled the books.
AT the criminal court yesterday the fol
lowing business was transacted: John Mitch
ell, alias Harris, larceny, jury and verdict Of
| guilty, sentence one years imprisonment in
the penitentiary; L. G. Carter, larceny OF 4
| sewing machine, jury aud verdict Of guilty,
| sentence three yeats IN the penitentiarY
Nike CummIns, robbery, sentenced to the
penitentlary, an appeal prayed Tor In the case
The directors of the Shelby count,
grange association met Yesterday at the
courthouse, and elected officers, as follows
Jacob Thompson, president; Il. d. Goodwin
first ice-presldent; Il. S. Elan, second vice
president; v Rhodes, secretary; ]. G Nicely
treasurer. IL was decided 10 give an agri
cultural fair this fall. Committees were APP
pointed to select the time for holding the fair
which win he announced in due time.
The james w Calf arrived In port from
Cincinnati, about eleven o'clock last night
too late to be regularly announced in GU
river coluran. She had fifty cabin and ffteel
deck passengers. We append the principal
features OF her manifest for the benefit O
consignees: Isl pkgs furniture. $50 key
shoes, 56 plgs iron roofing, ia pkgs sun
dies, 6 skiffs, Is brls whisky, SO pkgs iron
casks meat, 30l4 SKIS corn, 80 bris apples
3lS bales hay, 90i bdls shingles, 609 brl
-four, 81 bxs canned goods, so pkgs woodel
ware 1S7 rolls bagging, l53 bxs glass ware
100 kegs nails, so bxs soap, 1898 empty brs
AZ bxs eggs, I4I bxs caned goods, PIG pkg
hollow ware, nd stock, IS bars hardware
100 empty kegs, $50 brIs meal, 10 bars steel
I20 pk9s X d. pows, 227 erindstones,
bales cotton, 200 brls potatoes.