Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-04
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

| -Ihe weather remains clear out cool.
| Arrangement day at the criminal court
yesterday.
The side and back doors cut big figure
every Sunday.
The Milton Mobiles company appear at
[ Nashville this week.
Not a drunken man was seen on the
| streets on Sunday last.
No arrests were made on Sunday last for
| violations of the Sunday laws.
Fresh bouquets of flowers will soon be
| for sale from hot and greenhouses.
Suburban beer and pleasure gardens did
2 hourIshIng business on last Sunday.
The Citizens relief fund is being dis
tributed among the poor and destitute.
The steamboat, not the river bars, were
visited by hundreds of dry people on Sunday
last.
The receiver for Memphis, Judge La
than, will only take currency for back taxes
due.
At the Theater tonight, George C. Boni-
face and company will appear IN the Soldiers
Trust
Sunday last, in the suburbs, the base
ballists were out In force and swung the bat
with vigor.
The App-Hackett jury, of the criminal
court has not as yet been able to agree upon
a verdict.
C. w Andrews, charged with larceny, was
returned not guilty by the criminal court
jury yesterday.
The District street force was employed
in sweeping out Center alley, back of the
courthouse, yesterday.
Pat Cronan was before the criminal court
yesterday on the charge of larceny. The
jury found him not guilty.
Big Hatchie river has become naviga-
BILE stream, the bill declaring it so having
been signed by Governor Marks.
The death-list for Memphis last week
was exceedingly small. The health Of Mem
phIs was never better than now.
Business on Front, Union and Main
streets is recovering. Marcn is good busl-
ness month with wholesale dealers.
"A Southern Woman's Story, a new
novel, by southern lady, at Mansford's, 29S
Main street; price, seventY-fve cents.
The animals who roam about the city
without proper legal authority are to be sup
pressed by the police, as heretofore.
The Taxing District police and fire COM
missioners will meet this afternoon at the
usual hour. No meeting was held yesterday. |
The Crickets and Causey Street bass
ball juvenile clubs played a game OF baseball |
on Sunday; the former won by a good score. |
Tomorrow an elegant lunch will be |
spread for all comers 10y the Ladies christian |
association, at 302 Main street, near Madison. !
The book reception of the Ladies chris |
tan association will be held tonight at the |
Casino club hall, corner Of Second and Main |
streets.
1t is stated that Estival park, that beau
tiful suburban place OF resort at the head of |
Vance street, will ere long be opened to the |
public.
Tomorrow evening, at the Washington |
street Sodality hall, a rattle for the benefit of |
the Sisters of La Salette academy will take |
place.
1t will be only week till the next draw
ing of the Louisiana State lottery. Then a |
few people viii be made happy by drawing |
fortunes.
Next week John Mccullough and dra-
matte company will appear at the Theater
in a round of Shakesperean and other stand
ard plays.
Friday morning next, at ten o'clock the |
sale of seats for the NJ 'CulOugh engagement |
at the Theater next week will commence at
Hollenberg's.
Lunch will be served by the Ladies chris
tian association tomorrow, Thursday and |
Friday, at 302 Main street. Everybody Is IN
vited to attend.
In the country blowing is the only amuse-
ment during week days, except Sunday. The
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planters Just now.
Applications for lodging at the station
house have become scarce. The tramps or
houseless wanderers are afraid of the chain
gang and street-working.
The important suit of the United States
rs. the Memphis and Charleston railroad
company, as an old war claim, IS on hearing
before the United States court.
1t is an old saying that the best govern
ment IN the hands Of bad men is as bad as
the worst, and the worst government IN the
hands Of good men, Is as good as the best.
There will be fashionable marriage at
the Central Baptist church this afternoon at
three O'Clock. The contracting parties are
v ell known residents of Memphis. No cards.
The board of health has instructed the
police force to examine the premises, cellars,
etc, of each citizen on their respective beats,
and notify occupants to remove everything
from their premises, such as coal