Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-06

sharp, Sundays.
On and after tomorrow Monday, over
the Louisville and Nashville road, the train
will leave as follows Morning train, eight
O'Clock, city time, instead Of eleven o'clock,
| as heretofore.
Billy Lieben's book and news depot
has received a full supply of reading matter
for Sunday. He will also close at one o'clock
sharp. Give Billy q Sunday call, e361S
Main street, corner jefferson.
To-day is known throughout The chris
tan world as Palm Sunday, the Sunday next
before Easter, so, called in commemoration OF
| ourSavlor's triumphal entry into Jerusalem,
when the multitude strewed palm branches
IN the way.
There was no necessity last night to buy
cigars or bottles Of whisky. You can get all
you want OF the above to-day at any saloon,
with very few EXCEPTIONS Those who desired
to be shaved, however, had to have that work
performed last evening.
Barney Hughes's Railcay Record, for
April, has been received. it Is full of good
things from the railroad pencil of b. H.,
who discusses all questions with a reckless
ness worthy OF better cause; but then all
questions have to be attended to 10y some
body.
At the criminal court yesterday Sam
Brazzell, coiored, was placed on nal, charged
with the mu der Of Christopher Columbus
Stewart, in August, 1876. Nine Jurors were
secured up to last evening. The trial OF the
case will be proceeded with tomorrow
morning
The Warde Barrymore Diplomacy
troupe, which will commence an engagement
at the Theater tomorrow night, will be
passed over the Little Rock railroad free Of
charge or fare TO Memphis This is a gen.
erous and worthy act on the part of the rail
road company.
The Howard association has ordered from
Bingham Brothers, photographers, a num-
Der OF framed plctur-s Of the dead and liv-
ing members Of the association. Every city
In the United States ought to be supplied
with ore OF these "Reminiscences of heroic
deeds and the men who performed them.
The retail meat and fish market fur
nished the following figures yesterday: Best
beef from to l5c per 10; lambs. 81 to
81 80 pr quarter; mutton, 10 to 15c per
10; pork, to 121Gc per LIP; dressed
chickens, 75c per pairj shad fish, l8c per
ID; red snappers, l5c per 10; blue fish,
zoe per 10.
Rev. DR.. White will hold burial services
this Sunday evening at four o'clock at the
grave of Judge Korhecht, whose remains
have been lately moved to Elmwood ceme-
terry. The members OF the board Of educa-
top, board Of trustees OF Elmwood cemetery,
and other friends of the lamented dead are
invited to be present.
The supreme court of the United States
has decided in the cases o. sales for direct
taxes made in June, 1874, in Memphis,
while the United States authorities occupied
Memphis, that the sales made at that time
were good, and that the Judgment of the
supreme court of the State to the contrary,
is overruled and reversed.
The fruit farm of Mr.. Hamilton, near
Bartlette, In this county, and containing one
hundred and twenty acres, seventy-fve OF
which are under fruit cultivation, has been
sold to MIR. R. Smeer Tor the sum of four
thousand dollars. In 1876, Mr.. H. Leessel,
ST., offered seven thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars tor the farm, but his otfrr was refused.
Monday next the county quarterly
court Will meet for the April term at the
courthouse. The court will have to elect a
member OF the board of public works for
the Taxing District and an assessor for each
ward OF Memphis and each district of the
county. The assessors to be qualified to act
must own real estate or be frecholders Of the
ward or district III which they seek election.
Inc police and fremen were paid off yes
to-day by President Porter for the months of
and March. The new government
owes nothing to either department at pres
ent. Nearly ten thousand dollars were paid
put to the departments. This is better pay
than was received from the defunct corporate |
which was always behind sew
oral months IN such matters.
The following curious investigation was |
had In the chancery court recently in the ex-
Animation of a witness in a record now being |
made up for the supreme court. The cues !
ion was asked, Are you related to the de- |
'edent either by blood or marriage?" The |
witness answered, 81 am related to him by |
l married his widow, my present |
wife. Now what relationship did the wit |
less bear to the dead man? He should have
as did the man in church during a |
uneral service. When asked by stranger,
Is it a sister or brother?" he promptly aud
politely replied, mo relation, sir; only a
riend."
AT the circuit court, Judge Pierce pre-
idiDg, on yesterday. the case of suit for
damages OF John T. Walsh rs. The Louisville
md Nashville railroad, came to a close, and |
mistrial was entered, the Jury being unable !
o agree. the jury was discharged and the
ase will stand again for tr1al at the next
ERIN of court. Walsh sues the railroad COM
amy for ten thousand dollars damages.
aused ny injury 10 the plaintiff foot while
ctlng as brakeman on train, the accident
ccurring at Milan, Tennessee, in August,
ST., and, a Is alleged, the accident was
aused by defective brake.
The jury summoned at Brownsville, Hay
'ood county ,lto hold an inquest over the re-
Mains of Reilly, the engineer on the Louis
lille railroad train which went through the
restle, near Brownsville, on Friday last, re-
armed the following verdict: -
We, the undersigned, Jurors summoned and sworn
inquire, say that Frank Reilly came to his death
the fourth day of April, 1879, by the engine fall
g through the trestle on the Louisville, Nashville
nd Great Southern railroad, near Shepards switch
nd being scalded to death and mashed to pieces. ;
The above verdict ought to cut figure in
lie literature of coroners' inqussts.
The weeks poetry may be boiled down
} the following stanza:
so, Monday is the washing day
AS all good housewives know,
Memorable OF dinners hashed
And clothes white as snow;
And Tuesday is the ironing day.
Mid cold or fog, or heat
And Wednesday Is the sewing day
To see the clothes are neat;
And Thursday Is a leisure day,
And Friday, brooms begin
To sweep away the household dirt,
Fore Sundays uShered in; :
And Saturday Is baking day
Pies, pudding, cakes and bread (
Ana then the weary week Is done,
Ana We may 90 to bed.'
The steamer James d. Parker, of the
Lemphls and Cincinnati line, presented A 2
ala appearance on Friday evening last. the l
,caslon being complimentary hop given
7 the Chickasaw Guards in honor of Miss
la 5. Wise. of Cincinnati, and lady friends.
no were her guests for the round trim 4
anclng commenced abOat nine O o'clock and
as continued until the small hours bv one
the Jolliest assemblies of ladies and gan
emen that We have looked upon in years.
urlng the evening magnificent repast was
u Tor the Company, and all partook in a
amer that must have satisfied the steward
at his efforts to please were not in vain. d
ne OF the incidents of the evening was the E