Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-24
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Book beer Is the rage with Memphis
lager-drinkers at present.
Captain Boyton is floating away down
from Vioksburg to New Orleans.
Tomorrow afternoon, at Olympic park,
two trotting races and running race will be
the attractions.
No cases were tried or considered in the
chancery court yesterday. Tomorrow will
be motion day.
-L0re's Sacrifice will be presented at the
Memphis Theater by the Bluff City Grays to-
morrow evening.
The free use of the O i'd Fellows library
has been extended by the trustees to minis
tiers of religion at home and abroad.
II NJ S Pingfore, en- its first appear
ance at the Theater, will be viewed through
a refulgent and brilliant calcium light.
Mr.. E. E. CLARK, of the firm of Clark,
johnson & Co, has gone to Hot Springs,
Arkansas, to recuperate his faIiug health.
Sergeant Hessig is the honored wearer of
the prize plume of the Bluff City Grays. He
was, in the drlll, the best man in the COM
pany.
In the case of the State rs. H. w. Ran
kin, for malicious shooting, on trial at the
criminal court yesterday, the Jury found the
defendant not guilty.
Many of our lawyer are in attendance
IN the supreme court at Jackson, although
they have no cases to try. They go there to
take notes and learn law.
The cases contesting the validity and
constitutionslity of the Sunday law as TO
selling liquor on Sunday, will be heard next
week by the supreme court.
The apa. tments for the postcffice in the
Masonic Temple building are beng rapidly
completed. The postoffice officials will move
into their new quarters by the first of the
month.
The sixtieth anniversary of Odd Fellow
ship will be duly celebrated on Saturday
night by the brethren of the craft at Odd
Fellows hail. The programme of exercises
is OF very interesting character.
The drawing of celebrated General"
who greatly assisted Captain Paul Boyton in
amusing our citizens when the captain was
here, now adorns the window of Wilkins Il
Co., corner of Main and Madison streets.
AT the chancery court yesterday Matte
Wiseman fled bill for divorce against John
Wiseman, on the grounds of threats, cruel
and inhuman treatment, and striking her
with smoothing-iron. Hence she had to
leave him and apply for divorce.
Harriet Coffin was the successful htigant
in chancery divorce proceeding yesterday.
Her husband York was shown to be an ugly
and dangerous helpmate, and constantly
abusing and beating bis wife and keeping her
in constant fear for her life. Both are COL
ored.
In another column appears the police of
G.. Weatherford, State and county agent and
railroad, announcing to delirq tents on State,
county and railroad taxes, from 1865 to 1878,
inclusive, that writs of possession are being
placed in then cases in the hands of the
sheriff.
Says an Arkansas exchange, "These
patent outside papers bother us. The out
side or patent side, is dated about six days
before the publication of the inside. We
wish all our country cousins could get patron
age enough to support country paper as it
ought to be-"
Governor Marks las appointed Major
w. u. Rhea oil inspector of Shelby county,
including all towns and cities therein. Major
Rhea received his commission on yesterday
and will enter upon the discharge OF his du
ties at once in this Taxing District and all
other portions of the county.
Five jurors were secured at the criminal
court yesterday in the case of the State rs.
Henry Smith, a colorad man, who. two years
ago, killed CLANCY Long in South Memphis
By striking her with an ak and leaving the
weapon buried in her brain. The selection
of Jury will be further proceeded with TO-
day.
From the Merchants saloon Of Fritz
Pfemfert q Co., the APPEAL office received
a sample of Lemp's st. Louis book beer, yes
terday 1t was an excellent beverage, well
calculated to inspire,andIc cheer the inner man,
and was duly sampled by the men of the